Talking Chester - Programme of Talks

Talking Chester is a free, day-long event with expert guest speakers talking Chester —sessions telling the story of the city and its people.

No pre-booking required.

Drop by the Festival Church to join any session throughout the day. Or stay for them all!

The schedule for the day is:

• 11.00-11.45 A short guide to Chester’s blue plaques: With Green Badge Tourist Guide, Caroline Ellison

• 12.00-12.45 What did the Guilds ever do for Chester? A Q&A with Hilarie McNae

• 1.00- 1.45 The Silk Roads: a key to the Vikings and Chester? A talk with Dr Thomas Pickles, Associate Professor of Early Medieval History at the University of Chester

• 2.00-2.45 The show will go on! A guide to the Chester Mystery Plays: With former Mystery Plays Chair, Jo Sykes.

• 3.00-3.45 The inside track on Stanley Palace: With Tudor & Stuart Tourist Guide, Thomas Hudson

• 4.00-5.00 Dr John Haygarth, the man who saved Chester: With historian and chair of the 1761 Building Company, John Walker

• 5.15 - 6.00 Meet the Guides:  a guide to Chester’s new and independent walking tours, from the guides themselves

See separate entries for full details of each session.

Please note: Festival Church is a fully accessible venue with ground-floor access and an accessible bathroom. Tea and coffee will be available to purchase upstairs. This is a free event with attendees welcome to come and go throughout the day.