Author Archives: Jamie
Blues Acts to Play at venue in Chester
Starting in June, blues lovers will have the opportunity to see some of the county’s finest blues musicians in Alexander’s BB’s Blues Club. Upcoming acts include “The Russ Tippins Electric Band” whose recent debut album “Electrickery” was named by Classic Rock as “Blues Album of the month”.
Read more...High Wire attempted by Chester Town Crier
Chester’s town crier was invited by the Moscow State Circus to join the high flying troupe “The Alkhaovs Stalkins” on a wire 50 feet above the ground. Instead of his usual place in Chester’s High Cross, David Mitchell will be helping the circus promote their new show “Babushkin Sekret” in Chester.
Read more...Preperations for Chester’s Annual Raft Race
Scores of teams from across Cheshire are gearing up for the city’s annual Raft Race. 2011’s theme is “The good, the bad and the downright ugly”. Competitor’s raft ideas from the past have included the Batmobile, a horse and cart and even the Titanic!
Read more...Marriage Proposal at Chester Film Festival
During a screening of the Roman based epic “Gladiator” at Chester Amphitheatre, Frazer Mataitonga arranged for the words “I love you so much Victoria Reeves, will you marry me?” to be shown on the silver screen. Mataitonga completed a seven month tour of Afghanistan despite being injured by Improvised Explosive Device (IED).
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