Category: Chester_Meeting

Globetrotters in Chester Our September meeting has been cancelled, the Grosvenor Museum is not opening the auditorium yet and we have to see what the future holds. As usual we had 2 great talks planned, the first one about ‘Vietnam and Textiles’ by Dr Brenda Rewhorn and the second talk was going to be by…

Globetrotters in Chester Presents Christine Stockton – Impressions of Iran – Persian History and Culture. A trip to “Classical” Iran told through its history. We visited historic and architectural sites from the early civilisations and First Persian Empire through succeeding dynasties, experiencing Zoroastrian and Islamic cultures, the beauty of seven Unesco recognised Paradise gardens, the…

Globetrotters in Chester The meeting for May been postponed to a future date due to the Corona virus and the national guidance on self-isolation and social distancing. Presents Maggie Davenport – Our introduction to travel, and beyond, in Indonesia. In 1998, 2 middle-aged untravelled people set off for Java and Jakarta where my brother was working.…

Globetrotters in Chester Presents Dear Globetrotters, Due to the effects of the Corona virus in the UK now officially a Global Pandemic and bearing in mind our next Chester Globetrotters meeting in just over one weeks time when the contagion will have likely increased, we have taken the reluctant decision to postpone our meeting for…