Lauren Allen
Published:
6:00 PM April 16, 2021
Escape to the outdoors for a big-screen night of blockbusters, laughs and sing-a-longs.
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Late-night cinema under the stars - Storyhouse’s Moonlight Flicks is back with a bang this summer with promises of the largest and longest open-air season of cinema to date. Open on the late May bank holiday weekend (May 29 - and hosted by Chester Cathedral’s Dean’s Field, Claremont Farm on the Wirral and Snugburys Ice Cream at Park Farm, Nantwich – there will be almost 70 separate screenings until September, with the films starting as the sun sets. Line-up genres so far include family, cult, comedy and blockbuster favourites. Storyhouse members can book now, with general bookings open on May 4. moonlightflicks.co.uk
A POPULAR destination on the Cheshire/Shropshire border has made changes to a public event in order to welcome more people. Combermere Abbey, just outside of Whitchurch, has announced that its grounds will be reopened to the public from Wednesday, April 14 for the popular Bluebell walks, which will now be held over a five-week period. The walk is normally held one day a year but plans are now in place for it to be held on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from April 14 until May 23, while demand could lead to an extension. Abbey owner Sarah Callander Becket said: “I am so excited to welcome local people from Cheshire and north Shropshire back to Combermere Abbey this year.