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A CHESTER society, founded in 1884, is still going strong 125 years later.
Chester Philharmonic Orchestra, founded by John C Bridge back in the 19th century, began life as Chester Orchestral Society.
Wilfred Grenfell became famous as a doctor and missionary on the Labrador coast and founded the International Grenfell Association, which is still in existence today.
He was born at Mostyn House in Parkgate in 1865 while his father was headmaster at the school. Throughout his childhood he made the most of exploring the Dee Estuary with his siblings. His formal education took place at Marlborough College in Wiltshire, University of Oxford, University of London and the London Hospital. While at medical college he satisfied his love of the outdoors by taking groups of children from the East End on camping trips.
A WREATH-LAYING ceremony to commemorate the bicentenary of Liberal statesman William Ewart Gladstone will be taking place exactly 200 years after the date of his birth.
The Deputy Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Councillor Hazel Williams will lead the ceremony at Gladstone's monument in St John's Gardens, Liverpool at noon on Tuesday.
CHESHIRE County Memories is the title of a new book that has been published as part of The Francis Frith Collection.
It traces the history of Cheshire through the use of photographs and covers areas such as Chester, Wirral, Crewe, Knutsford and Warrington.
Francis Frith was the Victorian founder of the world-famous photographic archive who travelled to places such as the Nile in the 19th century, returning to Britain with striking pictures.
Frith had a real passion for the landscape and his aim was to photograph every town and village in Britain, travelling to them by pony and trap.
AS MORE jobs are cut at the iconic Crewe Works railway engineering site, MELISSA PULLAN takes a look back at how the site came to be how it is today, and the experiences of two workers who dedicated many years of their lives to working there.
FOLLOWING the building of Crewe station in 1837, the Grand Junction Railway (GJR) built Crewe Works in 1840.
Crewe as we know it did not exist until the GJR built 200 houses to house workers, many of whom had moved from their Edgehill site.
A BOOK commemorating 125 years of Nantwich Town FC has brought to light a number of local football treasures.
A framed photo of the Dabbers' side of 70 years ago is one of the gems that has found the light of day after a remarkable coincidence.
TWO books about life in Crewe and beyond have been given and official blessing by Cheshire East Mayor Margaret Simon.
Cllr Simon joined the group of authors at the launch of two books - which will help raise money for causes close to her heart.
'Crewe and its People' by Jules Hornbrook and 'From Crewe to the Cape' by Mark Potts, Tony Marks and Howard Curran were officially launched at the Hops Café Bar in Crewe, last week.
STEP back in time to the Regency era in Cheshire with a new book by a county-based author, writes Becky Lees.
Sue Wilkes has already produced a book entitled Narrow window, Narrow Lives: The Industrial Revolution in Lancashire.
But now she has come up with Regency Cheshire, which was published last week.
The physics graduate and specialist in social history and biography has lived with her family in Cuddington, Cheshire, for 11 years.
AUCTIONEERS have uncovered an antique silver trophy presented to the winner of the Tarporley Hunt Cup in 1858.
The foot-high trophy, expected to sell for up to £1,800, was discovered in the Surrey home of a direct descendant of the winner.
IT was the year of the siege of Khartoum, the first Oxford English Dictionary was published and building work began on the Statue of Liberty - but 1884 will also be remembered for the creation of Alvanley Cricket Club.
The familiar sound of leather on willow has now been heard in the rural village for 125 years and cricket is still making the headlines today.
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