Neston Music Festival 2025
Every year the Parkgate Society partners with the organisers to sponsor a number of concerts as part of the annual Neston Music Festival. We are pleased to announce details of the two events we will be hosting in 2025.
You can purchase tickets from March - £16 including refreshments - available from :-
1. This website and the monthly Parkgate Society meetings
2..TicketSource
3. Blue Bicycle, Neston
Thelma Handy String Quintet
Date / Time: Saturday 10th May at 7.30pm
Venue: United Reformed Church, Parkgate Road
Programme:
Two string quintets by Mozart and Brahms.
Thelma Handy and Friends return to the Neston Festival, following their sell-out performances the last two years. Formed by some of Wirral and the North West’s leading string players, these musicians have shared concert platforms together all over the world - not least as members of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, but also as passionate chamber musicians in their own right.
With a wealth of festival experience between them and reputations for making and recording chamber music at the very highest level, tonight they are joined by RLPO violist, Nadia Debono to perform two string quintets by Mozart and Brahms.
Thelma Handy (Violin)
Sarah Brandwood-Spencer (Violin)
Nadia Debono (Viola)
Rachel Jones (Viola)
Alex Holladay (Cello)
Parkgate Society Lectures
An illustrated history of Thornton manor and its residents
By gavin hunter
Lecture to be held at Thornton Manor.
Gavin Hunter is the honorary archivist and historian to the Leverhulme family. An engineer by profession, he was awarded a Masters Degree in landscaped history from Chester University after working for Lever Brothers and Unilever at Port Sunlight for nearly 30 years.
Date / Time: Monday 19th May 2025 at 8.00pm.
Venue: Thornton Manor, Manor Rd, Thornton Hough, CH63 1JB
There will be our usual raffle, and a book exchange - you can bring two books and take home up to two others - however, if your books are not taken, you should take them home.
The Old Baths - Update
It is nearly a year since the new viewing area at the Old Baths was created and it has been a big success. Cheshire West and Cheshire Council have recently completed some additional works in the area: the path has been extended to create a new section running from the main carpark to the viewing areas, and has been resurfaced to repair flooding damage caused earlier in the year. The culvert for the stream running down from Backwood Farm has been cleared to reduce the flooding on the path down towards the sea wall. Works are now completed, just in time for the winter high tides and bird watching season.
Community Volunteers
Community Spirit TEAM
Our regular litter picks take place on the first Saturday of each month with our team of volunteers. The next meeting will be held on Saturday 8th February at 10am - weather permitting. Meet outside of St Thomas’ Church. Hi-Vis jackets, litter pickers and bags will be provided. Wear suitable clothing for the weather, wellies or boots, and gloves.
All volunteers are welcome.
News - Local Fairs
The Parkgate Society regularly has a stand at local fairs, promoting the history of Parkgate and the work of the Society. Please drop by to meet the Committee members if you are in the vicinity.
Fairs planned for 2025:
Saturday 22nd March 2025: Wirral History and Heritage Fair at Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight.
Saturday 6th July 2025: Neston Village Fair at Comrades Field, Neston.
Alan Passmore (Society Secretary) and Derek Haylock (Society Membership) at the WHHA fair.
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Learn all about Parkgate’s HistorY
This is Parkgate
Learn more about Parkgate’s History. Written by a member of The Parkgate Society, this booklet takes you through the history of our village. Available from Nicholls (The Parade) or you can buy it (delivery via Royal Mail) here.
The Parkgate Heritage Trail
Take a short walk through Parkgate’s history, exploring the village as it used to be. Our Heritage Trail booklet is available from Nicholls (The Parade) or you can buy it (delivery via Royal Mail) here.
BBC Villages by the sea: Parkgate
Parkgate featured in the BBC Villages by the Sea (Series 3) covering some of the history of the village. It is available to view on BBC iPlayer by clicking on the image above.