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Ellesmere Port and District

Science

Status:Active, open to new members
Convenor:
When: Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
Fourth Thursday
Venue: Little Stanney Village Hall

The science group generally has a speaker who gives a talk on a science related subject. In addition, there are regular visits to scientific sites of interest. June Hawkes assists in the group's activities.

Our 2026 diary is:

January 22nd 2026 - Tara Dumas - Recycling at Cheshire West and Chester

February 26th - Keith Thompson - NASA

March 26th - Mike Cox - Wild Birds

April 23rd - Anne Gill - Salt

May 28th - Mike Foulkes - Keeping Britons Warm

June 25th - Keith Fitzpatrick - Wildlife of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean

July 23rd - Visit to 'Spies, Lies and Deception' at IWM North

August 27th -


On 24 July 2025 17 of us paid a return visit to the New Ferry Butterfly Farm. It was great weather for viewing many different types of wild life. The following pictures are by kind permission of Mike Cox and Susan James.

Bee
Blue dragonfly
Bee
Common Blue
Speckled Wood Pair


On 22 May 2025 a small group of us had a trip to the Sick to Death museum in Chester. We completed quizzes in the autopsy room, gathered information from differently presented displays, diagnosed injuries from x rays, matched virus graphics to illnesses, followed the development of knowledge and the people who were involved. There was much lively discussion! Everyone had a fun time.


Catalyst
Butterfly park
Sick to Death in Chester
Sick to Death in Chester
Sick to Death in Chester
Sick to Death in Chester
Science and Industry museum
Port Sunlight museum
Living the experience!
The Bus and the Kernel!!