Discovering Places uses the power of the Games to inspire communities across the UK to celebrate both the natural and the built environment. This weekend of events offers local communities across the UK the chance to participate in the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad programme, challenging them to seek out the unfamiliar and explore something new in their everyday environment.
Beeston Castle, Cheshire 005 © English Heritage Photo Library
The following Discovering Places events will take place in the North West over the weekend of 23-25 July.
- Wildlife Triathlon, Tameside Countryside Service, Tameside - enter a team in the fun countryside Minibeast Triathlon;
- Discover Medieval Chester, Cheshire West Museums Service, Chester - visit the Water Tower on the city walls and explore the fascinating Medieval heritage of the city of Chester;
- Archaeology Day at the Museum, Cheshire West Museums Service, Chester - explore the past at the Grosvenor Museum in Chester;
- Summer Moths at Gait Barrows NNR, Natural England, Cumbria - come and see the spectacular moths of the limestone pavements;
- Pathways to Your Past, Cheshire Archives and Local Studies, Cheshire West and Chester - visit the archives to discover ways of finding out about the history of people and places in Cheshire.
Full listings can be found at www.london2012.com/get-involved/upcoming-events
