Working Wednesdays
Dunham Massey
6th June 2012Find out how the conservation team keep the house and collection in tip-top condition ....
Tatton Park Biennial 2012
Tatton Park Gardens
12th May 2012 - 30th September 2012Every two years, Tatton Park hosts its Biennial of contemporary art, commissioning the finest international, national and regional artists ....
Outdoors: Photographic Workshop
Northwich Woodlands
21st May 2012An evening workshop led by professional photographers Tracy and John Langley ....
Exhibition of Original Paintings
Anderton Boat Lift
26th May 2012 - 10th June 2012An exhibition from Award Winning Artist Diana Bernice Tackley .....
Lecture: Faerie Painting
Harlequin Theatre
28th May 2012Fairies seem to exist in abundance in contemporary popular art; indeed hundreds of ‘popular’ artists seem to make a living from them, and from their darker cousins, witches, vampires, shapeshifters and the rest ....
Exhibition: Castles and Forts of Cheshire
Weaver Hall Museum
3rd February 2012 - 8th July 2012Explore the story of these local Cheshire defences through the centuries ....
- Acton Bridge
- Adlington
- Aigburth
- Alderley Edge
- Alsager
- Altrincham
- Ashley
- Bache
- Bebington
- Bidston
- Birchwood
- Birkenhead Central
- Birkenhead North
- Birkenhead Park
- Blythe Bridge
- Bramhall
- Bromborough
- Bromborough Rake
- Brunswick
- Buckley
- Burnage
- Buxton
- Caergwrle
- Capenhurst
- Cefn-y-Bedd
- Chapel-en-le-Frith
- Chassen Road
- Cheadle Hulme
- Chelford
- Chester
- Congleton
- Conway Park
- Cressington
- Crewe
- Cuddington
- Davenport
- Deansgate
- Delamere
- Derby
- Disley
- Dove Holes
- Earlestown
- East Didsbury
- Eastham Rake
- Edge Hill
- Ellesmere Port
- Flixton
- Frodsham
- Furness Vale
- Gatley
- Glazebrook
- Goostrey
- Green Lane
- Greenbank
- Gwersyllt
- Hale
- Halewood
- Hamilton Square
- Handforth
- Hartford
- Hawarden
- Hawarden Bridge
- Hazel Grove
- Heald Green
- Heaton Chapel
- Helsby
- Heswall
- Holmes Chapel
- Hooton
- Hope
- Hough Green
- Hoylake
- Humphrey Park
- Hunts Cross
- Ince & Elton
- Irlam
- Kidsgrove
- Knutsford
- Leasowe
- Levenshulme
- Little Sutton
- Liverpool Central
- Liverpool James St
- Liverpool Lime Street
- Liverpool Sth Parkway
- Longport
- Longton
- Lostock Gralam
- Macclesfield
- Manchester Airport
- Manchester Oxford Rd
- Manchester Piccadilly
- Manor Road
- Mauldeth Road
- Meols
- Middlewood
- Mobberley
- Moorfields
- Moreton
- Mossley Hill
- Mouldsworth
- Nantwich
- Navigation Road
- Neston
- New Brighton
- New Mills Newtown
- Newton-le-Willows
- Northwich
- Overpool
- Padgate
- Peartree
- Penyffordd
- Plumley
- Port Sunlight
- Poynton
- Prees
- Prestbury
- Rock Ferry
- Rose Hill
- Runcorn
- Runcorn East
- Sandbach
- Sankey
- Shotton
- Shrewsbury
- Spital
- St Michaels
- Stanlow & Thornton
- Stockport
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Styal
- Trafford Park
- Tutbury & Hatton
- Upton
- Urmston
- Uttoxeter
- Wallasey Grove
- Wallasey Village
- Warrington Bank Quay
- Warrington Central
- Wem
- West Allerton
- West Kirby
- Whaley Bridge
- Whitchurch
- Widnes
- Wilmslow
- Winsford
- Woodsmoor
- Wrenbury
- Wrexham Central
- Wrexham General
- Yorton
- All Stations
- Manchester - Chester via Altrincham
- Manchester - Crewe via Stockport
- Manchester - Rose Hill
- Manchester - Airport - Alderley Edge
- Liverpool - Chester via Hooton
- Liverpool - Ellesmere Port via Hooton
- Liverpool - New Brighton
- Liverpool - West Kirby
- Liverpool - Hunts Cross
- Liverpool - Manchester via Warrington Central
- Bidston - Wrexham
- Chester - Manchester via Helsby
- Ellesmere Port - Warrington
- Crewe - Chester
- Crewe - Shrewsbury via Nantwich
- Birmingham - Liverpool via Runcorn
- Crewe - Derby via Stoke-in-Trent
- Manchester - Stoke-on-Trent
- Manchester-Buxton via New Mills
Birchwood
Birchwood is an invention of Warrington New Town.
During the 2nd World War, Birchwood was home to a munitions factory employing 30,000 people.
After the war the factory closed, and Warrington council was faced with the problem of what to do with the area. Part of the area is an open space with pleasant walks.
Risley Moss is preserved as an important nature reserve. The mounds above the former bunkers where the explosives were stored are now used for children to play on.
The Name Birchwood was chosen as many young birches had sprung up amongst all the dereliction. Today, Birchwood is known for its large out of town shopping area.
