Chester Library held a day of  activities to commemorate the 200th birthday of Jane Austen’s  Pride and Prejudice.

The event was officially opened  by Lord Mayor Councillor Jill  Houlbrook and all the library staff  were dressed in Regency costume.

Sioned Webb, a Welsh Triple  Harpist performed throughout  the day, providing a wonderful  musical backdrop to the whole  event.

There was Regency dancing  from Regency Re-jigged, children’s crafts, drawing room music  and performances from the  Chester Bach Singers and another local choir, Cantoris.

Representatives from Boots  were on hand to provide Regency  style make up, and there was a  talk from local author Sue Wilkes  on Regency life in Cheshire.

There were a variety of Regency refreshments available, some of  which had been baked by library  staff, and some had been supplied  by Chatwins.

Chester Library would like to  thank Mel from Theatre Costume  Hire for making and lending a lot  of the costumes and also Simon  Boyd furnishings who supplied a  huge amount of material to decorate the library in a Regency  style.

It was a fantastic day which  attracted a huge number of people  from across the country – one  person even coming up from  Cornwall to view the event.
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