Succesful Partnermeeting PORTICO in Chester in September...
13 December 2011
From left to right Co de Jager (Utrecht), Astrid Bader, Marianne Gechter (Koln), Marie-Christine Laleman (Gent), Maud Duthie, Simon Ward, Heidi Archer (Chester)
From 28 till 30 September the partners of the PORTICO project met in Chester to discuss the progress of the PORTICO project and different studies were presented. The delegates were welcomed to Chester by Executive Member for Properity Councillor Herbert Manley who said: "Chester has established an excellent reputation working with European projects. I would like to extend a warm welcome to the PORTICO partners on behalf of myself and the City. This project is demonstrating a fascinating combination of archaeology, history and the latest technology to protect and further promote our heritage".
Chester's heritage
The Chester contribution to PORTICO has centred on the City Walls particularly the towers, Morgans Mount, Thimbleys Tower, King Charles Tower and the Water Tower. New interpretation panels are being designed to help explain the significance of the Walls whilst an innovative 'App' is being developed to act as an interactive guide to the Walls. There will also be a new interpretation element at the Newgate and the Roddee.
Topics to share
During the partnermeeting, several specialists from Chester, Gent, Koln and Utrecht gave a presentation on different studies that are made in the PORTICO project. In this PORTICO newsletter October 2011, we share their topics.
Chester Tour
The PORTICO partners were also taken on a guided tour of Chester on the Heritage tours open decked bus to see all of the areas included with the project.