Harvest Festival 6 October 2024
Our Minister Francis Elliot-Wright led our Harvest Festival Service and encouraged everyone to appreciate all the work that is involved in providing us with our food. The Service was followed by an auction of the donated produce in the Chapel Hall.
Elizabeth Gaskell Service 29 September 2024
This year the Gaskell Service was held on the actual anniversary of Elizabeth’s birthday – 29 September 1810. A short memorial service was held at the graveside and flowers were placed on the grave before everyone moved into the Chapel. The Chapel Service was led by Len Elias with the theme of “Celebrations”. This included […]
Heritage Open Days 6-8 September
The national theme for 2024 was “Routes – Networks – Connections” and we took part again this year with displays on a local theme of “Knutsford, the Railway and Elizabeth Gaskell“. The displays in the Chapel illustrated how the railway changed Knutsford and how Elizabeth Gaskell responded in her novels to the changes brought about […]
Christmas Events 2023
CHRISTMAS FAIR 18 NOVEMBER We held a very successful Christmas Fair in the Hall again. Thanks to all those who supported in various ways. A special attraction this year was a visit from our own Father Christmas, who entertained a large number of children in his finely decorated gazebo grotto on the stage in the Hall […]
Family/Harvest Festival Service 1 October
Our student minister Francis Elliot-Wright led the Family/Harvest Festival Service on Sunday 1st October – encouraging everyone to appreciate all the people who work to provide us with our food and to think about those less fortunate than ourselves. Paula and Dave dressed as scarecrows Suzie and Stu, providing entertainment for both children and adults […]
Elizabeth Gaskell Service 24 September
Each year one of our services is dedicated to the memory of the birth of Elizabeth Gaskell (born on 29 September 1810) and flowers are laid on her grave in the Chapel graveyard before the service. The service was led this year by visiting student minister Tina Gandhi who successfully integrate extracts from Gaskell novels […]
Heritage Open Days – ‘Creativity Unwrapped’
The Chapel once again set up exhibits in support of the National Heritage Open Days and was open to the public on Friday 15, Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 September. The Elizabeth Gaskell Heritage Room was open to visitors and refreshments were served in the Hall. Some of the exhibits relating to creative activities associated […]
Opus 5 Concert 1st July 2023
Opus 5 won rapturous applause for their sellout performance on Saturday 1st July in the Chapel. They featured a lovely range of popular opera and musicals including Nessum Dorma and O Mio Babbino Caro, with snippets from La Boheme, Les Miserables and Showboat. Wendy Nugent provided an electrifying performance on a keyboard (piano style) of […]
Events in May 2023
<As part of the Coronation celebrations we held a Coronation Buffet in the Chapel Hall after the service on Sunday 7 May. Members and Friends enjoyed a fine spread of food, kindly provided by Chapel members, and a chance for a chat! On Bank Holiday Monday 29 May > Chapel members brought a stall to […]
Concert with Alteri Choir & Aya (Organ) 18 March 2023
The Chapel was filled to capacity to enjoy a great evening’s entertainment with performances by the professional Alteri Choir (led by Musical Director David Jones) and organ music by our resident organist Aya Pitcher. Drinks were served in the Interval in the Chapel Hall. In the first half the Choir sang Songs of Springtime by […]