Charity Concert Friday 26 September 2025
The Phoenix Voices Knutsford Choir provided a highly entertaining evening of enjoyable music. Special features included some flute music and two duets. The Chapel was virtually packed to capacity and the event raised funds for the Grade 1 listed Chapel Restoration Fund. Drinks were available before the performance and in the interval in the Chapel […]
Elizabeth Gaskell Service 21 September 2025
Each year we have a service to commemorate the anniversary of the birth of Elizabeth Gaskell in September 1810. There was a short Service and a laying of flowers on the Gaskell grave and on that of Joan Leach, founder of the Gaskell Society before a Service in the Chapel. Francis Elliot-Wright led an inspiring […]
Heritage Open Days 19-21 September 2025
The Chapel once again took part in the National Heritage Open Days with this year’s title of “Architecture”. The theme of our displays was: “Simplicity by Design” – a comparison between the traditional architecture of local Churches and the Simplicity of Brook Street and other local dissenting Chapels. We were open to the public on […]
Lions Community Fair 26 May 2025
The Chapel enjoyed another successful day with this year’s stall at the Knutsford Lions Community Fair on the Heath on Bank Holiday Monday 26 May.
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 […]