Easter Service 5 April 2026
The Easter Sunday Service was very well attended and we were joined by Paulina and Vlad + their new baby girl. Vlad entertained us with his guitar and some Ukrainian music in the Chapel Hall during the refreshments after the Service.
World Day of Prayer 6 March 2026
The Knutsford World Day of Prayer Service was held at Brook Street Chapel on Friday 6th March – 37 people attended the Service which had been prepared by the women of Nigeria. Everyone played their parts excellently and the singing was aided with a C.D. – so everyone sang with gusto! Our speaker Mrs. Susan […]
Christmas Events 2025
Town Mayor Cllr Bryan Hartley opened our annual Christmas Fair on Saturday 22 November, which raised valuable funds for the Chapel. On Sunday 14 December there was a packed attendance for our annual Carol service with a mixture of brss band and organ playing and carols performed by our pop-up choir. Carol Service Carol service […]
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 […]