Frodsham Drop-in Support Group

This is open to everyone with an interest in dementia, especially carers and those they care for.

We meet every 2nd Tuesday in the month between 10.30am – 12 noon at Main Street Community Church, Frodsham.

If you would like to come along or find out more information please contact Annette or Lesley at Vale Royal Alzheimer’s Society 01606 351112 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

We look forward to meeting you.

We are a community based charity encouraging local people to share their time and skills with older members of the community.

We organise social groups in Kingsley and the surrounding areas, as well as fundraising days and a Pilates class. Membership is free as are all services - people benefit from the companionship and knowing there is a contact for them to talk to.

We also have a lending library which helps housebound people - books are delivered to and collected from there home.

For further details phone Susan Ross-Turner on 01829 751398
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Or visit our website: www.ash-worthtimebank.org.uk

Every Thursday at the Helsby Ex-Serviceman's Club there is a fantastic opportunity for musicians of all levels to have fun and improve their musical skills playing as a group.

If you are at all worried about playing with others, please do not be. The people are very friendly and it is easy to blend in to the throng of musicians, playing at whatever level you can.

Many people come along as very much a beginner and simply strum along with one or two chords until they get the hang of it. If you need to be shown that first chord, there will be someone there to help you. There are always players of guitar, banjo, mandolin & fiddle and often others too.

Most weeks, experienced players / music teachers will lead part of the session at a slow pace with lots of instruction and encouragement for the beginner.

You can also sit back and enjoy the music. Starts at 8.30pm.

Support group at Main St Community Church for people with Memory Problems and their Carers.

Wednesdays 10am - 2pm.

We provide support, activities, chances to learn or retain skills and build new relationships.

A valuable resource for carers, providing advice and guidance, and an opportunity to relax and be themselves.

A light lunch is also provided.

Are you a parent or carer of a person who has Aspergers Syndrome or High Functioning Autism ?

Would you like to meet with fellow parent/carers and discuss, empathise and celebrate the people you care for ?

A night to relax & chat informally

Join us for a friendly evening at Coffee & Cakes in Eddisbury Square Frodsham

Every 2nd Tuesday of the month 7pm

Chester Adult Phab is a social inclusive club for people with and without disabilities.

We meet on the second Monday of every month at Little Owl, Cousens Way, Gawer Park, Chester CH1 4DA
8.00 pm - 10.30 pm.

We have a varied social events calendar, accessible to all.

We are a volunteer user led organisation, with no paid staff we also seek volunteers.

Please see our website for further details.

Pre-school service for children to enjoy

Our large group of friendly mice hide around the church. Help find them and put them safely back in their beautiful house!

Every Thursday 1.00 - 1.30pm

Followed by food & play until 3.00pm

Helsby Methodist Church

• Story
• Food
• Songs
• Craft
• Activities

Everyone welcome!

In Main St. Community Church every Thursday

10am - 1pm

Are you fully or partially retired, missing the company of like-minded professional and businessmen, and still active? Maybe you enjoy walking or golfing or perhaps a game of bridge, theatre visits and dining out.

If your answer is - yes - and you live in the Frodsham area, why not join a local Probus Club?

The Probus Club organisation caters for the interests of retired Professional and Businessmen.

Eddisbury Probus Club meets on the last Tuesday morning of each month at the Frodsham Community Centre.

We have a guest speaker at each meeting and organise a varied programme of social events throughout the year.

For those interested in walking there are three member led walks each month.

For further information contact our Club Secretary John Drake on 01928 561133.
www.probus.org.uk/
 

with Helsby Running Club member, Jane Ashbrook

Monday 9.30am Castle Park Arts centre Frodsham:
Introduction to interval and speed training, suitable for beginners of all levels.

Fun and varied session within the park.

Wednesday 6.30pm Helsby Sports Club:
4-5mile easy run 10-12 min mile pace. Supervised run that can accommodate different levels of beginners, but need to be able to run for at least 3 miles.

The groups are good fun and involve a lot of chatting and few laughs when we’re not too out of breath!!

Suitable for men and women over 16. 

Meets at Frodsham Community Centre, Fluin Lane, Frodsham

Programme of Events throughout the Year. Further details from Programme Secretary Eleanor Griffiths on 07761 022871

Frodsham & District History Society meet in the spacious facilities at Main Street Community Church.

The Society meets at 7.45 pm on the first Monday in the month (or, the second Monday if the first is a Bank Holiday). The Society has a membership of approximately 70 and we welcome new members and visitors to all our indoor meetings. Annual Membership costs £5.00 (paid in January), plus £1.50 at each meeting you attend. The charge for visitors is £3.00 and includes refreshments. For further information please contact Kath Gee (Hon.Sec.) e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Meetings are held from September to April on Mondays at 7.30 pm at Castle Park Arts Centre, Fountain Lane, Frodsham.

Annual membership fee is £30. Further details on website: www.frodshamphoto.org.uk , or ring John, the Membership Secretary, on 01928 733269.

Are you visually impaired?

Do you know someone who is?

If so you are invited to join our club. Springfields, Helsby on the 2nd Tuesday of every month. 2pm - 4.30pm

Why not come along for a chat & entertainment, cup of tea and biscuits & outings.

Volunteer carers and taxis provided. New friends are waiting to meet you.

Contact: 01928 733322 / 723845

Interested in joining Ladies Circle? Ladies Circle is a great club for 18 – 45 year olds and is all about friendship, having fun and doing a bit of fundraising along the way. We meet on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month. Why not give it a try?

For more information: www.ladiescircle.co.uk/frodsham
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Meet at The Arts Centre in Gallery 1 on a Wednesday Evening 7.30 - 10pm

2nd Feb, 16th Feb and every 2 weeks thereafter

A small charge of £2 is made to cover costs.

Players and non-players are all welcome

The griffin trust is the name

Restoration is our aim... Interested?

The Griffin Trust is dependent on a group of self-motivated volunteers, giving their time freely on a regular basis.

For more details please contact

0151 327 4701 or 07745873491

Registered charity No. 702864

Habitats and Hillforts is a new project focusing on the chain of historically important hill top Iron Age forts that lines Cheshire's Sandstone Ridge, including our very own hillfort at the top of Helsby Hill.

We provide group coaching for Juniors from beginners to the more advanced, plus coaching sessions for adults who have perhaps played in the past and wish to return to the courts and for those of us who want to improve, however good we might think we are!

We also run Ladies Evenings and Saturday coaching.

Absolute beginners are always welcome to join us, whether adults or children.

Try Before You Buy!

Please come along as a visitor a few times to see if you like us. Contact our coach Bill Connel on 07710 103086 to find out the best time to come.

www.helsbytennis.co.uk

Do You Care About Your Local Community?
Are You Public Spirited?
Want To See Helsby A Better Place to Live In?

The Helsby Village Action Group have recently consulted about the next Phase of the Village Plan and after analysing the results have decided that the following list of Projects will be pursued.

Gentlemen

• Do you enjoy a good sing?
• Ever fancy joining a male choir?
• We are looking for new members!

Our rehearsals are open to anyone who to have a go. No auditions or voice tests - Just a love of music and singing.

Rehearsals every Tuesday and Friday 7.30 to 9.00pm
Halton Methodist Church, Halton, Runcorn.
Tel: Stan - 01928 573199 or Graham - 01928 723137
www.highfieldmvc.co.uk

Kings Church Chester Road (nr Helsby High School) 10am each Sunday: Worship service Everyone welcome - activities for all age groups of children.

Dads on Duty

9.30 - 11.30am on 1st & 3rd Saturdays of each month DOD is a play group for Dads/Grandads/Uncles etc and their pre-school aged children.

The idea for the group came out of a conversation between a few guys who thought that whilst there is a big selection of Mums & Toddler type groups in Frodsham & Helsby, why not have one just for the blokes? And that's what we have done.

So, if like us, your Saturday morning lie-ins are well and truly a thing of the past, then why not come and join us? Don't worry, we won't make you sing nursery rhymes or make animal noises! It's more just having a bacon butty, coffee and a chat with someone else who like you used to get much more sleep! (The children seem to enjoy it too!).

We also organize the odd social event just for Dads! For any further information contact Andy Pearson on 01928 732585 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

We are a group of Kingsley residents with a common interest in the environment and in our community. We believe that to face the challenges of Peak oil and Climate change we need to reduce our consumption of fuel and energy and live a more sustainable lifestyle based on building a strong and resilient local community.

At present we have 3 groups of local residents working on a number of projects, as well as a Steering committee over-seeing the Transition Initiative itself.

Manley Village Hall has a newly elected Management Committee. We are eager to revitalise the fortunes of our community’s central meeting place.

We aim to improve the facilities and increase its use. Please support in any way you can.

Chairperson: Ian Milburn (01928740064)
Secretary: Ruth Frood (01928 740365)
Treasurer: Juliet Compston (01928740906)
Booking secretary: Peter Gorse (01928740617)
Elaine Pinnington (01928740305)
Harry Gorse (01928740617)
Vinnie O’Brien (01928740830)

Are you interested in walking the hidden paths of Cheshire?

There are many footpaths off the beaten track waiting to be discovered!

Our Society aims to keep the footpaths in the Cheshire countryside open and accessible, and to help look after and protect the Public Rights of Way.

We have printed many local walks booklets, among them the Delamere Way, Longster Trail and Baker Way. We have also created a new long distance path , the North Cheshire Way, which runs from Lyme Park to Chester, passing through Frodsham and Helsby, signed NCW on local fingerposts. We have published a guide book with the route and points of local interest to accompany the NCW.

All of these publications are for sale in Helsby and Frodsham Post Offices, and at Castle Park Arts Centre.

Regular walks are organised in Cheshire, and a friendly welcome awaits you.

Why not join us for a walk and meet us?

Please see our website www.mcfs.org.uk or Tel 01928 723886

Nappy Natters for Mums, Carers and Little ones

will be held on the second Monday of every month from 9:30 until 11am at the brand new Children's Centre, Weaver Vale Primary School, Ship Street, Frodsham..

Everyone is welcome!

Every Friday 10 - 11.30am

If you are a Mum, Dad, Grandparent or carer with pre-school children you may like to drop in and join us.

• Meet other parents and carers.
• Enjoy a tea or coffee plus snack time!
• Your children can play with others
• Get information about our parenting courses
• Relax, chat & make new friends

Details from 01928 724023

Main Street Community Church is a non-denominational church

You don’t have to talk about faith but if you want to - you can!

Frodsham & District St Andrew's Society meets for Scottish Country Dancing on Wednesdays (8.00 p.m -10.00 p.m.) at St Paul's Church Hall, Helsby.

Beginners welcome, no partner required! Details: Isobel (01928 739635)

Starting Saturday 3rd March 2012

Tea and Toast for just £1!!

On the first Saturday of the month, 10am at the Parish Hall, Church Street, Frodsham

The Craft Club meet every second Thursday in the Methodist Church Hall, Helsby 2pm - 4pm

No skills required. Learn as much or as little as you like.

A happy, friendly group waiting to welcome you with a cup of tea and a biscuit. Transport can be arranged.

For further details ring 722578 or 723845

DISCOVER ! EXPLORE ! ENJOY !

Why not join our friendly walking group? The Mid-Cheshire Footpath Society leads walks of different lengths on Sundays and Wednesdays throughout the year - to keep paths open and well used. Each walk is in a different area of the county.

Meet people, make new friends, enjoy our countryside! If you are interested and want to find out more, ring Dug on 01606 883815 or Janet on 01928 723886

The Tuesday Club meet every week in Helsby Community Centre from 2pm - 4pm.

There is a very varied programme to suit everyone. Speakers, games, occasional bingo, outings and of course a cup of tea and biscuits.

Transport laid on.

No need to be lonely with nothing to do or nowhere to go.

Come and try it out for a few weeks.

We help people with disabilities to put a real and vital purpose back into their lives. We give carers regular breaks and support and make a real difference to the community.

The workshop makes a variety of things, eg. park benches, children's toys, school coat hooks, a cross for church, turned wooden bowls, bird boxes etc.

Anyone can help! Just half an hour a week to as long as you like!

Even dropping in for a chat would make a worthwhile contribution. We are now in new, improved premises; the new location is bigger and better to where we were previously - we are based in a big, former science lab attached to the old Frodsham High School. There is plenty of room for the machinery and the activities we get involved in include all forms of woodwork as well as metal work. New members are always welcome to come along and see us 'at work'.

If you would like to join us please contact Geoff Prince on 01928 731477
Or pay us a visit at Will to Work Workshop, 4 Princeway, Frodsham, Cheshire, WA6 6RP.

Every Wednesday from 2pm till 4pm at Main Street Community Church, Frodsham.

Come along and join in the various activities or just sit and chat.

£2 for tea, refreshment and activities.

To register for a place or for more information contact us on 01928 733020

Some limited transport available if required.

We also need volunteers to assist with the running of the event and transportation.