The Quiz Night at Reuben’s 46 on Lawton Street on 6th October was a great success

Tickets were £10 which included food and the first prize was a £50 Reuben’s voucher. We also had a raffle and over the whole evening £195 was raised for Congleton Community Projects.

Thanks to Reubens for hosting the event and to the teams who came and supported us and made it such a fun evening.

Congleton Community Projects will once again host the town’s traditional Christmas lantern-making workshops in November leading up to the Christmas Lights Switch on which will take place on Friday 27th November.

Lantern making workshops always run from 10.30am – 3.30pm in the Electric Picture House, Spindle Mill, next to the Beartown Brewery. These are drop in sessions and it takes about 1.5 hours to make a basic lantern. No skills are required and our experienced makers and volunteers made all the children and families welcome.

All equipment is provided but most participants made a small donation(£2) towards the cost of materials. Lantern makers then carry their lanterns in the the Grand Lantern Parade, which will be led by the Rode Hall Silver Band and Santa in his sleigh at the Christmas lights switch-on.

The workshops are a great opportunity for the community to take part in this popular annual event. Workshops will be on Saturdays7th/14th/21st November 2026.

We also deliver an accessible workshop – this will be on Tuesday10th November in St Mary’s Church Hall West St from 4.30pm-6.30pm. Booking for this is required via contact details below.

For further information contact Jo Money: 07833 742200 or email: jo@congletoncommunityprojects.org

We were delighted to be supporting the local RSPCA branch to deliver this very successful community event again this year. Thank you to everyone who came down and entered their dogs and supported the event.

The dog shows were very popular and helped to raise money for the RSPCA. There were all sorts of stalls including doggy retail stalls, wildlife protection and animal welfare charities and organisations, retail and charity stalls. Plus kids activities, music, food stalls, Coffee and a bar.

The event is organised by the local RSPCA, Congleton Community Projects and Friends of Congleton Park.

Thanks to our local funders The Congleton Inclosure Trust and Congleton Town Trust for supporting the event.

The August Bank Holiday weekend saw the return of the annual Jazz and Blues Festival to Congleton to complete the summer holidays

The Festival was opened with the popular traditional Umbrella Parade, this year starting from the covered walkway by Specsavers because of the rain. We then paraded through the Makers Market and on to the High St ending in the Community Garden. The Beartown Stompers have led the parade since the start but have now retired. After much searching we were lucky enough to find the Jelly Roll Jazz Band who lead us through town with some great Dixie Tunes. Thanks to the Rock Choir who joined the parade and treated us to a couple of numbers at the end in the Community Garden.
 

The Festival brings the whole community and visitors together through the power of live music performance in great venues throughout the town – over 80 gigs in 22 venues. Town was buzzing. Thanks to all the Congletonians and visitors for braving the rain and making the event such a success.

Congleton Play Days are now managed by Congleton Town Council. They were held on:

Tuesdays: 28th July – Nature theme, 4th August – Sports Theme, 11th August – mixed play, 18th August – Music theme

PLay Days are held in the pedestrian area from 10.30am-2.30pm. The idea is based on the National Play Day which takes place all over the country in August and is a celebration of children’s right to play, highlighting the importance of play and fun in children’s lives.

Play opportunities don’t need to involve expensive activities, costly toys, or trips to far-off destinations. It is often the simplest ideas, the free and found opportunities, which offer the most fun, and are the most developmentally beneficial for children and young people.

These free events were devised by Congleton Community Projects and are now organised and delivered  by Congleton Town Council.

If you would like to get involved with these events for 2027 contact Congleton Town Council

BigUpBuglawton was a brand new event last year and was created to celebrate Buglawton and its community.

It was a free family fun day with lots of kids activities, circus skills, creative arts, forest school-type activities. DJ, refreshments and ice cream!

Thanks must go to our Congleton Town Mayor, Councillor Robert Brittain who opened the event and stayed a good while to enjoy the various activities taking place.

Thanks also to our funders – Congleton Inclosure trust and Congleton Town Trust for their support

Thanks for celebrating the Green Island Fiesta with us in 2024

On Sunday September 8th we celebrated the rich history and community spirit of this special area of Congleton, with kids fair rides, art, food, drink, conversation and reminiscence. Until the relentless rain stopped play

Green Island is the area centred around Spragg Street, between Willow Street, Bromley Road, and Brunswick Street. It was once one of Congleton’s major industrial centres, known for its textile mills and workers’ houses, including the notorious Gibraltar Rocks. Thanks to those who brought their stories which were recorded by Anna Maluk from the Museum and they are still collecting oral histories and photographs of the area. Your stories and pictures are valuable memories to be kept safe for future generations and will help us show the history of Green Island to everyone who visits the museum.

The Museum also hosted a heritage walk through Green Island and talked about the area’s historical spots and historic past and the Electric Picture House was busy all day with creative arts workshops, open studios and a contemporary arts exhibition.