Key Dates – March 2025

Day

Time

Group 

Location

Mon 3rd 12.45pm  – 2.45pm Poynton VIP Indoor Bowling Group Contact Vic Taylor 01625 521511

Poynton Sports Club

This group is not organised by ECES

Wed 5th 10am – 12 noon Crown Green Bowling for people with Visual Impairments: No experience needed Packhorse Bowling Club, Macclesfield
Wed 5th 2pm – 4pm Congleton Support Group

New Life Church,

CW12 4EY

Fri 7th 1pm – 3pm Macclesfield Support Group: Energy Efficiency talk with Matt Reen from Wishing Well Project

Townley Hall

SK11 6HZ

Mon 10th 10am – 12 noon Tea and Tech Peer Support Group: with Laura ECES Office: Booking essential
Tues 11th Minibus Trip Quarry Bank Mill incl. tour or Apprentice House and Mill House Limited places, Booking essential
Wed 12th 10am – 12 noon Crown Green Bowling for people with Visual Impairments: No experience needed Packhorse Bowling Club, Macclesfield
Thurs 13th 12.30- Chelford Live Well Longer event Chelford Village Hall, SK11 9AS
Thurs 13th 2pm – 3.30pm Congleton Café Coffee Club: Drop in, hosted by Dianne and the team

Lion and Swan,

Congleton

CW12 1AH

Sun 16th Swimathon Please sponsor our swimmers at the Rotary Swimathon Macclesfield Leisure Centre
Mon 17th 12.45pm  – 2.45pm Poynton VIP Outdoor Bowling Group: Contact Vic Taylor 01625 521511

Poynton Sports Club

This group is not organised by ECES

Tues 18th 10am – 2pm Meet us at Congleton Health and Wellbeing Fair Congleton Town Hall
Wed 19th        10am – 12 noon

Crown Green Bowling for people with Visual Impairments

No experience needed

Packhorse Bowling Club, Macclesfield
Wed 19th      2pm – 4pm Congleton Support Group: Make a giant applique hanging to commemorate 150 years of ECES. With Bridget

New Life Church,

CW12 4EY

Thurs 20th   10am – 12 noon Men in Sight: “Breaking the silence”, encouraging men affected by or with sight loss to talk. Get in touch to learn more Townley Hall, Townley St, SK11 6HZ
Mon 24th 12.45pm  – 2.45pm Poynton VIP Indoor Bowling Group Contact Vic Taylor 01625 521511

Poynton Sports Club

This group is not organised by ECES

Mon 24th 2pm – 4pm Poynton Support Group: Peer Support and news Poynton Methodist Church SK12 1RB
Tues 25th    1pm -3pm

Wilmslow Support group: Energy Efficiency with Matt Reen from Wishing Well Project

Wilmslow Library SK9 1NW
Wed 26th 10am – 12 noon

Crown Green Bowling for people with Visual Impairments

No experience needed

Packhorse Bowling Club, Macclesfield
Fri 28th 4pm – 5.30pm

Opening of School Art exhibition

Silk Museum, Macclesfield
Mon 31st       12.45pm  – 2.45pm

Poynton VIP Indoor Bowling Group Contact Vic Taylor 01625 521511

Poynton Sports Club

This group is not organised by ECES

Coming soon:

Workshops at the Silk Museum in April:

Wed 2nd: Charles Bonnet Café: Silk Museum 2pm to 4pm

Wed 9th: Explore the tactile world at the Silk Museum

Thurs 10th: Making tactile books

Thurs 10th: Reading alternatives: An introduction to text to speech

Wed 16th: Introduction to Braille at the Silk museum

Thurs 17th: Inspired by the Eye Society Archive: Giant knitting and crochet

Monday 7th April: Knutsford Vision Zone

A big THANK YOU to all our sponsors:

  • Congleton Lions for sponsoring our Congleton Support Group
  • Mr Brook for sponsoring our Wilmslow Support Group
  • Café Mustard for support of the Men in Sight group

Volunteers needed!

  • For street collections in your local area
  • Volunteers drivers in your local area to help people get to and from our events

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