What’s On Congleton

Congleton Information Centre – 01260 270350 option 1

Open: Monday-Friday 9am-4.30pm & Saturday 10.15am-1.45pm

Town Hall, High Street, Congleton CW12 1BN

info@congleton-tc.gov.uk

 November 

Event

Description

Details

Beatles Complete

Friday 3 November

7.30pm

A night not to be missed for all Beatles fans performed by a band who are quickly making a name for themselves.

Location: Daneside Theatre, CW12 1DP

Price:  £19 concession £17

Tickets available from Congleton Information Centre

The Mad Hatters at the Old Saw Mill

Friday 3 November

7pm

Music from the 60s and 70s as well as dinner and desert.

Location: The Old Saw Mill

Price: £15 (OSM members £12)

Call the Old Saw Mill on 01260 277658 to book

Rotary Bonfire & Fireworks Display

Saturday 4 November

Gates open 5pm   Bonfire lit 6pm

Children’s display 6.30pm

Main display 7.30pm

Torchlight procession, bonfire and fireworks display, fairground rides, stalls, refreshments.

Location: Congleton Park

Advance Purchase: Adult: £7.50 Child: £4

On the Day: Adult: £10 Child: £6

Under 5’s free

Tickets available from Congleton Information Centre

Coffee Morning St. Stephens Church

4 November

10am-1pm

Refreshments, Book Stall, Cakes & Raffle. Proceeds to Pancreatic Cancer UK

Location: St. Stephens Church, Congleton, CW12 1RL

Wychcraft

Saturday 4 November

7.30pm

Musicians who love playing Big Band arrangements from the 1930’s to the present day.

Location: Daneside Theatre, CW12 1DP

Price: £10

Tickets available from: Congleton Information Centre

Lantern Making Workshops

Saturdays 4, 11 & 18 November

10am – 3.30pm

Carry your lantern in the procession at the Xmas lights switch on!

Location:  Electric Picture House, Spindle Mill, near Beartown Brewery, CW12 1QN

A £1 donation would be appreciated. For more info contact

Jo Money on 07833 742200   or email jo@congletoncommunityprojects.org

Congleton Choral Society Concert

Sunday 5 November

7pm – 9pm

Rossini – Petite Messe Solenelle.  Palestrina – Sicut Cervus. Conductor – Tom Newall

 

Location: Congleton Town Hall

Price: £15 Adult, £12 concession £2 student

Tickets available from: Congleton Information Centre

2023 Finds Days at Congleton Museum

Monday 6 November

10am-3pm

Bring along any objects that you wish to have identified & recorded on www.find.org.uk/database  including metal finds, flint & pottery that are more than 300 years old.

Location: Congleton Museum, CW12 1ET

Price: Free

For more information contact …

Heather.beaton@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

75 years of the NHS celebrated at the Old Saw Mill

Friday 10 November

7pm

Congleton Writers Forum are holding a reading to celebrate the NHS.

A colourful mix of poetry prose and fact.

Location: The Old Saw Mill

Price: £8

Call the Old Saw Mill on 01260 277658 to book

Dave Nettleton

Saturday 11 November

9pm

Artist, singer songwriter, an awesome artist 20’s trad, dark Delta, Folk Americana, Irish stomp and reel.

Location:  Prince of Wales, Lawton Street, CW12 1RP

Nativity! The Musical

Sunday 12 November 1.30pm & 5.30pm

Wednesday 15 November to Friday 17 November 7.30pm

Sat 18 November 1.30pm & 7.30pm

Presented by Congleton Amateur Youth Theatre

Location: Daneside Theatre, CW12 1DP

Price: £12

Tickets available from Congleton Information Centre

Remembrance Sunday

Sunday 12 November

10.30am

Lest we Forget. The parade will commence from West Street Car Park at 10.30am

Location: Congleton Cenotaph, Lawton Street

 

‘Eco-Conscious’ Christmas Evening

Monday 13 November

7pm

Hosted by Congleton Action Climate Group

Location:  Railway Inn, Biddulph Road, CW12 3JS

Free, but booking is essential:

CW12climateaction@gmail.com

Tuesday Talks – Old Oswestry

Tuesday 14 November

2.30pm

Come for a virtual walk around the site, to learn about its history, development, and an unanswered mystery.

Location: Congleton Library, Downstairs Meeting Room

Free Entry – Donations welcome

Tea and Bee at the Old Saw Mill

Tuesday 14 November

1:30pm – 2:30pm

A new community Drama group are inviting interested parties to attend a taster session.

Location: The Old Saw Mill

Call the Old Saw Mill on 01260 277658 to book

12 Hour Danceathon for Children in Need

15 November

8am-8pm

Come and support the Third Age Contemporary Dancers

Location: Mossley Village Hall, Leek Road, Congleton, CW12 3LJ

Free entry

The Mayor Rob Moreton’s Annual 80’s & 90’s Christmas Party

Saturday 18 November

7.30pm till late

All profits go to the Mayor’s Charities, local organisations, Visyon and Vale Juniors Kickabout.

Location: Congleton Cricket Club

Price: £10 (food included)

Tickets Available from: Congleton Information Centre or contact Cllr Rob Moreton on 07597 085396 for more information.

Artisanity Christmas Craft Fair

Sunday 19 November

10am-3pm

 

Location: Congleton Town Hall, CW12 1BN

Price: Free

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

Wednesday 22 November

7.30pm

Presented by: Phoenix Theatre Company

Location:  Daneside Theatre, CW12 1DP

Price: £10

Tickets available from: Congleton Information Centre

Luxury Wreath Making Workshop

Wednesday 22 November

7pm-11pm

Make and keep your own wreath. Mulled wine on arrival.

Location: Cocktails on the Corner.

29 High Street, Congleton, CW12 1BG

Price: £59 per person

For tickets visit: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/oh-so-sweet-events

Christmas Lights Switch On

Friday 24 November

5pm

 

Location: Congleton Town Centre & Congleton Town Hall

Rotary Tree of Light Switch On

Saturday 25 November

4pm

Attend a short service before the switch on. The tree will stay illuminated surrounded by the stars until Twelfth Night.

 

Location: Congleton Community Garden, Lawton Street

Stars available from Congleton Information Centre or online at www.congletonrotary.co.uk   

DJ’s Past & Present – Northern Soul & Motown Evening

Saturday 25 November

8pm til late

All proceeds go to Congleton Community Partnership

Location: Congleton Town Hall, CW12 1BN

Price: £8

Tickets available from Congleton Information Centre

The Budapest Café Orchestra

Saturday 25 November

7.30pm

Traditional folk and gypsy-flavoured music from across the Balkans and Russia

Location: Clonter Opera Theatre, Congleton,

                  CW12 2LR

Prices from £10.50 to £26

Tickets available from Congleton Information Centre

Makers Market

Saturday 25 November

North West’s finest artisan stalls.

Location:    Congleton Town Centre

Christmas Meals

From 27 November

 

Location: The Old Saw Mill, Back River Street,

                  CW12 1HJ

Price: £17.50

For more information contact: 01260 277658

Electromantics

1 December

7pm (doors open 6.30pm)

Over 18s only

Location: Congleton Town Hall

Price: £18

Tickets available from Congleton Information Centre & Ticketsource

 

 

Regular Local Activities…

 

What?

When?

Where?

Book Club

Every Saturday

11.30am-1pm

The Old Saw Mill

Back River Street

CW12 1HJ

Contact: 01260 277658

Let’s Chat

1st Friday of the month

2pm-3pm

Congleton Library

Free, all welcome

Contact: 01260 375550

Keen Cooks (book group)

2nd Tuesday of the month

2.15pm

Congleton Library

Free, all welcome

Contact: 01260 375550

Congleton Repair Cafe

Last Saturday of the month

10am-2pm

The Old Saw Mill

Back River Street

CW12 1HJ

Contact: 01260 277658

Story & Tea (for Grown Ups!)

4th Monday of the Month

2.30pm

Congleton Library

Free, all welcome

Contact: 01260 375550

Code Club (children aged 7-11*)

Every Monday

5.30pm

* Limited places – Contact Library to book

Congleton Library

Free

Contact to book: 01260 375550

Stories & Songs

Every Tuesday

10.0am-11am

Congleton Library

Free, all welcome

Contact: 01260 375550

Book Chat

Alternate Wednesdays*

11am-12 noon

*Contact Library for dates

Congleton Library

Free, all welcome

Contact: 01260 375550

Crafternoon Tea

1st & 3rd Wednesday of the Month

2pm-3.30pm

Congleton Library

£1, Booking required

Contact to book: 01260 375550

Crafty Natter

Alternate Wednesdays*

2.30pm – 3.30pm

*Contact library for dates

Congleton Library

Free, all welcome

Contact: 01260 375550

Good Vibrations

Alternate Wednesdays*

10.30am – 11.30am

*Contact library for dates

Congleton Library

Free, all welcome

Contact: 01260 375550

Pre-school Fun

Every Wednesday

9.30am – 11.30am

Congleton Library

Free, all welcome

Contact: 01260 375550

Baby Rhymetime

(Under 12 months or not walking)

Every Thursday

2.15pm – 2.45 pm

Congleton Library

Free, all welcome

Contact: 01260 375550

Rhymetime

(Suitable for pre-school children)

Every Thursday

10.30am – 11am

Congleton Library

Free, all welcome

Contact: 01260 375550

LEGO Club

Every Saturday

10.00am- 12 noon

Congleton Library

Free, all welcome

Contact: 01260 375550

Ukrainian Conversation Café

Every Sunday

1.30pm – 3.30pm

New Life Church. CW12 4EY

Free, all welcome

 

Congleton Information Centre offer a variety of things…

 

  • Gifts & Souvenirs
  • Free leaflets for Congleton & surrounding areas
  • Books of local interest
  • Walking Guides and Maps
  • Locally produced gifts
  • Locally produced food & drink (while stocks last)
  • Theatre Tokens

 

We act as ticket agents for…

 

  • The Daneside Theatre
  • The Regent Theatre, Stoke
  • Victoria Hall, Stoke
  • New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-Under-Lyme
  • Buxton Opera House
  • Chester Zoo

 

There are no booking and transaction fees on tickets purchased from Congleton Information Centre.

 

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