We’re kicking off 2023 with an evening of wassailing down at Chadkirk, on Saturday 7 January. What is wassailing, I hear you ask? Orchard-visiting wassail is an ancient custom, where people gather in orchards to sing, dance and promote the good harvest for the coming year.

We will meet at the car park on Vale Road, at around 5:00pm. From there, the Stockport Morris Men will lead a torch and lantern procession down to the chapel, where the wassailing ceremony will be held in the walled garden.

Hot drinks (including mulled cider) will be on sale, along with snacks such as biscuits and cakes. Any children attending will need to be accompanied by adults.

The event will be attended by The Mayor and Mayoress of Stockport (Councillor David Wilson and Ms Jeannette Slavinski). The Mayoress, Ms Jeannette Slavinski, will be reading from Twelfth Night.

This is a ticketed event, to help us manage numbers, but tickets are free. We would please ask that people only order tickets if they are sure they can come, because numbers are limited, and this would stop others attending.

Tickets are available online, from Eventbrite.