Christmas 2022 at Chadkirk
With carol services and concerts – plus a wassailing evening in the New Year – Christmas at Chadkirk will be festive and fun.
We have a busy schedule of Christmas events at Chadkirk this year.
Christmas carol services
There will be two traditional Christmas carol services at Chadkirk, both on Sunday 11 December – at 2:30pm (with a sherry and mince pie reception at 2:00) and at 4:00pm (with sherry and mince pies after the service). The 2:30pm service will be taken by the Reverend Cathy Bird, Superintendent Minister for the Methodist Church’s United Stockport Circuit and Minister of the Hazel Grove and Dialstone Lane Churches. The 4:00pm service will be taken by the Reverend Andy Bull, Vicar of St. Mark’s, Bredbury. Lessons will be read by members of the Friends of Chadkirk and there will be a collection in support of a nominated charity. Both services are free, but tickets are required so that we can manage numbers. We really do ask people not to get tickets ‘just in case’ because numbers in the chapel are limited and if you don’t go you could be stopping someone else from attending. You can get tickets online, from Eventbrite: 2:30 service tickets | 4:00 service tickets
Christmas concerts
On Saturday 17 December, at 7:00pm, Chadkirk Chapel will be hosting a festive evening of words and music – the first of our two Christmas concerts. This will feature music, singing and readings, including small brass and woodwind group, piano duets, community singing and seasonal readings. The event will be attended by The Mayor and Mayoress of Stockport (Councillor David Wilson and Ms Jeannette Slavinski). The Mayoress will be performing several of the readings. The ticket price of £10 includes mulled wine and a mince pie – and takings, after costs, will go to the Friends of Chadkirk (to help with the upkeep of Chadkirk) and nominated charities. Raffle tickets will be available on the night for a prize draw, and we will be selling additional refreshments. Tickets for this event are available from Gainsborough Interiors in the centre of Romiley.
On the afternoon of Sunday 18 December, at 2:30pm, Chadkirk Chapel will be hosting the second of our two Christmas concerts. This will feature the Irlam Mixed Voice Choir. The ticket price of £10 includes mulled wine and a mince pie – and takings after costs will go to the Friends of Chadkirk (to help with the upkeep of Chadkirk) and nominated charities. Raffle tickets will be available on the day for a prize draw, and we will be selling additional refreshments. Tickets for this event are available from Gainsborough Interiors in the centre of Romiley.
Wassailing evening
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.
