Diabetic Friends Group
We are holding our meetings of diabetic friends group in the town at St Mary's Parish Centre Church West Street. The aim of this group is for anyone who wants to know more about diabetes to meet and share ideas and experiances along with friendship. Everyone is welcome and it's free. See the calender for future meeting dates or visit Diabetes UK website.
Brass Band Concert
We will once again be holding our annual Lions Youth Brass band concert in Congleton Park on Sunday 5th July 2026 starting at 2.30pm following our very sucessful concert last year. Lions Youth Brass have been national youth brass band champions and also held many other awards.
Annual Duck Race
We are planning to held our very sucesful annual duck race in 2026. The ducks have their training schedule in place and of course. We welcome corporate sponsors of the large ducks, decorate them in your corporate colurs. It's not too early to register your interest.
Santa Astbury Garden Centre
Once again this year we will be assisting Father Christmas at Astbury Meadow Garden centre. Plans are underway for this years grotto and we are pleased to say that we have been able to ensure that Santa will be comming to Astbury Garden Centre again. See Calender for dates and times.
East Cheshire Eye Society
We are currently sponsoring the Congleton group of the East Cheshire Eye Society who meet at the New Life Church
Dementia
We work closley with the dementia group in the town and supply dementia buddy devices.
Collection and Recycleing of Preloved Spectacles and hearing aids
We are recycling preloved spectacles and hearing aids, you can drop them off at The information Centre, Thompson Optometrists, Specsavers and Boots Opticians.
Instalation of fully Accesable Defibriltators
We have already installed 12 fully emergency ready defibrilators in the town. Currently we have others in the pipeline. We also carry out regular checks and maintenace to ensure that they are all emergency ready.
Future Plans
We will be attending the Health and Wellbeing Fayre on 17th March 2026 handing out useful information on Diabetes awaeness. As well demonstrating the dementia buddy system and message in a bottle. Collecting and recycling seoctacles and hearing aids. We welcome any soft toys that you no longer require, they will be reused.
