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St Mary's Parish Church
Church of
England
Nantwich Town
Centre,
CW5 5RG (Parish Office); CW5 5RQ (the Church and Rectory).
One of the seven Churches Together in Nantwich.
Sunday services (see the panel on the right)
8am: Holy Communion (Common Worship, traditional form,
except the first and third Sundays of the month when the
Book of Common Prayer is used).
Hot Drinks are
available after all morning services: 8am at Costa; 9.30am
and 10.45am in the Parish Hall.
9.30am: All Age Worship (first Sunday of the
month)
10.45am: Holy Communion
6pm: A
variety of services including Choral Evensong, Evening
Prayer, Compline and Holy Communion using Common Worship in
traditional language
7.15 pm in the Parish Hall: Encounter Cafe Church (on the
first and third Sundays of the month). A café-style service
with a themed programme. Coffee available from 6.45pm.
Rector:
The Rev Dr Mark Hart. He was previously Rector of Plemstall and Guilden Sutton
churches, and a former
Rural Dean of Chester.
The former Rector, the Rev Canon Dr Barry Wilson,
became Vice Dean at Chester Cathedral and has since moved to
St Asaph Cathedral in Denbighshire, to become the Archdeacon
of Montgomery.
Associate Minister:
The Rev
Professor Bernard Moss, who held this post,
died suddenly in January.
Curate: The Rev
Paul Wheeler.
The
previous Curate, the
Rev Kaushal David, moved to Bedfordshire
to become Priest-in-charge of three
parishes in the St Alban's diocese.
The church is situated in the town centre and is
open Monday to Saturday from 9am to 4pm.
Stewards are on duty to welcome visitors and guided tours
are available. Sundays, open during services only -
8am to 12.30pm and 5.30pm to 7pm. Parties can arrange a
coach visit to the church.
The
Parish Office is closed but the
phone number
and
e-mail are still
operative
The Parish Office can be found in Church Walk which leads
to St Mary's from The Square. Open Monday, Wednesday and
Friday, 9am to 3.30pm; Tuesday and Thursday, 9am to 1pm.
Saturday, 9.30am to 10.30am. Telephone: 01270 625268. Closed on Bank Holidays.
E-mail:
office@stmarysnantwich.org.uk.
Rector's
Surgery in the Parish Office on Saturdays at 9.30am, 10am
or 10.30am. Book a time through the Parish Office
(appointment only). This is a chance to talk to The Rector or
another member of the parish staff or to book a date for a
wedding, etc.
The Visitors' Centre or Church Shop is in the south porch.
That porch is one of two main entrances to the church.
The West door is the other.
A leaflet,
''Giving to St Mary's, Nantwich'', says that as at January
2020 the church has an annual income of
£205,000,
and an annual expenditure of
£212,000,
apart from special projects.
Further information about the church appears in the "This Week" leaflet or
"This Month", the church magazine. Note: The
leaflet is not being published during the coronavirus
pandemic, and the magazine is only available online. A
weekly
newsletter is available on request.
Website:
www.stmarysnantwich.org.uk.
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St
Mary's
and
the
COVID-19
pandemic
While
all
regular
public
services
of
worship,
baptisms
and
weddings
have
been
suspended,
funerals
are
still
possible
in
church
but
with
small
numbers
of
people
and
other
restrictions.
All groups associated with St. Mary's have been cancelled until
further
notice.
Services
and
other
events
now
online
Sunday:
10am,
Morning
Worship;
10.30am,
All
Age
Worship;
11am,
Evening
Prayer.
7pm
(1st
and
3rd
Sundays),
Encounter
[Zoom:
peterbennett@mac.com].
Tuesday:
8.30am,
Morning
Prayer
[Zoom:
markhart61@gmail.com].
Wednesday:
11am,
Coffee
Morning
[Zoom:
canondavid12@btinternet.com];
4pm,
Family
Catch
Up [susie@stmarysnantwich.org.uk].
Thursday:
10.30am,
Little
Fish;
8.30pm,
Compline.
Friday:
8pm,
Youth
Alpha
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Secure
Conference
Network.
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Unless
stated
otherwise,
everything
is
on
the
St
Mary's Facebook
page,
live,
and
available
afterwards.
Currently
available
is a
service
for
VE
Day
and
the
Guernsey
children
who
came
to
Nantwich
during
the
Second
World
War
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To
join
the
Zoom
groups,
e-mail
the
person
indicated
to
be
sent
a
link.
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BELL
ringing is an activity that can be learned and enjoyed by
people of all ages from around 11 until well into their 80s.
To find out more about the benefits of ringing, particularly
for youngsters, get in touch with me at St. Mary’s.
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Stefan Zientek, Tower Captain, St Mary's
St Mary's in semi-finals of Greater Churches competition.
A KNOCKOUT competition between
64 Greater Churches of England has reached the semi-final,
with St Mary's Parish Church due to meet Tewkesbury Abbey.
They knocked out Hull Minster, Waltham Abbey Church and
Romsey Abbey in three rounds to reach this stage and then
faced Bath Abbey in the quarter finals. Vote for St Mary's
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Seniors’ Lounge. Second Sunday of the month, 3pm to 4pm, in the Parish Hall. A
chance to enjoy friendly company and a chat over a cup of
tea or coffee and cake with a varied programme of activities
and a short talk.
Open House.
Held in the Parish Hall (opposite the Church) on one
Wednesday a month between 2pm and 4pm, with an invitation
for people to drop in for tea and a chat.
Re-ordering (changes in the church)
The church "re-ordering" in 2016 included new inner glass doors at
the west end of the church, the removal of some of the pews
to make more open spaces (including a place for a grand
piano in the south aisle), a platform lift to replace the
wheelchair lift, stone ramps for wheelchairs (replacing the
temporary wooden ones), toilets and a new door for the choir
vestry. The Jubilee Curtain, marking the 25th anniversary of
the reign of Queen Elizabeth II in 1977, and the pew
kneelers were removed during the re-ordering so that dust from the work wouldn't
affect them. Pew seat cushions were added.
Earlier work at St Mary's | The
Re-ordering
over the weeks |
Website
A kneeler
in the North Transept marks the visit of the Rt Rev Libby
Lane,
then newly-appointed
Bishop of Stockport, to conduct a Confirmation
service
in 2016. She was the first female bishop to be consecrated
by the Church of England. She later became Bishop of
Derby.
Picture: Andrew Lamberton
On this website:
Listed in
Places to See |
View of church restored
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£1m appeal
A
location on the Two Saints' Way (walking route).
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Nantwich Methodist Church
Centre
Hospital Street,
CW5 5RP
The Church with the Train
One of the seven Churches Together in Nantwich.
Services
Sunday:
10.30am, Worship. 10.30am, Sunday Club for young people
aged four to 13.
First Sunday of the month:
6pm, Cafe Church - a different style of worship, led by
invited preachers. Friendly discussions, chat, videos,
singing, and spirit-led worship over refreshments. Contact
Jackie Holland (624914).
Fourth
Thursday of the month: 11.30am, Communion.
Communion
(11.30am) and Lunch (12.15pm), on the fourth Sunday
of the month.
Thursday
(9.30am): Prayer Meeting. Contact Brenda Bowers (01270)
623794.
For other services and activities, see the
website or call in
to the Church Centre for various information leaflets. Also
the quarterly magazine, "On Track" (see below).
Minister
The Rev Charlotte Lorimer (telephone: 01270 6188720).
E-mail: clorimer826@btinternet.com.
The Minister conducted her last service at the church on
July 21. She will be retiring later.
The Rev
Malcolm G. Lorimer retired from active ministry
after 40 years' service. Telephone: 01270 625278. E-mail: maxcricket@btinternet.com.
Deacon
Jill Taylor
The Church office
is open most Thursdays and Saturdays from 9.30am to 12 noon. Tel:
01270 626340. E-mail:
nantwich.mc@btconnect.com.
Website:
www.nantwichmethodist.wix.com/nmcc
Nantwich Mission Area: Nantwich, Barbridge, Broad Lane and Poole.
Cheshire South Methodist Circuit,
a grouping of 37 churches.
www.cheshiresouth.org.uk
On Track
is the name of the quarterly magazine published by the
Nantwich Methodist
Mission Area. It is based on the Hospital Street church's
slogan, "The Church with the Train." (See Poole Methodist
Chapel entry below for details of a community garden and
labyrinth).
Whistleblower
Cutting
Model steam train
rides at the side of the church, every Saturday from 10am to
12 noon 52 Saturdays a year. The rides are free for all
ages but a
donation for children's charities is welcome. To June 2019,
the donations have raised £10,050 for Creative Hands, Under
the Mango Tree, Railway Children, Hope House and Action for
Children.
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READ more about The Church with the Train
here.
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Church services cancelled due to
COVID-19
ON their Facebook page, the Church says: "Just to let you know that due to COVID-19
all of our Sunday services have been postponed
until further notice.
"Thursdays and Saturdays morning coffee is
currently going ahead but other activities have
had to be postponed. We hope you're all staying
safe. Your pastoral visitors will be in contact
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Drop 'n' Shop,
between 10 am and 12 noon on Saturday mornings. A club for children
aged 4 to 11. For a maximum of one and a half hours parents
can leave their children at the Methodist Schoolrooms to be
entertained by church members while they shop. Climbing
wall, Wii, air hockey, snooker, craft table and more. All volunteers are CRB
checked. £1 per morning including light refreshments. Contact: Heather
Durant on
626168.
Pizza Club,
on the first and third Saturdays, 6pm to 8.30pm. DVD
and games evenings for youngsters aged 11 and over. All
volunteers are CRB checked. Contact: David on 627170.
Sunday Club,
every Sunday at 10.30am. Contact: David on 627170.
Friendship Group, first Monday of the month, 2pm to 4pm
Brownies .
Mondays in school term time, 6.15pm to 7.30pm. Age 7 to 10
years. Information:
www.girlguiding.org.uk
Wesley Guild,
7.30pm on the second Tuesday of the month. Contact Pat
Maidment (01270) 627170.
Men's Club,
7pm on the second Wednesday of the month at the Vine pub in
Hospital Street for a drink and a chat. All welcome.
Contact the Rev Malcolm Lorimer on (01270) 625278.
Totstop.
Wednesdays in school term time, 1.30pm to 3pm. For children
up to the age of four. Contact: Liz on 663972.
Other activities include:
Soup+More
(homemade hot meals and desserts)
on the first Saturday of every month, 12 noon to 2pm.
Coffee mornings
are held on Thursdays and Saturdays, 10am to 12 noon.
A lunch
is held once a month on Saturday between 2.30pm and 3.30pm
Women's Fellowship,
2.30pm to 3.30pm on the second Thursday of the month.
Contact Barbara Barker (01270) 624363.
Entertainment closed. Nantwich Family Films @ 4
was a community cinema project by Nantwich Methodist Church.
Falling audience numbers caused it to close down in March 2018
Funded by Nantwich Town Council, Nantwich Rotary Club, The
Rank Foundation, The Co-operative Community Fund, Chester and
Stoke-on-Trent Methodist District
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Market Street Church
Baptist and United Reformed Church CW5 5DG
One of the seven Churches Together in Nantwich.
Sunday services
10.30am: Morning service with Junior Church and creche.
6pm: Evening service (Communion service 1st Sunday).
Minister:
the Rev Garry Wareham (01270 627261).
Contact:
01270 611634
www.marketstreetchurch.co.uk
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The Nantwich
Foodbank is based at this church.
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Church services cancelled due to
COVID-19
A notice on the
church's website says: As of March 17, Sunday
services are not taking place and move to online
meetings. Services are suspended until further
notice." |
Nantwich Young People's Fellowship
A Christian youth group for teenagers in Nantwich, meeting
at Market Street Church.
www.nantwichypf.com
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St Anne's Catholic Church
Pillory Street (opposite Railway Station)
One of the seven Churches Together in Nantwich.
Services
9am: Mass (Monday to Friday)
10am: Mass (Sunday)
6.30pm: Vigil Mass (Saturday)
Parish Priest:
the Rev John Daly
Telephone: 01270 625494.
Deacon:
the Rev Peter Mascarenhas.
www.stannesnantwich.org.uk
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Public liturgies to cease
The
Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, having
consulted the Ordinaries of the Dioceses, has agreed
that the cessation of public liturgies should begin from
Friday evening, March 20. Because of the situation the
Church finds herself in, the obligation for the faithful
to attend Holy Mass on a Sunday or Holy day of
Obligation is removed, until further notice.
See the church's website for more information:
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Broad Lane Methodist Church
Audlem Road, CW5 7QD
One of the seven Churches Together in Nantwich.
Sunday services
2.15pm: Weekly worship (November to February).
First Sunday of the month, 2.15pm: Sankey Gospel Service.
6.30pm: Evening service (March to October).
Minister: the Rev
Charlotte Lorimer.
The church is in the Nantwich Mission Area
and the
Cheshire South Methodist
District.
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Coffee Club, every Monday from
10am to 12 noon (except Bank Holidays). Contact Mike Docker (619855)
for more information. Tea, coffee, biscuits and a chat. Everyone
welcome. Transport can be arranged. Supported by Nantwich Town
Council and Stapeley and District Parish Council.
House Group, Tuesday,
fortnightly, at 3.15pm. Contact Patti Wilson (569293).
Sisters in Stitches, Wednesdays
at 10am. Contact Daphne Mounteney (811242).
Prayer for Healing and Wholeness,
First Thursday of month, 2pm. Contact: Louise
Mumford.
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Nantwich Elim Church
Pentecostal
The Chapel, Regents Park, 129 London Road, CW5 6LW. Telephone:
626749.
One of the seven Churches Together in Nantwich.
Sunday services
10.30am: Love Sundays service in the Chapel. 10.30am: Youth
Church.
The two events combine at 11.30am.
Deeper at 6pm in the Chapel
Senior Pastor:
Michelle Nunn Associate Pastor: Paul Hampton
Pastor
Linda Potter Pastor Chang Myung-Chul
Chapel telephone: 07738 179835
Church office: telephone 01270 615401
Disable access available
Website: www.nantwichelimgchurch.org
See
website for other
activities and information, and Facebook.
See this page for events
at Regent's Park.
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Church cafe closes to
beat COVID-19
The church's website carries
this notice:
"As a lot of our customers are either
little ones, pregnant mums or grandparents we want to
keep you safe! So we have decided to close the cafe
until further notice.
"We are sad that we
won't see you all for a little while but we will be
praying for you and your families, that you will all be
safe and protected in this time. And that fear won't
overcome you but that you will have peace!
"We look forward to
seeing you again some point soon and seeing
how your little ones have grown.
"Be
safe, be smart and keep washing those hands.
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Regents Theological College has moved to Malvern.
The former Willaston School
where Nantwich Elim Church now worship in the chapel
History group acquires lantern
slides of the school
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Churches Together in Nantwich
A group of seven churches in the Nantwich area - the
six above and St Mary's Parish Church, Acton, below.
Chairman: Rod Greenow, 07967 741359
Secretary: Simon Bowen, 01270 628086
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Nantwich Street Pastors have volunteers from
the six churches in town. They are on patrol from 11pm until 3.30am on some
Tuesday (student night at the clubs), Friday and Saturday nights. They are
supported by at least two Prayer Pastors at their base.
They are trained volunteers "who
care about their community" and are on hand to help young people in the town
centre.
E-mail:
nantwich@streetpastors.org.uk
Website:
www.streetpastors.org/locations/nantwich
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Out-of-town churches
See the churches websites for details of worship
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The Benefice of St Mary, Acton; St Bartholomew, Church
Minshull; St David, Wettenhall; and St Oswald, Worleston
(The Cross Country Group of Parishes)
Church of England
The Vicar:
The Rev Anne Lawson.
St Mary's,
Monks Lane, Acton, CW5 8LE. 01270 628864.
One of the seven Churches Together in Nantwich.
St Bartholomew's,
Cross Lane, Church Minshull, CW5 6DY.
St David's,
Long Lane, Wettenhall, CW7 4DN.
Officiating Priest, the Rev Keith Hine, 01829 732491.
St Oswald's, Church
Road, Worleston, CW5 6DR.
Associate Minister, the Rev John E. Varty, 01270 877360.
Websites
Acton:
www.stmarysacton.com
Church Minshull:
www.stbartschurchminshull.org.uk
Wettenhall:
www.wettenhallchurch.org.uk
Worleston:
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Tea in the Tower and Walks are suspended in view of the current national effort to protect against
COVID-19. Details will appear on their website when the church is
able to resume the events.
Tea at St Mary's:
Tea in the Tower is held
every Sunday afternoon (2.30pm to 4.30pm) in a community cafe at St Mary's Church,
Acton. A chance to have a chat and enjoy tea and cakes. There is no set
charge, but voluntary donations are welcome.
Well-behaved
dogs are also catered for (a bowl of water is available!).
And there are guided trips up the church tower - as far as
the bell ringing chamber - for the
energetic. Contacts: Stephan Davies (07731 800663)
or
Deana Emerton (01270 624889).
www.stmarysacton.com/tea-at-the-tower
Guided
Circular Walks
TWO-HOUR (approximately) walks
around the Cheshire countryside start from St
Mary's, Acton, on Sundays at 1pm. Leaflets are available.
Back in time for tea. Telephone Stephan Davies (01270 624135) to
reserve a place on a walk. Or e-mail
stephan.davies1@talktalk,net. All welcome. There is no
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United Benefice of Audlem, Wybunbury and Doddington
Vicar:
the Rev Canon Helen Chantry (Rural Dean). 01270 811543.
Sunday services:
8.15am, Holy Communion; 11am, Holy
Communion/Morning Prayer/All age. Wednesday:
11am, Holy Communion.
Each Thursday in term time:
9.30 am, Praise and Play
Curate: Post
vacant.
(The Rev Rachael
Griffiths, who was the Curate, is now the Vicar of All
Saints' Church, Weston and St Mark's Church, Shavington).
St James' Church, Audlem:
www.audlemstjameschurch.org.uk
The church is running a Church
Fabric Fund appeal for substantial repairs to the church,
particularly the tower. See the website for details of this
work.
St Chad's Church, Wybunbury:
www.achurchnearyou.com/wybunbury-st-chad/
Main Road, Wybunbury, Nantwich, CW5 7LS.
St John the Evangelist, Doddington:
www.achurchnearyou.com/doddington-st-john-the-evangelist/
CW5 7PS |
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United Benefice of Baddiley with Wrenbury and Burleydam
Three congregations of Anglican Churches in South Cheshire -
St Margaret's, Wrenbury; St Michael's, Baddiley; and St Mary
and St Michael's, Burleydam.
Baddiley:
http://www.baddileychurch.org.uk or
www.wrenburychurch.org.uk/st-michaels-baddiley
Wrenbury:
www.wrenburychurch.org.uk
Burleydam:
www.wrenburychurch.org.uk/st-mary-and-michaels-burleydam
Ministry team:
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Vicar:
the Rev Alison Fulford. The Vicarage, Wrenbury, Nantwich,
CW5 8EY. Telephone: 01270 780742.
oThe Rev Ruth Harrison, 01270 812010
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Cheshire South Methodist Circuit
A grouping of 37 churches, Cheshire South Methodist Circuit
is part of the Chester and Stoke-on-Trent Methodist
District.
See the website for details of services at the various
churches, together with information about the churches.
For services in
other areas of the Circuit visit the website:
www.cheshiresouth.org.uk
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Mission areas
Audlem:
Audlem, Hankelow.
Nantwich:
Nantwich, Barbridge, Poole, Broad Lane.
Wrenbury:
Baddiley and Ravensmoor. Broomhall and Sound.
Lightwood Green.
St Andrew's, Aston |
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Audlem Baptist Church
Services:
Sundays 10.30am. 1st Sunday of the month, Holy Communion.
www.audlembaptistchurch.org.uk |
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Audlem Methodist Church
Shropshire Street, Audlem, CW3 0PE
Minister
(part time): Rev Gary Windon
07929 708976
www.audlemmethodistchurch.org.uk
minister@audlemmethodistchurch.org.uk
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Hankelow Methodist Church
11 Old School Lane, Hankelow, CW3 0JN
Minister:
The Rev Jennifer Matthews,
01270 811711 |
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See the
Cheshire South Methodist
District website for details of services,
together with information about the church. |
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Lightwood Green Methodist Church
Whitchurch Road, Audlem, CW3 0EP
Sunday service:
Each week at 6.30pm
Minister:
The Rev Rob Weir
01948 663936
rob@albatross.me.uk
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See the
Cheshire South Methodist
District website for details of services,
together with information about the church. |
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Poole Methodist Chapel
Wettenhall Lane, Poole CW5 6AL
Sunday services:
10.30am, second and fourth Sundays of the month.
Quiet Garden Services, 4pm.
The church is in the Nantwich Mission Area
and the
Cheshire South Methodist
District. It is the oldest church in the Circuit.
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MAY 16
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COMMUNITY quiet open garden and labyrinth
at the rear of the chapel
is open seven days a week all
the year round.
It was the idea of the Society of Friends, or Quakers,
who used to meet at Poole but now meet at Coppenhall
Methodist Centre, Bradfield Road, Crewe.
More than £10,000 was raised to complete the garden, from
the Cheshire South Methodist Circuit, Cheshire East Council,
fund-raising events and individuals.
A leaflet on the garden is available at Poole and
Nantwich Methodist churches.
The opening of the garden,
in September 2016, was reported in the Autumn 2016 edition of the
circuit's magazine, "On Track" (based on the Nantwich
church's slogan "The Church with the Train").
The picture of the garden is taken from that edition of
the quarterly magazine.
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