Sign warning people that we will be closed Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th April.
Advance warning for our temporary closure this Saturday and Sunday.
However the world-famous Alsager Book Emporium will be open on Saturday (as well as Friday), 10am to 2pm.
The social media flyer for our forthcoming performance of "Strike! The Potteries Riots Of 1842", our first Friday Forum Theatre show of 2026.
Join us at Englesea Brook on Friday 8th May for our first “Friday Forum Theatre” performance of 2026. Elizabeth Morris tells tales from the age of Primitive Methodism. Tickets £8. Contact learning@engleseabrook.org.uk to make reservations. #engleseabrookchapelandmuseum
Our new Annual Report looks back over our activities in 2024 and forward to what we hope to achieve in 2025. You can view it on our website or download it by visiting engleseabrook.org.uk/annual-revie...
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Poster for our forthcoming exhibition commemorating the 1926 general strike, done in conjunction with the General Federation of Trade Unions.
Look out for our new exhibition when we reopen on Thursday 2nd April. In collaboration with the General Federation of Trade Unions ours is one of many exhibitions commemorating 100 years since the 1926 General Strike.
A national map of commemorative events can be found at bit.ly/GeneralStrik...
Student Methodist Teachers at Westminster College during World War II.
"What Did You Do In The War?" is the latest video on our #engleseabrookchapelandmuseum YouTube channel at youtube.com/@engleseabro.... Dr Tom Dobson looks at how war impacted the training of Methodist Teachers at Westminster College. youtu.be/lJn9NEw6ZHE
Poster for our Easter 2026 family activities.
Free family fun this coming Easter weekend at Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum.
Our February 2026 edition of the #engleseabrookchapelandmuseum newsletter Englesea Extra is now available to download from our website at tinyurl.com/26hkck9f
The cover of the Alsager Book Emporium newsletter for Spring 2026
Click the link to download our Spring 2026 Newsletter which includes details of our new Book Club which will be meeting at the end of March. Find out about how Malcolm and the team work and the wide range of subjects we stock books on. Happy reading!
tinyurl.com/28vb9age
Students at Westminster Methodist College during the Second World War.
Join us via Zoom on Saturday 21st February at 11am UTC/GMT for our next Heritage Talk, "What did you do during the War? Westminster College and the impact of warfare on the training of Methodist teachers". This is a free event.
zoom.us/j/9669619102...
Meeting ID: 966 9619 1020
Passcode: 404866
Our January 2026 edition of the #engleseabrookchapelandmuseum newsletter Englesea Extra is now available to download from our website at engleseabrook.org.uk/englesea-ext...
Topics covered include:
*The Methodist Legacy In Teesdale
*Remembering The Rev David Leese
and much more!
Happy reading!
Join us via Zoom on Saturday 17th January at 11am GMT for our first Heritage Talk of 2026. "Methodist Love Feasts" will be presented by long-time friend of Englesea Brook, John Anderson. This is a free event and everyone is welcome.
zoom.us/j/9592611313...
Meeting ID: 959 2611 3135
Passcode: 346815
Our Christmas edition of the #engleseabrookchapelandmuseum newsletter Englesea Extra is now available to download from our website at engleseabrook.org.uk/englesea-ext...
Topics include a visit to New England, the Handsacre Church mystery and our Xmas events.
Happy reading!
Social media flyer for our series of 4 weekly Advent sessions beginning at 10.30am on Wednesday 26th November.
Our series of online sessions for Advent begins on November 26th and all are welcome. Each session will be in the Methodist fashion of small groups, which have always been central to the way the Methodist church grew, providing a peaceful space in which we can grow together.
Methodist Chapel illustrating our Heritage Talk on Saturday 15th November at 11am GMT on Zoom, entitled "And Where, Pray, Is Ramshaw?"
Join us via Zoom on Saturday 15th November at 11am GMT for our Heritage Talk, "And Where, Pray, Is Ramshaw?", the story of a Methodist minister's son in the North-East of England. This is a free event, everyone is welcome.
zoom.us/j/9666908694....
Meeting ID: 966 6908 6942
Passcode: 022956
Social media flyer for our Carol Service on 14th December. The event is free.
Nothing will get you in to the real spirit of Christmas more than a carol service held in a beautiful old Methodist chapel. So please join us on Sunday 14th December at Englesea Brook Chapel. This is a free event and everyone is welcome.
#engleseabrookchapelandmuseum
Social media flyer for our production of "A Christmas Carol" on Friday 12th December at 7pm.
Our annual performance of the Charles Dickens classic, "A Christmas Carol", is just what you need to get you in the seasonal mood. Friday 12th December, 7-8.30pm. #engleseabrookchapelandmuseum
Englesea Brook Museum, closed for the Winter, whilst the Chapel continues to host events, details on our social media.
Our Museum is closed for the Winter until April 2026 but our Chapel will continue to host events and our activities will continue online. Event details will be posted on our website, and on our Facebook, Instagram and Bluesky feeds.
"Joseph Cook - From Pit Boy To Prime Minister", the latest video on our YouTube channel, tells of the Staffordshire Primitive Methodist and mine worker who rose to be Prime Minister of Australia.
youtu.be/hEB7qhFICBc
A colourful advertisement for Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum's Victorian Family Christmas event on Saturday 13th December from 2-4pm. Over 14s £2; under 14s £1; under 5s free.
Christmas is coming! A date for your diaries. You won't get more Christmassy than this. An atmospheric afternoon at #engleseabrookchapelandmuseum for all ages.
Joseph Cook, the Staffordshire mine boy who became Prime Minister of Australia.
Join us via Zoom on Saturday 18th October at 11am BST for our first #engleseabrookchapelandmuseum Heritage Talk of the new season. Filmmaker Ray Johnson will introduce his film "Joseph Cook - From Pit Boy To Prime Minister".
zoom.us/j/9757501975...
Meeting ID: 975 7501 9759
Passcode: 964250
A Christmas wreath illustrative of our Christmas wreath-making sessions on 3rd and 12th December this year, for which we are currently taking bookings.
Our Christmas wreath-making sessions will be on Wednesday 3rd December from 6.30-9pm and Friday 12th December from 10am-12.30pm in Englesea Brook's beautiful chapel which will be fully decked out for Christmas. Please email enquiries@engleseabrook.org.uk for further details or to book a place.
The cover of the October 2025 edition of Englesea Extra, the newsletter of the Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum of Primitive Methodism.
The October 2025 edition of the #engleseabrookchapelandmuseum newsletter Englesea Extra is now available to download from our website at engleseabrook.org.uk/englesea-ext...
Topics include the PM twins from Crewe, Hugh Bourne and the railways, Christmas events, and more.
Happy reading!
Come and help us support people living with cancer at our Macmillan Coffee Morning on Friday 26th September from 10am to midday at Englesea Brook Museum. Want to donate a cake for us to sell on the day? Call Ruth or Elizabeth on 01270 820836 or email admin@engleseabrook.org.uk.
The cover of our newsletter, Englesea Extra No. 80.
The September 2025 edition of the #engleseabrookchapelandmuseum newsletter Englesea Extra is now available to download from our website at engleseabrook.org.uk/englesea-ext...
Happy reading!
Social media post for the performance of The Window, part of Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum's "Friday Forum Theatre" series.
Join us at Englesea Brook on Friday 12th September for our first “Friday Forum Theatre” performance of 2025. Elizabeth Morris tells tales from the age of Primitive Methodism. Tickets £8. Contact learning@engleseabrook.org.uk to make reservations. #engleseabrookchapelandmuseum
The poster for Englesea Brook's Preacher Training event for 2025.
Are you a preacher? Lay or ordained, come to Englesea Brook this September for a training day with a difference.
Book now to avoid disappointment! Email director@engleseabrook.org.uk. Wednesday 24th September, 10am to 3pm, lunch included.
Englesea Brook's social media post for its traditional cottage crafts activity session this weekend, 16th August, 10am to 2pm
#engleseabrookchapelandmuseum #traditionalcrafts #craftingideas #cheshirecrafts
The latest edition of the #engleseabrookchapelandmuseum newsletter, Englesea Extra No.79, is now available to download from our website at engleseabrook.org.uk/englesea-ext...
Includes articles on PM Army Chaplains during WWI and PM medals and medallions
Happy reading!
#methodism #methodistheritage
The latest edition of the #engleseabrookchapelandmuseum newsletter, Englesea Extra No.78, is now available to download from our website at engleseabrook.org.uk/englesea-ext....
Happy reading!
#methodism #methodistheritage
Social media post for Englesea Brook's Book Club meeting on 18th September to discuss Silas Hocking's "Her Benny".
Early warning of the next #engleseabrookchapelandmuseum Book Club meeting on 18th September to discuss Silas Hocking's Victorian bestseller "Her Benny", a free e-book of which you can download from the Project Gutenberg website at tinyurl.com/y8crywnv. Free audio version from tinyurl.com/y7z2uj7j.