Community Projects
Our Service to You
Discover more about our extensive range of professional services. We constantly update this page, but if you still can’t find what you’re looking for, please feel free to get in touch with us – we will be more than happy to help.
Congleton Diabetic Friends Group
The Congleton Diabetic Friends Group is a free local peer-support network for anyone living with, caring for, or interested in learning about diabetes. Sponsored by the Congleton Lions Club and affiliated with Diabetes UK, it offers a welcoming space to share experiences and hear from professional guest speakers.
- Location: St Mary's Parish Centre, West Road, Congleton, CW12 4ES
- Time: Bi-monthly meetings held on Tuesdays/weekdays starting at 7:30 PM
- Cost: Completely free; no joining fees, and free tea/coffee are provided
Congleton Talking Newspaper
Weekly recording of an edited version of the Congleton Chronicle and other local news publications including Bear Necessities.
A recording on a USB stick is sent to print disabled listeners at no cost to themselves.
Suitable equipment for playing the sticks can be provided on loan (free of charge).
Dementia
We currently supporting various dementia groups in the town with vairius programmes including the Dementia Buddy devices which we are sponsoring for residents living in CW12 postal area. This scheme provides information to the emergency services should your loved one with dementia get lost and don't know how to get home.
Message in a Bottle
The Lions Message in a Bottle scheme is a simple idea designed to encourage people to keep their personal and medical details on a standard form and in a common location - the Fridge. Whilst it is focused on the more vulnerable people in our community, anyone can have an accident at home, so this scheme can benefit anyone, including you and is provided free to the user.
Young Leaders in Service
We are very pleased to report that a number of youth organisations in the town are looking to sponsor young leaders in their groups. We are looking to sponsor more young leaders in the town. Please contact web master for more details.
Major Disasters
Along with many organisations we are supporting the major disasters around the world
Marie Curie
Along with other clubs in the UK we are supporting the local Marie Curie group within the town. We again will be assisting in the daffodill collections this year.
East Cheshire Eye Society
We are currently sponsoring the Congleton group of East Cheshire Eye Society who meet at New Life Church
Defibrillators
We have installed 12 defibrillators for the town all of which are accesable 24x7 and emergency ready. We also carry out weekly checks on the devices to ensure that they are emergency ready. If you have a medical problem call 999 and if required they will direct you to the nearest emergency ready defibrillator. They will also give you the code to access it if required.
ReCycling of Pre loved Spectacles
We collect pre loved spectacles for recyling in other parts of the world where eye care is not readaly available. We take them to our recylcing centre in Birmingham and from there they are shipped out. Todate we have collected over 30,000 pairs in Congleton and over 1 million per year across the UK
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.
Stay Safe during the current Heat Wave
It is important no matter what your age to stay safe during the current heat wave.