W/C 14.4.2026

Hello Everyone

Hope you are all keeping well.  Here is my bulletin I wish to share with you all.

• The Futures Event – please see the poster with all the details this is being hosted by Springfield School on the 28th April, but it is open to all young people and their parents across Cheshire East to come along and have a look at different education, post education opportunities available meeting people face to face and learning more.
• Wingate Centre, Easter Disco – taking place tomorrow the 14th April not too late to get your tickets please see the information shared.
• ***NEW** Community Grocery, Crewe – opened on Myrtle Street affordable food shops from £5.00 per visit open Monday – Friday for more information please click the link Crewe Community Grocery - Community Grocery and moving forward they will also be running courses offered by the partner church.
• Macclesfield in May 2026 – if you are interested in Music , live events and or volunteering could you help the team arranging the event, could you be a steward they would love to hear from you.  It is taking place on the 23rd May, email the event planners for more details Partyinthepewsmacclesfiled@gmail.com and if you want to learn more here is the information page Choose Macc | Macclesfield | Facebook
• Dance To Health, Crewe – please see the attached poster with further information about this weekly session taking place at St Andrew’s Church for the over 55’s.
• Menopause Awareness Event, Poynton – please see the attached poster your opportunity to learn and talk about all things, menopause.
• Alton Towers Trip, Looking Forward Activities – please follow the link for one of the most popular annual trips they run, you need to be registered with them but please follow the link for more details and how you can get involved with this and other future trips they do https://calendly.com/office-lookingforwardactivities/alton-towers-1  here is their main link for all the other activities and has their contact details to learn more Home | Looking Forward Activities
• Churnet Valley Railway – if you are looking for occasional things to do on a weekend they run Coffee and Cake where you board the heritage train and go on a journey through the Staffordshire countryside and they offer other activities and things to do Steam Train Staffordshire | Derbyshire / Midlands - Churnet Valley Railway I also wanted to share with you the accessibility information Facilities and Accessibility - Churnet Valley Railway
• Peacock Railway, Nantwich – if you want something more local and slightly smaller but fun too here is the link with all the up to date events taking place The Peacock Railway – Nantwich
• Crewe heritage Centre – is now back open for 2026 at weekends but also you can become a volunteer and don’t forget there is a virtual tour of the museum too.  Here is the link for all the information Crewe Heritage Centre | A Great Day Out For All The Family
• FREE Self Defence Session for Unpaid Carers – please see the poster with further details and how to book on a session coming up in June being hosted in Macclesfield and Middlewich.
• Holmes Chapel Community Newsletter – please follow the link for all the up to date community news, groups and support including one off events going on in your local community https://www.hcpartnership.org.uk/community-newsletter
• Springboard – the team are here to help adults across the Cheshire East footprint they will help with developing employment prospects you could access one of their work hubs for this but also they have lots of adult learning community courses please follow the link for more details they welcome all abilities and support with everyone’s different levels of learning Home » Springboard Emma has also asked me to share their FREE government funded maths courses please see the poster with all the details.
• Cheshire Wildlife Trust, Photography Competition – are looking for budding photographers and would love to hear from. They are looking for photos of animals and birds and wildlife places in Cheshire, for more information and how to enter please follow the link Photography Competition | Cheshire Wildlife Trust closing date is the 31st May 2026.
• Hassall Green Nature Reserve, Green Angels – please see the most up to date programmes for April and May for the nature reserve lots of different opportunities to get involved with, all free to attend but places need to be booked in advance.
• Whirligig Woods, Wild Rumpus Volunteering Day – would you like to get involved make new friends, be out in nature.  Taking place on the 19th April they would love to see you, I have attached further information.
• Kings Trust, Crewe – please see the attached leaflet and information about the next programme, which is starting on the 11thMay, as you know these 12-week programmes get booked up very quickly and there are limited places, Sarah and Rosie would love to hear from anybody that would be interested. This is for anyone aged between 16-25 that is not in education or will not be on the 11th May and is also not on any other employment programme. They would love to hear from you so they can tell you more about what they offer and how they help.  This is open to all young people across Cheshire East but takes place in Crewe.  Their main base is very close to Crewe train station and is on main bus routes too.
• Petty Pool Community – please see the attached flyer with all the information about their day opportunities being offered.
• The CAT radio, ‘Wired Differently – The Neurodiverse Hour’ – launched on the 1st April and now taking place every Thursday at 10am you can tune in to the local funded CAT Radio and listen to the hosts Sheila and Diane who also want you to get involved and share your stories too The Cat
• Endorphins, After School Thursday and Saturday Club, Crewe – please see the poster with all the details of the weekly SEND sessions Endorphins run for the young people up to the age of 18.
• Cheshire Agricultural Chaplaincy – to support those in farming and their families with the world and pressures being put on the farming community at present there is an event being hosted to support those who may just want a drink, bite to eat and talk about farming life please follow the link for more information.  The main site also shares what other help they can offer including the meet and eat lunches and lots more Which Way Forward? | agchap
• Let’s Get Movin’, FREE Programme, One You Cheshire – please see the information Lucy has asked us to share, this programme has now been launched also in Congleton and Macclesfield. Let’s Get Movin’ is One You Cheshire East’s free, 12-week programme that helps families enjoy being active, learn about healthy eating and build confidence together. It’s all about small steps, positive changes and having fun as a family.
• Preparing for Adulthood Handbook ***NEW*** - please follow the link to our new booklet which we hope shares with you a lot more useful information and contacts for where to go to. Preparing for Adulthood Booklet
• Peaks and Plains Information and Support Event, Macclesfield – taking place at Core- the Church of the Resurrection the ‘Upton Church’ organisations that will be attending can help with cost of living, benefits, employment, isolation, debt and energy advice and there will be free tea coffee and toast available see the attached poster for more details.
• Songs and Scones, Rainow – taking place on the 26thApril see the poster with further details.
• What it’s really like living with autism, Space4autism – please see the information shared this is brilliant talk delivered by Ben Simpson, an autistic adult looking at his experiences from childhood to adulthood.  It is being delivered by zoom.
• Deafness Support Network, BSL Course, Lindow – please follow the link for more information about a BSL course coming up that one of my families has shared with us all.  The BSL course starting on Monday 23rd April 2026 at 1.30pm to 4.30pm at Lindow Primary School Wilmslow within the link it shares how to sign up and costs involved. https://www.facebook.com/reel/926455353308703
• Everybody Health and Leisure, Live Well on Weight Loss Medication – the team have introduced a new 12 week programme to support those on medication to help with weight loss with an exercise and nutrition tailored plan to support your treatment journey see the information they have shared and where this is available.

Regular updates included.

• Time out Group – have shared with us the activities but I have also shared the main link as it shares with you what’s on and lots of other information including what the groups are like, support and help available Home - Time Out Group

• Wishing Well, Let’s Get Social – Please see the schedule for April lots of great evening activities coming up.
• Space4autism – What’s on Guides, please see their new details shared as to what is coming up for April, lots of support help and activities for everyone to get involved What's on Guide | Autism Awareness Charity | Space 4 Autism 
• Choice Support – please follow the link for the Partridges Day Service and what they offer Choice Support | Partridges Day Service Cheshire but also I have included the Pub Meal and Bowling nights coming up.
• Friends For Leisure – have shared with us what is going on in your area with them from April to July 2026 for our young people including their 15 and up groups 1 to 1 Friendship and bowling groups, drama sessions and lots more across the Cheshire East footprint please follow the link for all the details and the main FFL Flyer What’s going on in your area and don’t forget they offer holiday activities including this Easter.

• Wingate Centre, SPARKS – please follow the link for the regular activities and what is going on for adults and young people to get involved with at the centre and at Crewe Lyceum with Lyceum Lites  SPARKS | The Wingate Cente

Carers Support Workshops

Redesigning Carers Support in Cheshire East: Sense-Making Sessions

With one week to go, if you haven’t booked on yet, there’s still time to join the next series of conversations around shaping future carers’ support services in Cheshire East.

There are still spaces at the following online sessions:

• Tuesday 14th April 2026, 10:00-11:30AM
• Tuesday 14th April 2026, 6:00-7:30PM
• Wednesday 15th April 2026 1:30 – 3:00PM

To book onto a session please follow this link

The sessions are free to join. Once you’ve booked a place, you will receive a link to a calendar invite with the link to the Zoom meeting.

What we’ll explore in these sessions:

These workshops will bring together people with lived experience of caring, practitioners, service providers and commissioners, to explore some recorded experiences of carers (stories) in Cheshire East. Together we’ll reflect on how these stories feel, how they connect to our own experiences, and what they mean for improving support for carers.
 
The themes and recommendations, alongside the learning from the listening workshops in February and March, will be used to inform the next phase of codesign of support for carers.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Cost of living help and support

IMPORTANT LINK Cost of living (cheshireeast.gov.uk)

Have a good couple of weeks, take care and stay safe.

Kind regards
Sarah

Sarah Jacklin

Local Area Coordinator | Adult Social Care Learning Disability and Preparing for Adulthood Team | Cheshire East Council |Macclesfield Town Hall, Market Place Macclesfield, SK10 1EA