Englesea Brook Chapel & Museum of Primitive Methodism

05/02/2025

The first of Adelaide School Year 9 RE sessions was held this week. Looking at Creation, expressed in Big Art

05/02/2025

Join us via Zoom on Saturday 15th February 2025 at 11am GMT for our latest Heritage Talk.
In "The Methodist Tapestries Collection" David Heatherington will talk about how the Methodist Tapestries Collection came about and will use images from the completed panels to illustrate the quality and scope of the embroideries telling stories of “The People Called Methodists”.
This event is free. Everyone is welcome. The Zoom details are:
https://zoom.us/j/98534758846?pwd=fYyiwJDvIMWzNvInUqs5LQNnibGhQF.1

Meeting ID: 985 3475 8846
Passcode: 081715

04/02/2025

"The Hugh Bourne Film" is the latest video on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/. Ray Johnson of the Staffordshire Film Archive introduces the Hugh Bourne Film, which tells Hugh Bourne's story in his own words and through vintage reminiscence recordings filmed at Mow Cop and re-enactments by the Victoria Theatre company in 1970 in their production of "The Burning Mountain”.
https://youtu.be/i1DS38EdpM8?feature=shared

31/01/2025

More pics from Cheshire Buddies day at EB!

30/01/2025

A busy week at EB: Adelaide School yr 8s thought how to describe inspirational Christians and Cheshire Buddies learnt about the Atlas Printing Press.

13/01/2025

Today we are filming in the cottage for 3 education films exploring the effects of alcohol on relationships, health and money. There are numerous stories in the archives of the detrimental impact, but also how the Primitive Methodists supported and helped those with addictions to change and transform their lives. Thanks to AIM (the Association of Independent Museums ) and the National Lottery for funding this project.

10/01/2025

You can find us on Bluesky at .bsky.social.
We closed our X/Twitter account last year and have now opened a Bluesky account - the "nice" Twitter (for now, at least). We'd like to put a permanent link, as we have to YouTube and Instagram, in our profile, but Facebook won't let us.

08/01/2025

The January 2025 edition of the newsletter Englesea Extra is now available to download from our website at https://engleseabrook.org.uk/englesea-extra-january-2025/
Topics covered include:
*Our themes for 2025
*Celebrating 35 years of volunteering
*Randle’s rummagings
*Our new reading room equipment
*Chris’ conundrums: how many PM chapels were there?
*Dates for your diary
Happy reading!

07/01/2025

No matter where you are in the world please join us via Zoom on Saturday 11th January 2025 at 11am GMT for our first Heritage Talk of 2025.
Ray Johnson from the Staffordshire Film Archive will be joining us to talk on "The Burning Mountain: Memories of Primitive Methodism On Film". Among the various film clips to be shown will be someone filmed in the 1970s who remembers going to the 1907 celebrations at Mow Cop as a child, and clips of the 1970 Stoke Victoria Theatre production of ‘The Burning Mountain’ .
This event is free. Everyone is welcome. The Zoom details are:
https://zoom.us/j/95328088352?pwd=reFFocxIgPsMAZMGPDJBBMttEZqNiK.1

Meeting ID: 953 2808 8352
Passcode: 282893

24/12/2024

A Happy Christmas from all at Englesea Brook Chapel & Museum of Primitive Methodism. Thank you for all your support over the past year. We look forward to opening our doors to you in 2025

18/12/2024

All four of our online lessons for Advent are now available on our website at https://engleseabrook.org.uk/advent-and-lent-study-sessions/ You can also view them on our YouTube channel, along with all of our previous series of Advent and Lent study sessions, together with videos of our Heritage Talks: https://youtube.com/?feature=shared

The only Museum dedicated to Primitive Methodism, a grassroots movement within Methodism that started in England in 1807 at a camp meeting organised by Hugh Bourne, high on Mow Cop, a bleak hill on the border of the Staffordshire Moorlands and the Cheshire Plain. It has been said that whilst Wesleya...

18/12/2024

Betsy and EBee have enjoyed sharing the season's activities and events with so many wonderful visitors. They wish everyone a very happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year xx

18/12/2024

"Methodist Pottery and Potters" is the latest video on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFJV-C6hi-4nVWzgORZSqrQ John Anderson tells the story of Methodist commemorative and ornamental pottery - from John Wesley to Mow Cop, from Enoch Wood to Jessie Van Hallen - and asks who made it and why.
https://tinyurl.com/25b4wxxo

17/12/2024

We are thrilled to unveil Englesea Brook's new Peace Garden, created by Ben and the team at Weston Gardens and Landscaping, who went above and beyond to ensure that the garden looks as good as it does. We would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the success of this project: Weston Gardens and Landscaping; Cheshire Landscaping Supplies Ltd; Matthew Baldwin; Minshull's Garden Centre; Tidyskips; Jewson; Rope Garden Nursery; Luke Samways and Alison Spencer.
We are hoping to have an official opening in the Spring.

16/12/2024

Join us via Zoom at 10.30am GMT this Wednesday, 18th December, for the fourth and final of our annual series of Bible studies for Advent. Under the heading “Rejoice In Our Advent Hope?!” minister Tim Macquiban will lead us in reflecting on what it means to live the joy of the Gospel in everyday life, experienced in the darkness and fears of our lives as well as in the light of the hope of peace in a justice-seeking community.
In this final session, entitled ”The Hope That Brings Peace”, Tim considers Isaiah 9: 6-7 and the Charles Wesley hymn “Rejoice The Lord Is King”.
Taking part is free. You can attend one, some or all. Everyone is welcome.
The Zoom details are:
https://zoom.us/j/91451125989...
Meeting ID: 914 5112 5989
Passcode: 769740
Full details and videos of sessions so far on our website at https://engleseabrook.org.uk/four-online-lessons-for.../

14/12/2024

Another wonderful retelling by the talented Elizabeth Morris of A Christmas Carol last night, enjoyed by an appreciative crowd

13/12/2024

A wonderful time was had by all in our Christmas wreath-making workshop in our lovely chapel, all decked out with Christmas decorations for our weekend of Christmas activities (see below), to which everyone is invited.

13/12/2024

Our big Christmas Event weekend is finally upon us!
Friday, our annual performance of Dickens' "Christmas Carol."
Saturday, our Victorian Family Christmas Experience.
Sunday, our Carol Service.
Everyone is invited, everyone is welcome, bring friends and family and get into the spirit of Christmas!