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Mothers' Union Diocese of Chester

The Diocese of Chester covers Cheshire, including the Wirral, and parts of Tameside and Stockport

Groups
95
Members
1,399
Projects
17

In the Diocese of Chester we have 110 branches with about 3,000 members. We have our own personal worldwide links with six dioceses and have set up a soup kitchen project with Cape Town which receives support from the membership and provides 32 soup kitchens throughout the winter months.

We are involved in a range of different activities both within our diocese and helping with relief work abroad.

Our work:

  • Knitted Items, including knitting for Nepal and Fiddle Pinnies
  • We run a stall at the Cheshire Show
  • We run parenting courses
  • Away From It All holidays
  • Prison visit help at the Young Offenders Institute, Thorn Cross
  • Virtual babies to educate teenagers
  • Ouch Pouches containing a mini first aid kit donated to Bridge Foyer in Chester
  • Some members help local clergy at wedding fairs

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Contact details

1st Floor, 9 Abbey Square
CH1 2HU
United Kingdom
Primary contact: The Mothers Union Chester Diocese
Telephone: 01244 400491
Email: mothersunionchester@outlook.com
Diocese of Chester website: http://www.mothersunionchester.co.uk/index.php
Province: York
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CW2 8TZ, United Kingdom

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SK6 6HW, United Kingdom

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CH61 8TF, United Kingdom

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ST7 3AZ, United Kingdom

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