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Friends for Leisure would like to extend our deepest sympathies to all on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family at this difficult time.

Trustees and staff at Friends for Leisure have undertaken a formal risk assessment in order to return to work after remote working for 4 months. You can read about this here – COVID 19 return to work assessment

Can you believe it’s our 25th anniversary this month?! We won’t let lockdown dampen our spirits though, join us for a ‘virtual’ celebration on Wednesday 29th July! Check out our timetable of activities on Facebook Live and Zoom throughout the day, while we wander down memory lane remembering all our favourites times with Friends for […]

My name is Isaac, I am 14 years old and my favourite hobby is Boccia. Boccia is similar to bowls but it is indoors and you sit down. You have to try and get your Boccia balls close to your opponent’s balls and the jack. I started playing Boccia in year 7 and my P.E. […]

On Monday 18th November we had our AGM. If you would like a copy of our annual report this is available on request, we also have an easy read version.

This year Friends for Leisure were lucky enough to have two Christmas fundraisers, which were carol singing at Handforth Dean retail park and helping out on Santa’s float around Congleton and Handforth!  Carol Singing On Saturday 7th December we had a space in the foyer of Tesco and M&S in Handforth Dean and we were […]

Hello! I’m Frankie, one of the three Project Workers here at Friends for Leisure. I support children and young people in the South of Cheshire East and organise and deliver activities in Crewe. I have only worked for Friends for Leisure since March 2019, I previously worked with children with disabilities, young carers and I […]

We have several upcoming fundraising events before the end of the year! Sunday 22nd September – Macc-Fest This year Macc-fest has four runs to choose from! There is a half marathon route, a 10k, 5k and a fun run. The event is organised by Macclesfield Harriers and the proceeds from the races will be split […]

Reaching New Peaks Claire Addis, our very own Fundraising Coordinator, successfully completed the challenging 50km TrekFest event in the Peak District on Saturday 31st August, raising almost £700 in the process! Here is a short account of her experience: “I love a good challenge, and it’s been years since I’ve done anything that has really […]

As of September, our breakfast club has changed to the Saturday club. This is held at the YMCA on Gresty Road, Crewe. The Saturday club is an opportunity for all of our young people to decide what they would like to do at the group.  We had our first session on the 14th of September, […]