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Social Groups (by location)

There is a wide range of groups and activities available across our churches. Many church activities are free of charge.

Askam Methodist Church

Wednesday – Sisterhood meet fortnightly at 2.30 pm

Thursday – Armchair exercise group meet weekly from 10 -11am

Thursday – Askam and Ireleth Local History Group, 7.30 pmon 3rd Thursday monthly, from March until October

Beacon Hill Methodist Church

Monday – ‘Monday Magic’, alternate Mondays at 2 pm.

Tuesday – MY Group, last Tuesday in the month at 2 pm.

Wednesday – Parents & Toddlers, weekly, 1.30 – 2.45 pm

Thursday – Coffee morning, last Thursday of the month, 10 – 11.30 am.

Outside groups:

Women’s Institute – 3rd Tuesday in the month, 2 – 4 pm

Pilates – 10 – 11 am and 6 – 7 pm

Line dancing – Wednesday at 7.30 – 9.30 pm weekly

Civic & Local History Society – last Friday of the month, 2 – 4 pm

Classical Music Society – 1st and 3rd Friday at 7 pm.

Broughton-in-Furness Methodist Church                                                                                                                                                        Monday – Rainbows, Brownies and Guides, weekly in termtime

Tuesday – Weekly Coffee and Lunch Gathering, Tudor Square Café, Broughton, 10.30am-1pm    Wednesday – Cubs – weekly in termtime

Thursday – Youth Drop In for young people aged 11+, 7 – 8.30pm in termtime

Dalton Community Church

Wednesday – ‘Cuppa, Chat and Company’, weekly, 2 – 3.30 pm

Saturday – Coffee morning, every week, 9.30 – 11.30 am.

Hartington Street Methodist Church

Monday – Parent and Toddler group, 1.00 – 2.30 pm

Tuesday – Knit and Natter, 10.00 – 11.30 am

Saturday- Messy Church, every 4th Saturday September – April, 3 – 5.pm

Outside organisations

Monday – Furness Wood Turners, 6.30 – 9.00 pm   

Monday – Abbey Musical Society, 7.30 – 9.30 pm

Tuesday – Karate for children, 6.30 – 7.30 pm

Tuesday – Al Anon (Support group for people living with alcoholics), 7 – 9 pm

Wednesday – All in Wrestling, 6 – 9 pm

Thursday – Abbey Musical Society, 7.30 – 9.30 pm

Friday – AA (Alcoholics Anonymous), 7 – 9 pm

Saturday – Love Barrow Community Group Activities for adults and children (every Saturday except the fourth Saturday), 2 – 4 pm

Kirkby-in-Furness Methodist Church

Wednesday: Coffee and Company: 1st Wednesday in the month at 10 -11.30 am                 

Craft and Chatter: 3rd Wednesday in the month at 10 – 11.30 amMen welcome!

Millom Methodist Church

Monday – Knit and Natter, 10 – 12 am

Wednesday – Dementia Café, run by St. Mary’s Hospice, 10.30 – 12 noon

Thursday – Church coffee morning, weekly at 10 – 12 am

Thursday – Brownies: termtime, 6 – 7.30pm

Third Sunday – 1.30 pm: Community 3-course Lunch

Ramsden Street United Reformed Church

Friday – Coffee morning every week, 10.30 – 11.30                                                                          

Trinity Church in the Abbey Road Baptist building

Friday: Board Games for All, 6pm on alternate weeks

Friday – Film Night, 6pm on alternate nights in winter

Saturday: Coffee and Chat, 2nd Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. – 11.30am      

Vickerstown Methodist Church

Saturday – Coffee morning once a month, 10 – 11.30 (the Saturday varies, see local info)