Crafty Ranters: Take Note Of What We’re Saying!
Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum, Weston, Crewe, United KingdomIn this session we will be using craftivism to reflect on poverty and homelessness. We will use paper collage to decorate notebook covers with phrases and pictures and then send them to local and national politicians asking for action on homelessness. Crafty Ranters is a relaxed group that meets every 2nd Friday of the month […]
Friday Forum Theatre: The Providence of Mary Porteus
Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum, Weston, Crewe, United KingdomElizabeth Morris will present a story based on events in the life of Mary Porteus (1783-1861). Mary Porteus (1783-1861) was one of the longest-serving female preachers in Primitive Methodism and an inspiration to all she met and ministered to for her resilience and faith. It was her tenacious faith that God would always provide that […]
Crafty Ranters: We Are Wonderfully Made
Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum, Weston, Crewe, United KingdomUsing clay we will explore what we feel about ourselves and our bodies and what we need to do to keep well. We’ll look at how women’s and men’s health needs and treatments are wrongly regarded as the same, and also think about cultures where women’s and girl’s bodies are mutilated and degraded. These are […]
Crafty Ranters: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!
Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum, Weston, Crewe, United KingdomYes we do, but we also want girls to have access to education that enables them to reach their potential. Together we will make a banner with words that express the hopes and desires of girls and young women both in the UK and globally and think about how they can be resourced to stand […]
Friday Forum Theatre: Tales from the Pot Bank – the Early Life of William Clowes
Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum, Weston, Crewe, United KingdomElizabeth Morris will present a story based on events in the life of William Clowes (1780-1851). William Clowes was one of the founders of Primitive Methodism. Converted in 1805, he was a charismatic leader with almost ‘supernatural’ powers. Born into the famous Wedgwood family on his mother’s side and the son of a drunken potter, […]
Crafty Ranters: Who We Are Can Be Our Gift
Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum, Weston, Crewe, United KingdomThis session focusses on neurodiversity and mental health. Many people are unable to be truly themselves because of a lack of understanding about neurodiverse conditions such as autism and ADHD. Women in particular find themselves ‘masking’ in order to fit in with society which can result in poor mental health. We will make masks and […]
Friday Forum Theatre: A Tale of Two Missions
Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum, Weston, Crewe, United KingdomElizabeth Morris will present a story based on events in the lives of Amy Richardson (1872-1953) and Sister Elizabeth Stead MBE. Amy Richardson (1872-1953) was the first female missionary to Eastern Nigeria at the turn of the 20th century. Her story inspired Sister Elizabeth Stead MBE to follow in her footsteps a few years later. […]
Crafty Ranters: Being In Power Or Empowering?
Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum, Weston, Crewe, United KingdomIn this session we will explore the models of power that women have embraced – or rejected. What might be an authentic female model of power? Is there such a thing? Have women in power simply assumed the role that men have presented? As we reflect on these issues we will make enormous paper flowers! […]