Groups, sessions and activities at Storyhouse.
Storyhouse is home to many different community groups, including mental health support groups, book clubs, language conversation groups, learning sessions, drama and dance groups and many more. Use the filter below to explore the groups.
If you have a group you’d like to hold at Storyhouse, or would like to start one, please email Storyhouse Communities Manager George at georgina.west@storyhouse.com.
We have over 274 years’ worth of Cheshire newspapers on microfilm. Our collection starts at 1733 and ends at 2009.
Help with one of the library team for basic IT and technology help, such as how to use an i-pad or using online resources.
Want to learn a new skill? Come along to our beginner’s crochet workshop, where we show you the ropes, loops and stitches of crochet.
A monthly inclusive and accessible open-mic night celebrating the talents of people living in Chester and the surrounding areas living with a disability, learning disability or with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
A volunteer-led peer support drop-in session, open to anyone who is bereaved or is supporting someone who is bereaved.
The Storyhouse teachers network gives local educators a space to come together with the Young Storyhouse department to take part in creative conversations and build partnerships between local schools and Storyhouse.
A meet up to practice your English! This monthly event is for people who are learning English at college/school and wants more practice in an informal environment.
Join us in the Kitchen at Storyhouse for some fun rhymes and stories with the library team. Suitable for younger children and toddlers.
A space for people to talk whether its for five minutes while you have a brew, or for an hour of good conversation.
A relaxed and casual storytelling meet up for German speaking families in and around Chester to make new friends.
A digital support group run by Here and Now Chester, a Blacon-based social enterprise which is dedicated helping older people learn to use new technology.
A weekly shared reading group, bringing people together and stories and poems to life.
A peer led confidence, health and well-being group that’s open to all.
Join Sofia from the library team for storytelling in Spanish. Suitable for children and families, all welcome.
Autumn is here and in celebration of The BFG exhibition at the Grosvenor Museum in Chester, Storyhouse Library are dedicating weekend crafts to the one and only Roald Dahl and his fantastic illustrator Quentin Blake.
Join Daniela (member of the community) for storytelling in Italian. Suitable for children and families, all welcome.
Come along and play new and traditional board and table top games in an informal sociable setting. Everyone welcome, suitable for all abilities.
For just one hour on the first Monday of each month we ‘wallow’ in poetry on a chosen theme. Bring a favourite poem, or one you have written yourself or just come and listen.
Drop in to the library for help with family history research. A Storyhouse volunteer can help you discover your family’s past.
Cheshire West and Chester Domestic Abuse Intervention and Prevention Service will be offering open access groups from Chester, Winsford and Ellesmere Port.