St. John - Ellesmere Community Centre

St. John - Ellesmere Community Centre St. John (Ellesmere) Community Centre is part of St. John's Church - situated on Algernon Rd Walkden Our own Parish Safeguarding Officer is Marjorie Weston.

SAFEGUARDING: All we do is governed by the Church of England's and the Diocese of Manchester's Safeguarding Policy "Promoting a Safer Church". More information about safeguarding can be found by following the link: https://www.manchester.anglican.org/safeguarding/

07/10/2026

🎃🚨 WALKDEN/LITTLE HULTON … THE SCARECROWS ARE COMING BACK! 🚨🎃

🌟🎉 MORE FUN! MORE EXCITEMENT! MORE SCARECROWS! 🎉🌟

YES… YOU HEARD IT RIGHT! 👀👇

🎃🌾 THE ST JOHN’S COMMUNITY SCARECROW FESTIVAL IS BACK! 🌾🎃

📅 SATURDAY 24TH OCTOBER�⏰ 12 NOON – 3PM�📍 ST JOHN’S COMMUNITY HUB, ALGERNON ROAD, WALKDEN�⛪ Opposite St John’s Church
And trust us… this is NOT your average scarecrow festival! 😂🎃

🎤✨ ENTERTAINMENT LIKE NO OTHER! ✨🎤

We’ve got EVERYTHING lined up for a fantastic afternoon:

🎃 Scarecrow Judging�🧵 Scarecrow Making�🎤 Talent Show�🎨 Face Painting�🌱 Planting�🎧 DJ�🎶 Live Entertainment�🍔 Food & Refreshments�🏆 Fantastic Prizes�🎉 And LOTS, LOTS MORE!
But wait… THE FUN DOESN’T START AT THE HUB! 👀🎃

🏆 BUSINESSES — THIS ONE’S FOR YOU! 🏆

Are you a local business that wants to get yourself firmly onto the Walkden/Little Hulton Map of Fame? 🌟📍

Then get crafting! 🎃🔨🧵

Create your very own AMAZING SCARECROW, put it proudly in your window and let the people of Walkden/LittleHulton come and see you! 👀🎃

Give your scarecrow a name, take a picture and submit your details so you can be entered into the competition! 🏆

🏡 SCHOOLS • NURSERIES • CARE HOMES • RESIDENTS 🏡

🎃 Think you’ve got what it takes to create a scarecrow masterpiece?

Whether you’re a crafting genius, a school full of little artists, a nursery getting creative, a care home full of talent, or simply a resident who fancies having some fun…

👉 DON’T GET LEFT BEHIND! 👈

Get making! 🎃✂️🧵

Show us what you can do, take a picture and submit your entry — or bring it along on the day!

😱 “BUT I DON’T KNOW HOW TO MAKE A SCARECROW!”

NO PROBLEM! 😂🙌

👑🎃 WALKDEN IN BLOOM’S CRAFT QUEEN SANDRA WILL BE ON HAND TO HELP YOU MAKE ONE! 🎃👑

So there are officially NO EXCUSES! 😂

Get your straw, get creative, give your scarecrow a personality and get it entered! 🧙‍♀️🎃👨‍🌾👩‍🌾

🏆🎁 AND YES… THERE ARE FANTASTIC PRIZES FOR OUR WINNERS! 🎁🏆

So what are you waiting for?!
📣 PUT IT IN YOUR DIARY!�📣 TELL A FRIEND!�📣 TELL YOUR NEIGHBOUR!�📣 TELL YOUR SCHOOL!�📣 TELL YOUR BUSINESS!�📣 TELL EVERYONE!
Because…

🌾🎃 WALKDEN & LITTLE HULTON ARE ABOUT TO GET A WHOLE LOT SCARCROWIER! 🎃🌾

This is about community, creativity, laughter, local businesses, families and bringing Walkden/Little Hulton together ❤️🏡

Let’s make this year’s festival BIGGER, LOUDER, FUNNIER and MORE FABULOUS than ever! 🎉🎃🌾

📸 HOW TO ENTER YOUR SCARECROW

Simply send a photo of your scarecrow to [email protected] along with:

🎃 Name of your scarecrow�👤 Your name / business name�📞 Your contact details

This allows us to contact our fabulous winners! 🏆🎉

So… WHO’S READY TO GET SCARECROW MAKING?! 🎃🌾😂

👇👇👇�SHARE THIS POST — LET’S GET ALL OF WALKDEN INVOLVED!
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🎃❤️ ST JOHN’S COMMUNITY SCARECROW FESTIVAL — WHERE WALKDEN/LITTLE HULTON COMES TOGETHER! ❤️🎃

St. John - Ellesmere Community Centre

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A fabulous day for St John’s in the Community.A huge thank you to everyone who supported our Coffee Morning and Litter P...
03/10/2026

A fabulous day for St John’s in the Community.
A huge thank you to everyone who supported our Coffee Morning and Litter Pick.
Also thank you to Lucy (Tesco Champion) for setting up the food collection for us.
Food collected will go to two local food banks. Thank you to Pauline for helping with this.
And most importantly our biggest thank you goes to the amazing people who shopped and donated today in Tesco Walkden. We are totally overwhelmed with your generosity.

You are welcome to join us tomorrow 3rd October. Come along and find out more about the Scarecrow Festival Funday . We l...
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You are welcome to join us tomorrow 3rd October.
Come along and find out more about the Scarecrow Festival Funday .
We look forward to welcoming you.

Short notice but 4th Thursday Lunch is back tomorrow- simply text yes to reserve your place (number on flyer) A warm w...
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Short notice but 4th Thursday Lunch is back tomorrow- simply text yes to reserve your place (number on flyer) A warm welcome awaits you

If you’re free on Saturday why not join us for Walkden in Bloom litter pick?
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If you’re free on Saturday why not join us for Walkden in Bloom litter pick?

We hope everyone has had a fabulous August. Why not come along and join us at our monthly Coffee Morning on Saturday 5th...
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We hope everyone has had a fabulous August. Why not come along and join us at our monthly Coffee Morning on Saturday 5th September. We have our usual Litter Pick plus games and activities for the youngster that include, mini pool, bar soccer and much more.

Why not come and join us tomorrow @10.00 am for our annual Back Pack Service and treat yourself to lunch from our Summer...
29/08/2026

Why not come and join us tomorrow @10.00 am for our annual Back Pack Service and treat yourself to lunch from our Summer menu. Games, pool, bar soccer plus more, craft activities for all ages, plus information about some of our groups. Do you know the story of St John’s Church- come and check our history stall.

You are most welcome to join us at Open Weekend
21/08/2026

You are most welcome to join us at Open Weekend

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