We host regular playgroups in Crewe, Chester & Warrington, called Cheeky Monkeys. They are aimed at children from birth to pre-school age. The sessions are very informal, providing parents and carers with the opportunity to share experiences and exchange ideas. Each session ends with the group singing and signing their favourite songs, so why not pop along!

Dates & times: Generally the sessions are held fortnightly on alternate Wednesdays and Fridays between 10 am and 12 noon.
Venue: Crewe – Hopes and Beams, Broad Street, Crewe, CW1 3UD, Chester – The Children’s Centre, Carlisle Road, Blacon, Chester CH1, Warrington – tbc

IMPACT OF PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS

During lockdown we have been successfully hosting our Cheeky Monkey Sessions, as with many of our social groups, via Zoom. 

Please note the status and availability of our friendship groups will reflect the current level of social restriction. 

Cheshire has an active Down’s syndrome football group, affiliated to the national DSActive sports programme. The group is run as part of Egerton Football Club in Knutsford and sessions are open to anyone with Down’s syndrome aged five upwards.

Training takes place inside the sports hall every Sunday during school term time from 10am to 11am at Egerton Football Club, Mereheath Lan, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 6SL.

Players will take part in fun football sessions delivered by FA qualified coaching staff, focusing on dribbling, passing and shooting whilst playing plenty of games. We invite you to come along and tell your friends!

The sessions are priced at £2 each week and those interested in attending are asked to turn up on the day or contact admin@dscheshire.org.uk for more information.

Our term time DS Dance sessions regularly take place at three venues:

DS Dance Winsford: Winsford Library every Tuesday between 5pm – 6pm

DS Chester: Mollington & Backford Village Hall, Chester, every Thursday between 5 pm – 6 pm 

DS Dance Crewe: Yoxhall Village Road, Crewe Road, Haslington, every Monday between 5pm – 6pm 

Led by Cheshire Dance, they encourage fun, fitness and friendship. All ages are welcome at these free sessions and there is no need to book – just turn up and join in!

DS Yoga

Join Savitri Jo Kirwin for a fun yoga class. We will get bendy and stretchy and try to stand on one leg, then have a nice lie down at the end to let our bodies recover!  This is a fabulous new fortnightly event for us and one that promises to be great fun. It will be led in small groups.  Participants will be contacted beforehand with a medical form to be filled in and with advice for taking part in the sessions.

Please note our yoga sessions are currently being hosted online via Zoom on Mondays at 4.30 pm.

We’re very excited to bring you our latest partnership initiative in the shape of our DS Drama group. In conjunction with the Jude Theatre Company and Petty Pool College, the aim of this project is to bring together our young people aged 14yrs + to explore themes of personal development, life skills and growth, within a safe, secure and dynamic drama-focused environment.

The sessions, made possible through generous funding from the Cheshire Community Foundation, will be led by members of the Jude Theatre Company who offer a wealth of experience in exploring alternative ways to support participants of any age group, background or ability to explore and gain information about a range of issues in an variety of environments.

Please click here for more information and to register interest.

During the summer months we like to get out and about at Marbury Park with the local forest ranger. Activities include fire lighting, den building and bug catching. Siblings are welcome to come along to this group.