Next Sunday, 16th October, at 11am is our Harvest Festival service. This is a parade service, which will include the 3rd Chalkwell Bay scouts & guides. Food collection will be for HARP - see our website for a list of the things they need the most: fishermenschapel.org.uk/harvest-festiv…

This Sunday, 16 October, sees the return of ‘Anchored’, our informal cafe-style service. There will be coffee and other refreshments, a mini-quiz, prayer, acts of kindness, and an opportunity to ask questions and discuss. Sunday at 5pm, then every third Sunday of the month.

My Leigh show at The Fishermen's Chapel next Friday (21 Oct) features the talents lucy farrell, Bryan Styles & Harriet Bradshaw. We're looking forward to it! Tickets are running down so if want to grab yourself one before they go, do so here: wegottickets.com/event/549324

This Sunday: Morning: Harvest Festival parade service at 11am (see here for things to bring: fishermenschapel.org.uk/harvest-festiv…) Afternoon: ‘Anchored’, our informal cafe-style service, returns at 5pm

Wonderful to have 3rd Chalkwell Bay Sea Scouts with us on Sunday morning for our Harvest Festival. The many food donations are on their way to HARP as we speak!

Many thanks to all who came down to The Fishermen's Chapel last night for the filmed Clifftown show. We really appreciated your support and we even got time to fit in a pint after the show! Tonight Maidstone & then Great Ayton, Yorkshire on 28th Oct. Tickets via mgboulter.co.uk

At our Anchored service on Sunday we devised the Fishermen's Chapel Gift Guide - ideas for buying presents that reduce waste, stress, spending too much, and are good for the planet. It's now up on our website: fishermenschapel.org.uk/gift-guide/

Lantern-making and carols - this Saturday at the Chapel. 2-4, with carols at 3.30. A great event for families. Refreshments served in our cafe.

This Sunday, 18th December, at 7.30pm (after the football), it's our Midwinter Carol Service at the Fishermen's Chapel, with the Famous Potatoes and friends. Christmas refreshments downstairs afterwards. There's a Facebook event you can invite people to: fb.me/e/2al3rODYq

There are two services at the Chapel this Sunday, 8th January: 9.30 am — Covenant service, an annual service for Methodist churches, where we think about the year ahead, and renew our commitment to God. 7.30 pm — Gospel Vespers service, with the Fishermen's Chapel Gospel Choir.

Lovely venue for The Green Party campaign day The Fishermen's Chapel in Leigh-on-Sea. Pity about the scarily fast traffic right on its doorstep though. #GetGreenElected - they are clearly needed! #LE2023

Anyone wanting some free music by the sea, approx 50 mins on the train from London this weekend - it’s the Leigh Folk Festival Leigh Folk Arts. We’re hosting a stage at The Fishermen's Chapel. I’ll be around Sunday pm - do say hello if you’re there. All details leighfolkfestival.com

I’ve been on duty today at our Methodist Chapel supplying tea and cake to Leigh Folk Arts festivalgoers. Lovely to have people inside the building, and we hope a few might come and join us at some other point. The pubs of Old Leigh doing good trade today too. The Fishermen's Chapel

A few of my photos from last Sunday at the brilliant Leigh-on-Sea Folk Festival. FWIW, more of my Sunday photos can be viewed here: bit.ly/LFF2023_2 (FB link) Leigh Folk Arts The Fishermen's Chapel #LFF2023 #folk #festival #photography #CanonFD #A6500 #Essex

The Fishermen’s Chapel Gospel Choir played at the Greenbelt Festival Festival yesterday evening. It was a fantastic event - here’s one or two photos. #gb50

Wonderful to have 3rd Chalkwell Bay Sea Scouts 3rd Chalkwell Bay Sea Scouts with us for the Parade Service this morning!

It’s our Artisan Craft Market on the 18th November - a chance to buy gifts from local makers, along with home made refreshments, all alongside the estuary. We’d love to see you. If you’d like to invite friends there's an event page here: fb.me/e/4AjGLSXnA

Love this collaboration between the Famous Potatoes + Southend Foodbank about the Christmas donations the foodbank needs. keith baxter with the milk (please). (Local advertisement: Join us at The Fishermen's Chapel on 17th Dec for folk carols with Famous Potatoes) youtube.com/watch?v=pceJ2N…

Looking forward to the Fake Folk Festival at the Chapel in June, a fundraiser for Leigh Folk Arts. All details at fishermenschapel.org.uk/folk/

For anyone local to me and at a loose end: we’ve got a free music festival at The Fishermen's Chapel all weekend. Fundraiser for Leigh Folk Arts. I’m on the coffee rota today. All info: fishermenschapel.org.uk/folk/