Join in with a host of events taking place in and around Congleton this weekend.

Read on to find out more, or check out our What's On page for other upcoming local events.

Swimathon

Congleton is welcoming back the Rotary Swimathon back on 15 and 16 March 2024! 

Entry is free. Teams of from 2 to 8 swimmers get one lane of the baths for just short of an hour and swim as far as they can in a relay. Swimathon is not a competition and swimmers enter to raise money for charity. They get to choose where 50% of the sponsorship money that they raise is spent. The remaining 50% is retained by Rotary-Congleton and every penny is divided between two local charities and good causes of the club's choice. Every swimmer gets a medal and the team is photographed for publicity.

Apart from the years that the Leisure Centre was out of action, Swimathon has taken place in Congleton, every year for over 20 years.

The Swimathon website www.congleton-swimathon.com provides all the detailed information that team leaders and swimmers need including registration, booking and sponsorship forms.

The Rotary Swimathon is back this weekend. Image credit: Congleton Rotary.

An Evening with Mark Agnew

Join the team at Capesthorne Hall for an exclusive evening with Mark Agnew, European Adventurer of the Year 2023, on Saturday 16 March.

Mark is a two times world record holder. He and his team were the first people to kayak the entire Northwest Passage in the Arctic, and the first to do it under human power. It was an epic journey, which took 103 days, full of adversity and beauty.

St Patrick's Day Party

Tickets are selling fast for Congleton Pride's St Patrick's Day Party fundraiser at Radley & Co, Lion & Swan, Congleton, on Sunday 17th March.

You are invited to 'dress to impress in your most emerald attire' for a night of entertainment from the amazing Andy Hofton, who will be performing some of your favourite hits, guaranteed to fill the dance-floor. Fonda D is your DJ to round off the night. 

To add to the fun there will be specially-themed cocktails, as well as a prize for the best St Patrick's Day costume. A great way to round off the weekend!

Doors open at 6.30pm. Tickets are just £5 (over 18s only) and are available from www.congletonpride.co.uk

The party will raise funds for Congleton Pride. Image credit: Congleton Pride.

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Have a great weekend!