What we are doing and how it works! Here at Chrysalis one of the many activities offered to our members is pottery. Our members really engage in this activity, they enjoy creating the pottery and find it very therapeutic. This results in a meaningful, enjoyable activity for our members and some fantastic pottery creations that are […]

There are approximately 196,000 charities in the UK and just over 1 million trustees… Chrysalis is an organisation that works with passion and integrity supporting adults with disabilities across North Cumbria. This is an exciting time for us as we develop our services in line with our strategic plan. We would like to say a […]

This Sunday,  Sunday 11th November is the First World War Centenary Remembrance Day; Remembering the end of World War one (sometimes called ‘the War to end all wars’). As with the rest of the nation Chrysalis have chosen to mark this event to honor all those who gave their lives. Our members have made over […]

Wow! Thank you so much to everyone involved  in our Winter Craft Fair at the Greenhill.  It was a huge success and managed to help us raise £1,177.80 which is a fantastic amount. Thank you to all the local businesses who donated prizes for our raffle, everyone who distributed posters promoting the event and for […]

Christmas is coming… and here is our annual Craft Fair to help you get prepared for the festive season. With gifts galore there will be plenty of opportunity to find those special gifts for those special people and an abundance of trinkets and decorations to make this Christmas really special. So come and join us […]

The Dalston Male voice Choir is due to perform in Aspatria on Saturday 27th October at 7pm. Dalston Male Voice Choir was founded in February 1985,  with the aims of  advancing male voice singing by public concerts and to give pleasure to others while helping charitable causes. You will be treated to a variety of […]

Welcome to our Autumn Newsletter. Have a read to find out about all the exiting things that have been happening! Happy reading….

Cumbria NHS would like to talk to you about Mental Health Services. They want to hear your ideas and want your help to make your services the best! Come along to one of the events at Whitehaven Golf Club on Monday 24th September  Adult Mental Health  9 – 12 noon  Older Adults  1 […]

Pam our business manager visited Watchtree Nature Reserve for her guest appearance on BBC Radio Cumbria. Watchtree is based in Wiggonby and in addition to being a Nature Reserve, they have an excellent array of bicycles for all abilities. This enables many disabled adults and children enjoy the experience of riding a bicycle in a […]

This Wednesday we held our AGM at The Stocksman, Wigton. Thank you to all our guests for attending, it was a pleasure to have you there and share with you the work that we do.  We hope you found it interesting and enlightening. Our annual report gave highlights of all the work and projects we […]