On Sunday evenings at 7.30pm, the Ashton Room at Bury Parish Church House on The Wylde hosts a second weekly Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, running for an hour and a half. Together with the Saturday meeting at the same venue, it means the weekend in Bury is covered at both ends, which matters to people for whom unstructured weekend time is the biggest risk. It is a closed meeting, reserved for those who have a desire to stop drinking, including anyone coming through the door for the first time. Church House is listed as wheelchair accessible. Attendance is free, nothing needs to be arranged in advance, and newcomers can simply sit and listen.
I am new and nervous. What should I expect?
A room of people who remember their own first meeting. You can arrive just before 7.30pm, sit anywhere, and listen. Nobody will make you speak, and what is said in the room stays there.
Who is this meeting for?
As a closed meeting it is for people who have, or suspect they have, a desire to stop drinking. Supporters and professionals are welcome at open AA meetings elsewhere in the area.
Is there wheelchair access?
Yes, Bury Parish Church House on The Wylde is listed as wheelchair accessible. The meeting runs from 7.30pm to 9pm on Sundays and is free.
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