St Mary`s Church is just after Pinewood Hotel with hotel on left.
On Monday evenings, St Mary's Methodist Church on Wilmslow Road hosts Handforth's start-of-week Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, from 7pm for an hour and a quarter. If you are finding the church for the first time, it sits just after the Pinewood Hotel, with the hotel on your left as you approach. This is a closed meeting, which means it is for people who have a desire to stop drinking; that includes anyone still unsure whether their drinking warrants it, since walking in and listening commits you to nothing. The church is wheelchair accessible. Like every AA meeting it is free, with no booking, no referral and no paperwork; first names are all that is ever asked.
How do I find St Mary's Methodist Church?
The church is on Wilmslow Road in Handforth, just after the Pinewood Hotel, with the hotel on your left as you approach. The postcode is SK9 3LF.
Who can attend the Monday meeting?
Anyone with a desire to stop drinking. It is a closed AA meeting, so family and friends are directed to the open Sunday meeting at the same church.
Is it free, and is the venue accessible?
Yes. There is no charge or booking, and the church is listed as wheelchair accessible.
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