Alcoholics Anonymous

Sea Mills How It Works

Schedule

Day Every Monday
Time 20:00 — 21:00
Duration 1hr
Meeting Type Open meeting — anyone is welcome, including family and friends

Venue

Venue Sea Mills Methodist Church
Address 140 Shirehampton Rd, Sea Mills
Postcode BS9 2DY

Accessibility

Wheelchair Accessible

About this meeting

How It Works, the Sea Mills meeting, gathers on Monday evenings at 8pm at Sea Mills Methodist Church, 140 Shirehampton Road, in the north-west of Bristol. The name comes from the famous chapter five of the Big Book, read at the start of many AA meetings, which sets out the programme in plain terms. This is an open meeting lasting an hour, so anyone is welcome: people with a desire to stop drinking, family members, friends and professionals. The church is wheelchair accessible. For Sea Mills, Shirehampton, Westbury-on-Trym and Stoke Bishop it is the local Monday option, starting the week with the basics of recovery.

Common questions

What does the name How It Works refer to?

It is the title of chapter five of the AA Big Book, which describes the Twelve Step programme. Many meetings read it aloud at the start, and this meeting takes its name from it.

Who can attend?

Anyone. The meeting is open, welcoming people who want to stop drinking along with family, friends and professionals.

Is there wheelchair access and any charge?

Sea Mills Methodist Church is wheelchair accessible, and the meeting is free with no booking needed.

Tags

Alcoholics Anonymous Open meeting Wheelchair Monday
Sea Mills Methodist Church , 140 Shirehampton Rd, Sea Mills , Bristol and District
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