Eat, Sleep, Talk is a philosophy-based movement dedicated to bringing people together through conversation and debate

Following a summer break, the title of September's event is 'A philosopher's guide to the future'

Free admission (please reserve your place using the form below)

Food and drink on sale at the café (now fully licensed - beer and wine available too!)

For more info please contact the event organiser on 07866 597035 or christopherwellavize@btinternet.com

A new evening hosted by The Button Warehouse

Eat, Sleep, Talk is a philosophy-based movement dedicated to bringing people together through conversation and debate

Following the success of the evenings over the past few months, this event will have 'Politics & Culture' as a theme for the night

Free admission (please reserve your place using the form below)

Food and drink on sale at the café (now fully licensed - beer and wine available too!)

For more info please contact the event organiser on 07866 597035 or christopherwellavize@btinternet.com

Following on from the success of last year's event, 'Wake Up To Organic' is back!

We'll be giving away freebies again and will be open earlier than usual so pop in any time between 8am - 11am! There will be a range of healthy organic breakfast options to choose from (while stocks last)

- free samples

- free breakfast (from selected menu)

- 100% plant-based, as always

- regular brunch menu available from 11am

Pop in for a coffee and start your day the organic way!

A new evening hosted by The Button Warehouse

Eat, Sleep, Talk is a philosophy-based movement dedicated to bringing people together through conversation and debate

Following the success of the evenings over the past few months, this event will have 'Money, The Meaning of Life & Manners' as a theme for the night

Free admission (please reserve your place using the form below)

Food and drink on sale at the café (now fully licensed - beer and wine available too!)

For more info please contact the event organiser on 07866 597035 or christopherwellavize@btinternet.com

A new evening hosted by The Button Warehouse

Eat, Sleep, Talk is a philosophy-based movement dedicated to bringing people together through conversation and debate

Following the success of the evenings over the past few months, this event will have 'Localism, Friendship and Café Culture' as a theme for the night

Free admission (please reserve your place using the form below)

Food and drink on sale at the café (now fully licensed - beer and wine available too!)

For more info please contact the event organiser on 07866 597035 or christopherwellavize@btinternet.com

A new evening hosted by The Button Warehouse

Eat, Sleep, Talk is a philosophy-based movement dedicated to bringing people together through conversation and debate

Following the success of the evenings in January and February, this event will have 'Compassion, Empathy & Health' as a theme for the night

Can Macclesfield learn from the Frome model and deliver a better community and better health for Maxonians?

Free admission (please reserve your place using the form below)

Food and drink on sale at the café

For more info please contact the event organiser on 07866 597035 or christopherwellavize@btinternet.com

CANCELLED due to bad weather - sorry folks!

We're having a bit of a party and you're invited...

Everyone loves an excuse to get dressed up! Celebrate World Book Day by turning into your favourite character for a night!

Bar + Food + Fancy Dress + Good Times

Free entry  //  Open from 7.30pm

In collaboration with Boho Bar and Spivey's Web

A new evening hosted by The Button Warehouse

Eat, Sleep, Talk is a philosophy-based movement dedicated to bringing people together through conversation and debate

Following the success of the first evening last month, this event will have 'Free Spirits, Ethics & Wisdom' as a loose theme for the night.

Free admission (please reserve your place using the form below)

Food and drink on sale at the café

For more info please contact the event organiser on 07866 597035 or christopherwellavize@btinternet.com

The Tale of Little Sorebi and Poltergeists Mean War

Award-winning dramatist Lavinia Murray performs her fast-paced comedy at The Button Warehouse

‘Hilarious! This woman’s imagination is fantastic.’

‘ What a woman! Comfortable, confident performance. Genuinely no idea what’s just happened but I bloody loved it!’

Two interconnected shows which offer a delirious ride through a rather vast and peculiar alternative world, a world into which you are welcomed via a spiral staircase that you find in your coat, a coat you don't particularly like, a coat that's recently been dry-cleaned...

Tickets £8 in advance - available from the café or online (link below)

Tickets are non-refundable  //  Seating is unreserved  //  Doors 7.30pm  //  Show 8.00pm

Lavinia Murray is an internationally award-winning audio playwright. She has won a BBC Audio Drama Award, the Liverpool Echo Best Play Award, The Prix Marulic Bronze and Silver, The Mental Health Media Award, has been shortlisted and commended for the Tinniswood Award, and twice shortlisted for a Writers Guild of Great Britain Award. Her work has been broadcast on BBC World Service, BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4.  Her first novel was published in October 2016. She trained as a professional clown at Blackpool Tower Circus and performed in its iconic ring.

A new evening hosted by The Button Warehouse

Join Stiana & Clare from The Wellness Junction for an evening (or two, or three!) of The Wellness Hack Series.

Wellness Hacks are simple lifestyle tweaks that can improve the functioning of the body. Our aim is for you to thrive rather than survive.

We are on a mission to empower you with realistic and practical ‘wellness hacks’ which can impact your health, energy and state of mind in 2018. Come and join us for a series of relaxing and revitalising evenings where you will learn some powerful and practical techniques to support you in three key areas of your life.

In today’s modern world we often find that stress, sleep and weight management play a key role in our overall wellbeing. We have combined our skill sets to bring together three powerful evenings where you will learn how to deal with these fundamental areas in life. Wellbeing advice can often be too complicated, esoteric or overwhelming. We are here to simplify things, bring you back to basics and show you how to incorporate these powerful hacks into your busy lives.

This series is for you if:
- You lead a stressful life and feel concerned about the impact on your brain and body
- You are looking to stay young, stay healthy and stave off the oxidative stress of everyday life
- You feel fatigued and want a natural way to energise yourself
- You have trouble sleeping and can’t find the ‘off switch’ for your brain
- You have plateaued with dieting
- You want to feel more centred and balanced

£18 per evening when booked individually
£45 for all three evenings when booked at once

Please note that the price above excludes the Eventbrite booking fee. No tickets will be available on the door, as we would like to ensure that everyone gets a goody bag.

Schedule of talks:
Stress – Thursday 11th January 2018  //  7.00 pm - 8.30 pm
Sleep – Thursday 25th January 2018  //  7.00 pm - 8.30 pm
Weight Management – Thursday 1st February 2018  //  7.00 pm - 8.30 pm

A new evening hosted by The Button Warehouse

Eat, Sleep, Talk is a philosophy-based movement dedicated to bringing people together through conversation and debate

Free admission (please reserve your place using the form below)

Food and drink on sale at the café

For more info please contact the event organiser on 07866 597035 or christopherwellavize@btinternet.com

The only thing that can beat a good cup of coffee is a great cup of coffee - and knowing exactly where it came from and how it was produced makes it taste even better!

Pop in on Sunday to chat to Henry Gomez, a fourth generation coffee farmer from Columbia, about all things coffee.

We stock Tatama’s beans & ground coffee which will be available to buy on the day - a perfect Christmas present with a great story behind it.

Café open 10.00am - 3.00pm for the Treacle Market

Take a break from your Christmas shopping this Saturday!

Doug Torr will be playing an acoustic set at the café from midday. Performing his own songs as well as classics by artists such as James Taylor, you’re in for a relaxing lunch break!

Café open from 10.00am - 4.30pm

Macclesfield-based ethical bridal boutique The Conscious Bride is putting on a unique event and we'll be hosting the evening right here at The Button Warehouse.

We'll have food available to buy on the night and Boho Bar will be providing the drinks.

"It's not just another wedding fair!"

More info and tickets here.

For brides who have and haven't found their dress yet this evening is full of gorgeous accessories from local artisans, hair and make up demonstrations, a speciality bar, fun and community.

This fun and colourful event will show you ways in which you can style your hair with the different accessories. Fantastic DIY your make up products from Arbonne and a beautiful make-up session with a make-up artist. Additional items for your day such as a veil, cashmere cardigans, belts and more.

Your ticket includes: all the demonstrations, a welcome drink, speciality snacks and baked treats and goody bag. Cocktail bar, other hot drinks and food available to purchase.

*** SOLD OUT - NO TICKETS ON THE DOOR ***

The Fifth Annual Women in Comedy Festival in Manchester (Oct 19-29) is described as one of the "UK's best comedy festivals" (The Skinny) and this year is putting on more than 50 events across the city! 

Can't make it to Manchester? Want to see some shows before Manchester does? We got you. We're bringing a little bit of the festival to Macclesfield. 

Come and watch two international ladies' hour-long shows back-to-back, including MaccLaugh's very own resident MC, Clay Nikiforuk!

Clay was an improv performer, storyteller, and writer, but after a near-death Air France experience, decided to be a stand-up comedian. Fun To Be Around is a mental health manifesto so crazy, it just might work...

What do you say to someone you love when you think they may have lost their marbles? Join this comedic journey and explore how humour and honesty can rebuild a sense of normalcy, even after someone (maybe you) has gone off the deep end. 

A manic mash-up of stand-up comedy and storytelling, equal parts confession, critique, and rallying cry. Featured in Toronto’s Best of Fringe, Clay is back with shiny new material in her favorite old format: myth-busting research, stories of real things that actually happened, and no-holds-barred funniness. 

Praise for previous work: 

“Funny and Brutally honest” – NOW Toronto

"A fantastic script and charming presence. A definite must-see” - Charlebois Post

Katharine Ferns is In Stitches

Brutally funny and unflinchingly honest, “In Stitches” is the latest Fringe hit from Manchester-based Canadian comedian Katharine Ferns. Based on true events from her own life, the story begins on April 21, 2016 - the day Prince passed away and Katharine ended up in stitches (literally). Through personal insights and a lot of laughs, Katharine’s acclaimed solo show leaves her audiences in stitches (figuratively). 

“It is pitch perfect performance and a beautifully-written, perfectly-pace comedy script. Absolutely wonderfully done. A perfect Fringe show. Laughs. Tears. Jaw-dropping. It deserves a (formerly-known-as) Perrier Award.” - John Fleming

“Brutally honest from the start this show just goes to prove you can make comedy out of tragedy….moving, witty and sincere performance.” - North West End

They will be supported by Stu Wooding - comedian and full-time man (Hot water new comedian winner 2015)

"A natural on stage, and instantly liked by the crowd." - Hot Water Comedy

"Charming, lovable, master of the misdirection, and very very funny." - Caffeine and Comedy

Doors 19.30  //  Show 20.00  //  Light bites available to order on the night

Tickets £7.50 in advance or £8.50 on the door (if any remaining). 50p booking fee applies to online ticket sales.

18+ only  //  BYO wine or beer (£3 corkage fee per person for the night)  //  Please follow @MaccLaughs for more info

Unless a performance is cancelled, all tickets are non-refundable. Seats are unreserved so early arrival is recommended (doors open at 19.30)

Please note this month's event is on a Wednesday evening

*** SOLD OUT - NO TICKETS ON THE DOOR ***

Just a couple of miles from the café is our most local supplier, The Random Apple Company. They do a great job of turning locally grown apples into delicious juice! Get hands-on and spend a morning learning about the whole process 'from branch to bottle', followed by an autumn picnic for lunch.

- Meet at The Button Warehouse for a morning brew at 9am

- Walk to 'The Applery', Swanscoe, SK10 5SZ (approx 2 miles)

- Apple pressing (and some juice tasting of course!)

- Picnic at the venue - homemade stew & apple crumble

- Walk back to Macclesfield

£12 (food & drink included).

Booking required - please book online (see below - includes 50p booking fee) or at the café.

Please note that this walk is not suitable for dogs.

* FULLY BOOKED *

The Six Perfections

This course will be led by long-term students of Lama Jampa Thaye, a scholar and meditation master trained in the Sakya and Karma Kagyu traditions of Buddhism and founder of the Dechen Buddhist Community. For more information, visit lamajampa.org, kagyubuddhism.org and dechen.org

All beings want happiness and want to avoid suffering, but don’t know how to achieve this in a lasting way. The six perfections are fundamental and profound Buddhist teachings that are designed to transform our perspective, taking it from being inward-looking to being skillful and compassionate. This outward-looking perspective removes our fixation on self and paradoxically increases our happiness as we stop clinging to what seems good and rejecting what seems bad.

In this course, which will run over three sessions, we will look at each of the six perfections, considering what each one is, how it can be put into practice, and its benefits for us and for others. While the six paramitas are fundamental practices of Mahayana Buddhism whose cultivation strengthens practice and brings enlightenment, they are equally applicable to anyone interested in developing a different way of viewing and interacting with the world.

This course consists of three sessions.

Dates: July 4, 2017  //  September 5, 2017  //  October 3, 2017
Time: 7 - 9pm

Investment: £36 (£12 per session - includes tea and cake)

How to book your place: £18 non-refundable deposit payable at the café (cash only) or online (green button below - includes 50p booking fee). Balance to be paid in full (cash only) at the first session

The Button Warehouse is one year old - join us for our 1st Birthday Party!

We will be serving a range of homemade tapas while local duo Aerynn & Steve provide the music.

There will be a bar throughout the evening (no BYO this evening, folks) and there's also a rumour of free birthday cake...

7.30pm  //  Free entry (reservations recommended)  //  Fill in the form below to reserve

Now based in Macclesfield, Aerynn is a singer-songwriter from the USA who embraces an intimate style of 'corroded folk' with acoustic guitar or piano to accompany her lyrical, vocal-driven songs.

Come and get your monthly comedy fix at Macc Laughs! Here's how the August edition is looking:

Craig Deeley
"What a revelation - really good - great material" - Cheeky Monkey

Hannah Silvester
"Hannah possess a unique voice in the comedy world" - Juice Comedy

Dave Stanier
"An impressive arsenal of jokes… beautifully, banally silly" - GiggleBeats.co.uk

Eddie Fortune
"He really is an hilarious act and definitely one to watch out for in the future!" - Comedy Station

Amy Vreeke

Ash Preston

& your host MC Clay Nikiforuk

Doors 19.30  //  Show 20.00  //  Light bites available to order on the night

Tickets £7.50 in advance or £8.50 on the door (if any remaining). 50p booking fee applies to online ticket sales.

18+ only  //  BYO wine or beer (£3 corkage fee per person for the night)  //  Please follow @MaccLaughs for more info

Unless a performance is cancelled, all tickets are non-refundable. Seats are unreserved so early arrival is recommended (doors open at 19.30)

Bryony-Rose and Dewi are an acoustic guitar and vocals duo who cover a range of blues, jazz and pop classics from the 50s to now.

Spend the morning browsing what the Treacle Market has to offer followed by a relaxing lunchtime gig. As always there will be a range of wholesome seasonal lunches to choose from, made with organic and locally-sourced ingredients where possible.

Free entry  //  Music from 12//  Cafe open 10 - 3

Summer is here and we're having a party! Come and join us for an evening of food, drink, music & good times. With Zoe Kyoti on stage, you're in for a great night.

"Within her bittersweet unique brand of Folk, there lies the spice of exotic far-flung places and the roots of Jazz, Country and Blues. These influences collide at great force. The impact is an emotional yet comforting journey full of intensity, warmth and playfulness."

"Magical...exquisite" (Al Brownlee - MEN)

Meals straight from the BBQ will be available to buy on the evening and there will also be a bar (no BYO tonight, folks).

Doors 7pm // Music 8pm // Free entry

* SOLD OUT - no tickets on the door *

With the Edinburgh Fringe just round the corner, we're putting on another preview night here at The Button Warehouse!

Charmian Hughes - Soixante Mirth ("A class above other stand ups...a great entertainer not to be missed" - Dominion Post)

Cheekykita - Somewhere in the Ether ("The silliest, maddest funniest hour I have ever spent" - Fringe Review)

Plus John Porter, Simon Lomas & MC Clay Nikiforuk

Doors 19.30 // Show 20.00

Tickets £7.50 in advance or £8.50 on the door (if any remaining). 50p booking fee applies to online ticket sales.

18+ only  //  BYO wine or beer (£3 corkage fee per person for the night)  //  Please follow @MaccLaughs for more info

Unless a performance is cancelled, all tickets are non-refundable. Seats are unreserved so early arrival is recommended (doors open at 19.30)

Join Doug & Sam for an evening of laid back, easy listening folk acoustic music inspired by the likes of James Taylor, Ray Lamontagne and Suzanne Vega.

Doors 7.30pm // Music 8pm // Free entry

Snacks & meals available to order on the evening

BYO wine (£3 corkage per person for the evening)

Photo credit Simon Brown www.travellingsimon.com

They say that good things come in threes, and after two sell-out comedy nights we're looking forward to the third Macc Laughs here at The Button Warehouse!

You're in for a treat! Along with MC Clay Nikiforuk there will be two comedians performing their shows before this year's Edinburgh Fringe (line up TBA)

Doors 19.30 // Show 20.00

Tickets £7.50 in advance or £8.50 on the door (if any remaining). 50p booking fee applies to online ticket sales.

18+ only  //  BYO wine or beer (£3 corkage fee per person for the night)  //  Please follow @MaccLaughs for more info

Unless a performance is cancelled, all tickets are non-refundable. Seats are unreserved so early arrival is recommended (doors open at 19.30)

'The most important meal of the day' just got a little more interesting...

They say there's no such thing as a free lunch, but who said anything about breakfast?

As part of the Wake Up To Organic scheme we'll be giving away a free breakfast with the purchase of any drink (eat in or take away). We'll be open earlier than usual so pop in any time between 8am - 11am! There will be a range of healthy organic breakfast options to choose from (while stocks last)

See you there!

Find us amongst the 100+ stalls at Congleton's ever-popular food & drink festival - see you there!

www.foodanddrinkfestival.net/

This is the last session of the current theme - the next session will be in July

The Four Thoughts That Turn The Mind to Dharma

At the heart of Buddha’s teaching are both a profound insight into the nature of things and a vital concern for the welfare of all beings. Buddha declared that the capacity for such insight and compassion exists within us all. He set out a path consisting of three main elements that we can follow to develop these:
• Meditation, which calms the turbulence of mind and develops real insight into how things truly are.
• Ethical behaviour, which transforms our way of relating to others, so that we put their needs first.
• Wisdom, which develops an understanding of the true nature of the world around us.

The Four Thoughts That Turn The Mind to Dharma is a fundamental yet profound Buddhist teaching, the foundation of all practice of the Buddhist path. Over four sessions, the four thoughts – precious human birth, impermanence, karma and the nature of suffering – will be described in detail. Interspersed with sessions of calm-abiding and insight meditation, these sessions will form a solid grounding in the three main elements of the Buddhist path.

This course will be led by long-term students of Lama Jampa Thaye, a scholar and meditation master trained in the Sakya and Karma Kagyu traditions of Buddhism and founder of the Dechen Buddhist Community. 

For more information, visit lamajampa.org and dechen.org.

This course consists of four sessions over four months.

Dates: 
7th March
4th April
2nd May
6th June

Time: 7 - 9pm

Investment: £12 per session (includes tea and cake)

*** SOLD OUT *** Please note there will be no on-the-door tickets ***

Following the sell out debut night in April, we've got another cracking line up of comedians to make you laugh this month including Amy Vreeke ("Had the audience splitting with laughter"), Edy Hurst ("A manic ball of comedy energy") and Kate McCabe ("Just a g*ddam delight").

Doors 19.30 // Show 20.00

Tickets £7.50 in advance or £8.50 on the door (if any remaining). 50p booking fee applies to online ticket sales. 

18+ only  //  BYOB (corkage £3 for the night)  //  Please follow @MaccLaughs for more info

Join Matt for an evening of laid back, easy listening acoustic music inspired by the likes Nick Drake, Ray Lamontagne and Tom Waits

Doors 7.30pm // Music 8pm // Free entry

Snacks & meals available to order on the evening

BYO wine (£3 corkage per person for the evening)