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Saturday 7 November 2026 · 3.00–6.00pm
The Railway Inn, Helsby · FREE
Saturday 7 November 2026 · 3.00–6.00pm
The Railway Inn, Helsby · FREE
A century ago, Helsby had its own Soul Cakers.
Around All Souls, groups would head out performing songs and a traditional play filled with extraordinary characters — boasting, fighting, dying, being miraculously revived by the Doctor and, in Cheshire, sometimes accompanied by a rather alarming horse!
And we have a wonderful photograph of Helsby’s own Soul Cakers from around the 1920s.
This November, we're going to have a go at bringing some of that tradition back to life.
Come along for an informal afternoon of local history, food, music and joining in:
📜 History with Nettie — 3pm-ish!
Discover Helsby’s Soul Cakers and the Cheshire tradition they were part of.
🍪 Soul Cakes
Taste the traditional cakes that gave Soul Caking its name.
🎭 The Play
Meet some of the strange characters from the traditional Soul Caking play — and help us bring them back to life.
🎶 The Song
Discover the traditional Soul Caking song. Listen, learn or have a sing if you fancy it.
You don't need to know anything about local history. You don't have to perform. Come, watch, eat, listen, join in as much or as little as you like.
Book your free place at the top of the page
Places are free, but booking is recommended.
Children are very welcome and must be accompanied by an adult.
The Railway Inn, Helsby
Saturday 7 November 2026 · 3.00–6.00pm
What this project explores:
What this project explores:
How can an almost-forgotten local tradition become part of community life again?
What happens when heritage is revived in a familiar social space rather than presented formally?
How much participation is enough — and what changes when people are free to watch, listen, eat, sing or join in as much as they choose?
For Kin, this project is about bringing a local tradition back into the place it once belonged — not as a performance to sit and watch, but as something people can encounter, question, taste, sing and join in with on their own terms.
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