A day of events to explore living without children. It is a day for building community, meeting new people and hearing people’s personal stories.

Following on from the inaugral Storyhouse Childless in 2019 which saw an audience of 90 people listen to stories from people who told their personal story how how they reached the point of defining themselves Childless. Some were stories of infertility, some were around stories of how they had wanted children but it didn’t happen, some stories were health related.

What was noticeable was that the people that attended wanted to hear these stories and wanted to meet other people that have a similar story to them. This year we have brought the one day event back with a difference and will now include a more diverse line up of stories including those of people who have chosen not to have children. Having co-curated this event with a number of experts and people working or volunteering in the community we know that there are lots of grey areas and so many reasons or stories. We can’t possibly include them all in one day.

PLEASE NOTE: Some may find the stories of those who chose not to have children triggering.

Where: Storyhouse, Hunter St, Chester CH1 2AR

When: Saturday 10th September

Cost: £5 - £40 depending on your interest to attend one or multiple sessions

See the full days schedule and details here

Some of the guest speakers are: Jody Day, Yvonne John, Stephanie Joy Phillips, Dr. Robin Hadley, Berenice Smith, Michael Hughes, Sarah Lawrence and Victoria Firth