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Title: Nativity
Post by: heather on December 10, 2007, 09:00:36 PM
does anybody know why the crib has been moved to outside the swimming baths it has allways been either on the hollins   or on  market street so why is it hidden away outside the baths :(  :(
Title: Nativity
Post by: neegel on December 10, 2007, 09:54:08 PM
Not only that but why is the tree outside barclays not lit yet ?
Title: Nativity
Post by: eeyore21 on December 11, 2007, 07:15:27 AM
a customer in work yesterday was asking where the statue was of mary joseph and jesus was she'd heard about it so had come to see it.
surely after the cost of making it its going to come out every year?
Title: Nativity
Post by: eeyore21 on December 12, 2007, 03:18:58 PM
the tree outside the bank has lights on i noticed today. though not the big lights like normal. ???
Title: Nativity
Post by: admin on December 12, 2007, 05:49:40 PM
I've made enquiries about the nativity statue on Market Street as I think it's a great feature for Christmas and I was hoping that it would be installed every year. I've learnt that it is the Churches Together group who are responsible for it (so well done to them! ) and that it is due to be fitted by the Council very soon, which is great news.
Title: Nativity
Post by: eeyore21 on December 13, 2007, 04:56:01 PM
they need to be quick then with christmas only a week away. it would have been nice for it to be arranged in time for the market day then lots of people would have seen it.
heres hoping for next year.
Title: Nativity
Post by: admin on December 16, 2007, 08:22:43 AM
I was disappointed to find that the Nativity sculpture was still not in place yesterday. With only one week to go to Christmas this is cutting it very fine.

This morning I have written to our local councillors asking them to raise the priority of this with the department who will be carrying out the work to ensure it is installed as soon as possible next week.

If you feel this is important too please reinforce my request by letting our councillors know how you feel. Their email addresses are listed below:

cllr.shan.alexander@stockport.gov.uk
cllr.susan.ingham@stockport.gov.uk
cllr.chris.baker@stockport.gov.uk
martin.candler@stockport.gov.uk
cllr.craig.wright@stockport.gov.uk
cllr.andrew.bispham@stockport.gov.uk
Title: Nativity
Post by: admin on December 19, 2007, 08:42:44 AM
Following a number of email exchanges and phone calls between councillors and council officers and members of churches together I've been advised by Cllr. Alexander that the sculpture WILL be installed before the end of this week.
Title: Nativity
Post by: tina on December 19, 2007, 02:19:01 PM
The council was fitting the sculpture this morning...it is sat on the bench outside Grenaby Farm :)
Title: Nativity
Post by: admin on December 19, 2007, 06:02:55 PM
That's great news Tina, thank you for letting us know. Thanks too to everyone who added their weight to our plea to get it installed and to our local councillors who responded quickly to the request.

Hopefully arrangements can be made to ensure it is installed for the beginning of December next year.