Marple Website Community Calendar

Marquee Opportunities for local groups on 12th, 13th and 15th June 2025!

Next year Mellor Lacrosse Club will be celebrating 100 years since their founding. In the world of lacrosse, Mellor is a giant, winning titles and trophies in the most prestigious league in the country, as well as producing multiple players, both men and women, who have represented their country at international tournaments.

As part of their centenary celebration plans, they have booked a marquee to host a Centenary Ball on Saturday 14th June next year.

The marquee will be erected on the Mellor Sports Club car park and will be available for other events on the Thursday evening (12th), all day Friday (13th) and all day Sunday (15th).

This is a great opportunity for other local clubs, organisations or individuals to hold an event of their own in a marquee with bar, furnishings etc to suit.

If you are interested in investigating this opportunity please contact Steve Hall via mellorlax100@gmail.com or 07948533106.

More about Mellor Lacrosse Club: https://www.mellorlacrosse.com/

Below is the car park where it will be located at the Sports Club and typical images of a similar marquee:

The agenda for the Marple Area Committee Meeting on Wednesday 4 December has been published.

The meeting starts at 6pm in Marple Senior Citizens' Hall and members of the public may attend.

The press and public are also able to follow the proceedings by watching the live webcast of the meeting.

Watch LIVE via this link, or afterwards on catch-up: https://democracy.stockport.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?MId=29500&EVT=101&DT=A

Note that the Web Casts are embedded in the meeting agendas.

There's a page about Marple AC that tries to explain in simple terms what they do and how you can get involved here:

http://www.marple.website/marple-area-committee.html

The page includes a map of the Marple Wards so you can see exactly where the boundaries of Marple North and Marple South and High Lane are. It also features a live feed from the Stockport Council web site at the bottom that shows links to the latest agendas issued, meetings held etc.

There is also a shortcut link to the Marple Area Committee page on the council site: www.stockport.gov.uk/mac

Spring Gardens Meet Santa: Sunday 1st December 1pm - 3pm

As well as the Christmas Market at the Thumb from 11am - 4pm, the Spring Gardens has a Meet Santa on Sunday.

Why not combine both events!

Stockport Hydro's Environmental Challenge 2025



Stockport Hydro Ltd, a community owned scheme, has been generating renewable energy power on the River Goyt since October 2012.

This year £10,000 is available from their Environmental Challenge Fund for projects that will benefit the local community and take place within the SMBC boundary.

Projects must have an environmental focus and can be of a community or co-operative nature.

For more information and application forms:   
www.stockport-hydro.co.uk
info@stockport-hydro.co.uk

Please send completed applications to:
Email: info@stockport-hydro.co.uk
Post: Laurence Jackson, 7 Fairfax Close, Marple, Stockport SK6 6HH

Closing date for applications: 31 January 2025
Please note applications received after this date will not be accepted.


2024 was another successful year for Stockport Hydro Ltd as 30 local projects benefit from the 2024 Environmental Challenge Awards:

£9,000 donated to 30 community projects within Stockport



Read more on the main site: https://www.marple.website/community-projects/stockport-hydro-challenge-2025.html

Stockport Hydro and Chadkirk Chapel Open Afternoon
Sunday 29th December 2024 12 - 4pm

Visit your local Hydroelectric Power scheme, producing renewable energy on the River Goyt.

Your local volunteer-run Hydro Power scheme has been producing renewable energy on the River Goyt since 2012. Feeding power directly into the National Grid, it creates an income to maintain the scheme, pay a return to investors and contribute to our Environmental Challenge fund*  Our volunteers will reveal the quirks and complexities involved in such a fascinating venture.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please get in touch. **



Chadkirk Chapel is open too!

Nearby our friends at the historic Grade II listed Chadkirk Chapel and Country Park are also open for the afternoon. Refreshments will be available, cash only.

https://chadkirkchapel.org/



Parking

Parking available at Dobbies Garden Centre, Dooley Lane or Vale Road Car Park, between both sites and the safest place to cross the road.
See https://carparkmaps.co.uk/carparks/view/13143

*Can we help you start an environmental project?

For further information about our Environmental challenge fund and an application form: https://www.stockport-hydro.co.uk
The closing date for applications is 31st of January 2025.



Delighted Environmental Challenge winners, collecting their awards in March 2023.

**Volunteers needed to support this unique project.

Do your bit to help combat climate change and keep those turbines turning! No prior experience necessary.

Stockport Hydro at Otterspool Weir, Mill Lane, Romiley, Stockport SK6 3BR https://www.stockport-hydro.co.uk