Marple Website Community Calendar

New Year's Eve Party at Marple Golf Club from 8pm 31 December 2023

Drinks, food and live music, £15 pp, ticket entry only.

Stockport Hydro and Chadkirk Chapel Open Afternoon
Sunday 31st of December 2023 12 - 4pm

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

Greater Manchester’s first community owned hydro electric project is run entirely by volunteers*

Producing power that is fed directly into the National Grid, the Hydro creates an income to maintain the scheme, pay a return to investors and contribute to our Environmental Challenge fund**.

Our knowledgeable volunteers will give tours of the site and discuss the complexities and quirks involved in such a venture.



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

*Volunteers needed to support this unique project.

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

**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 2024



Delighted Environmental Challenge winners, collecting their awards in March.

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

It's an exciting Christmas Weekend at The Marple Tavern on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th December:

Santa’s Grotto* - 4-7pm Saturday 9th December.

Mini Maker’s Christmas Market - 12noon - 5pm Sunday 10th December with Santa's Grotto* - 4-7pm.

* pre-booked tickets only - call in to the pub in advance or message via FB page.

Thank you to Brabyns Preparatory School for continuing your sponsorship of The Marple Website and Virtual History Tour for another year!


Brabyns Preparatory School -Nurture. Engage. Achieve.


Brabyns Preparatory School -Scholarships


Brabyns Preparatory School -Nurture. Engage. Achieve.

The school has two entries in the Community Directory on the Marple Website:

One for the school: https://www.marple.website/community/sponsors/brabyns-preparatory-school.html

And one for the Toddler Group:

https://www.marple.website/oldsite2/community/childrens-groups-and-activites/383-little-stars-parent-baby-and-toddler-group.html

Here's a video tour of the school:





You can Like Brabyns Preparatory School on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brabyns.independent.school.stockport/

And follow them on Twitter too: https://twitter.com/BrabynsPrep

If you would like to become a Marple Website Sponsor by taking out a banner advert on the main site, the forum and on the Virtual History Tour, then have a look here for more details:

https://www.marple.website/web-design-hosting/web-advertising.html

The agenda for the Marple Area Committee Meeting on Wednesday 29 November (tonight) 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=29061&EVT=105

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