Education

  • Time for bed at Little Moreton Hall

    By on August 4, 2017

    Above: And so to bed. Tudor gentlewoman Anna Fielding with all the essentials for a good night’s sleep. ⓒ Alan Ingram/ National Trust So, you...

  • Adventure and exploration at Quarry Bank

    By on August 3, 2017

    Above: National Trust ranger, Vicky Naylor, hopes families will explore the great outdoors this summer. A National Trust ranger hopes that a summer of outdoor adventure will inspire...

  • Financial boost for school buildings

    By on August 3, 2017

    Above: Goostrey Community Primary School will have a new music room Cheshire East Council is working with schools and children centres on capital programmes aimed at...

  • MP is Inspired by India

    By on July 31, 2017

    The Inspired by India exhibition currently running in Macclesfield’s Silk Museum was visited recently by local MP David Rutley. The exhibition, open until 8th September,...

  • Organisation sought to run special needs school

    By on July 31, 2017

    Cheshire East Council, in partnership with the Department for Education (DfE), has launched a search to find a high quality organisation to run a new...

  • Threadmill at The Silk Museum

    By on July 28, 2017

    New textile art exhibition by Threadmill at The Silk Museum The Silk Route: A Never-Ending Journey The Silk Museum, 16 September – 10 November 2017 ...

  • Remember Passchendaele

    By on July 28, 2017

    Cheshire East Council is to hold a ceremony of commemoration to mark the centenary of the start of the Third Battle of Ypres – more...

  • Furry Friends Festival

    By on July 27, 2017

    Thursday, 24th August at Stockley Farm Well Heeled Dog Club Mike and his lovely dogs will be providing training advice with an agility demo and...

  • A ‘Walk to the Park’ with Bollington Brewing

    By on July 27, 2017

    Image: Paul Norman, the inspiration behind the Walk in the Park Bollington Brewing Co. is inviting people to don their walking boots for a 10.5...

  • Tatton celebrates birth of Tabitha’s Secret

    By on July 26, 2017

    A very unique arrival was born at Tatton Park on Sunday 16 July. Named Secret Sensation (after her great-great grandmother, Arclid Sensation), the rare female...

  • Parliament tour for All Hallows students

    By on July 26, 2017

    Students and staff from All Hallows Catholic College visited Parliament recently, where they were met by David Rutley, MP for Macclesfield, for a tour and...

  • Worst children’s jobs in history – at Quarry Bank

    By on July 24, 2017

    Above: Kit Crane ‘caught’ a mole during a recent go at the Worst Children’s Jobs in History at Quarry Bank Keeping the children busy during...

  • Macclesfield Sheepdog Trials

    By on July 24, 2017

    The Macclesfield and District Sheep Dog Trials Association will be holding their annual trials at Sutton Hall on August 4th and 5th. But you don’t...

  • Parliament comes to Puss Bank

    By on July 21, 2017

    The School Council from Puss Bank School were due to visit Parliament earlier this month, but being unable to make the trip, local MP David Rutley...

  • RHS Tatton continues to pull in the crowds

    By on July 20, 2017

    Above: Monty Don and Joe Swift on location for BBC’s Gardener’s World tonight.  The Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) Flower Show Tatton Park, which runs until Sunday 23 July),...

  • RHS Tatton 2017 in pictures

    By on July 18, 2017

    All things horticultural, including garden design, the environment, butterflies, bees, clothes, garden ornaments, implements and furniture – plus food, fabrics, clothing, photos, paintings – and...

  • Funding boost for Macclesfield Museums

    By on July 14, 2017

    Macclesfield Museums have secured £77,000 from the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund for the ‘Silk and the Jacquard Legacy’ project. This includes a financial contribution from...

  • David Rutley’s Reading Challenge

    By on July 6, 2017

    Local MP, David Rutley, is once again supporting the campaign which encourages primary school children to take part in the Summer Reading Challenge, – launching on Saturday 15th July. The...

  • Cheshire Game & Angling Fair

    By on July 6, 2017

    This year’s Cheshire Game & Angling Fair takes place on Sunday, August 6th at the regular venue of Peover Hall, Peover Park, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 9HW Since...

  • Incubation Vision & Joy Division

    By on July 6, 2017

    Dear Sir, While I wish every success to Ian Pinches’ new business venture with his wife at Charles Roe House (Macclesfield Express, February 22nd “New...