Education

  • Spooky trip down Alderley mines

    By on October 19, 2015

    Join Derbyshire Caving Club for a Halloween tour of underground Alderley Edge. Come and see the some of the oldest copper mines in Great Britain...

  • Spellbinding classical music

    By on October 19, 2015

    Buxton Opera House & Pavilion Arts Centre is presenting a series of top-class music events during the autumn/winter season. Each month The Pavilion Gardens offers the chance...

  • Halloween as it used to be

    By on October 19, 2015

    Image:  Ghostly goings-on. Hallowtide at Little Moreton Hall ⓒ Alan Ingram/ National Trust Visitors at Little Moreton Hall are about to experience Halloween as it was...

  • Community feedback sought for Alderley Park

    By on October 19, 2015

    A public exhibition will be held on Wednesday 21 October as part of a community consultation on plans for the future of Alderley Park. The...

  • Summer reading record breaker

    By on October 16, 2015

    A summer reading challenge has set a new record for the number of children taking part – for the third year running. The year’s theme...

  • Urban Kids Go Outdoors

    By on October 16, 2015

    Image: Children, teachers, trainers and Rotarians and under the aerial rope way The Rotary Club of Macclesfield Castle recently sponsored a day out for thirty pupils...

  • Tatton’s rangers hedge their bets …

    By on October 15, 2015

    There was no need for Tatton Park Rangers to hedge their bets about achieving a podium place at the annual ‘Cheshire Hedge Layers’ competition, run...

  • Cheshire East pulls the plug on its IT venture

    By on October 13, 2015

    Cheshire East Council is to take information technology services back in-house. The IT company CoSocius was co-founded just over 12months ago, in May 2014, by Cheshire East...

  • Macclesfield Art Hub

    By on October 13, 2015

    Main Image: Julie Hamer of Incubation Arts interviewing Helen Lindars A bid to create a Macclesfield arts hub celebrating the music of Joy Division and...

  • Bollington War Memorial dedication

    By on October 13, 2015

    At its dedication ceremony, local MP, David Rutley, paid tribute to the outstanding community spirit, and to project organisers that have helped make the new...

  • Avro Heritage Museum opening

    By on October 12, 2015

    Image: David Rutley MP with Mary Robinson, MP for Cheadle, at the Avro Heritage Museum. Member of Parliament for Macclesfield, David Rutley, attended the opening...

  • Neutrinos are not ice-cream!

    By on October 12, 2015

    The next in the Macclesfield Literary and Philosophical Society series of talks takes place tomorrow – Tuesday, 13th October 2015, at 7.30 pm Entitled: Neutrinos are not...

  • Local Hero Awards 2015

    By on October 12, 2015

    Cheshire East Council has once again teamed up with Cheshire radio station Silk 106.9fm to host the Local Hero Awards 2015. Now in their 18th...

  • It’s not too late for Theo’s medal

    By on October 10, 2015

    Following service in Europe, the Middle East and India, my father served in North Africa for several months during World War II, manning a Bofors...

  • A Quiz With a Difference!

    By on October 9, 2015

    Macclesfield Community Artspace are holding a Quiz with a Difference on Friday 13th November from 7pm to 9.30 pm We’re told this is not just any...

  • Macclesfield Civic Society – The future of Alderley Park

    By on October 9, 2015

    If you’re interested in Macclesfield take yourself along to a meeting of  Macclesfield Civic Society – where you can hear about the town’s past, its...

  • Walk this way – autumn walks with a National Park Ranger

    By on October 8, 2015

    The autumn programme of guided walks with National Park Rangers is available online now with the aim of helping more people enjoy the Peak District...

  • Avro Vulcan XH558 over Manchester again this weekend

    By on October 7, 2015

    Main photo: (c) Oliver Gunther This Saturday could be your last chance to see the last flying Avro Vulcan XH558 – as she embarks on...

  • Peak District in England’s top ten greatest places

    By on October 6, 2015

    Image: Stanage Edge in the Peak District National Park The Peak District National Park has been rated among the ten greatest places in England in...

  • MP’s visit to Tytherington School

    By on October 5, 2015

    Local MP David Rutley recently visited Tytherington School to meet with the Student Parliament. Tytherington students quizzed the local MP on a range of issues, including his...