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Big Garden Birdwatch is the largest garden wildlife survey in the world, and we’d love for you to be a part of it! Thousands of nature lovers will be counting birds from their gardens, balconies, parks and local green spaces over one weekend. It’s fun, free and will only take an hour, whenever it suits you, from Friday 24 – Sunday 26 January. Child survivors of Auschwitz, wearing adult-size prisoner jackets, stand behind a barbed wire fence (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Belarusian State Archive of Documentary Film and Photography) This year marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration camp complex. The Mayor of Cheshire East, Councillor Marilyn Houston, will lead the service at Macclesfield Town Hall at 10.30 am on Monday 27th January. All are invited to join civic dignitaries representing communities from across the borough. The leader of Cheshire East Council, Councillor Nick Mannion, and deputy leader Councillor Michael Gorman will attend and give short addresses. The hour-long ceremony will include readings of testaments from survivors of genocide, the lighting of memorial candles and a two minutes’ silence. The guest speaker will be Ms Leah Burman, from the Northern Holocaust Education Group (NHEG). She will recount the story of her father, Ziggy Landschaft, who as a teenager survived the Krakow Ghetto, forced labour camps, the ‘death march’ to the notorious concentration camp and being shot while escaping just hours before liberation from the Nazis by the US army in May 1945. NHEG was founded in recognition that the first generation of Holocaust survivors will not be able to continue to tell their stories for ever. Its aim is to ensure that future generations can continue to experience these life stories of victims of Nazi persecution and the Holocaust, in a way that is both meaningful and relevant to the issues of today. Holocaust Memorial Day is marked each year on or around 27 January – the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp by the Soviet army in 1945. On and around this day, schools, communities, faith groups and others across the UK join together in national and local events to commemorate the six million Jewish men, women and children murdered in the Holocaust by the Nazis and their collaborators, as well victims of other acts of Nazi persecution and of subsequent genocides. Since 1945, there have been several other attempted genocides across the world – including Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur – and these are commemorated on Holocaust Memorial Day. Holocaust Memorial Day also provides an opportunity to reflect on the contemporary relevance of the Holocaust, an especially poignant consideration for this year’s commemorations, which take place against a background of rising antisemitism in the UK and globally. Each year’s Holocaust Memorial Day has a different theme, chosen by the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, as a focus for educational and commemorative events. The theme for HMD 2025 is ‘For a better future’. It is hoped that Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 can be an opportunity for people to come together, learn both from and about the past and take actions to make a better future for all. Yorkshire-based comedian, writer, and broadcaster Lucy Beaumont will be the special guest for the inaugural MAD//UpNorth keynote on Wednesday 26 February, at Aviva Studios, home of Factory International in Manchester. Launched on the back of the UK’s largest marketing and advertising festival MAD//Fest, part of The Ingenuity Group, MAD//UpNorth will celebrate the pioneering people, brands and businesses in the North who are shaping a booming dynamic and cooperative marketing scene. This two-day event takes place on Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 February and will bring together 4,000 top brands, agencies and media owners and marketing professionals from across the North and Scotland for inspiring content and unrivalled networking opportunities. Guest speaker Lucy Beaumont’s MAD//UpNorth keynote will focus on the theme ‘What Sets the North Apart’ and seeks to capture the cultural zeitgeist of the North, highlighting how this strong sense of identity can drive creativity and innovation. Lucy has built a hugely successful career in television and radio, excelling in writing and stand-up, with credits for hit shows including Meet the Richardsons, Taskmaster, and Would I Lie to You? Much of Lucy’s work, including her sold-out UK tour The Trouble and Strife, features anecdotes about her home city of Hull and explores the north-south divide. “Making light of the way we do things up north and pointing out what's funny, unusual and different has served me pretty well professionally, possibly sparing me the future threatened by my career teacher at school," commented Lucy. "But I think there's also a serious point to be made. Northerners are a creative bunch with a strong sense of identity, regularly punching above their weight in many areas, including music, culture, and potentially even marketing. I can't wait to share my thoughts on What Sets Us Apart and how we can leverage our northerness at MAD//UpNorth.” Dan Brain, Co-founder, MAD//Fest: “Naturally we’re excited to bring Lucy's unique brand of observational humour to MAD//UpNorth. Marketers have long attempted to capture the cultural zeitgeist in their work, which is something Lucy has done incredibly well throughout her stellar screen and stage career. Not only can MAD//UpNorth attendees get under the skin of what makes the north’s most iconic brands tick; they can also gain fresh thinking from people like Lucy on what really sets the north apart and its creative credentials.” MAD//UpNorth has launched to connect the industry outside London and address the need for a flagship festival highlighting the work of the North’s most innovative brands and agencies. MAD//UpNorth speakers include: John Roberts: CEO and founder, AO World Rory Sutherland: Vice-chair, Ogilvy Kenyatte Nelson: Chief Membership & Customer Officer, Co-op Jessica Myers: Chief Marketing Officer, The very Group Sacha Lord: Co-founder, Warehouse Project Adam Zavalis: Chief Marketing Officer, ASDA Michelle Spillane: Chief Marketing Officer, Paddy Power Lucy Henderson: Marketing Director, Irn-Bru Danny Micklethwaite: Chief Marketing Officer, Arla Foods Mark Brown: CMO, Hovis Jon Kell: Global Marketing Director, Yoto Peter Hook: Musician, DJ and writer The much-loved Macclesfield Pancake Race is back for 2025 with teams from businesses, schools, clubs and organisations across East Cheshire – all hoping to flip their way to victory and raise money for East Cheshire NHS Charity – your local NHS charity. The Shrove Tuesday event, which this year falls on Tuesday 4th March will see competitors sprinting up and down Mill Street while tossing pancakes in frying pans. The event starts at midday and registration is £30 for a team of four people and multiple teams per organisation are allowed – but encouraged. Lily Preston, East Cheshire NHS Charity Fundraising Manager, said: “The pancake race is a fantastic community event that unites local businesses and organisations to support our exceptional healthcare services. “Last year’s event was a tremendous success, and we’re excited to make this year’s race even bigger and better. “We encourage everyone to participate and help us raise vital funds while having a great time.” The charity is also looking for local businesses who are looking to partner with sponsorship opportunities in the event. For more information contact Lily.preston1@nhs.net. There will be lots of prizes up for offer, including an award for best fancy dress with local radio station Silk FM on hand to keep crowds entertained before, during and after the race. Money raised by East Cheshire NHS Charity helps support East Cheshire NHS Trust go the extra mile in providing funding for enhanced facilities, state-of-the-art medical equipment and all the added extras that make people’s experience at Macclesfield District General Hospital, Knutsford Community Hospital, Congleton War Memorial Hospital and within our community services the best it can be. To register a team please fill out an online form here or for more information, please email ecn-tr.ecnhscharity@nhs.net. The award-winning Buxton International Festival is an annual celebration of world-class opera, music, books and jazz with over 160 events to choose from every summer. Here are five reasons to make Buxton your ‘go-to’ summer festival for 2025 (10-27 July). 1. Buxton – the beautiful spa town sits in heart of Derbyshire’s Peak District, worth a visit in itself. All the festival’s events are within easy walking distance of each other. 2. Operas Galore – In 2024, Buxton staged five new operas in four days and was nominated for an International Opera Award. 2025 sees a yet more impressive plans: Jasper Dommett, Martin Green and Carmel Smickersgill 3. Jazz Weekender Tickets – Jazz Weekender tickets for just £175 offering 12 world-class gigs varying from jazz, blues, funk and Latin, plus an Oscar Peterson extravaganza. Stand-out artists include Ineza, Graham Clark Quartet, Emily Masser Quartet, Trio JDM, Baiana, Alan Barnes with an all-star band, Dean Stockdale Quartet, Emma Rawicz Quartet and Xhosa Cole Quartet. 4. Books – 33 book talks including Diane Abbott MP, Baroness Lola Young, Petroc Trelawny, Ben Macintyre and Jonathan Sumption. 5. Classical Music – World-class concerts every day from artists including Steven Hough, Imogen Cooper, Benjamin Grosvenor, Tallis Scholars, English Concert, Simon Keenlyside and Sarah Connolly. Box Office – Tel 01298 2072190 Booking office opens at 10am on Tuesday 15 April 2025 Become a BIF Friend for Priority Booking, from just £36 per year. Website – http://buxtonfestival.co.uk
Tue01Oct2024Thu15May20257:30 pmMacclesfield Library, Brunswick Street, Macclesfield
Fri24Jan2025Sun26Jan2025
Registration for the Big Garden Birdwatch 2025 is now open!
Mon27Jan202510:30 amMacclesfield Town Hall, Market Place, Macclesfield
A service of remembrance to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day on Monday 27 January.
Wed26Feb2025Aviva Studios, home of Factory International in Manchester
Tue04Mar2025Macclesfield Market Place
. . . and support your local NHS charity at this year’s Macclesfield Pancake Race
Thu10Jul2025Sun27Jul2025Buxton
