Stockport Council has completed improvements at nine of the borough's parks and outdoor spaces since April 2024. Some of Stockport’s best-loved parks have been given a boost with new play equipment installed at a range of sites over the past six months. Oak Meadow in Cheadle Hulme is one of those … [Read more...]
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Arc launch Workplace Wellbeing Care Boxes
Stockport arts and health charity, Arc, are launching new careboxes to help businesses in the borough support wellbeing in the workplace this Christmas. Staff turnover due to mental ill health costs the UK economy a staggering £43.1 billion, and this Christmas, Arc is calling on Stockport … [Read more...]
Temporary library opens as work progresses on Marple Community Hub
A new temporary library has opened in Marple Scout Hut as part of work to deliver a new community hub and leisure centre for the village. Stockport Council confirmed in an update on the project that the pop-up library will open every Tuesday (12 midday to 6pm) and every Thursday (10am to 4pm). … [Read more...]
NTIA warns UK nightlife faces extinction
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) is warning the public that much of the UK's nightlife faces extinction given the current rate of closures of nightclubs. Based on recent data, which reveals 10 UK clubs are closing every month, the NTIA has launched The Last Night Out campaign, … [Read more...]
SAS Daniels celebrates sponsorship of landmark exhibition
North West law firm, SAS Daniels, has marked the launch of a major exhibition at Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery with a highly successful private event. The firm, which is the main sponsor of Northern artist Helen Clapcott’s exhibition, ‘A Portrait of Stockport’, recently hosted a … [Read more...]
Creative grant schemes open to applications ahead of Stockroom launch
Local artists and creatives are invited apply for Creative Commissions and Kick Start programming grants to fund projects to celebrate the launch of Stockroom, a new cultural centre and town centre library that will open next year. Repurposing disused retail units in the Merseyway Shopping … [Read more...]
Arc exhibition showcases impact of Stockport’s Art and Health Micro Commissions
A collective exhibition showing the impact of Stockport’s Art and Health Micro Commissions launches with a celebration event at Arc at Hat Works on Saturday September 28th and runs until Saturday November 16th 2024. ‘Making Art Happen' showcases the huge impact of the participatory projects and … [Read more...]
Supportability seeks volunteers for 70th anniversary heritage project
Stockport charity Supportability are looking for volunteers to work on their ‘Celebrating Supportability at 70’ project, made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Supportability has been supporting people with a range of disabilities since 1953, but the organisations' story has never … [Read more...]
New images revealed of Stockroom ahead of Spring 2025 opening date
New CGI images of Stockroom, Stockport’s exciting new creative and cultural centre, have been unveiled ahead of its doors opening in Spring 2025. The images give a glimpse of what visitors can expect to see when Stockroom opens its doors next year in the heart of the town centre. It will be the … [Read more...]
Cityheart reveals artists whose work will be featured at new Stopford Park neighbourhood
Following the launch of Stopford Park at the Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery, developer Cityheart has chosen two artists whose work will be featured within the new neighbourhood. As part of its Stopford Park launch programme last month, Cityheart sponsored the exclusive preview of … [Read more...]
Marple Community Hub moves a step closer
Planning permission has been secured for the new Community Hub in Marple, and preparations are now ramping up so that construction can get underway. The contractor, Willmott Dixon Construction, will be taking possession of Marple Library and Marple Police Station at the beginning of September … [Read more...]
Stockport back in the spotlight as backdrop for latest BBC show
Stockport’s unique architecture and culture have once again been in the spotlight as the backdrop for the BBC's latest show, Daddy Issues. Continuing the boom that has seen a plethora of national and internationally acclaimed shows such as Peaky Blinders, Years and Years and Inside No. 9 film in … [Read more...]
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