NEW LOOK STOCKPORT AIR RAID SHELTERS RE-OPEN NEXT WEEK

Stockport’s Air Raid Shelters will re-open on Wednesday 22^nd May after a short closure for essential maintenance and refurbishment.

The very popular visitor attraction will feature brand new interpretation telling the stories of local people who shared the wartime experience, plus a new reception area and a themed shop.

       Opened in 1939, they were the largest
       purpose-built civilian air raid shelters
       in the country designed to provide
       shelter for up to 6,500 people.

       In 1996 Stockport Council re-opened
       the shelters as a visitor attraction, and
       the unique award-winning museum is
       one of Stockport’s best loved
       attractions. Carved into the natural
       sandstone cliffs in the town centre,
       the intriguing network of underground
       tunnels offer visitors an unparalleled
       insight into life in wartime Britain in
       the 1940s.

       Councillor Iain Roberts said

       “Stockport is proud to be home to this
       unique museum. The improvement
       works will further enhance the visitor
       experience and I encourage everyone
       to make a date in their diary to come
       and experience the wonderful new
       facilities”.

For more information please visit www.stockport.gov.uk/airraidshelters or call 0161 474 1940.