Stockport Square with no name – yet!

The latest Stockport Square, a new public area created as part of the Redrock leisure development near Princes Street,  has no name – yet! You can help! 

The new public square between Prince’s Street and Redrock link these two important and developing areas of the town centre, leading to Merseyway Shopping Centre.  Stockport Council are now looking for a name for the new square and would like you to help us with this.

A press statement revealed that Stockport Council want the square to be named after a Stopfordian who is significant in the life of our local community and residents. They would like to hear your nominations and stories about why these amazing people should have the square named after them.

Can you name Stockport’s newest Square?

There are no rules, only that it is a person connected to Stockport, dead or alive, who is in some way important or meaningful to you, your family, your community or to Stockport as a whole.

Residents have until midnight Sunday 25th February 2018 to enter who they think the square should be named after, and why.

Can you name Stockport’s newest Square linking Redrock and Princes Street?

Tell us the story of your nomination at www.stockport.gov.uk/haveyoursay or by using one of the standpoint machines we have put in place around the town centre. Standpoint machines can be found in:

•  The lobby of the Light Cinema, Redrock Stockport
•  Merseyway Shopping Centre (covered mall between JD Sports and Holland & Barratt)
•  Stockport Tourist Information Centre, Stockport Market Place 

Councillor Kate Butler, Cabinet Member for Economy and Regeneration at Stockport Council said,

“Regeneration is first and foremost about people and that’s why we want the people of Stockport to help us name this new square. We want to hear your story about someone important to you and why you think the square should be named after them. It might be someone everyone knows or simply someone important to you. You could even nominate yourself! What’s most important is the story behind your nomination.

“With benches where visitors can sit and rest, as well as providing a popular link between Prince’s Street and Redrock, the new public square is a very welcome addition to our town centre that will be here for many years to come, giving us a perfect way to celebrate a special Stopfordian both now and for the future. I’d encourage everyone to get involved and tell us their stories.”

All of the suggestions will be considered by a panel of Councillors and local stakeholders who will choose the name and who the square will be officially named after.