Education

  • Spooky trip down Alderley mines

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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 …

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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!

    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

    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

    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!

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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...