Stockport’s FLAG (“For Local Advice and Guidance”) organisation offers confidential, free and independent local advice and guidance about adult health and social care services. More than 2,200 customers were supported in 2011 from right across Stockport, aged 16+. Issues and concerns people went to FLAG for help with include finance and benefits, disability, carers and [...]

All are welcome to this free event run by young women in Brinnington. Tea & coffee, face painting, DJ, arts and crafts and more. In Your Face – women against domestic violence(function() { var scribd = document.createElement(“script”); scribd.type = “text/javascript”; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = “http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js”; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();

In Stockport we’re proud of our children’s services and our record on adoption. Today’s Government figures show Stockport coming out best in Greater Manchester with 85%.  We work with other authorities across Greater Manchester and the whole of the north west to attract foster carers – it can be a difficult area and there are [...]

Come to Stockport on Saturday for the first Stockport Festival. Led by businesses, retailers and store owners, the festival has a host of things to do and see around the town centre and, if that wasn’t enough, there’s free parking all day in the town centre Council-owned car parks and the on-street parking. Why not [...]

As Stockport Council reports: Three Stockport Council run parks have been voted the best free places to visit for a great family day out. Bruntwood Park, Bramhall Park and Reddish Vale Country Park were voted the first, second and third best places to visit in East Cheshire by members of parenting website Netmums.com Councillor John [...]

Anyone looking for things to do in Stockport over the summer holidays, especially if you don’t want to spend a lot of money, could do a lot worse that check out Stockport Council’s website and it’s handy events calendar. Today, for example, you might want to to see art by Manchester College students – at [...]

The Cheadle Festival family fun day runs from 11am to 4.30pm on Saturday 4th June 2011 at the Together Trust on Schools Hill. Entry is £1 for adults and 50p for children, so come along and have fun for a good cause. Here’s the flyer – click on it to view it full size.

Free early education and childcare for children in Stockport is increasing from 12 1/2 hours a week to 15 hours a week from September this year. As well as the new and extended hours, there will be more flexibility for parents who won’t be restricted to just morning or afternoon sessions. The free hours are [...]

Stockport Council is supporting Foster Care Fortnight which runs from 17th to 30th May in a bid to recruit more carers. The Council’s Fostering team will be holding events during the two weeks including a weekend of promotions in Merseyway and St Petersgate on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th May. Foster Care Fortnight is an [...]

As part of the Stockport Boost campaign the Mobile Advice Centre, known as the ‘Benefit Bus’, is back in Mersey Square in Stockport Town Centre on Monday 26th April to Friday 30th April, from 9.30pm to 3.30pm. This is the third year the benefits bus has been visiting Stockport. Over the last three years Stockport [...]