The week-long Gatley festival kicks off next Saturday, 25th June 2011, with the carnival and fun day on Sunday 3rd July. Events during the week include taster sessions for Zumba – along with other fitness and wellbeing tasters at the Tatton Studio, a nine mile bike ride, a seven mile walk around the bounds of […]

Next Monday (16th May 2011) there’s the latest Bird Walk on Gatley Carrs. Led by Peter, our local bird expert, you’ll walk around the Carrs and be introduced to the local wildlife, including birds and maybe even the odd bat. Meet on the car park at 6.30pm. View Cheadle and Gatley in a larger map

This Thursday to Sunday there are series of evening events at Stockport museums – part of the “Museums at Night” national campaign, organised by Culture24. See the attached leaflet for details of what’s on.

“A stroll along the Market Mile” is a free exhibition at the excellent Stockport Story Museum running until 30th October 2011. Take a closer look at some of the most distinguished addresses on Stockport Market’s Mile and discover how the area was transformed from a medieval place of trade to a shopping haven for high […]

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.

‘I Ought to be in Pictures’ by Neil Simon will be performed by the Players’ Dramatic Society from 22nd to 29th Jan 2011. The theatre is in Anfield Road, Cheadle Hulme – fully equipped and including coffee room and bar. Tickets are £7.50 and are obtainable from Advance Booking 0161 486 1857. Plays start at […]

Don’t forget to get down to BossCo, next to the old Tatton cinema, where there’ll be a Christmas market on Thursday 25th November. For community Christmas cheer, pop down to the Gatley Net Christmas Market in support of the CLIC Sargent Charity for Children with Cancer, on the 25th November between 3.30pm and 8pm.  See […]

From Stockport Council: The Mercian Regiment received the Freedom of the Borough of Stockport during a parade through the town centre. The Freedom of the Borough scroll was presented to Brigadier John Donnelly CBE by the Mayor of Stockport, Councillor Hazel Lees, in Stockport’s historic Market Place. A total of 450 soldiers, including between 50 […]

From Stockport Council: Stockport Council’s new civic building, Fred Perry House was formally opened this week by His Royal Highness, the Earl of Wessex. His Royal Highness enjoyed a tour of the new BREEAM Excellent Fred Perry House and met with VIP guests, before unveiling a commemorative plaque to celebrate the opening of the new […]

Thanks to Steve from the South Lancashire Bat Group  for a fascinating talk to a packed room at Gatley Hill House yesterday. An audience of all ages came along to the event, organised by the Gatley Carrs Conservation Group, and just about managed to squeeze into the room. As well as finding out all about […]