Notice of AGM and Speaker Meeting 2018

AGM and Speaker Meeting

Tuesday 20th March at 3.00pm - 5.00pm

in Marple Library

Refreshments served from 2.40pm

We hope you will join us for the society's 56th AGM and speaker meeting 

on Tuesday 20th March 2018 in Marple Library.

Members wishing to stand for committee or to nominate another member can obtain nomination forms by contacting Gillian Postill:

Telephone: 0161 427 1379

or email:  mail@marplecivicsociety.org.uk

Light refreshments will be served from 2.40pm prior to the business meeting at 3-00pm.

Paul Hartley Stockport MBC Conservation Officer

We will then welcome our speaker Paul Hartley.  Paul has been a conservation officer with Stockport MBC for many years.  When other councils dispensed with their conservation officers due to cut backs, Stockport Council had the good sense not to follow suit.  Paul is known to many in Marple due to his involvement in our abundant heritage.  He has spoken at Civic Society meetings in the past on Local Listings and the Oldknow's Legacy project. This time we have asked him to concentrate on conservation in general, including conservation appraisals and other conservation protection that might help us to better care for Marple.  Can we extend conservation areas or create new ones for example?  Come along to find out more and ask questions of our conservation officer.

We hope to see you at the meeting - family, friends and neighbours are welcome too (N.B. only members can vote for election of officers and committee members).

Dates for your diary - further speaker meetings and workshops

- Planning workshops - Get your own back: be a thorn in the side of the planners!

          Tuesday 22nd May 2018 - WORKSHOP ONE - THE MECHANICS OF PLANNING

          Tuesday 31st  July   2018  - WORKSHOP TWO - TOOLS TO ACHIEVE THE VISION

          no planning knowledge required - these workshops will cover the basics of land-use     

          and transport planning - workshops led by planning professionals Peter Black and                   Simon Temple

- Social Evening - Thursday 11th October 7.30 - 9.15 pm

           Topic: WHY BECOME A COUNCILLOR?  (AT THE AGE OF 19!)

           Speaker: Councillor Thomas Dowse

           Join us at 7.10pm for a complimentary glass of wine, nibbles and a congenial evening

See HERE for further details of 2018 speaker meeting