Red telephone box removed from Church Lane

Marple has lost one of its last red telephone boxes. The box was removed by BT from its location opposite the Ring 'O Bells on Church  Lane. A sad loss to this attractive conservation area.

Mellor Open Gardens 2012

A group of people in Mellor have been organising MELLOR OPEN GARDENS events since 1992. The event takes place every four years and this - the sixth such event - it is on SUNDAY 17 JUNE, very soon!


This year a record number of 22 private gardens will be open to the public between 11am and 6pm, and the money raised will go to Cancer Research UK and the Parish Centre in Mellor; this is a much used community facility developed in the former primary school building ten years ago.


There is a free hail-and-ride bus service up and down the main road in Mellor all day, and refreshments are provided in the (new) primary school and in the Parish Centre. There is plenty of information available on the website here


If you are interested in gardens, but unable to come on the day, you may like to read about the silent auction of rather special garden-orientated lots which money cannot usually buy. Details are here (click on this link for instant gratification).

Sale of Chadwick Street Car Park

It is expected that a decision will be announced at the next Marple Area Committee meeting to pursue the sale of Chadwick Street car park for the development of a supermarket. The meeting will take place on Wednesday 6 June at 6.00pm in Marple Library and is open to the public.

Committee Meeting Minutes 29 May 2012

The minutes from the committee meeting of 29 May 2012 can be seen here

Localism Team from Whitehall visit Marple

Representatives of the Neighbourhood Team from the Dept. of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) recently visited five Civic Societies from around the country to discover first hand how localism is working in practice. They wanted to discover the barriers that face local Civic Societies and community groups in getting things done. We were fortunate to be one of the chosen five.

They were particularly interested in the Vision for Marple, how and what we had  achieved and the problems we face in making things happen.

Feedback from Civic Voice, who recommended the DCLG team to visit Marple, was very positive. They found the visit informative and a useful insight into the opportunities, threats and problems we face in Marple.

Interestingly, other Civic Societies reported similar problems so lets hope this exercise results in changes that make localism easier to achieve.

Marple Spring Clean

Yesterday members of the Civic Society took part in a Marple Spring Clean organised by the Business Forum.


We joined four other societies in a morning of work including litter picking, painting and generally tidying up around the town. 


The Civic Society team concentrated on the area behind All Saints Church, the canal towpath and Marple Wharf, finishing up at All Saints Well where we were joined by our patron Andrew Stunell MP to clean out the well and repaint the nearby bench.

Members of the Civic Society and Andrew Stunell MP take part in Marple Spring Clean            

More photos

here