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Friends of Memorial Park's 50-50 Club July Draw Winners

The July draw of the Friends of Marple Memorial Park 50-50 Club has been made and the lucky winners announced.

To date £2,026 has been awarded in prizes and a similar amount allocated to Park Funds, so this is a great way to support the volunteers who look after our wonderful park.

There is still time to subscribe before the next draw deadline of 31 August, so please read more about how you can support the Friends of the Park and be in with a chance to win a cash prize each month too!

Local Rail User Groups Fight Planned Cuts

Rail user groups from Rose Hill, Marple and Romiley are fighting plans to suspend train services on the route from Rose Hill Marple to Manchester Piccadilly via Hyde in the period September to December 2020.

Plan Bee Honey Bee Sanctuary to the rescue!

During the Covid-19 Lockdown heatwave in May 2020 the bees living in our Dove Cote in the garden started swarming regularly. At the beginning of July a breakaway group formed on a post near our back door, which was a little too close for comfort. So we contacted Plan Bee Honey Bee Sanctuary and they came to our rescue immediately. Read the full story...

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