Marple Community Projects and Community News
The Marple Website is proud to have been involved in or supported numerous community projects since it began in 1998. The more recent ones are detailed here. Older projects can still be found on the original Marple Website and will gradually be migrated to this section as time allows. Get in touch with The Marple Website to feature your Community Project or Community News here.
Marple Window Wonderland success!
This Spring Marple residents were invited by Marple based arts organisation Twisted Trees Productions to bring some joy and hope to the streets of Marple by creating and displaying their own window art in the windows of their houses. The window art was created from very simple paper materials and backlit at dusk to create a magical stained glass like effect for everyone to see and admire on an evening stroll or drive around. The theme was Spring: Hope and Joy, and Marple residents delivered this in abundance with their artwork.
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Congratulations to MarpleFest after securing an £8k grant towards Festoon Lighting!
In December 2023 - after a social media poll confirmed support for the idea - the MarpleFest team launched a campaign to raise £20k to make the most of our thriving night time economy and present Marple in a better light (excuse the pun) by installing festoon lighting in Marple precinct. The lighting is proposed to run for the full length of Market Street and Derby Way in the main town centre.
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Just £6 for a two course lunch and a cup of tea
12 noon every Tuesday in Marple Senior Citizens' Hall
Starting 9 January in 2024
Please share with elderly parents, grandparents or neighbours who may not have access to it themselves.
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Raising funds for local causes in memory of Chris Barlow
Local man and keen runner Daniel Davies is part-way through a year-long challenge in memory of his best friend Chris Barlow, who sadly passed away in a tragic accident in June this year, aged 31.
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Marple's "Happy to Chat" Benches
Following discussions on the Marple Community Hub Facebook page in September 2019, the Marple Website teamed up with Friends of Marple Memorial Park to create "Happy to Chat Benches" on Derby Way and in Marple Memorial Park. After 3 years the signs were overdue a refresh - the park ones had actually gone missing - and this was carried out by The Marple Website in November 2023.
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Blacksmith Demonstrations by Wayne Chaisty
It's fantastic news that Wayne has got the first live demonstration under his belt with no fuss and no drama. The feedback he received on the day was all very positive and he hopes to turn this into a regular event, giving demonstrations himself and with other guest artists and blacksmiths. These could take place at weekends, bank holidays and perhaps some weekdays during the summer months.
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£9,000 available in Stockport Hydro's Environmental Challenge 2024
Closing date for applications: 31 January 2024
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