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Welcome to the Marple Website

This is the community web site for Marple in Stockport. It was started in 1998 to provide useful information for local people and potential visitors and to contribute to the fantastic community spirit that abounds in this small canal town on the edge of the peaks. It is now in its 3rd Generation and continues to do this with regular updates and lots of interaction with the local community.

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Below are the most recent updates on this site:

SMA 56th Annual Exhibition

Friday 16th - Sunday 18th May 2025

Members of The Society of Marple Artists are again making preparations for this year’s annual exhibition. Last year was another successful exhibition and we had tremendous support from every member. Attendance at the exhibition was once again very encouraging and we would like to thank the public for their continued support. The SMA Committee are confident that our 56th exhibition will be as successful this year as it has been in previous years.

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The event will be held, as usual, in the Methodist Church Hall, Church Lane, Marple, SK6 7AY on Friday 16th May 5pm - 9pm, Saturday 17th 10am - 6pm & Sunday 18th 12.30pm - 4.30pm.

Around 300 original new paintings and usually a small number of sculptures by the 120 members will be on display, giving visitors an opportunity to view and buy a wide range of work covering a variety of subjects, styles and media.

Members will be on hand to provide assistance and discuss their work.

Entry to the exhibition is free and refreshments are available in the Methodist Church Seed Cafe.

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Virtual History Tour is on the move!

The Marple Website's collection of photos, known as the Virtual History Tour, began 24 years ago, in 2001.

2nd Generation Virtual Tour

In 2006 it was moved to a Gallery platform called Coppermine. With the help of Marple Local History Society and others the "Tour" grew to hold over 15,500 images that have been viewed more than 5.6 Million times.

In December 2024 migration to Piwigo, a more mobile friendly platform, began.

3rd Generation Virtual History Tour

Migrating so many images will be a long process. While ongoing visitors will need to switch between 2nd Generation and 3rd Generation sites to access all the images available.

Progress will be noted here.

Get involved with the Marple Community Hub

If you represent a local non-profit making organisation that you feel should be featured in the Community Group Pages, if you'd like a banner to promote your local business, or if you have any ideas about how the site can be improved, please get in touch using the contacts page.

Independent contributions and articles on local history, attractions or other matters of interest to the local community are particularly welcome.

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