Dance party to help wounded Cheshire heroes
THE people of Cheshire are being urged to ‘put on their dancing shoes and party’ -– to help local soldiers wounded serving their country. Cheshire East Mayor Gordon Baxendale is ca...
Three great events, one fantastic Bank Holiday weekend
THE 2010 Country Fayre Weekend Programme at Heaton House Farm, Rushton Spencer (Near A523 Leek-Macclesfield) on the weekend of Bank Holiday Monday August 30 will once again be an e...
Art you can wear
INTERNATIONALLY- renowned artist Sue Rangeley will be giving an insight into her work at Macclesfield’s Heritage Centre on Monday September 27. Her lecture ‘Embroidered Originals’ ...
Sounds of jazz
THE sound of jazz will be in the air on Saturday, September 4, as part of Bollington Arts Centre’s autumn programme. Jazz at the Arts Centre will feature the John Hallam Jazztet wi...
Lee Mead’s on his way
WEST End singing star Lee Mead is coming to Buxton for a concert performance that should not be missed! Lee’s singing and acting talents came to national prominence in 2007 as outr...
Angelic Hayley makes a welcome return
POISED, angelic and breathtakingly beautiful, Hayley Westenra’s voice has won the hearts of millions of fans. Now you can hear it for yourself when the sensational popular clas...
Stars out to make bumper season the best one yet!
BUXTON Opera House has announced the release of its new Autumn and Winter What’s On Brochure, which runs from August to February next year. The 88-page brochure is the Opera House’...
Cheers to Alderley Edge beer festival
RAISE a glass to The Alderley Edge Union Club as it gets ready to host its second Micro Beer Festival in the village. The festival will take place in the historic Stephen Street cl...
Macclesfield celebrates the music of Joy Division
A HOST of events are taking place in and around Macclesfield this summer in tribute of iconic rock start Ian Curtis of Joy Division. The artistic events mark the 30th anniversary o...
Actors wanted for fast-moving comedy
WILMSLOW Guild Players have unveiled the first play of their 2010- 2011season and the call has gone out for budding thespians to join in the fun. The fast-moving comedy “No Dinner ...
Clonter Opera Theatre set to have a ball
CLONTER Opera Theatre’s summer production is Rossini’s La Cenerentola (Cinderella). Dispensing with pumpkins and panto this is a family drama that takes the audience beyond the fai...
In an English country garden
AN English summer evening picnic in an “English country garden” followed the next day by a traditional English gala tea party with finger sandwich, cakes, scones and clotted cream ...
Bramhall buzzing
CROWDS lined the streets of Bramhall as Britain’s friendliest village got into party mood with its biggest and best summer festival yet. Local MP Mark Hunter officially opened this...
Joining forces for art show
TWO local businesswomen have joined forces to offer their customers something a little bit different. In a creative move, café owner Julia Marshall and gallery owner, Fiona Bailey,...
Bruce sings for the spire
AWARD-WINNING singersongwriter Bruce Davies aims to hit the high notes when he “sings for the spire” at Alderley Edge. Bruce will be in concert with singing group Sotto Voce at Ald...
May runs to September for Macclesfield artists
FOLLOWING on from a successful art exhibition in aid of East Cheshire Hospice, solicitor Jobling Gowler is hosting a summer show by the foundation degree students from Macclesfield...
Bramhall gets ready to party
BRAMHALL Festival is back to bring fun and entertainment to the village – and it promises to be even bigger and better. It’s the second summer festival organised in Britain’s frien...
Barnaby is a summer smash
ORGANISERS of Macclesfield’s new Barnaby Festival are delighted with the programme of events put together – and the response of the town to the summer celebration of arts and cultu...
Summer fun returns to Alderley
ALDERLEY Edge Village Fete is promising a feast of summer fun as it returns following last year’s successful debut. The event, being held at the cricket club on Sunday, June 27, is...
Beating the retreat brings its colour to Macclesfield
ACOLOURFULcenturiesold military ceremony, not often seen outside London is again taking place in Macclesfield. The Beating Retreat in the town centre has become an annual spectacul...
