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With the help of funding from the UK Government via the Shared Prosperity Fund, Stockport Gin are thrilled to announce the opening of their new Gin School, located at their distillery in the heart of Stockport Town Centre. This innovative venture invites guests to immerse themselves in the art of gin-making, providing a hands-on experience like no other. At the Stockport Gin School, participants will embark on an unforgettable journey into the world of craft distillation. Upon arrival, they will be welcomed into the distillery with a Gin and Tonic, where they'll then have the opportunity to create their very own [...]

In celebration of the flourishing cultural landscape in Stockport, the Stockport Rising Exhibition is now open at Stockport’s War Memorial Art Gallery. The event, coinciding with the conclusion of Stockport’s Greater Manchester Town of Culture year, will run until Sunday, 31 March. The exhibition, curated by renowned artist and former journalist Eric Jackson, showcases the works of five esteemed professional artists residing in Stockport: Lucy Burgess, Eric Jackson, Kate O’Brien, Jackie Wagg, and David Chandler. Their art, capturing the essence of Stockport, will be on display, reflecting the town's economic, cultural, and physical ascent through its ambitious regeneration scheme. Leader [...]

The team behind Stockport’s Business Improvement District, have created a new video showcasing the town centre as a vibrant and unique destination. As town centres across the UK face challenging trading conditions, Stockport is experiencing a resurgence. New and quirky cafés, bars and restaurants such as Alfredo’s Social and Bohemian Arts Club are attracting a fresh wave of visitors, whilst experiential events such as the Totally Stockport Krazy Races Soap Box Derby and Art Battles are utilising the town’s geographical profile and brutalist architecture to their advantage to deliver memorable and crowd drawing occasions. Totally Stockport have teamed up with Viaduct [...]

Stockport’s new state-of-the-art transport interchange and rooftop park will open next month. The new transport interchange will welcome bus passengers from Sunday, March 17 with the new rooftop park opening the following day. The multi-million pound development – which boasts 18 bus stands with the capacity for 164 departures an hour – will boost connectivity in the town centre, with the interchange connected to the train station by a new walking and cycling route. The park will be a unique green space that residents from all over the borough can enjoy. It will feature play equipment, festoon lighting, and a [...]

Stockport is celebrating after receiving the news that it has retained the prestigious Purple Flag accreditation for the town centre’s evening and night-time economy. Areas awarded the Purple Flag are recognised for providing a vibrant and diverse mix of dining, entertainment and culture whilst also promoting the safety and wellbeing of visitors and local residents. Purple Flag aims to raise the standard and broaden the appeal of town and city centres between the hours of 5pm to 5am. Key successes in Stockport's submission included the clear drive and passion demonstrated through becoming the Greater Manchester Town of Culture for 2023, strong engagement [...]

Krazy Races has unveiled The Christie Charity and St Ann’s Hospice as its 2024 official headline charity partners. The popular, free to attend, national award-winning soapbox derby event is returning to Stockport on Sunday 28th July by popular demand, after welcoming over 15,000 people at its inaugural event in May last year. The event is looking for a maximum of 40 teams made up of locals and business teams who will build, design, and race their weird & wacky soapboxes through the centre of Stockport past the iconic Stockport Plaza. Sarah Belcher, founder of Krazy Races, explains why selecting charities as [...]

On Tuesday the 26th of March, founders, organisers and main sponsors CN Chartered Accountants will be hosting a launch event for the 2024 Stockport Business Awards! Guests will have the opportunity to network with people within Stockport’s business community and hear all about what to expect for this year’s event. It’s great for those who haven’t entered the awards before to understand the categories they can enter and find out more about the process of entering. The launch event will take place at CN Chartered Accountants head office in Cheadle on Tuesday the 26th of March with things getting underway [...]

As it marks 50 years on the Great British High Street, Primark is set to invest more than £100 million in its UK retail estate including at its Chestergate / Merseyway store in Stockport. Primark is to invest more than £100 million in its UK stores in 2024. The news includes more than £75 million of new investment in UK retail this year, building on plans it announced back in November 2022. Today, the retailer employs more than 30,000 people in the UK and has 192 stores across the nation’s cities and town centres, as well as shopping centres and retail [...]

Pure Innovations is excited to inform that its next Pop-Up shop will be open from Tuesday 20th February in Stockport’s MerseyWay Shopping Centre. It’s the charity's first ever thematic Pop-Up, which will focus on love and positivity at a time of the year which is frankly miserable for many. Therefore, it has branded this Pop-Up to be the Positive Pop-Up. Given the short period of time from the successful Christmas Pop-Up, our clients and Art Facilitators have been working incredibly hard in creating many fabulous items for 5 exclusive ranges which beam with positivity, that are among some of the [...]

Trafford & Stockport College Group has revealed the range of adult courses on offer at Stockport College and The Cheadle College running from February to July 2024. Adult and community learning courses at Stockport and The Cheadle College offers cover all areas of learning, with content that can support a new hobby, help learnings with a new skill, or be a first step those returning to education. Many of the courses that can be taken are offered at no cost to the learner. Courses being run at Stockport College include: Introduction to British Sign Language L1 Gateway Award in Progression [...]