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Stockport has over 57,000 volunteers (taken from the 2021 State of the VCFSE Sector report) who give over 213,000 hours a week, valued at an incredible £105 million a year. These people give their time, for free, to help others live healthy and happy lives. Their work often goes unnoticed but plays a crucial role in helping people to continue with everyday life, whatever the challenges they may be facing. To say thank you and show gratitude for the amazing volunteers in Stockport, Stockport Volunteer Hub are organising an Awards Ceremony: Stockport Rocks! , in partnership with Stockport County Community [...]

People of all ages can get hands on and creative, this February, with a host of fun digital workshops and events called Make Stuff. The programme of experiments and have-a-go digitally creative experience events called Make Stuff is for everyone, no matter what their knowledge or skills and aims to inspire and engage through fun and exciting new technologies. Make Stuff is part of Stockport Council’s Digi Fest, which runs throughout February, and also as part of Stockport’s Town of Culture activities and will be hosted by MadLab. There’s a whole range of events from family friendly activities to gaming [...]

Stockport is rising - economically, culturally and, as can be seen in the numerous building projects taking place, physically too. And in recognition of that, and to mark the finale of Stockport’s Greater Manchester Town of Culture year, five celebrated professional artists who live in Stockport and paint Stockport, have been invited to stage an exhibition appropriately titled…Stockport Rising. It’s taking place at the town’s War Memorial Art Gallery from Friday February 23 to Sunday March 31, and features the paintings of Lucy Burgess (pictured: her work, A Drive Into Town, depicting the Stockport skyline viewed from Wellington Road), Eric [...]

Sew Stockport Chronicles is community-led, legacy artwork created for the people of Stockport, by the people of Stockport, to reflect on the past and celebrate the future of our inspiring town. The project was facilitated by Self Care Creatives CIC and funded by Stockport Town of Culture. It opens on February 24th and runs until March 23rd.  The project and the finished piece reflect the heritage of the textile industry and serves to celebrate, reminisce and share memories about our town, building local connections and stronger communities for the future. It's a mixed media piece but predominantly created using embroidery [...]

Stockport Council and partner organisations are to offer weekly support sessions for the borough’s business community at Merseyway Innovation Centre. Starting on Friday 9th February, from 9.30am to 4.30pm at the Merseyway Innovation Centre in the Merseyway Shopping Centre, The Work Shop, will offer guidance to Stockport businesses on a range of topics, such as skills, recruitment, innovation, access to finance, start-up support, and business growth. Alongside Stockport Council, colleagues from Merseyway Innovation Centre, Stockport College, Business Growth Hub and Build a Business will be available to talk to any business about specific support they need. The local support organisations attending will [...]

Stockport is ‘ready for its close up’ after the borough served as a filming location in top ITV drama After the Flood. The murder mystery is set in Yorkshire after PC Joanna Marshall discovers the corpse of an unidentified man in an old lift shaft following a devastating natural disaster. It is assumed that he became trapped as the waters rose, but PC Marshall becomes obsessed with discovering what happened to him. The setting for this key moment was filmed in Stockport in May 2023 and the team found an old underground car park where they could create the pivotal scene which [...]

Over 70 events have been announced for DigiFest in Stockport, a festival of digital culture and innovation as part of Stockport's year as Town of Culture. DigiFest is a series of events and activities, reaching specialist areas as well as the general public, that aim to inspire and empower people of all ages and backgrounds to discover the benefits and opportunities of digital technology. The programme brings together activities and experiences organised by the groups, organisations and individuals of Stockport's DigiKnow community network, who work together to help residents get online and overcome digital exclusion. DigiFest will be a superb way [...]

Attention all book enthusiasts! The highly anticipated Stockport Children’s Book Awards are making a return for 2024. Stockport Libraries will be announcing the complete shortlisted titles on Monday 5 February. The primary goal of the Stockport Children’s Book Awards is to encourage a love for reading and ignite that passion to continue to read amongst children in Stockport, by introducing them to a variety of fantastic, shortlisted books. The Book Awards feature three distinct categories: Best Picture Book, Best Read for Juniors, and Best Read for Upper Juniors. Each category contains three outstanding titles from UK authors and the shortlisted [...]

Nominations have opened for creative businesses, makers and artisans, and independent businesses in the borough to enter the 2024 Made In Stockport Awards. The awards were created by Aqua Design Group in 2021 to support the town’s creative sector to recover after the Covid-19 pandemic. Now in their third year in 2024, the Made In Stockport Awards also enjoy the backing of sponsors Rise Homes, Azets, and SAS Daniels LLP. Studio Kiki Design, #MISA23 winner, said of taking part in last year’s awards: “Being part of an awards night that celebrated local independent businesses was such a honour, the buzz it created [...]

Vernon Building Society was founded on March 27, 1924. At the time there were 12 building societies in Stockport, but as of 1983 the Vernon is the only one to have withstood the challenges of the last century. What’s striking is that 100 years on, the core values of the mutual remain the same. The Vernon continues to put its Members first with a personal service that ensures they are understood even if their circumstances are unusual, and that they provide solutions instead of a computer saying ‘no’. To mark the centenary milestone, the Vernon has announced the creation of [...]