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Groundwork Greater Manchester are working to revive Suffragette Square with the help of local businesses and the community. The aim of the project is to turn Suffragette Square into a climate resilient and create a vibrant space in the heart of Stockport for everybody to enjoy. Groundwork are engaging with local people and businesses through a programme of nature oriented activities, volunteer days and events to gather feedback and share insight on the importance of nature-based solutions in urban environments.   Proposals for the square include... The introduction of new flowering plants and bulbs which will create colour throughout the seasons [...]

Businesses that are keen to support impact initiatives striving for race equality are being invited to sponsor the Stockport Race and Culture Awards. The Stockport Race and Culture Awards is an annual event organised by Stockport Race Equality Partnership CIC and brings together Stockport’s businesses, public sector and local community. The event shines a light on the fantastic efforts of individuals and organisations who consistently go above and beyond in championing race equality, fostering inclusivity, creating opportunities for underrepresented groups, and dismantling barriers that hinder prosperity. Organisers are inviting local businesses to support the awards through a range of sponsorship [...]

Stockport Exchange, the North-West’s premier business hub, has taken a step further, with demolition work now started on the A6 frontage to make way for future phases. The five properties at 76 - 84 Wellington Road South have been unoccupied for some time and had fallen into a state of dereliction. The Council has now acquired these and work will be undertaken by Manchester firm PP O’Connor demolition contractors which will last for three months. Their removal will open up views into the wider Exchange estate which is now completing its 4th phase. A new temporary landscaped area will be [...]

Trafford College Group has revealed the range of adult courses on offer at Stockport College and Cheadle College from January 2024. The updated adult course guide offers courses across all areas of learning, with content that can support a new hobby, upskill learners in their careers, or be a first step those returning to education. Courses on offer range from one-day workshops to evening classes and professional certificates, and with many either free or part-funded. Many courses, including Level 2 and Level 3 training programmes are free for learners that meet certain eligibility criteria, such as this being a first [...]

A very, very important customer popped into Steve’s Old School Barbers on St Petersgate ahead of his busiest night of the year! Ahead of a month packed with making, wrapping, letter writing and route planning, last Friday evening Santa Claus rode into Stockport for a final beard trim. Leaving his reindeer at home at the North Pole, Santa (also known to many thousands of children as Father Christmas), used his magical powers to pedal his bicycle through the sky! This was an opportunity not to be missed! Along we went to capture the moment and to put our gift requests in [...]

Following Stockport BID's (Business Improvement District) Annual General Meeting last week, three new directors were voted to the Board. Stockport's BID, branded Totally Stockport, was launched in April 2017 for an initial 5-year term. Following a successful second ballot, Totally Stockport returned for a second five-year tenure to run from 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2027. Chaired by Mike Lamont, Director of Business Banking at Nat West, the AGM was open to members and BID levy payers to attend to hear a summary of the past year's achievements, to agree the year end accounts and to re-appoint the auditors, Hurst. [...]

Stockport Council were delighted to welcome music legend Graham Gouldman to the town’s War Memorial Art Gallery for an intimate conversation and Q&A session with music, last Friday (24 November) as part of their Town of Culture programme. Graham Gouldman is one of Britain’s most successful songwriters and was one quarter of the Manchester band 10cc, who ruled the airwaves in the 1970s. He was also one of the first financial investors in Stockport’s Strawberry Recording Studios in 1968 and remained a partner and director in the Studio until the 1980s, helping to cement Stockport’s place as the premier location [...]

A swimming instructor who became a care worker during the COVID pandemic is using his experience to help a leisure provider become more inclusive. Phil Sutton, who has taken up the new post of Inclusion Officer at Life Leisure in Stockport, says he ‘can’t wait’ to make a difference to the Stockport community. An experienced swimming instructor, Phil, 32, developed a passion for inclusivity during his time at Seashell Trust, which supports people with complex learning difficulties. He said: “I had always enjoyed my career in aquatics, but when I started teaching swimming at Seashell Trust it gave me a [...]

Families are guaranteed a magical Christmas in Stockport this December as Merseyway Shopping Centre announces a series of free, festive experiences. Taking place on the run-up to Christmas Day, Merseyway visitors will be able to discover the magic of Christmas and enjoy free events including visits to a brand-new Grotto with Santa, live performers, festive huts, an elf trail, late night shopping and Merseyway’s annual Giving Tree. Event highlights include: FREE Santa’s Grotto Families are invited to visit Santa and his elves this Christmas at Merseyway’s, brand new free-to-attend Grotto! Taking place each weekend on the run-up to Christmas, children [...]

Stockport based Gorvins Solicitors are inviting fellow Stockport businesses and their teams  to attend a free breakfast seminar ‘Menopause and the Workplace’ focusing on the key points related to the Menopause. Gorvins’ breakfast seminar will examine: The impact on menopause on the workforce Employer’s legal obligations to menopausal staff and Discussion of tribunal cases and the consequences of not complying with the law. Date:     6th December Time:     8am – 10.30am (breakfast from 8am – 8.30 / networking from 10 – 10.30) Venue: Gorvins Solicitors, Dale House, Stockport SK1 1TA Register your place by emailing: marketingevents@gorvins.com Thanks to the [...]