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My Cheshire Children’s Art Competition

The competition IS open to children in Marple and District!

The Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership has announced a children’s art competition called the MY CHESHIRE POSTER AWARDS to provide a teaching resource for children who are unable to go to school due to the Coronavirus. They have teamed up with Chester artist Nicky Thompson to design the awards which are open to Marple children aged 4-11.

Woodville Hall - Memories of a Wartime Evacuee

87 year old Vera stayed with Mrs Barlow at Woodville Hall in 1939

I never see anything about what Mrs Barlow of Woodville did at the outbreak of the war when my two younger sisters and I and my best friend and her younger sister were evacuated out of Manchester centre with the rest of the pupils of our school. Mrs Barlow took all five of us into her home and we were treated like we were her own. As you can imagine it was a very different life to what we were used to as children of working class parents. It was a beautiful home and we all enjoyed being there.

Marple Website Adventure Film Festival

As a distraction to the current problems while everyone is staying safe at home, the Marple Website is holding an online Adventure Film Festival inspired by those run by Marple Scouts in recent years. At least one new film is being added to the collection each day in the Community Forum.

Marple Covid-19 Mutual Aid Group

The Marple Website is also doing its best to maintain a list of shops, takeaways and sevices that may be able to help you get through the crisis in the Community Forum too. Particularly useful for non-Facebook users.

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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