Welcome to the Marple Website

Welcome to the Marple Website

This is the community web site for Marple in Stockport. It was started in 1998 to provide useful information for local people and potential visitors and to contribute to the fantastic community spirit that abounds in this small canal town on the edge of the peaks. It is now in its 3rd Generation and continues to do this with regular updates and lots of interaction with the local community.

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Below are the most recent updates on this site:

New 50-50 Club to support Marple Community

marple carnivalAlthough the 50-50 Club for Friends of Marple Memorial Park has now closed, the good news is that a new 50-50 Club is starting shortly.

This will be known as the Marple Carnival Community Fund 50-50 Club and will operate in exactly the same way, although it will be run by Marple Carnival and not Friends of the Park.

The intention is that 50% of funds collected will be allocated as prizes in the monthly draw and the remaining 50% will be accrued and donated on a quarterly basis to many of the local good causes in the Marple area. Of course Friends of the Park could be one of them but there are many other groups doing great work in Marple that could benefit too.

This will be a great new way of supporting your local community!

If you would like to register your interest in this new venture, or would like more information, please contact Kevin Murray either by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or message him on 07954 388782. More information will appear on the Marple Carnival web site in due course.

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.