Saturday 17th September
Marple Festival Food & Drink Day
Venue: Marple Centre
Time: 10am-4pm
11am official opening by the Mayor of Stockport
Price: FREE
Description
A day of appreciation for the food and drink on offer locally. Shops, pubs and restaurants demonstrate that people can buy better locally. The town has an unusual collection of highly-specialised businesses in the food and drink sector and traders and suppliers are keen to show off their wares and service.
Local outlets will set up stands in the precinct and other businesses will put on 'Festival' displays. Mouth-watering fare will be on sale: grilled meats and sausages, fresh paella out of a pan, a large range of cheeses and deli foods, reshly squeezed drinks and smoothies, hot soups, sandwiches, freshly picked local fruit and vegetables, cakes, canapes, and unusual breads.
Local cafes and pubs will be putting on special menus, to show the public how easily they can buy and eat locally.
As well as healthy (and some nice but naughty!) food on sale and delicious aromas filling the air, there will be plenty of entertainment throughout the day including Marple Band with light concert music and buskers.
Plus face painting, free samples, the annual pie competition and the ever-popular raffle.
Robinson Brewery’s horse and dray will also attend!
Marple Band will be playing light concert music for three half hour spots.
Marple Brass Band
Venue: Market Street
Time: 10:45-11:15, 11:45-12:15,
12:45-13:15
Price: Free
Description
The Marple Band will entertain with some light concert music for three half hour spots during the Food and Drink Day.
The Brass Bands of Marple "Shine" project, at The Park Keepers Cottage in Marple Park, will be open to the public during this event. Progress on the bandroom development can be viewed from 10am until 2pm.
Contact
Contact: Paul Beetham on 07801 744388
Busking competition
Venue: Market Street/Derby Way
Time: 12.30-3pm
Price: Free
Description
Raising money for the live music charity, Music in Hospitals, local musicians will be busking in and around the Food and Drink Festival. There will be an exciting variety of performers from all walks of the musical spectrum ready to bedazzle and delight the crowds.
Musicians can apply to busk. Please see competition page.
Contact/Tickets
Contact: Sid/Jess on 0161 907 5387 or email sid@musicinhopitals.org.uk
Vernon Building Society Open Morning
Venue: Marple Branch: The Ridgedale Centre, Hollins Lane, Marple
Time: 9am-12pm
Price: Free
Description
As a principal sponsor, Stockport based Vernon Building Society will be joining in the Festival celebrations by holding a branch open morning. There will be complimentary refreshments, face painting and balloon modelling as well as a special guest appearance from Vernon Bear. This is an ideal opportunity to meet the Marple branch team and find out more about their range of products and services. If you don’t know the Vernon, please call in – at a time when other building societies have merged and are closing local branches, they have a positive story to tell. They remain local and independent and believe they provide a refreshing alternative to the global banks and larger building societies!
VERNON BUILDING SOCIETY IS AUTHORISED AND REGULATED BY THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY (Registration number 195475) www.thevernon.co.uk
Folk Train with Dr Butler's Hatstand Medicine Band
Venue: The band play in Marple Precinct at 11.30am, then Railway Hotel at 1pm
Time: 10.36am train
Price: Train fare
Description
Take the 10.36 from Manchester Piccadilly to Rose Hill Marple, and enjoy the sounds of Dr Butler’s Hatstand Medicine Band on board. They will then play at The Food & Drink Market from 11.30 to 12.30, after which you can hear them back at the Railway pub from about 1pm.
Dr Butler’s will perform blues and folk – hillbilly rock with cloth caps and waistcoats. Good time rags and reels, show stoppers and sight stealers; music for foot stomping and toe tickling that joins hearts with flesh whilst invigorating the thinking mind.
www.myspace.com/drbutlershatstandmedicineband
Folk Trains take you on a musical journey as you travel – musicians play on the train, then everyone alights to visit local sites and enjoy further foot tapping sessions.
In conjunction with TfGM.
Contact
Contact: Margaret and Anthony Meynell by email on folktrain@hotmail.co.uk
Art Exhibition
Venue: Library
Time: Library hours
Price: Free
Description
The landscapes around Marple stimulate artists…view a wide selection of local artists’ work during the Festival fortnight.
Marplebury
Venue: College - Hibbert Lane
Time: 2.30pm-8pm
Price: Free
Description
Marple’s seen nothing like it… Marplebury is a free event with fun for all the family, featuring a live performance stage for youth bands, children’s area, beer tent, delicious food, arts and crafts stalls.
Contact
Organiser: Bob Worm on 07916 151704 or info@eventscollective.com www.eventscollective.com
Heartbeat Chorus
Venue: United Reformed Church
Time: 7.45pm
Price: £10
The Mayor and Mayoress of Stockport will attend this opening concert.
Description
Heartbeat Chorus, national barbershop winner, is an exciting close harmony chorus of around 45 extremely talented ladies based in Marple. They have a wide and diverse repertoire, covering 4 part A’capella harmony, contemporary sounds, and modern choral pieces. Their exciting depth of sound, along with award-winning choreography, present an outstanding entertainment experience. Heartbeat rank in the top 25 midsize chorus' internationally and won The Majestic Choral Festival in Torquay in February.
Contact
Contact Jane on 07577 808775 or lts3060@hotmail.com www.heartbeatchorus.co.uk
Snake in the Grass by Alan Ayckbourn
Venue: Carver Theatre
Time: 7.45pm
Price: £7.70/6.50
Description
A taut, psychological drama from one of Britain’s best-loved playwrights, performed by members of the Carver.
Tickets
Tickets from Hollins of Marple, on Hollins Lane, opposite the Co-op
