The Big Society Award 2011

The Big Society Award 2011

Handforth Railway Station

Handforth Railway Station

Handforth win the Tidiest Station Award 2010

Handforth win the Tidiest Station Award 2010

Congratulations from Prince Charles

Congratulations from Prince Charles

The Rotary Gardens at Handforth Station

The Rotary Gardens at Handforth Station

Handforth Railway Station : On the Manchester to Crewe Line via Stockport, Alderley Edge, Wilmslow and Sandbach

  • Breaking New Ground 
    Quarry Bank Mill & Styal Estate 
    24th September 2011 - 31st March 2012 

    Discover the story behind the ground-breaking technology that made Quarry Bank's newly aquired garden ....

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  • The Finishing Touch 
    Hat Works Museum 
    6th December 2011 - 11th May 2012 

    From feathers to fabrics from ribbons to beads and flowers, hats have been trimmed in a myriad of ways ....

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  • Death and Burial 
    Stockport Story Museum 
    11th November 2011 - 29th April 2012 

    For thousands of years people have sought to give their dead a respectful burial ....

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  • Capesthorne Hall Wedding Fayre 
    Capesthorne Hall & Gardens 
    4th March 2012 

    A fantastic selection of the area’s finest wedding specialists will be on hand to provide you with expert advice ....

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  • Tatton Park Scarecrow Festival  
    Tatton Park Gardens 
    11th February 2012 - 19th February 2012 

    Visit Tatton's Scarecrow Festival in the Gardens and at the Farm this spring half-term ....

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  • In search of the Northern Lights 
    Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre 
    22nd February 2012 

    An evening Lovell Lecture by Dr Jim Wild on the Northern Lights

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Local Bus Services

Cheshire Travel Card
If you are travelling on the bus in Cheshire consider a Cheshire Travel Card. It is a more convenient way to pay and you will receive a discount, subject to operator, on most single and return fares.

The following local timetables are currently available:

Visit Travel Northwest for further timetables including those outside Cheshire.

Arriva Route 130 - Manchester - Wilmslow - Macclesfield
Twice Hourly service Monday to Friday. Hourly service Saturday and Sunday.
Effective: 13th March 2011
Timetable courtesy: Arriva

D & G Route 130 - Macclesfield - Wilmslow - East Didsbury
Two late evening services Monday to Saturday only.
Effective: 3rd January 2012
Timetable courtesy: D&G Bus

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