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Marple Civic Society

We are a voluntary group who are proud of Marple and want to see it thrive. We believe that everyone in our community should have a voice in helping to shape the future of Marple.

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Sustainable Future

Creating an understanding of how we can achieve a sustainable future for our Town and its citizens is now at the heart of the Society`s activities.

Sustainable Future
Excellence in Planning

One of the most important activities of the Civic Society is to engage with the planning system as it formulates plans which affect our localities and as it takes decisions on planning applications

Excellence in Planning
Promoting Heritage

Heritage is the name we give to what we inherit from the past. Heritage is the memory of what has taken place, the things we did and the choices we made that appear in our present lives as traces of that past.

Promoting Heritage

Keeping you Informed

We will be at "Make it Marple" in Market Street this Saturday, 10am - 2pm - please drop by to have a chat.
The planning application for the Leisure and Community Hub has been submitted by the Council (to itself as planning Authority!) and all details can be seen here. Our planning team has worked through the 109 documents and submitted what we hope will be a helpful set of comments. Our letter is available here. (17/4/24)
The AGM went off successfully on Saturday 23rd March, 11am at The Navigation on Stockport Road. More details and papers for the meeting are here. (17/4/24)

Making Marple Better - Together

Everyone in Marple, residents young and old, businesses and community groups, can help to identify our challenges and offer ideas for tackling them. We believe that working together to adapt to the changing world is the way to create a healthier, happier and more sustainable community for ourselves and for future generations.

NEXT EVENTS

We'll be at "Make it Marple" in Market Street this Saturday morning 20th April, 10am - 2pm approx - drop by and have a chat.

If you are a member, join us for an open session 7.30pm-9pm on Tuesday 14th May upstairs at The Navigation on Stockport Road and give us your views on local issues.

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Marple is a small town located on the River Goyt to the south east of Manchester, which is part of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester. The 'sense of place' and the kind of ‘future’ the Society would like to promote is not limited to the town of Marple but includes the surrounding areas of Marple Bridge, Ludworth, Mellor, Compstall, High Lane, Hawk Green and Strines.