Marple Local History Society

Marple, Marple Bridge, Mellor, Compstall, Strines, Hawk Green, Rose Hill, High Lane.

The society's monthly meetings are held on a Monday evening from September to April in Marple Methodist Church.

Doors open at 7:15pm ready for the meeting to commence at 7:45pm.

Follow this link for more general information about the society's meetings.

16th September: 

‘Coronation Street - Early Days’ - Mark Llewellin.

14th October:

‘Lydia Becker - Suffragist and Trailblazer’- Joanna Williams.

11th November:

‘Made in Manchester’- Brian Groom.

9th December:

'The call what he made - Mobile Phones' - Nigel Linge.

13th January:

 ‘Pott Shrigley Abduction’ – Neil Mullineux.

17th February:

 ‘Railway Navvies’ - Kevin Harrison.

17th March:

'Deansgate - a history' – Keith Warrender.

14th April:

 AGM followed by 'A Picture Tour of Marple in Days Gone By’ - Hilary Atkinson.

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