Friday 11th to Sunday 13th September Saturday 19th and Sunday 20st September Historical Talk Fletcher Moss JP Friday 11th September: who was he and what did he do?’ a talk by local historian Dr Diana Leitch, at 6.30pm… Read More

This trip required both a change of departure time to 08:15 and reduction in departure points to allow us to be in Stoke on Trent for our first tour of the day to begin at 10am. Contrary to… Read More

Present:    Mike Corlett (chair), Cllr Debbie Hilal, Ellie Sams, Carol Wilkinson, Cllr Andrew Simcock, Geoff Bridson, Mark Clayton, Cllr Leslie Bell, and new member Arafat Mirza. Apologies: Cllr Richard Kilpatrick, Janine Cottingham, Cllr John Leech, Mary Christie, Gordon… Read More

Venue – The Old Parsonage Present: Mike Corlett, Chair, Cllr Leslie Bell, Cllr Debbie Hilal, Geoff Bridson, Janine Cottingham, Mark Clayton, Gordon Browne, Carol Wilkinson. Apologies for Absence: Cllr John Leech, Cllr Andrew Simcock, Cllr Richard Kilpatrick, Mary… Read More

The organisation of the programme has now been completed under the direction of Didsbury Civic Society members Cllr Richard Kilpatrick, Sue Good and Diana Leitch. For more details visit the national Heritage Open Days website Search events The… Read More

The Winter Gardens Company bought the site in 1875 for £28,000. The Winter Gardens was built on the 6-acre (2.4 hectares) Bank Hey Estate and officially opened on 11 July 1878. The original intention was “to place on… Read More