If you would like to use this picture of Bollington and White Nancy as the wallpaper on your Windows system then have a look at the page of wallpaper pictures.
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The year 2009 is another exciting year for Bollington and you are
most welcome to join us for its pleasures! 2009
is Festival year! Another of the town's famous festivals has now
been enjoyed by more visitors than ever
before! The Festival is always fun but
this year it excelled itself with 96 events
on the programme, 950 individuals taking
part in the Festival Parade and thousands
more watching, over 11,000 tickets sold
for the entertainment events, more than
adequately covering its cost.
The town never stands still with a constant stream of artistic and
volunteer endeavour from the Bollington
(brass) Band, the Festival Choir, the Festival
Opera, Bollington Light Opera Group (BLOG),
the Festival Players and so many other
gifted groups (see
the Arts section).
The Civic Society has never been so active
and their Discovery Centre at
Clarence Mill continues to be very popular
with those wishing to discover more about
the town and its history and view their
amazing collection of historic pictures.
In 2008 the town obtained a broadcasting
license and opened Canalside
Community Radio on 102.8fm which
has established its popularity throughout
the east Cheshire area. A wide range of
sporting activity and achievement compliments
all this fun.
A significant project is the Bollington
Carbon Revolution designed
to raise awareness of the need to reduce
our carbon footprint. Practical involvement
is key so look out for announcements
along the way. For details of what's
on check your copy of Bollington
Live!, look at the Arts
Centre pages or
call the information
centre (01625−576311). A monthly What's On leaflet
is available at the Town Hall and also
available online here.
The small town of Bollington is located about three miles north of Macclesfield, 18 miles south east of Manchester, in north east Cheshire, in the north west of England - find us on the map. It nestles in the western most foothills of the Pennine range of hills above the Cheshire plain, adjacent to the Peak District National Park; the boundary just enters the parish.
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 It is a town borne of its rural origins with the industrialisation of the area beginning in the mid 18th century and rapidly developing in the 19th when several large cotton mills were built, coal mines were opened and stone quarried. The opening of the Macclesfield Canal in 1831 provided important industrial development incentive as did the railway that followed in the 1860's. In modern times the mills have been replaced by, usually, smaller businesses although there remain two large paper coating mills. Tourism is increasingly important, the town providing an easy base for those interested in walking the hills, walking or boating the canal or walking or riding (bikes and horses) on the converted railway track, now known as the Middlewood Way.
 Known to its residents as the Happy Valley, this town is a village is a town! What do I mean? Well, it's a town of 7,300 population strung out over a distance of about two miles, never very wide, giving the feeling of one long village. Present day Bollington is really based around three villages that became merged together - Bollington, West Bollington and Bollington Cross, and on the edges you will find Kerridge and Lowerhouse.
 There has been a significant increase in the population during the 1970's, 80's and 90's turning the town into a dormitory for Macclesfield and Manchester. Bollington is regarded as a very desirable place to live and work. This has to do with the advantages of its beautiful location amongst the hills and the fact that the main street is, for all practical purposes, a no through road; the road does go through but leads mainly to places that can be reached more directly by other routes.
This page provides a range of links to other pages giving an in-depth view of the town and the interests of its population. Have fun! Note that Wednesday is traditionally half day (or early) closing day for shops in Bollington and many still follow this tradition by closing at lunch time - usually 1.00pm.
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Some major projects are under way -
- 2009 is Festival year - hundreds of volunteers are putting together a great show for this famous event, the largest volunteer organised and managed event on the country. Tickets now selling fast!
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in 2003 we developed our first Parish Plan. In 2008 this has been replaced by a Town Plan. This is crucial for the future of the town - it identifies what the residents want the town to become in the years ahead. Check it out now!
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to enhance and protect Kerridge Ridge and Ingersley Vale, two of the most beautiful parts of our local landscape. Groundwork are managing the Kerridge Ridge & Ingersley Vale Countryside & Heritage Project. The project has attracted c.£700,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund - look at the page!
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the Civic Society have a Discovery Centre at Clarence Mill. This was opened by cousins John & Terry Waite, at the start of the 2005 Festival. It provides an insight into Bollington's heritage. Do come and join us there! Check out the Civic Society pages now!
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the Civic Society initiated a project known as Bollington Carbon Revolution to look at CO2 Footprint reduction. This is making a significant impact on the town, but there is much more yet to do! Look at the pages - come and join in!
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the Civic Society have established a project committee to look after the interests of St John's church. This redundant church is up for sale and we wish to influence what it is used for.
If you know of any additional links please let me know. Many thanks.
Now for the details -- select a link from the list below or from the extensive navigation down the left hand column (pass your mouse over the links to see the sub links):
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