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SciBAr
Chairman: Mrs Sandra Edwards
Tel: 01625−571126
email
web page
Membership: Open to all with
an interest in the town. Subscription (2008/9): Individual £5, Household £10.
Purpose: To promote high
standards of planning and architecture; to discover and share with the public the geography,
history, natural history and architecture of the town; to secure the preservation, protection,
development and improvement of features of historic or public interest.
Meetings: We meet monthly from September to
May (but not in December) on the 3rd Monday of the month at the Community Centre in Ovenhouse Lane (from
Henshall Road, far end on the left), starting at 8.00pm. See the programme. Everyone is welcome to attend our meetings.
Achievement: The society maintains a
remarkable archive of old photographs of Bollington and its
people covering the past century. We make awards annually to the best front
gardens and baskets in the Bollington in Bloom contest.
Publication: The Civic
Society are joint publishers of Bollington Live!
Discovery Centre: Open Wednesday 2-4, Saturday 11-4 and Sunday 11-4.
Bollington Carbon Revolution : Spin-off project to reduce carbon emissions.
Curator: Fiona Swailes
email
web page
Bollington Civic Society
maintains a collection of thousands of photographs of the town and its people dating back to the
1860s. We are always looking for photographs of the town, especially historic pictures showing
buildings and other things of interest that may no longer be there or have been altered. If you
have any or know the whereabouts of any pictures that could be of interest (and most are) then
please contact Fiona Swailes, the curator of the
collection. We will copy your pictures and return the originals to you if you wish.
The pictures can be viewed at the Bollington Discovery Centre.
Copies of pictures are available to the public on
request for UKP £5 (approx A5 size) or UKP £10 each (approx 8"x10",
A4 size).
Bollington Carbon Revolution
Leader: Sonia Mysko
email
web page
This project came out of Bollington Civic Society in autumn 2006 and has initiated a large number of activities designed to raise public awareness of the need to reduce CO2, reduce energy use and generally lead greener lives. The group have attracted a number of individuals who are committed to the subject professionally and their knowledge and experience has played a significant part in the success of the group. They have enjoyed great success in attracting grants including one of over £6,000 for a study of the rivers through Bollington with a view to installing small hydro-electricity plants at several points.
New members are always very welcome - the activities being undertaken are limited only by the number of people on the team.
Community Gardens Group
Organiser: Rob Palmer
email
web page
This group was established at a first meeting held 20th
August 2008 when ten gardeners set their objectives and arranged
further meetings.
They have found suitable land for a community garden and they plan to
develop this over the coming years for the benefit of the community..
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Chairman: Kate Gooding
Editor: Anthony Holland
Tel: 01625−268047
email
Web page including all past editions online.
 Bollington Live! is published three times a year on a
non-profit making basis with free distribution to households throughout the town. Under
the editorial banner of "Bollington, a town in its own right!" we aim to promote local
concerns. Contributions are very much welcomed by the editor.
Bollington Live! is published by Bollington Arts Centre , registered charity no. 515096, and Bollington Civic Society, registered charity no. 501544. All those involved in its writing, preparation and distribution are volunteers; only the print formatting, printing and finishing are paid for.
Contributions to: The Editor, c/o Bollington Printshop, The Old Stables, Queen Street, Bollington, Macclesfield SK10 5PS or by email.
Sponsors: As a free magazine, Bollington Live! has to find income to cover its total production cost. This is partly covered by advertising but also, most importantly, by corporate sponsorship.
Advertising: If you would like to advertise in Bollington Live! please email Tim Neale. Rate
card
Distribution: Everywhere with a Bollington, Bollington
Cross, Lowerhouse and Kerridge address plus Pott Shrigley hamlet, parts
of Rainow including Spuley Lane. Oakenbank Lane, Smithy Brow, Blaze Hill,
and Whiteley Green. If you live within that area
and are not getting your copy please email.
If you are new to Bollington - just moved in - you may be able to get
your free copy of the most recent edition at the Bollington Printshop,
alongside Pool Bank car park. Just call in and ask if there is a spare
copy for you. Back issues are also available from the Discovery
Centre at Clarence Mill.
Please see the web page for much more about the magazine and access to past editions online.
Bollington Initiative Trust (BIT)
The Trust seeks to take over for the community the public and community
buildings and spaces in Bollington that are no longer wanted by local councils
and other public bodies.
Contact: Chairman, Graham Barrow
Tel: 01625−573807
email
web pages
Kerridge Ridge and Ingersley Vale
Countryside & Heritage Project
This five year project (2005-2010) was undertaken to identify, design
and implement environmental improvement activities around Kerridge Ridge
and Ingersley Vale. The group of volunteers built up during the project
are continuing to operate and their practical activities ensure continuing
maintenance of the ridge and vale area.
project web site
Contact: via the web site
We are a group of enthusiastic amateur genealogists who meet at the Arts
Centre, usually on the first Thursday of every month, between 10:30am and about 12:30pm, to
share our successes and encourage each other with our research. We operate on a "drop-in" basis so that members can come and go at any time during the morning, and we
would be delighted to welcome new members, whether beginners or the more experienced family
historian. Please check our web site to
confirm the date and location of our next meeting.
For those researching the history of Bollington families, don't forget
to visit the Discovery Centre where
you will find the picture database available on PCs, and
now online - ideal
for finding pictures and information about those from the past! And now
the Old Bollington Family trees are being recorded on this web site - have
a look!
Bollington/Thurles Twinning Committee
Contact: Mrs. Yvonne Houghton
Tel: 01625−575133
Bollington is twinned with the Irish town of Thurles.
Regular exchange visits are organised to maintain and develop the relationship.
Secretary: Mrs. Sheila Cutler
Tel: 01625−574369
President: Mrs. Sheila Brogan
Tel: 01625−572729
We meet at the Bollington
Christian
Life
Centre, Hawthorn Road, on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7.30pm.
Bollington Wives Group
Formally Bollington Young Wives Group. This group is no
longer active.
Bollington Probus Club
Secretary: Mr. John Trinder
Tel: 01625−575197
We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of every month in the Civic
Hall, Wellington
Road, Bollington, at 10.15am to 12.00 noon. The club is for retired men
of professional background to discuss topics of general interest. Trips
organised to places and events. Bowls, walking and golf sections.
Friends of Bollington Recreation Ground
Chairman: Carol Barnes
Secretary: David Naylor
Contact: Town Hall
Tel: 01625−572985
email
web pages
Membership is free and open to everyone! The Friends are the community organisation that ensures the Recreation Ground is kept in good condition, properly maintained and qualifies for a Green Flag award every year! The Friends co-ordinate with Cheshire East Council officers to manage the Recreation Ground. Occasional meetings. Please call the contact number to be included in the notification list.
Hall Hill/ Springbank/ Lowerhouse Neighbourhood
Association
Chairman:
Tel:
 This group has been dormant for a number of years. However, with the
threat of development on Hall Hill fields, the group is now (January 2012)
being re-established. Until it is established there is no formal contact
listed, but if you are interested please email
the webmaster and I will
pass your message on to an appropriate person.
Hall Hill fields has a web page.
Hon. Secretary: Andrew Downes
Tel: 01625−572531
email
Web page
Chairman: Jim Weselby
Tel: 01625−572948
Secretary: Malcolm Bower
Tel: 01625−428734
email
Local member: Tim Boddington
Tel: 01625−574888
email
Canal
Society web pages
Contact: Information and bookings
Tel: 01477-537458
email
web page
Boat trips for the physically or mentally disabled.
The boat is also available to hire for trips and functions with maximum accommodation of 12 per
party.
Local organiser: Kim Creasey
Tel: 01625−573945
Local organiser: Kim Creasey
Tel: 01625−573945
Emergencies and general enquiries:
Tel: 0870 5555 999
Local Branch:
RSPCA Macclesfield, South-East Cheshire & Buxton Branch
Web site
Telephone: 01625−669620
Animal welfare charity. Animal re-homing.
If you need a vet look up Businesses,
click on 'V' and find 'Veterinary Surgeon'.
Canalside Community Radio
web page
Bollington's own radio station has at last been awarded a permanent broadcasting license and is now on air full time. Please see
their web site for full up to date information.
Library Writing Group
Leader: Nik Perring
email
Tel: (Library) 01625−573058
web page
The Bollington Library Writing Group meets every Tuesday 5.30 - 7pm. Cost: £4.50. All ages and abilities very welcome.
Bollington SciBAr
Contact: David Whalley
email
web page
Handouts from recent SciBar presentations:
Meteorites
Synthetic
life
Future energy
Earthquakes
Entering
the Nano World
Nanotech
in Nature
Stem cells, ethic, future medicine
Next
SciBAr:
Monday 13th February 2012, 6.30pm, Stem cells, ethics and future medicine.
Starts at 6.30pm (but you
need to be there much earlier to get a seat!) Vale Inn, Adlington Road, Bollington.
If you order food before about 6.00pm you will get it before the event starts,
otherwise you will be asked to wait until after SciBar ends at 8.00pm latest.
Following the success of the Bollington Festival
2009 SciBAr the science
group have developed it into a continuing group and arranged for their meetings
to be held at the Vale Inn on the second Monday of each month.
Why SciBAr? Sci is for Science, BA is for British (science) Association,
and BAr is because the events are
held in the bar at the Vale Inn!
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