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Vernon’s Building Society launches 2021 Calendar Competition
Vernon Building Society’s annual Calendar Competition is open and Stockport’s mutual is looking for the best pictures that highlight the beautiful borough.
The winning photo will scoop a… Read More
Poynton Update and News – 19th October
Read the latest PUN from Haf Barlow, Town Clerk on behalf of Poynton Town Council, with information on Remember at Home for Remembrance Day and Vernon School’s outdoor Pumpkin Trail this Hall… Read More
Poynton and East Cheshire Join Greater Manchester with Tier 2 Coronavirus Restrictions
The Prime Minister announced that East and West Cheshire will be placed under Tier 2 restrictions from Wednesday 14th October.
The following guidelines have been taken from www.gov.uk/guidan… Read More
Citizens Advice Poynton – FREE – IMPARTIAL – INDEPENDENT
Due to Covid-19, Citizens Advice in Poynton are currently operating remotely . However this has not reduced the demand for our service and since April we have dealt with over 100 individual people … Read More
Shop Local and Stay Safe This Christmas
Christmas is going to look a little different for all of us this year and artisan markets are no exception.
With social distancing, mask wearing and extra cleanliness at the top of the list o… Read More
Walking the Gritstone Trail to support East Cheshire Hospice
Keen walker Geoff Gittins is dedicating his most ambitious challenge to the memory of friends and relatives.
Geoff, who grew up in Poynton will tackle the 35-mile Gritstone Trail as a tribute… Read More
East Cheshire Hospice opens new shop in Poynton
ECH are excited to now be welcoming customers to their BRAND NEW shop in Poynton. Located on Park Lane, Poynton, ECHO is a charity shop like no other, selling only the best selection of great qua… Read More
Local Solicitor Promotes Will Week in aid of East Cheshire Hospice – 5th to 9th Ocotber
A Poynton solicitor has noticed a slight rise in the number of people making wills since Covid-19.
Nick Stratford, Director of Stratford Solicitors, says that typically 12-15 couples have bee… Read More
Graham provide an animated fly through video of the Poynton Relief Road
The £26.5m contract to build the new Poynton Relief Road has been awarded to Graham.
For updates on the project visit their website: www.graham.co.uk/poynton-relief-road
Below is a… Read More
Vernon’s Community Awards finalists revealed
Vote now for your favourite charity or community group to win their share of the £10,000 fund
Stockport’s building society, Vernon, has shortlisted 14 finalists in this year’s Community… Read More
EveryBody re-opens Poynton Leisure Centre on 1st September
From 1st September the following services will be open and available to pre-book activity slots via the website: www.everybody.org.uk
Gym
Group Fitness Classes
The pool will… Read More
Poynton Bonfire and Fireworks 2020 – CANCELLED
After much discussion and consideration, Poynton Round Table are sad to announce that the Poynton Bonfire 2020 will not be taking place.
As a charity, which hosts the bonfire to raise money … Read More
Don’t miss 14th August deadline to enter Vernon’s Community Awards
The local building society is offering a portion of £10,000 to Stockport not-for-profit groups
The deadline to enter Vernon Building Society’s annual Community Awards is fast-approaching.… Read More
Poynton Relief Road gets the green light
The Town Council has announce that Cheshire East Council has secured the funding necessary from the government to commence building the Poynton Relief Road.
A design and build contract was a… Read More
East Cheshire Hospice launch Memory Miles and ask for community support
With the cancellation of the Light up the Night event for 2020 East Cheshire Hospice have launched a virtual memory event – Memory Miles.
This summer they are asking us to help us go t… Read More
Latest news from Cheshire Libraries
Poynton library has reopened with reduced opening hours and strict safety measures in place but the online activities are continuing as you will see in the following newsletter from Cheshire librar… Read More
Poynton Update and News – 23rd July
Read the latest PUN from Haf Barlow on behalf of Poynton Town Council. This newsletter has the latest news about the Poynton Relief Road and how residents can inspect the Town Councils accounting… Read More
Poynton Town Council announce that the Hockley and Brecon play areas have re-opened
The Town Council have announced that the Hockley and Brecon Play Areas re-opened on 17th July 2020.
Anyone visiting the park should make sure they follow the rules and read the guidelines on… Read More
Everybody starts to Re-Open Leisure Centres from 25th July – Poynton from 1st September
Everybody will begin to re-open the leisure centres from 25th July but Poynton leisure centre will open in the third phase from 1st September.
The priority is to put the health and well bein… Read More
Woodford Community Council Newsletter – July 2020
Read the latest newsletter from Woodford Community Council with an update on Woodford Neighbourhood Forum that explains how Woodford Neighbourhood Forum (WNF) is now a consultee on planning applica… Read More
