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The Market Place - at the centre of Chapel Life - Photo courtesy of Millbank Cards.

Free Hotspot

ComputerBits install new wireless hotspot

The ComputerBits store on Chapel-en-le-Frith market place has setup a free-hotspot.com wi-fi access point. Now anyone visiting the market place area with a wireless connection can use the broadband gateway at zero-cost!

They have also installed a Zonerider hotspot to replace their BT Openzone hotspot.

If you own a business and are interesting in offering wireless services to your customers, please contact ComputerBits to find out more!

View all free hotspots around Chapel


For broadband or dial up Internet connection or web hosting please visit www.cbits.net



Grants

Grants are available for the repair or restoration of historic elements of buildings in two areas of Chapel-en-le-Frith.

The eligible items include slate or stone roofs and traditional gutters and rainwater pipes, traditional mullioned or sash windows, traditional timber doors and shop fronts and the repair or pointing of brickwork and stonework. Other items may be considered in conjunction with these categories.

Details are available from the Grants Officer, Eddie Wilshaw at High Peak Borough Council on 0845 129 7777 extension 3654.


News

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Its not a secret any longer

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Yes, Carnival Day 2012 is Saturday June 16th (put it in your diary)

One of our perennial gripes has been that Chapel Carnival committee was the local equivalent of the Mafia, now that’s not to say engaged in any criminality, (unless you class the annual advertising request as [more...]

Mr Bump bangs along

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At around 5pm on Friday 16th December Mr Bump (as he is known locally, – try it the Police recognise the name!) got into his car which he had left in Chapel Market Place, facing down to the Stocks Cafe, whilst he had a glass of wine (or more) at the Roebuck, and reversed [more...]

Have a Merry Christmas

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We are wishing all of our readers a warm and Happy Christmas and we hope that we all have a prosperous 2012..

Best Wishes

Editor: Chapel-En-Le-Frith.com

Goyt Valley Brass Band

Dear Friends,

DO YOU SHOP ONLINE, if so the above local band can raise funds all you need is to click on to http://www.easyfundrasing.org.uk/causes/gvvb and follow the links to required retailers. Amazon,Ebay,John Lewis etc. Thank you.

sincerley

 T.B. Bailey Treasurer

Christmas pet food appeal

We may all think that everyone will be doting on their pets this Christmas and thankfully many will be, at home with their families having a great time, but many will be abandoned or left unwanted in various rescue centres across the area.

Now in its 11th year, Victoria Vets in Glossop and Thornbrook Vets [more...]

Moggie has been found,

Josie missing from Elmfield

Moggie has been found,

Moggie was found not long ago. thank you to all who attempted to find her. (tip: owner went out late at night called the cat and heard her answer, she had been locked in a neighbours outhouse who had been away!)

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NEED A PC CHECK UP FROM ComputerBits

ComputerBits are doing pc check ups so your pc is running at your best

you can even get Panda Antivirus Pro 2012 for £27 a year £15 to renew

this pc check up will help your computer gets the right care and to make it last longer or just to make it more updated

a [more...]

New Housing Proposals – Please Read

This item refers to quite a large increase in housing in Chapel-en-le-Frith and should be of concern to all local residents, whether for or against: please read further (from here on information is not from Chapel-en-le-Frith.com (despite the similarly named blog) but I think we do understand where “Chapel Man” is coming from.

As part [more...]

Peter Addie

John Crawshaw from Peterborough sent us this email:

I am seeking information re a Pilot Officer Peter Addie, a 19 year old pilot in 50 Sqn RAF who died on 17th March 1940. His parents were Alan and Effie Addie of Chapel-en-leFrith. Plt Off Addie is buried here in Oundle, Northants and I am seeking [more...]

Hobsons Choice

I would highly recommend anyone going to see Hobsons Choice at Chapel Playhouse this weekend.  14th/15th May.

I saw it last weekend and it was brilliant.

more details go to Chapel Players Website:  www.chapelplayers.co.uk