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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.


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Furness Vale Local History Society

The next meeting of Furness Vale Local History Society is on Tuesday 7th September. The speaker is David Frith who will present an illustrated talk “Crosses Of The High Peak”. The meeting is at 7.30pm at Furness Vale Social Club, Yeardsley Lane. Non members always welcome, £1 [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 of the [more...]

Furness Vale Local History Society

Our next meeting is on Tuesday 1st June and the topic is “The Restoration Of Staircase House, Stockport”, the townhouse of the Shallcross Family, presented by Pamela Pearson. The meeting is at 7.30pm at Furness Vale Social Club, Yeardsley Lane, Furness Vale. Non members always welcome £1 including refreshments.

David Easton
Secretary
Furness Vale Local [more...]

Chapel Carnival

Friday 18/06
7.00pm Judging of shops, houses, pubs and lamp posts

Saturday 19/06
12.00pm Judging of floats and fancy dress at The Jolly Carter on Buxton Road
1.00pm Grand Procession commencing from The Jolly Carter via Town End, Market Street, Manchester Road, Long Lane, Rowton Grange Road to the Memorial Park
2.45pm Parade of visiting Royalty followed by the Crowning Ceremony [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 further info [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 [more...]

Food Waste Collections

High Peak Borough Council is introducing household food waste collections in April 2010.
For more information, see this month’s newsletter on the Borough [more...]

Bradshaw Edge

We’ve received an email from a Godfrey Lomas about his family history.

“Dear Sir, eight years ago I had a stroke and now, as a rehabilitation project, I am trying to trace my family history. One lovely thing about your town is that as a Lomas I would not be a rarity which I am in most [more...]

Christmas in Chapel

Monday 30th November 2009
Carol Singing
Santa’s Grotto
Festive Procession
Children’s Rides
Complimentary Mince Pies & Hot Punch
Christmas Tree Lights Switch-On

Meet at Town End Methodist Church at 6.30pm, or join us from 7pm in the [more...]

Nov 5th Smoke without Fire?

Rumour has it that the great Chapel-en-le-Frith Market Place Bonfire is again going to happen

 

This event seems to manage to survive each year despite the many difficulties modern society puts in its way, it is a tribute to the resolve of those local folk who maintain a tradition that has allegedly been kept alive [more...]