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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.


Notice Board

Below are all the upcoming events we have listed on our website. To view and comment on old events, click here.

70th Anniversary Tribute – The Dambusters & Flt Lt W Astell

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At 11am a minutes silence was held in the Market Place as a tribute to those who took part in the “Dambusters” Raid on the 16th May 1943 and particularly Flight Lieutenant William Astell, D.F.C (from Combs) who died in the raid, and also Sergeant Jack Marriott D.F.M. from nearby Chinley and [more...]

18th May – Furness Vale Field Day 2013

Furness Vale Field Day

Furness Vale Field Day 2013

on Sat 18th May from 12pm

Furness Vale Field Day

Furness Football Field Yeardsley Lane SK23 7PP (ish)

Stalls Available £5 (book in advance)

Contact Susanne Lomas (susanne.lomas@gmail.com)

Things on the day may include; > Live Music > BBQ > Beer Tent > Bouncy Castle > Face Painting [more...]

Furness Vale Local History Society

Furness Vale Local History Society’s next meeting is on on Tuesday 7th May at 7.30pm. The guest speaker will be Andy Russell on the subject of Colditz Castle including accounts of escapes and demonstartions of memorabilia. Held at Furness Vale Community Centre, Yeardsley Lane, admission is £1 including refreshments.

Spring Fashion Show

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Chinley Chapel, the Wash

7:30 25th April 2013

£5 including refreshments

Sinbad the Sailor at Chapel Playhouse

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Click Above for more info

Pantomime by G. Barraclough coming between 18th – 26th Jan 2013 !

Chapel-en-le-Frith Players

Present

A Pantomine written by G. Barraclough and suitable for all the family

See The plot unfold on:

18, 19, 24, 25 and 26th January 2013 (Saturday performances include both matinee and evening shows)

At “The Playhouse”  Eccles Road  Chapel-en-le-Frith

Doors open 1:30pm, Curtain Up 2:00pm [more...]

WARNING – Deadly Ice Fri 14th Especially Pavements

This morning we have drizzle falling onto our freezing but ungritted roads, sheet ice is forming. The pavements are even worse, please take utmost care – don’t be clever clogs – yours truly has already taken a really hard smack on the back & head even though I was aware of the ice and thought [more...]

Save our Ambulance Service–you may need them to save you!

Unison Leaflet about Ambulance Station Closures

Ambulance Station Closures

You may have seen the news about the plans to close Ambulance Stations in the High Peak and leave us with a system where Ambulances are managed out of Mars, er Chesterfield (ED where’s Chesterfield?).  If not see some of the links below. In many local places you [more...]

Table Top 18th November 10am -12:30 (Friends of Chapel Memorial Park)

At the Town Hall on Sunday 18th November 10am-12:30pm Second Fund Raiser for the new play park equipment. As well as a variety of Cake and craft stalls there will be an opportunity to view the proposals and plans for the new play park equipment. Please come and give us your opinion of our plans [more...]

Just In – Auction 24th Nov !!

Friends of Chapel Memorial Park are holding a fund-raising Auction at Rems cafe bar & Restaurant at 7:30pm on Sat 24th November, now they haven’t officially told us about this (why not??, slapped wrists –ED) but we understand the goods on offer are fantastic and they have guest speakers and all sorts, find out more.. [more...]