What we do

  • Marple Civic Society

    We are a voluntary group who are proud of Marple and want to see it thrive. We believe that everyone in our community should have a voice in helping to shape the future of Marple.

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  • Sustainable Future

    Creating an understanding of how we can achieve a sustainable future for our Town and its citizens is now at the heart of the Society`s activities.

    Sustainable Future

  • Excellence in Planning

    One of the most important activities of the Civic Society is to engage with the planning system as it formulates plans which affect our localities and as it takes decisions on planning applications

    Excellence in Planning

  • Promoting Heritage

    Heritage is the name we give to what we inherit from the past. Heritage is the memory of what has taken place, the things we did and the choices we made that appear in our present lives as traces of that past.

    Promoting Heritage

Keeping you Informed

All our recent newsletters are available here


  • Our next open meeting will be on Wednesday 13th May, 7.30pm, upstairs at The Navigation, Stockport Road.  Details to follow. Please note, no meeting in April! (31/3/26)
  • Our March open meeting included our AGM. After the formal business we took a look at the progress on The Community Hub and discussed people's hopes for it once it opens. Notes from that discussion are here and the AGM pack is available here. (31/3/26)
  • At our February open meeting we discussed what people thought are the good and bad points of Marple, and what could be done to address the bad and celebrate the good. Some notes from that meeting are available here - take a look and let us know what you think too! (23/2/26) 
  • The Greater Manchester Transport Strategy 2050 consultation is open until 9th March. Have your say and influence what it might mean for Marple. More information on the strategy is here. (23/2/26)
  • The Get About Better sub-group have submitted a response to the proposal to widen the road at the bottom of Dan Bank. Details of the scheme and our response is here (29/12/25)



Making Marple Better - Together


Everyone in Marple, residents young and old, businesses and community groups, can help to identify our challenges and offer ideas for tackling them. We believe that working together to adapt to the changing world is the way to create a healthier, happier and more sustainable community for ourselves and for future generations.


NEXT EVENTS

Our next open meeting will be on Wednesday 13th May, 7.30pm, upstairs at The Navigation, Stockport Road. More details to follow.

Please note, no meeting in April!

Marple is a small town located on the River Goyt to the south east of Manchester, which is part of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester. The 'sense of place' and the kind of ‘future’ the Society would like to promote is not limited to the town of Marple but includes the surrounding areas of Marple Bridge, Ludworth, Mellor, Compstall, High Lane, Hawk Green and Strines.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Map courtesy of SMBC

USEFUL SITE LINKS

Use these website links to find our more about what's happening in Marple and national news about the civic movement.