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Grant Application to Stockport Fund 2006 to relocate a Tatton Flower Show exhibit entitled "Marple Locks Flowerbed " to a greenspace on Stockport Road & Strines Road, Marple at Lock 13.
Entered by Stockport Parks Department with Friends of Marple…

Correspondence between Friends of Memorial Park and Stockport MBC regarding a raised flowerbed and sculpture outside Marple Library in celebration of Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee.
Including planning permission, design plans for raised bed and…

Photocopy of typed transcript of the speech given by Mr W Oswald Carver JP on the 22nd July 1922 officially handing over the deed of gift to the Council in trust for the people of Marple as a memorial to the men belonging or connection to Marple who…

Booklet : Marple Memorial Park dedication and historical pageant 22nd July 1922. "For Rememberance" 100th Anniversary Limited Edition funding Friends of Marple Memorial Park 2022.

Limited edition print run of 100 copies to commemorate 100 years…

Handwritten information of Inscription on bench in the Memorial Park " Remembrance of 50 Exotic Years :Ellen-Marion Greenfield"
Source unknown.

a. Several colour photographs showing plaque given to Marple Urban District Council to Commemorate the "Adopting " a warship HMS Maple during Warship Week 1941.
c. Installation in the gardens at Marple Memorial Park.
d. Newspaper cutting from…

Photographs relating to Marple Memorial Park.
1. Colour photograph of the Lodge at Memorial Park : Undated
2. Stagecoach in the Marple Pageant
3. Photocopy of black and white view of Memorial from a postcard belonging to J Townsend, Marple.…

Programme for Remembrance Sunday Service on the llth November 2001 at The War Memorial Marple at 10.00am

Photocopy of a letter to Mr R Riddell from the "Old Codgers" at the Daily Mirror answering a query over a name on the Marple War Memorial dated July 1989.

Leaflet printed by Stockport Borough Council giving information on Marple Memorial Park and the facilities available with accompanying map showing amenities.

Newspaper cutting from various publication on events and development relating to the Memorial Park and cenotaph:
a. 1937 : Article on how Marple and surroundings are getting ready for Coronation Celebrations.
b. 2003 : New Entrance plans and…

Documentation in relation to Friends of Marple Memorial Park consisting of:
1. Three News letters from 2004, 2005 & 2006 giving information and upcoming events.
2. Flyer advertising meeting of the Friends and requesting involvement.
3. Poster…

Photocopy of a Form of Service of Thanksgiving, Praise and Intercession for the use of the Free Churches in celebration of the Close of the war, victory & Peace.
Giving information of areas and the events taking place.
On card : The War Memorial in…

Three copies of souvenir programme from Marple Urban District to celebrate Elizabeth Coronation Year 1953.
Listing event / services /tea parties /bonfire celebrations taking place around area with dates and times.
Grand Historical Pageant to take…

Official programme produced by Marple Urban District Council for the celebrations of the Silver Jubilee Celebrations for their Majesties King George V and Queen Mary, listing procession from Marple Memorial park upto bonfire at 10.00pm

Two page programme for the Remembrance Sunday on the 14th November 1993.

Two original copies of plan showing the layout of the War Memorial at Marple Memorial Park, on with handwritten notes. Dated December 1951.
Small notice that the Land was given by the Carver/Barlow families in memory of the men of Marple who fell in…

Correspondence from Marple UDC regarding the 50th Anniversary of the handing over of the memorial park and the ceremony to take place.

Original programme for the Dedication of Marple War Memorial Park & Historical Pageant, illustrating events in the life of Marple from Early times Saturday 22nd July 1922. Donated by Edmund Wilkinson 1994.
Listing speakers, pageant procession,…