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There are lots of events going on in and around Stockport this weekend.

Find a small selection of some of the things to do below. You can also browse more in our dedicated What's On section here.

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Elf Trail | Bramall Hall | Thu 5 November - Sun 3 January

Our festive friends have taken over Bramall Hall for Christmas!

Bramall Hall is beautifully decorated for Christmas, which means our cheeky elves have moved in once again!

Snippet, Cranberry and Squire are just a few of our festive friends that are looking forward to seeing you.

Search the Hall and discover our cheeky elves, they are both naughty and nice.

On completion of this spotting trail you will earn yourself a festive prize.

Festive fun for all the family!

Recommended for children age 3+

Each trail ticket admits 1 child only to take part in the trail.

Please note: purchasing your ticket through Eventbrite incurs a booking fee, but guarantees entry at a set time. Tickets can be booked upto 6 hours before arrival time.

To buy tickets at face value, you can purchase on the day from our Visitor Centre, but this is subject to availability. As this is due to be a popular event, we may sell out of available tickets for purchase on the day of your visit or you may be given a later time slot to arrive at Bramall Hall.

An Afternoon with Harry Whittaker - Orlando (From the World of Lucinda Riley's Seven Sisters) | Serenity Books, Romiley Fri 6 November | 1pm

Step back into the world of Lucinda Riley's Seven Sisters...

From Harry Whittaker, the co-author of the instant No. 1 international bestseller Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt, comes an epic mystery set in the world of the Seven Sisters.

Reader-favourite antiquarian bookseller Orlando Forbes – first introduced in The Shadow Sister – returns in this dual-timeline saga. When Orlando uncovers a hidden cache of manuscripts in an old Harrow rectory, his investigation draws us deeper into the private longings and unresolved fractures of the character's own life.

Across dual timelines, his search for the truth about a forgotten Victorian author becomes a mirror to his own story, revealing buried betrayals, guarded hearts, and the courage it takes, in any century, to claim your true name.

Expect exciting appearances from beloved Seven Sisters characters, and discover how their lives have been shaped following the events of Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt.

This is Orlando's story...

About the author:

Harry Whittaker grew up in the 1990s and spent the first few years of his life on the rural west coast of Ireland. The son of the author Lucinda Riley, Harry became a storyteller himself, as an award-winning radio presenter for the BBC and a member of one of the UK's most renowned improv troupes. In 2019, Harry and Lucinda co-authored the Guardian Angels series for children – four reassuring, timeless stories addressing worries that a small child may have.

After Lucinda's death in 2021, it was announced that Harry would complete the Seven Sisters series on behalf of his late mother. Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt published globally in May 2023.

Harry lives in Yorkshire, England.

Bonfire and fireworks events | multiple times and locations across the borough

This weekend sees a top opportunity to catch some fantastic fireworks.

Here is a roundup of the fireworks events taking place in and around Stockport borough where you can do just that.

Woodford Community Centre - Thursday 5 November

• Thursday 5 November
• Woodford Community Centre (Chester Rd, Woodford, Stockport SK7 1PS)
• 5.45pm (doors open), 7pm (children's display), 8pm (main display), 9pm (event closes)
• Costs: Adults £10; children (aged 3-16) £5; family ticket (two adults and three children) £30; under-threes free
• Find tickets and / or more information here.
• Food including hot dogs, burgers, fish and chips and more will be available.

Bramhall Firework Festival - Friday 6 November

• Friday 6 November
• Stockport Rugby Union Football Club (The Memorial Ground, Headlands Rd, Bramhall, Stockport SK7 3AN)
• 5pm (gates), 7.15pm (children's display), 8.45pm (main display), 10.30pm (bar closes)
• Find tickets and / or more information here.
• Featuring live acts, a fun fair, food stalls, and more.

Wythenshawe Park - Saturday 7 November

• Saturday 7 November
• Wythenshawe Park (Wythenshawe Rd, Wythenshawe, Manchester M23 0AB)
• 3pm (events open), 3-5pm (Z-arts story-telling experience), 5pm (reduced-noise, low-impact fireworks displays), 7pm (lantern parades), 8pm (main fireworks displays set to music), 9pm (events close)
• Free to attend
• Visitors can expect a food and drink village, family-friendly entertainment and activities, and funfair attractions.

Stockport Cricket Club - Saturday 7 November

• Saturday 7 November
• Stockport Cricket Club (75 Beech Rd, Stockport SK3 8HD)
• 5.30pm (doors open), 7pm (bonfire lit), 8pm (fireworks display)
• Entry costs have not been announced, but last year (according to FamilyOnTheGo), they cost: £10 for adults; £5 for children; £25 for family of four; free for under-fives.

Heald Green Scouts - Saturday 7 November

• Saturday 7 November
• Based at Heald Green Scout Hut (behind Methodist Church, Brown Lane, Heald Green, SK8 3RR)
• 7pm (gates open), 7.30pm (bonfire lit), 8pm (fireworks display), 9pm (event closes)
• Costs: £10 for adults; £5 for children; £25 for family of four.
• Food stalls, mulled wine and sweets will be available.

Marple, Brabyns Park - Saturday 7 November

• Saturday 7 November
• Brabyns Park (29 Brabyns Brow, Marple Bridge, Stockport SK6 5DT)
• 7pm (firelighting procession), 7.30pm (fireworks display)
• Costs: Adults £9.50; children £6; under-fives free
• Food stalls will be there on the day, too

Remembrance events | Sunday 8 November | multiple times and locations across the borough

Stockport town centre

A borough-wide remembrance service will take place at the War Memorial Art Gallery, led by the Mayor of Stockport Cllr Mark Hunter.

The event will start at 10.25am with a procession from the Armoury to the gallery steps, before a civic procession at 10.45am and a two-minute silence from 11am.

The silence will begin with the Last Post and end with the Reveille. Following prayers, hymns and reflections, wreaths will be laid on the steps of the War Memorial.

Bramhall

Bramhall's remembrance service will start at 10:40am, with a procession from Holland Road to Bramhall War Memorial.

A two-minute silence will start from 11am, after which there will be a procession to St Michael and All Angels Parish Church on St Michael's Avenue, via Bramhall Lane South and Robins Lane.

Bredbury

There will be a service at the War Memorial on George Lane from 3pm.

Cheadle

Cheadle's remembrance serivce starts with a parade at 10.30am - it will assemble at the junction of Massie Street with High Street, then proceed down High Street to the War Memorial.

Then, from 10.50am, a service will take place at the War Memorial.

Cheadle Hulme

In Cheadle Hulme, a parade will meet at 9.40am at Beech Road.

The procession will then depart for the War Memorial at 9.55am, in time for a service at the memorial from 10am.

Compstall

Residents are invited to assemble at Compstall War Memorial at 10.45am (at St Paul's Church) for remembrance, prayers, and the laying of wreaths.

Following this, there will be a remembrance service at St. Paul's Church.

Gatley

Gatley's ceremony starts from 10:50am at the Gatley Green War Memorial.

The act of remembrance and laying of wreaths takes place there from 10.55am.

Hazel Grove

A parade will commence from Hazel Grove railway station at 10.30am.

The procession will move to the London Road War Memorial by 10.45am, where a service will take place, including the laying of wreaths.

Heald Green

A service and laying of wreaths will take place at Long Lane War Memorial, Wilmslow Road, from 12pm.

Heaton Mersey

A service takes place at 10.45am at St John's Church, on St John's Road.

Then, an act of remembrance will take place at the War Memorial from 11am.

Heaton Moor

A service takes place at 10.45am at St Paul's Church on Heaton Moor Road.

Then, an act of remembrance will take place at the War Memorial there from 11am.

Heaton Norris

A service takes place at Christ with All Saints Church from 11.30am.

High Lane

A service of remembrance will take place from 10am at St. Thomas's Parish Church.

Then, from 10.45am, an act of remembrance and laying of wreaths will take place at the War Memorial.

Marple

Marple's service starts from 10.15am, when standard bearers and members of the public will assemble at the War Memorial in Memorial Park.

Then, from 10.30am, a service and the laying of wreaths will take place at the War Memorial.

Mellor

A service and the laying of wreaths takes place from 12.15pm at the War Memorial

Reddish

In Reddish, a church service takes place from 10.30am at St Mary's Church.

At 12:50pm, there will be a service at the Cenotaph on Reddish Road, South Reddish.

The service proceeds to Willow Grove Cemetery from 1pm.

Then, from 1.10pm, there will be a service at the Cross of Sacrifice.

Romiley

Romiley's remembrance ceremony starts from 2.30pm, with an assembly at Green Lane next to the Duke of York public house

From 2.45pm, prayers will take place at Romiley War Memorial along with the laying of wreaths.

From 2.55pm, a parade will take place from Romiley War Memorial to the War Memorial on George Lane in Bredbury, where a service will take place at 3pm.

Woodford

There will be a service and the laying of wreaths at Christ Church, Chester Road, from 10.45am.

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