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Local History
Sunday 10
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October 2010
Sun 10
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Oct 2010
Alan Garner celebrates 50th anniversary in Alderley Edge
Today is the 50th anniversary of the publication of The Weirdstone of Brisingamen which is set in Alderley Edge and takes its inspiration from the Legend…
Monday 4
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October 2010
Mon 4
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Oct 2010
Celebrate 50 years of The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
The 10-10-10 celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the publication of The Weirdstone of Brisingamen continue this week with a festival on and under…
Friday 17
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September 2010
Fri 17
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Sep 2010
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Museum celebrates the life and work of Alan Garner
Alan Garner was an only child, born in Congleton on 17th October 1934. His father's family had been craftsmen and lived in the same house in the Hough…
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Friday 23
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July 2010
Fri 23
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Jul 2010
Edge dig reveals ordinariness of Alderley
An archaeological excavation in Alderley Edge has generated some new ideas about how the rise of consumer society impacted the domestic lives of ordinary…
Wednesday 12
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May 2010
Wed 12
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May 2010
The Hidden Secrets of the Edge
When I first heard about the series of free walks which have been organised in Alderley Edge by the National Trust it struck me that these will probably…
Sunday 28
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February 2010
Sun 28
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Feb 2010
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Literary classic celebrates 50 years in print
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen was written by Alan Garner between September 1956 and August 1958. It was published by William Collins on 10th…
Friday 8
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January 2010
Fri 8
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Jan 2010
Unravelling the truth behind the Legend of Alderley
Alan Garner, grew up in Alderley Edge. The Legend of Alderley was the catalyst for his first novel ‘The Weirdstone of Brisingamen’, which…
Wednesday 25
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November 2009
Wed 25
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Nov 2009
Museum commissions portrait of Alan Garner
Chester’s Grosvenor Museum has been successful in receiving funding from the Victoria and Albert purchase fund to commission a portrait of Cheshire…
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