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Congleton Town Hall - have your say!We have a Town Hall to be proud of, it is a focal point and increasingly used for weddings, dances and commercial events. We would like to commission an artist or artists to work with community groups in the Town to interpret the history of the Town Hall to make it more interesting to both visitors and townsfolk alike. This survey is the first stage of an information gathering exercise taking place in July to gauge how worthwhile people feel such a project would be. Please download the survey, save to your computer and email your responses to peteraston@btinternet.com or hand in to the Tourist Information Centre vefore 13th August. Thank you!
The 1st Congleton Jazz and Blues Festival28th and 29th AugustThe first ever Congleton Jazz and Blues Festival will hit the right notes and have residents dancing into the midnight hour over the August bank holiday weekend. The fun-filled music festival aims to raise money for local youth charities, while boosting local trade and ensuring Congletonians have a weekend to remember.
A stay in Congleton offers the perfect rural escape or weekend break in the country with wide ranging opportunities for enjoying the countryside. Explore the area on two wheels or two feet with a comprehensive network of routes, forgotten tracks, off-road sections and quiet country roads. Within an hour’s drive visitors can reach numerous national attractions such as Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, Chester Zoo or Alton Towers as well as major attractions in the cities of Manchester and Liverpool. Closer to home there are many historic houses, halls, parks, museums, theatres, walks, lakes, working farms and interesting towns and villages waiting to be explored. We have a great mix of beautiful countryside, country houses and gardens, cosy pubs and eateries. Come and see for yourself!
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WEATHER - 5 day forecastLatest BBC weather forcast for Congleton over the next five days (updated hourly). Click here... Beartown?Once upon a time there was a town that had a dancing bear... but this isn’t a story about an imaginary teddy like Winnie the Pooh, or Paddington.
This is the story of a market town in Cheshire that became famous for its attachment to its resident bear. So much so, that when the bear became old and died just before the town festivities, the money put aside for the new town bible was borrowed to replace him.
This bear has long gone, but the legend lives on in the hearts of Congleton’s people. We still celebrate that imagination and determination to have fun. And why should it stop there? Our town’s a town for choice, a town for friendships, and a town for visiting and revisiting.
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