Stockport Express

Stockport Old Town

- Rosemary Barratt

STOCKPORT Market Place has been the home to many great events and animations that have brought thousands of new visitors to the area to discover the secrets of Stockport Old Town.

Leading the field in transforma­tional events is the multi-award winning Vintage Village, which for the past eight years has been recreating the past in the present every second Sunday of the month. As Stockport basks in sweltering sunshine and holiday season is fast approachin­g, the Vintage Village is bringing the holiday right into Stockport Old Town this Sunday at their Summer Holiday Fair. If you love authentic vintage, this is the place to come to

unearth bygone treasures for ladies, gentlemen and the home all at amazing prices while renowned DJs Stutter and Twitch provide the perfect playlist.

It’s a great day out with refreshmen­ts from Shakes, Batter and Roll in their delightful caravan called CarrieAnn and fantastic cakes from the award-winning Stuart Thornley Cake Design.

The Summer Holiday Fair wouldn’t be complete without the Vintage Village peep board where you can take a seaside-style selfie.

Prizes are available for the best photos posted on the Vintage Village Facebook page.

Vintage Village is open from 10am to 4pm. Sundays are a great day to explore Stockport Old Town.

Why not make a visit to the fascinatin­g

Robinsons Brewery

Visitors Centre on Apsley Street just around the corner from Churchgate. They are open 10.30am to 4pm for excellent food and drink and you can take in a Robinsons Brewery tour at 11.30am or 1.30pm although booking must be made in advance at www.robinsonsb­rewery.com.

The Strawberry 50 exhibition celebratin­g the town’s iconic Strawberry Recording Studios has welcomed thousands of visitors and has been the most popular attraction at Stockport Museum in the Market. This fascinatin­g and informativ­e journey through Strawberry’s contempora­ry musical history is curated by Dr Peter Wadsworth in partnershi­p with Stockport Council.

The exhibition is open on Sundays from 11am to

5pm and you can find out more at www.strawberry­50.com

If you fancy a coffee or a spot of lunch why not pop into The Hatters Coffee Company on Bridge Street open from midday to 5pm on Sundays and try one of their delicious filled Yorkshire pud wraps. Remedy Bar and

Brewhouse also have a great menu and serve food from midday to 6pm on Sundays.

Sample their speciality ‘Pizza Burger Bombs’ a tasty concoction of burger, pulled pork, cheese, chorizo and pizza sauce served in a giant doughball.

Enjoy your Sundays shopping and socialisin­g in the quirky surroundin­gs of Stockport Old Town.

Visit www. stockporto­ldtown.co.uk for more informatio­n.

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