Silk Opera is a fresh, new, dynamic opera company, born in Macclesfield and created to bring quality entertainment to the North West of England.

Macclesfield is known as Treacletown, referring to the centuries old accident when a horse drawn wagon overturned, spilling its cargo of Treacle onto the cobbles. Nowadays there is a monthly Treacle Market in the Market Place, a chance to find gorgeous things on the streets of Macclesfield once again. Just less sticky.

 The historic town of Macclesfield - with its steep cobbled streets, handsome Market Place, medieval thoroughfares, silk mills, textile heritage, museums and fascinating churches - celebrates the 750th anniversary of the granting of the Royal Charter  in 2011 with a year-long programme of events.

The Barnaby Festival returns to Macclesfield again for the weekend of 17-19 June 2011, with a packed programme of comedy, opera, poetry, art, cabaret, parade, family fete and much more.

Tatton Park's historic gardens have been voted the ‘Number 1’ garden in Central England by readers of Gardeners’ World Magazine.

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