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Welcome to Congleton Community Projects (CCP) web site.

CCP has been organising community events for the Town of Congleton for 15 years. The group was started up by a couple of young shop owners (Jo King and Jane Allen) who wanted to ensure their businesses would continue to flourish in this small market town which was seriously under threat from the new out-of-town shopping centres. They put up extra christmas lights in the streets, organised street theatre on saturdays, and filled the town with hanging baskets. Within a few years CCP had grown with a committee of 13 volunteers who were all highly skilled and deeply committed to support the town, its growth and its facilities for the benefit of the community of Congleton for generations to come.

CCP is now based in the, Community Room, Top Floor, Congleton Town Hall, High Street

CCP is a not-for-profit company with nine trustees and is managed by a paid part-time administrator. CCP also has a charitable wing known as Congleton Community Trust.

• Fundraising is an on-going job.
• Funds supporting CCP currently come partly from the Town Council and local trusts.
• Events are funded by a variety of national granting organisations including the National Lottery.
• Funding subsidises all the free community events to ensure that everyone can take part.

Annual events include:

Christmas Lights Switch-on and Grand Lantern Parade. CCP and Congleton Town Council working together

Congleton Now – exhibition and celebration of voluntary organisations CCP supporting the CDVA (Congleton District Voluntary Action)

Congleton Food and Drink Festival – Held now for the second time by CCP and the Festival Team of volunteers

Congleton Garden Festival CCP and Congleton in Bloom

Congleton Carnival CCP supporting the Congleton Carnival Committee primarily with the parade

Current Projects:

VMA - Victoria Mill Arts Centre, Foundry Bank, Congleton Currently working with the VMA Arts Group on a very exciting new initiative in Congleton – the creation of a Community Arts Centre

If you would like to know more or become a volunteer for CCP please contact us on:

01260 291156,

jo@congletoncommunityprojects.org

or drop into the Tourist Information Centre and ask to speak to Jo

Office opening hours: Monday.Tuesday and Thursday 9.00am – 5.00pm