Moving to Macclesfield - Advice
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I have the oppurtunity to move to Macclesfield from Manchester. Was just wondering if anyone on here was from Macclesfield and could offer some infromation on what it's like to live in Macc.....especially impressions from people around my age - early 30's.
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Move to Macclesfield and be deliriously happy for the rest of your days.
From the beautiful ornate mirrored halls of the Grosvenor shopping centre to the hallowed green pitch of Macc Town FC, without a doubt the greatest team the world has ever seen, Macclesfield is celebrated and revered the world over.
(What would you like to know specifically?)
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I guess my main concern would be whether I would find enough on my doorstep to keep my interest and keep stimulated. I hear that Macc has been voted the most uncultured town in the UK.
There is no doubt in my mind that Macc is a lovely place to live as it seems to look lovely and has low crime etc but I just wanted some impressions from 30 somethings on what it's like living there.
The town felt as tho it was it two halves, one rich and one poor.
Macc? Uncultured? Goodness knows where you've got that from.
It's a pleasant place, but if you're used to the bright lights of Manchester it might take a little while to become accustomed to it. There's obviously not the vast array of cultural events, gigs, club nights, restaurants and so on that you get in the city.
But that's not to say that it's a desert like some towns I could mention--things do happen, there's an awful lot of community groups and organisations in Macc, but they tend to be on a far smaller scale and perhaps not as "interesting". It has a plethora of decent, friendly pubs, but make sure you pick the right one to go in!
For living, most of the town is really pleasant. But there are some areas which are best avoided--the streets around Thornton Square are a bit grim, and the Moss estate off Moss Lane can be hairy. Hurdsfield is a nice spot, just uphill from the town centre, and the terraces right in the middle of town have really improved in the past ten years or so, they're mainly young professionals these days.
It's really not that far from Manchester, either. Half an hour or so on trains that go every fifteen minutes for most of the day.
Yes, I gave the area a quick reccy the other day and I really took to the place. I will be hoping to move into one of the terraces in the centre of town. I was amazed at what I could get for my money.
I heard about the lack of culture from Wikipedia but I can see where theyre coming from. There isn't much there in terms of entertainment at all. I hear it doesn't even have a cinema? :eek:
Thanks for your impressions. It really does help a lot.
The lack of a cinema has been a bone of contention ever since the much-loved Majestic in the town centre closed down over ten years ago. There's a very small cinema type effort called Cinemac in a museum in the town centre.
But Stockport has a cinema and a few restaurants right next door to its train station, which is ten minutes or so from Macc. The Parrs Wood place in Didsbury is well-used by local people, and there's always a trip down to Stoke-on-Trent, which has a couple of really good cinemas.
Yes, there are quite a fw options it seems to solve the cinema problem. I think my mind is pretty much made up to make the move. You've been a great help.
http://www.upmystreet.com/
,it tells you what the areas are like,don't how accurate it is,virtually everywhere i searched in the past when i was looking for an area to move to said there are problems with this area.
Look at the bottom right of the webpage and just put in a macclesfield postcode to get an idea of the area.
That's rich, coming from Lincolnshire...!