Disley Guide 2017

DThe village centre has a great choice of shops
to supply the day-to-day needs of the residents.
These include a supermarket, bakery, deli and
butchers as well as a Post Office and bank. There
are also many independent, specialist shops
such as a clothes shop, home furnishings and car
accessories. There is a great choice of restaurants,
pubs and cafes as well as takeaways. Disley also has
many service providers like hairdressers, estate
agents, solicitors and financial services.
Disley’s gardeners may complain about the
weather yet each year they show what can be
achieved with their magnificent displays at the
annual Disley Horticultural Society show, which
is held at the Disley Amalgamated Sports Club in
August. Throughout the year, volunteer group,
PRIDE, keep the village brimming with colour
with their hanging basket, planter and flower bed
displays.
There is a fantastic range of societies and clubs
catering for all tastes, as shown on the Societies and
Organisations page of the guide. Every Saturday,
coffee mornings are held in the Community
Centre, organised by various charities, groups and
societies.
The Parish Council runs a Community Bus
scheme offering day and half-day trips to a variety
of popular venues such as Bury Market, Ashbourne
and Bakewell. These trips can be run with very
reasonable fares owing to the help of a great team
of volunteer drivers.
isley and Newtown Today
Disley Well-Dressing
Disley launched its inaugural well dressing in June
2011 after an area of land near St. Mary’s Church
was cleared by the PRIDE (People Restoring and
Improving Disley’s Environment) group to make
the Woodland Memorial Garden. An ancient spring
was unearthed which used to supply drinking water
to the Fountain in the village centre. The well was
restored and now the well-dressing festival is an
annual feature on the Disley social calendar. The
event, which is organised by a group of volunteers
working with PRIDE, is held in June.
Cycling Festival
A bicycle sculpture on the Ram Green hints at
Disley’s strong association with cycling. The
sculpture is in commemoration of the cycling
achievements of Dame Sarah Storey and Barney
Storey during the 2012 London Paralympics.
There are also two gold painted letter boxes in
the village dedicated in their honour. Other Disley
cycling champions are Hannah Walker and Sophie
Thornhill. The village now hosts a biennial Cycling
Festival every other September with events all
around the village.
Christmas Tree Lighting
The highlight of the festive season is the Christmas
Tree Lighting evening in early December.
Fireworks, Father Christmas and musical
entertainment combine with late night shopping
and many other festive activities to make this a
magical start to the Christmas period.
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