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The loop is always game to laugh at itself or any one else for that matter and is delighted to see another comedy night in Macc.Get along to the Jar Bar on Thursday night.

If you fancy a bit of mid week music, Fallibroome High school perform their Christmas Concert including their wind band, orchestra, choirs, steel pan and samba bands on Thursday and Friday and Flossie Malavialle plays the Biddulph Arms on Wednesday night.

In the spirit of 'shop local' we are keen to high light interesting local present ideas and have just been told that Cheshire East Council have produced a new Commemorative Three Shires Textile Festival calendar for 2010. It is currently on sale at Macclesfield Town Hall for £2 .

If like the loop you are passionate about children's art, or just want to support the Macclesfield RSPB Wildlife Explorers purchase of endangered rain forest, have a look at their gorgeous 2010 calendar (see Hebe's Orangutan picture). There is a downloadable order form on their website www.macclesfieldrspb.org.uk. with great cards and more too. You can also see the childrens pictures at Bollington Art Centre Art Gallery next Sunday. See link below.

Comedy night 10 Dec 9pm £7 from 8.30pm JAR BAR, Park Green 01625 420010
Christmas Concert @Fallibroome High School Thurs 10 & Fri 11 Dec £4/£2 Dawn Devine 01625 627258
Flossie @ Biddulph Arms 01782 514896

The White Gallery

And another thing....

The NCO are at the Heritage centre tonight, with Peter van Hulle, tenor and the King’s School Foundation Choir playing Bizet/Shchedrin Carmen and Britten St Nicolas Two contrasting works: Carmen as a ballet, arranged for strings, timpani, and four separate groups of percussion instruments is hugely exciting – and familiar. Britten’s Cantata, St Nicolas, presents legendary incidents in the life of Nicolas, of children, seamen, and travellers.

The loop is delighted to see the new gallery on Church Street (the lovely cobbled hill) finally opening its doors. G Fine Art is a very welcome addition to the growing artistic community in Macclesfield. The loop wishes them the very best of luck. We will tell you more about them in the January edition of the loop. Make sure you receive it by e mailing us at maccloop@googlemail.com ).

G Fine Art, 9 Church St, Macclesfield 01625 501253
NCO Saturday 5 December £15 main auditorium, £13 balcony, £7 students, under 18s free.NCO Box Office 0161 247 2220 Macclesfield Tourist Information Centre, Town Hall 01625 504114

Something for the weekend?

The brilliant Bolly Comedy Club is on tonight, but check before going as they usually sell out in advance.

If you fancy a pint and a band you can hear Traffiker at The Hollins and The Kirkz and Sense of Urgency at the Swan with two Necks tonight, with Twighlight Robin playing there tomorrow night.

Get creative at Macclesfield Museum on Saturday at their festive Fun Craft Club.If you are age 6- 11 years make Christmas cards, table and tree decorations.

Join Macclesfield RSPB Wildlife Explorers at their Tree Dressing event in Tytherington Woods. Free your imagination and help create natural art and sculptures at this family event celebrating trees and woodland.(see picture green man).Meet in the car park at Tytherington Family Worship, Tytherington on Sunday. Top tip,wear lots of warm, old clothes and sensible shoes.

Also on Sunday Bollington Festival Music Theatre presents

GOOD KING WENCESLAS,another new musical from Donald Judge, this one explores the truth and the legends about the real Wenceslas, Vaclav II of Bohemia, the boy who became a good king and the inspiration for the carol.

Swan with Two Necks gigs. See maccattack link below.

Traffiker at The Hollins, 262 Black Rd 01625 424920

Craft Club – Festive Fun Sat 5 December £5. 10am – 12noon or 1pm – 3pm. Children age 6 – 11 years.For booking call 01625 612045. Silk Museum, Park Lane, Macclesfield.

Wildlife explorers Sun 6 Dec 1.30-3.30pm. For booking Tina Hanak on 07870 804413 or by e-mail wex@macclesfieldrspb.org.uk.

GOOD KING WENCESLAS Sun 6th Dec 2.30 & 5.30pm Bollington Art Centre. For tickets and more details, ring 0161 427 2870 or visit www.fun.to/bfmt

Ode to be in Macclesfield

The divine poet, co-ordinator of National Poetry Day and our great friend, Jo Bell, is scribing a new verse for the next issue of the loop and we need your help. It's easy, in your own words simply answer the following question:

What makes Macclesfield great?

As tempting as it is for us to wax lyrical here we are determined to offer no prompts at all. Send your words of inspiration to us at: maccloop@googlemail.co.uk by Wednesday 9 December and we'll forward them (unedited) to Jo and then wait for her to work her magic.

Salsa and pole cats and jazz

Its the Jazz and Blues Club meeting at the Nags Head tonight (Tuesday) so get along to immerse yourself in Dave Brubeck recordings with a friendly and enthusiastic crowd.
The Macclesfield Silk Heritage Trust are presenting a timely talk 'Pantomime and Theatre' by Robin Allan at the Heritage Centre on Wednesday.

Meanwhile Cheshire Wildlife Trust’s Congleton & Macclesfield Local Group will be hosting an illustrated talk by Rob Scrivens who works for the RSPCA wildlife rescue centre in Nantwich and will explain how the radio-tracking project helps to monitor polecats in Cheshire.The Polecat talk is one of a series of wildlife talks and other events hosted by the Congleton & Macclesfield Local Group. (picture courtesy Darin Smith).

Music wise Mars Black are playing at Ronnie's bar on Wednesday night.

Feel the need to ignore the cold and pretend you are not in Macc? With a glass of sangria in your hand and passion in your heart and hips head to the

^{Salsa night at Jar bar. Join Merengue expert, Juan, all the way from South America teaching an hour long beginners course in the sexiest dance style in the world! Yes that should do the trick.}

Salsa night @Jar Bar Thurs 3rd Dec £5 9pm 01625 420010 info & booking
Cheshire Wildlife Trust 2 Dec 7.30pm £2.50 St John’s Church Hall, Earlsway, Macclesfield 01260 271282 or see www.cheshirewildlifetrust.co.uk
'Pantomime and Theatre' by Robin Allan Wed 2 Dec Heritage Centre 7.30pm
Jazz and Blues Club, Nags Head 8.15pm

Brushes withWildlilfe

The third Brushes with Wildlife Art Competition and Exhibition, organised by Macclesfield RSPB Wildlife Explorers and Bollington Arts Centre, culminated on Friday with ‘An Evening with The RSPB’. A full audience at Bollington Arts Centre included competition prize winners, Wildlife Explorer members and their families. The evening highlighted winning entries in both artwork and creative writing and showcased some short films on the work of the RSPB. From a fantastic selection of art entries the Overall Winner was announced as Imogen Walsh with her picture ‘Keel-billed Toucan’. In the poetry and prose section Overall Winner Henry Brett read his poem 'Gecko'.

The Brushes with Wildlife Exhibition celebrates the diversity of British Wildlife and this year, in support of The RSPB's 'Save the Sumatran Rainforest ' campaign, also included a category devoted to Rainforest Wildlife.

The Brushes with Wildlife Exhibition 2009 continues at Bollington Arts Centre on Sundays from 2 - 4.pm until December 13^th.

For more information about Macclesfield RSPB Wildlife Explorers or to request a programme for next year please contact Tina Hanak on 07870 804413 or by e-mail wex@macclesfieldrspb.org.uk.

Details of how to purchase Christmas cards, Greetings cards and 2010 Calendars, including some of the prize winners and produced to commemorate this event, are available on the website www.macclesfieldrspb.org.uk.


Picture Imogen Walsh's 'Keel-billed Toucan'.