Archive for the 'Community News' Category

All about Plumley - Our Manchester venue

Friday, May 12th, 2006

This is our Headquarters and Training Centre based in Plumley, near Knutsford in Cheshire.
Plumley Station House dates back to 1863 and until the mid-eighties was the former station buildings and stationmaster’s house. Trains still stop once an hour at the Station for Manchester and Chester and we even have a daily service to Blackpool, […]

JPD Mereside Brass

Friday, February 10th, 2006

JPD sponsor Mereside Brass, a local band who were awarded an initial grant from the Manchester Airport Community Fund in 2003 for the purchase of printed music & stands. In addition JPD Group offered ongoing sponsorship. This co-operation has blossomed with the Band performing at many of JPD’s prestigious company functions. In 2005 as […]

JPD Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards Evening; 19th January 2006

Thursday, January 26th, 2006

Pictured above: Clr Norman Edwards (Mayor Macclesfield Borough Council); Mrs Mary Edwards; (Mayoress of Macclesfield Borough Council); Mike Bishop (Chairman, Friends of Handforth Station); Mike Cooksley (Chair, Visit Chester & Cheshire); John Hulme; Matt Gantley (Group Head of Training, JPD Group Ltd); Mary Bishop.
There was standing room only last Thursday (19th Jan) at Northwich Railway […]