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Comms Officer and Town Clerk

Macclesfield Town Council organised and held 14 family friendly events in 2023, alongside supporting another 5 through grants, road closures etc

As a forward thinking Council it strives to use environmentally friendly products, suppliers and modes of transport where possible.

One of the aims of the Community Transport working Group is to ensure Macclesfield has a sustainable, accessible and inclusive community transport system. In 2023 the Committee agreed to partner with local bus operators to deliver two free bus days in the run up to Christmas - connecting the communities of Macclesfield during the festive season.

Both days were extremely successful in terms of the number of users with D&G reporting that “both Saturdays carried a little over 1000 customers on the routes included in the promotion, which was in excess of 40% higher than that a typical Saturday.”

The Community Transport Sub Group therefore propose that putting on more free bus days would be beneficial for the community, and wish to tie that in particularly to the Do Something Summer events which are designed to provide a fun activity during the summer holidays for those who cannot afford to go away.

The below table shows the footfall in Macclesfield Town centre for each of the Town Council organised events vs a “normal” day.