New 50-50 Club to support Marple Community

Although the 50-50 Club for Friends of Marple Memorial Park has now closed, the good news is that a new 50-50 Club is starting shortly.

This will be known as the Marple Carnival Community Fund 50-50 Club and will operate in exactly the same way, although it will be run by Marple Carnival and not Friends of the Park.

The intention is that 50% of funds collected will be allocated as prizes in the monthly draw and the remaining 50% will be accrued and donated on a quarterly basis to many of the local good causes in the Marple area. Of course Friends of the Park could be one of them but there are many other groups doing great work in Marple that could benefit too.

This will be a great new way of supporting your local community!

If you would like to register your interest in this new venture, or would like more information, please contact Kevin Murray either by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or message him on 07954 388782. More information will appear on the Marple Carnival web site in due course but you are welcome to register your interest now.

The FoMMP 50-50 Club is now closed

The final draw of the FoMMP 50-50 Club was made on 5th April

Following the decision of Mark and Gill Whittaker to wind down their involvement in friends of the Park after 20+ years at the helm, we can confirm that the group will continue to care for the park under the guidance of a new chairman and a refreshed committee but they will be down-sizing activities to focus on park maintenance, primarily the flowerbeds.

At our meeting on Thursday 14th March it was agreed that the 50-50 Club would need to be closed down as it is a big challenge to run and the level of funding required by the group going forward will diminish considerably. The final draw was conducted on 5th April 2024, see further down the page.

How you can continue supporting Friends of the Park!

If you would like to continue supporting Friends of Marple Memorial Park going forward, you are welcome to make one-off or regular monthly contributions (including Gift-Aid if you are a UK tax-payer) via their Local Giving page. You can sign up to this here: https://localgiving.org/fommp/

Thank you for such fantastic support!

The 50-50 Club raised an amazing £13,730 for the park since it started in 2019.

It provided a steady income, even through the COVID19 pandemic when so many other groups were struggling to raise funds. It enabled us to do so many great things in the park and it's been wonderful to have your support. So thank you on behalf of Friends of Marple Memorial Park!

Mark Whittaker, Retiring Chairman.

Full FoMMP 50-50 Club Rules.
Registered with Stockport MBC as a small society lottery.
Registration number 19/01646.

FoMMP 50-50 Club Final Winners!

Friends of Marple Memorial Park conducted the last 50-50 Club Draw for March 2024 on Friday 5th April and we're delighted to announce the winners. The draw was made using numbered discs drawn blind from a bag by Kevin Murray (Marple Poppy Appeal leader and Marple Carnival fund-raiser) and witnessed by retiring Chairman Mark Whittaker.

The lucky subscribers were:

1st Prize: £112 - No. 057 Privacy Requested.
2nd Prize: £68 - No. 078 Anne Edwards.
3rd Prize: £45 - No. 077 Tracey Hammett.

For the final draw there were 90 paid-up subscriptions generating an income of £450. Half of that was allocated as prizes and the remaining £225 will help us maintain and improve the park.

Tracey Hammett kindly donated her £45 3rd Prize winnings back to the park, thank you!

Previous winners over the last 12 months:

February 2024

Drawn on Saturday 9th March 2024:

1st Prize: £119 - No. 084 Privacy Requested.
2nd Prize: £71 - No. 007 Victoria Taylor.
3rd Prize: £47 - No. 064 Jayne Smith.

For this draw there were 95 paid-up subscriptions generating an income of £475. Half of that was allocated as prizes and the remaining £238 will help us maintain and improve the park.

January 2024

Drawn on Tuesday 6th February 2024:

1st Prize: £120 - No. 065 Helen Stonehouse.
2nd Prize: £72 - No. 033 Privacy Requested.
3rd Prize: £48 - No. 091 Privacy Requested.

For this draw there were 96 paid-up subscriptions generating an income of £480. Half of that was allocated as prizes and the remaining £240 will help us maintain and improve the park.

The 2nd Prize winner kindly donated £22 of their winnings to the Park Fund too.

December 2023

Drawn on Tuesday 2nd January 2024:

The lucky subscribers are:

1st Prize: £120 - No. 078 Anne Edwards.
2nd Prize: £72 - No. 014 Angela & Derrick May.
3rd Prize: £48 - No. 050 Michael Pickford.

For this draw there were 96 paid-up subscriptions generating an income of £480. Half of that was allocated as prizes and the remaining £240 will help us maintain and improve the park.

November 2023

Drawn on Friday 1st December 2023:

1st Prize: £121 - No. 084 Privacy Requested.
2nd Prize: £73 - No. 083 Carole Hill.
3rd Prize: £48 - No. 003 Privacy Requested.

For this draw there were 97 paid-up subscriptions generating an income of £485. Half of that was allocated as prizes and the remaining £243 will help us maintain and improve the park.

Carole Hill kindly donated £13 of her 2nd Prize winnings back to the park, thank you!

October 2023

Drawn on Saturday 4th November 2023:

1st Prize: £123 - No. 053 Neil Charman.
2nd Prize: £73 - No. 075 Privacy Requested.
3rd Prize: £49 - No. 019 Privacy Requested.

For this draw there were 98 paid-up subscriptions generating an income of £490. Half of that was allocated as prizes and the remaining £245 will help us maintain and improve the park.

First Prize Winner Neil Charman generously donated all of his £123 winnings back to the park, thank you!

September 2023

Drawn on Saturday 30th September 2023:

1st Prize: £120 - No. 012 Steven Blackshaw.
2nd Prize: £72 - No. 020 Privacy Requested.
3rd Prize: £48 - No. 046 Privacy Requested.

For this draw there were 96 paid-up subscriptions generating an income of £480. Half of that was allocated as prizes and the remaining £240 will help us maintain and improve the park.

August 2023

Drawn on Tuesday 5th September 2023:

1st Prize: £120 - No. 062 Malcolm Greenwood.
2nd Prize: £72 - No. 073 Privacy Requested.
3rd Prize: £48 - No. 071 Simon Curran.

For this draw there were 96 paid-up subscriptions generating an income of £480. Half of that was allocated as prizes and the remaining £240 will help us maintain and improve the park.

July 2023

Draw on Friday 4th August 2023:

1st Prize: £123 - No. 024 Privacy Requested.
2nd Prize: £73 - No. 035 Privacy Requested.
3rd Prize: £49 - No. 003 Pam Fern.

For this draw there were 98 paid-up subscriptions generating an income of £490. Half of that was allocated as prizes and the remaining £245 will help us maintain and improve the park.

June 2023

Draw on Tuesday 4th July 2023:

1st Prize: £119 - No. 017 Privacy Requested.
2nd Prize: £71 - No. 064 Jayne Smith.
3rd Prize: £47 - No. 034 Mr & Mrs Oakden.

For this draw there were 95 paid-up subscriptions generating an income of £475. Half of that was allocated as prizes and the remaining £238 will help us maintain and improve the park.

May 2023

Draw on Tuesday 31st May 2023:

1st Prize: £121 - No. 066 Julie Smith.
2nd Prize: £73 - No. 052 Tina Maxted.
3rd Prize: £48 - No. 075 Privacy Requested.

For this draw there were 97 paid-up subscriptions generating an income of £485. Half of that was allocated as prizes, £20 was used to pay the annual Small Lottery License fee and the remaining £223 will help us maintain and improve the park.

Winner Julie Smith kindly donated £21 of her winnings back to the park, thank you!

April 2023

Drawn on Tuesday 2nd May 2023:

1st Prize: £118 - No. 041 Phil Watkins.
2nd Prize: £70 - No. 035 Privacy Requested.
3rd Prize: £47 - No. 065 Helen Stonehouse.

For this draw there were 94 paid-up subscriptions generating an income of £470. Half of that was allocated as prizes and the remaining £235 will help us maintain and improve the park.

March 2023

Draw on Monday 3rd April 2023:

1st Prize: £115 - No. 094 Privacy Requested.
2nd Prize: £69 - No. 067 Graeme Mould.
3rd Prize: £46 - No. 023 Privacy Requested.

For this draw there were 92 paid-up subscriptions generating an income of £460. Half of that was allocated as prizes and the remaining £230 will help us maintain and improve the park.

The 1st Prize winner kindly donated £50 of their winnings back to the park, thank you!