About Goostrey Village

The Rose Queen festival and parade was begun in 1907, during which a signed Bible is given to the Queen of the year. 

A party is held early in the year for the children who participated in the previous year's festival.  At the party, the new Queen and her two ladies in waiting are elected. 


On the Rose Day Parade

Originally, the elections were by the children themselves, but nowadays the decisions are made by independent judges from outside the village.  The children selected then choose which characters they wish to be.
 
The Gooseberry Show and weigh-in has been running since the early 1800s.  In 2006 there was a very special event: an entry submitted to the show was the gooseberry equivalent of a four-leaved clover: a four-berry cluster.  Sadly for the proud owner, the entry wasn't eligible for a prize as he lived outside the show's area.  However, the Royal Horticultural Society were interested enough to ask for a photo of the specimen to study!
 
The Crewe to Manchester railway passing close to the village, was opened in 1842, though Goostrey did not get its own station until 1891. The new station could then offer a market for milk and other produce.  For the next 20 years or so, one special industry was willow cutting.  The cuttings were sent by rail to Manchester for weaving into baskets.  Notice that there is a Willow Lane at the west end of the village today.

Wellspring Events

Saturday 20 Apr 10.00am
Car Boot Sale and Craft Fair at Wellspring

Coming up soon . . .

Friday 29 Mar 9.30am
Biddulph - Good Friday service of Reflection
Saturday 30 Mar 10.00am
Phoenix Project Open Day at L Withington
Sunday 31 Mar 6.30am
Easter Sunrise Service at Mow Cop
Sunday 31 Mar 9.15am
Biddulph - Easter Communion & Breakfast
Monday 1 Apr 2.15pm
Easter Monday walk over the Cloud
Saturday 13 Apr 10.00am
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Training
Friday 19 Apr
MWiB Conference 2024
Saturday 20 Apr 10.00am
Car Boot Sale and Craft Fair at Wellspring
Tuesday 23 Apr - Saturday 27 Apr
'The Addams Family' Musical Comedy
Saturday 11 May 10.00am
Prims Heritage Day at Mow Cop