As a proud inhabitant of Macclesfield for the last 15 years, I have been most pleased by the resurgence of the town in recent years, driven on the whole by the great efforts of its creative people.  I have proudly supported and continue to support many of the events and schemes such as Barnaby Festival, Make it Macclesfield, Wake Up Macc and the Treacle Market which really benefit the community and local businesses.  A cropped version of this image of the iconic and renovated Hovis Mill was a winner of the Barnaby Festival Photography competition in 2009.  I am now pleased in showing my support for the Make it Macclesfield campaign, I've allowed for them to use the image, under licence, for 2 large promotional pieces to be displayed at Macclesfield Railway Station in the near future.
Of course prints and wall art are available of this and all of my images using the shopping cart symbol and it is also displayed as a 40"x20" fine-art canvas in my new exhibition at the reopened Mulberry Tree Café at Macclesfield Heritage Centre.
7 September 1955:
 
VISIT OF SIR AHMADU BELLO, SARDAUNA OF SOKOTO, THE PREMIER OF NORTHERN NIGERIA AND ALHAJI ALIYU, MINISTER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY TO LOWER MILL FOR THE SIGNING OF AN AGREEMENT TO ESTABLISH KADUNA TEXTILES LIMITED.

Front;  Fred Fuller, James Greenwood, Joe Williams, The Sardauna, Clifford Whitaker, Nigerian official.

Middle row;  James Beresford, Harry Presst, unidentifiable man, Fred Pease, Elizabeth Whitaker (JCW’s youngest daughter), unidentifiable young lady, Whitham Slater.

Back;  Gordon Hartley, Nigerian official, unidentifiable man.
7 Sept 1955  Alhaji Aliyu Turakin Zazzau N Nigerian Minister of Trade and Industry Standing Nigerian official Harry Presst Whitham Slater  James Beresford Fred Pease  Seated Clifford Whittaker The Turaki Joe Williams
brand new day
See photo in original gallery.