Stockport Council is throwing its weight behind a national campaign which encourages people in the community to share in social events around their local borough.

The Oddfellows Friendship Month is running through September 2016 and will be highlighting the importance of friendship to the nation.

With more than 310,000 members across the country, the Oddfellows groups offer day and evening activities including coffee mornings, supper clubs, walks, theatre visits and amongst others, with opportunities to meet new friends and fill your social diary.

At the Stockport Combermere District Lodge branch of the Oddfellows, the next event will be the Friendship Party Evening on Wednesday 21st September from 6.30pm at Turtle Bay Caribbean Restaurant in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, 46-50 Oldham Street, M4 1LE.

Residents also have the chance to win a luxury afternoon tea for two and £100 spending money in a free prize draw on its campaign website at www.friendshipmonth.com.

Councillor Wendy Wild, Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Adult Social Care at Stockport Council, said: “We want to make sure that local residents are able to engage with other people in their community, increasing their sense of belonging and purpose, improving community relations, as well as making new friends.”

For more information on local events, please contact the Stockport Combermere District Lodge on 0161 477 1553.