The Partnership Ceremony
The Town Hall has a choice of 3 licensed rooms for ceremonies, which includes the Marble Staircase, Council Chamber and Committee Suite. These ornate rooms are suitable for parties of all sizes and each offers a superb backdrop for your ceremony and an excellent location for memorable photographs. The Town Hall is also able to offer a Principals waiting room, whilst your guests enter the building through a Renaissance styled entrance hall.
Room hire - £375.00

Ceremony & Drinks Reception
Choose to have your ceremony in one of the Town Hall's ornate rooms followed by a drinks reception on the marble staircase. Optional canapés can also be served.
Room hire - £375.00. Refreshments priced on request.

Ceremony & Partnership Breakfast
Enjoy a complete package at Stockport Town Hall including the ceremony in one of the ornate licensed rooms, drinks reception, partnership breakfast and evening buffet. Large parties can be catered for in the magnificent ballroom available with a late bar until 1am .*
Friday Package - £4510, inclusive of 70 guests (additional guests can be catered for)
Complete Package - £5975 inclusive of 70 guests (additional guests can be catered for).

For more information please see 'Planning your Wedding'

 * Please note that events taking place in the ballroom are subject to additional charges.

Please note all prices are subject to increase on 1 April each year.

THE CIVIL PARTNERSHIP ACT

The Civil Partnership Act allows same sex couples, male and female, to register their relationship with a Civil Partnership Registrar appointed by the local authority, making a formal, legal commitment to each other by forming a civil partnership.

Provisions in the Act include:

Employment and pension benefits

• Access to fatal accidents compensation
• Recognition for immigration and nationality purposes
• A duty to provide reasonable maintenance for your civil partner and any children of the family
• Civil partners to be assessed in the same way as a spouse for child support
• Equitable treatment for the purpose of life assurance.
• Legally recognised overseas relationships treated as civil partners in the UK .
• Certain rules to apply, if one party dies without having made a valid will.

The process of entering into a civil partnership will be administered by the local Registration Service.

If necessary, there will be a formal court-based process for the dissolution of a civil partnership.

last updated 4 May 2010