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What's New in Greater Manchester 2019

2019 will mark the start of a three-year cultural transformation for Greater Manchester, with a host of major projects leading up to the opening of major new arts centre The Factory. Significant projects on the way include Manchester International Festival’s return in summer 2019; the expansions…

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Spiritualism and the Supernatural – a review

- By Ian Murphy Manchester saw an array of events around the Halloween period in 2018; from Halloween in the City to readings at Ordsall Hall and many more. Now an eyewitness retrospective account from Ian Murphy reveals another happening which took place on Halloween night: an event titled…

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Re-inventing Manchester

Manchester has a lot to be proud of. Amongst other things, it led the industrial world with ingenuity, innovation and invention. But as the times a-changed, Manchester learned to apply the same ingenuity to another skill: re-invention. No matter how beautiful a building may be, it’s nothing without…

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