Andy Scott: Mancunity Date: Thursday 23 May 2019 Venue: St Ann’s Stage Link: https://manchesterjazz.com/programme/andy-scott-mancunity/ The spirit behind this piece sums up for me so much of the Mancunian attitude and sense of togetherness that is the trademark of our city. We asked Andy to create…
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Bramhall Park Bramhall’s magnificent park is perfect for a stroll with the family. Set within 50 acres of parkland with lakes, woods and gardens, the park is also home to Bramhall Hall, a stunning 14 th Century Tudor manor house. Reddish Vale Country Park Reddish Vale Country Park is a designated…
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It was a thriving evening at The Dancehouse in Manchester as audience members from across the generations gathered for the 9 May launch of legendary Joy Division/New Order drummer Stephen Morris’ memoir Record Play Pause: Confessions of a Post-Punk Percussionist , which was structured around an…
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By Emily Oldfield, with thanks to Sarah-Clare Conlon and the Victoria Baths team The magnificent Victoria Baths opened in 1906 on Hathersage Road in Manchester and, described by the mayor at the time as a ‘water palace’, was built to provide swimming and leisure facilities for the area, which it…
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Manchester Food and Drink Festival has today revealed the first part of its programme as a raft of events go on sale ahead of this Autumn’s foodie bonanza. MFDF, the country’s biggest urban food event, is taking place from 26 th September – 7 th October. It is one of the city’s best loved and most…
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On Christmas Day 1822, the Prophet arrived in Ashton. This farfetched-sounding statement actually relates to the story of John Wroe, a wool-comber originally from Bradford who started receiving visions and declared that he was God’s prophet. Not only did he inspire a following at the time known as…
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Dying is something we all have in common, and therefore talking about it is important. Death Cafés offer a chance for this to happen in a friendly space, and Manchester is leading the way for Dying Matters Awareness Week (13-19 May) with a Rainbow Death Café taking place in a LGBT-friendly setting…
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Opening batsman for Lancashire Cricket Club, Keaton Jennings, shares his favourite spots in and around Manchester…
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A new bus tour that will reveal Manchester and Salford’s curious history launches on Saturday 4 May. ‘Best of Manchester, City of Firsts and Quirky Tales’ will give local people and visitors the opportunity to see the city’s most famous sights while listening to more than 100 facts and original…
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Pop culture, gothic and the Weird collide in a number of ways – from mash-up fiction to the ever-changing representations of witches and monsters we see in films today. Examining these relationships in her research, as well as a number of other fascinating fields, is Manchester Metropolitan…
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