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3 Hands Make Tasty Work

Great Northern’s Favourite Sourdough Bakery Holy Grain Joins Hands With The Crafty Cheese Man And Top Chef Julian Pizer To Launch Brand-new, Pop-up Deli – 3hands Three of Manchester’s best loved, and most respected food experts have come together during the second national lockdown to launch a…

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Football Writing Festival Kicks off

FREE FESTIVAL STARTS 23 NOVEMBER AND RUNS FOR FIVE NIGHTS The seventh Football Writing Festival will run online between 23-27 November. The National Football Museum has brought together super scribes for the free five-day festival. The line-up includes Melissa Reddy – senior football…

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Santa Claus Calls

BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY TOGETHER WITH A LIVE VIDEO CALL FROM SANTA THIS CHRISTMAS With the festive season just around the corner but social distancing regulations still in place, the UK’s longest indoor snow slope, Chill Factore, is keeping the magic of Christmas alive by bringing Santa, and his…

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Where to try orienteering in Manchester

Exploring a park with a map and navigating round a course or trail is a great way to take yourself off the beaten track, find new routes and hidden corners to enjoy. Across Greater Manchester, there's a huge variety to discover from formal gardens and small Victorian boating lakes, to meadows…

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Manchester Jewish Museum Launches Trailblazer Season

In the lead-up to Manchester Jewish Museum’s reopening in Spring 2021, the museum is excited to announce a launch season of trailblazing performance treats and sneaky peeks. From 26 November 2020, the museum is inviting audiences to connect (largely) digitally through a series of live monthly events…

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New ways to discover People’s History Museum

Explore the national museum of democracy during lockdown Although the doors to People’s History Museum (PHM) will be closed as part of the national lockdown during November, this marks the start of a series of new ways to discover the stories, collections and spirit of the national museum of…

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