Manchester Blog

Heaton Park is hosting a real 80’s music celebration tomorrow (14th August 2010). Rick Astley will be performing in a concert with other stars from the 80’s including: – ABC – Belinda Carlisle – Go West – Mica Paris – Tony Hadley Currently the weather here at Heaton Park is looking particularly unpromising. Still we’ve [...]

Well here we are once again. The Clayton Hall Summer Fair, or should that be Fayre? Anyway, Wednesday 11th August is the day that Clayton Hall flings wide its doors to the public once again. However, this time it includes a number of different things. I understand that they’ve had posh new toilets installed, including [...]

I’ve noticed that contrary to what many say Manchester does attract a fair bit of sunshine. However, I’ve also noticed that it tends to be in May rather than in the more “normal” months of June, July and August. I remember coming to Manchester for a University entrance interview and seeing a completely cloudless blue [...]

The Pirates of Penzance is probably the most famous operetta written by the Victorian equivalent of Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice. They are of course, WS Gilbert And Sir Arthur Sullivan. Even if you don’t know any Gilbert & Sullivan I’m pretty sure you’ve heard people say “a policeman’s lot is not a happy [...]

Well actually they’re not ace at all, they’re a severe irritant. I say this because I’ve been clocked by one doing 39 in a 30mph zone. The thing about this road (Blackley New Road) is that it doesn’t have permanent speed cameras on. But it does, every now and then, have a camera in a [...]

Clayton Vale Duck Racing Fun

Traditionally Manchester has always sat slightly behind London as the capital of cool in Britain. Sure we’ve consistently produced some of the countries most popular and exciting bands and musicians that will forever be etched in musical history. It is also home to one of the biggest football clubs in the world, but in terms [...]

The White Room in Manchester has launched a free course aimed at helping 18-24 year olds start in the media sector by designing original iPhone applications. The course is backed by Manchester Council, The Cornerhouse and Manchester Metropolitan University. And it will also teach a range of business skills Over $3bn worth of mobile phone [...]

This is an interesting concept, and they’re looking for people from Manchester too. Dinner Date producers are asking us Mancunions some key questions: Are you single? Are you looking for love? Do you love good food? If you can answer yes to those 3 questions then ‘Dinner Date’ sounds like a no-brainer. Dinner Date is [...]

Well, it’s a done deal. Heaton Park will have a new sports development. Of the 3 councillors I contacted 1 replied immediately and one after they’d attended the planning meeting. As to what they said… Both councillors made the point that the development was part of the Restoration Masterplan for Heaton Park agreed by English [...]