Manchester Blog

The Manchester Blog Awards steams into its 2009 competition.
See more about the Manchester Blog Awards and make your nomination.
Manchester seems to attract a fair few of the UK blogging community. Maybe it’s because we all stay inside because of the rain?
Without doubt there are some great writers out in the Mancunion Blogosphere and [...]

Today I was helping at the Clayton Hall summer event where I was given the task of looking after, and selling, a table full of books.
The park is a nice little one set in front of the old Clayton Hall and both it and the Hall are surrounded by a moat. Although at [...]

Find out how to object to further Heaton Park development of sports facilities

Google Maps in Manchester show tourist attractions, see where

This is aimed at those who’d love to live in houseboats, own their own liveaboard, maybe run their own boat charter or have their own sea-going fishing boat.
This post is slightly unusual as a Manchester friend has asked me to see if you’re interested in his pride and joy, a 20 metre 14 [...]

Well we had a beautiful day on Thursday, 4th June. Friday was great until about 4pm and then the heavens opened.
 
Today? Well Saturday is looking gloomier.
 
Basically, today’s weather has been a lot more of the same. It’s chucking it down. I can see a couple of very bedraggled marshals standing at the front of [...]

Situated where we are we can’t hear the Oasis gig at all, as the concert is on the Bury Old Road side of the park.
Two of Kay’s cousins borrowed a small bit of our drive to park their car and went to the concert.
Their verdict? Fantastic!
Our verdict on the how [...]

I live right outside Heaton Park where the Oasis concerts are being held.
Looking around the area my advice would be to use the park and ride facilities at Prestwich and elsewhere or to come by tram, arriving either at Heaton Park or Bowker Vale tram stations.
Otherwise it will be a complete nighmare for [...]

Heaton Park is still (probably) Europe’s biggest municipal park. I live near the main gates and obviously enjoy walks in the park with my children. Over the last few years there has been a lot of improvements carried out in the park.
However, there also seems to be an attempt by the council to eat [...]

It’s a beautiful day here in sunny Manchester. A time when my mind turns to the wonders of modern government and how it affects the Mancunion.
This "New" Labour government seems to have a very clear idea that more and more attention to being able to identify people with documents will create a highly secure [...]