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Events for 2nd Dec 07

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Health Walk - leaders from the local community

Date: 10th Jun 07 - 31st Dec 07

Every week

Location: Clayton Vale

Time: 13:30

Cost: Free

Meet at: the Visitor Centre Contact: 0161 223 8278

Heaton Park Christmas Fair

Date: 2nd Dec 07

Location: Heaton Park North Manchester

Time: 11:00 - 16:00

Cost: FREE

The annual Christmas Fair in this spectacular park takes place over two days on the 1st and 2nd of December in the delightful farm centre.

Christmas gifts and craft stalls, Santa in his grotto,seasonal plants to buy, donkey rides for the children and winter walks for the adults make this an unmissable Christmas event for your diary.

The Grade 1 listed Heaton Hall will throw open its doors for the weekend with free guided tours, mulled wine and mince pies.

For more information call 0161 773 1085

                                           or

                                    visit http://www.heatonpark.org.uk/ 

Manchester Christmas Markets 2007

Date: 15th Nov 07 - 19th Dec 07

Location: Albert Square, St Ann's Square, Exchange Street, New Cathedral Street, Brazennose Street

Time: 10:00 - 20:00

Cost: Free

Get into the Christmas spirit while you browse the traditional wooden chalets and twinkling stalls and soak up the unique bustling atmosphere.

You'll find enticing gifts including decorative pottery and ceramics, handcrafted toys and decorations, jewellery and Christmas trees, plants and bulbs from Holland. Continental sausages, roasted almonds, crêpes as well as Bavarian beer and Glühwein provide the perfect alfresco snack.

  • Manchester's Christmas Markets are a great day out for groups or why not take a short break?

  • More information about Manchester's Christmas Markets

Afrikan Heroes: Veterans of the Second World War

Date: 1st Nov 07 - 14th Dec 07

Location: Central Library (1st Floor, Exhibition Area)

Cost: Free

An exhibition.

Exhibition curator Raphael Chikukwa has been on a journey of discovery uncovering the forgotten stories of his family and other African veterans.

Address: Central Library, St. Peter's Square, Manchester, M2 5PD. Telephone: 0161 234 1900 (switchboard).

(Please note: the library is closed on Sundays).

Art Treasures in Manchester: 150 years on

Date: 5th Oct 07 - 26th Jan 08

Location: Manchester Art Gallery

Time: 10:00 - 17:00

Cost: Free

This exhibition marks the 150th anniversary of Art Treasures of the United Kingdom, the largest ever art exhibition in the UK, held here in Manchester in 1857.

Held at Old Trafford, Art Treasures featured 16,000 exhibits and attracted over 1.3 million visitors, including Queen Victoria, Charles Dickens and John Ruskin.

This exhibition both celebrates this major artistic event and brings back to Manchester some of the outstanding pictures and artworks which were on show.

The exhibition includes works by British artists such as Gainsborough, Turner, Stubbs, Constable and the Pre-Raphaelites, as well as European old masters including Michaelangelo and Rembrandt.

Open Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 5pm Closed Mondays

Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3JL Tel: 0161 235 8888

http://www.manchestergalleries.org/

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