Events news
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2 February 2012
International Women's Day goes for an Un-Conventional style
Could you create an album in a day? That’s the challenge on offer to women in Manchester at this year’s International Women’s Day celebrations.
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18 January 2012
Manchester welcomes the Year of the Dragon
Glittering parading dragons and dancing lions will fill the streets to celebrate the arrival of the Chinese New Year.
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17 January 2012
Manchester remembers National Holocaust Memorial Day
High school children from Manchester will learn first hand about the experience of a holocaust survivor at a special event to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January 2012.
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1 December 2011
Red ribbon marks World Aids Day 2011
World Aids Day will be marked this Thursday 1 December in Manchester with a large red ribbon, the universal symbol for people living with HIV, displayed on the clock tower of Manchester Town Hall.
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29 November 2011
Piccadilly Gardens welcomes giant advent calendar
The countdown to Christmas will begin in earnest on Thursday 1 December as Manchester welcomes a giant MCR Loves Christmas advent calendar to Piccadilly Gardens.
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28 November 2011
Special blessing for St Ann’s Crib
A special service will be held to bless the crib in Manchester city centre.
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25 November 2011
Season’s Tweetings! Manchester Santa joins Twitter’s Christmas chorus.
Hark! There’s a new star in the Twittersphere.
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24 November 2011
Lord Mayor’s Christmas Carol Concert: Deck the Great Hall with boughs of holly
Feel the true Christmas spirit at the Lord Mayor’s annual Christmas Carol Concert, taking place at Manchester Town Hall on Thursday 1 December.
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4 November 2011
The Sky’s the limit for Manchester Day 2012
The Manchester Day Parade will return in 2012 with the theme – The Sky’s the Limit…a celebration of heroic achievements.
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18 October 2011
Heaton Park heralds the resurrection of Manchester music legends
Manchester music legends The Stone Roses will be the first act to perform the new series of major concerts at Manchester's Heaton Park.
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29 July 2011
Hulme Festival scaled back
Plans for the Hulme Festival have been scaled back.
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19 July 2011
Civil War re-enactment knot to be missed
Visitors to Debdale Park will be transported back to the 17th century on Sunday 24 July when the Sealed Knot set up camp at Gorton Festival.
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8 July 2011
Council commemorates 50th anniversary of Manchester visit by first man in space
A visit to Manchester by the first man in space, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin is to be remembered next week, fifty years on.
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22 June 2011
Join the festivities at Crumpsall’s celtic carnival
Crumpsall is set to celebrate in style with its annual carnival on Sunday 26 June.
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22 June 2011
Manchester says thank you with Armed Forces Day
Manchester will thank all members of the armed forces, past and present, when it celebrates Armed Forces Day on Saturday 25 June at Piccadilly Gardens.
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17 June 2011
Manchester raises the flag for Armed Forces Day
On Monday 20 June, The Lord Mayor of Manchester, Councillor Harry Lyons JP, will lead the start of Manchester’s official celebrations for Armed Forces Day when he attends the raising of the armed forces flag.
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31 May 2011
Manchester turns red for United celebration
Tens of thousands of Manchester United fans lined the streets of the city centre to watch the team celebrate their record-breaking 19th Barclays Premier League win.
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31 May 2011
Constructing a place in Manchester Day history
Construction giants in Manchester are lending their support to this year’s Manchester Day event.
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27 May 2011
Bank holiday roads closed for United parade
People travelling in and out of the city centre this Bank Holiday Monday are being reminded there will be a Manchester United FC victory parade.
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26 May 2011
Whit Walk brightens the Bank Holiday
Hundreds of churchgoers from parishes across Manchester and Salford are set to take to the city streets on Monday 30 May for the traditional Whit Walk.
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25 May 2011
Manchester Day Bake-Off Market
Serious about baking? If so, Manchester Markets are giving bakers the chance to show off their culinary creations at a one day market as part of the Manchester Day celebrations.
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24 May 2011
Stunning success for Manchester City victory celebrations
Tens of thousands of people lined the streets of Manchester to celebrate Manchester City Football Club's victory in the FA Cup.
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16 May 2011
Manchester United victory parade will be champion
A victory parade will be held on Monday 30 May to celebrate Manchester United’s record-breaking 19th league title and, potentially, their fourth Champions League trophy win.
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16 May 2011
Blue Moon-day: First Man City FA Cup victory parade details announced
The first details of Manchester City FC’s FA Cup victory parade have been announced as players and fans begin to celebrate.
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10 May 2011
Lord Mayor goes the distance
Sunday 15 May will see the Lord Mayor of Manchester, Councillor Mark Hackett, lace up his trainers for the Great Manchester Run in aid of the Lord Mayor’s Charity and Touraid.
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18 April 2011
By George, saint day celebrations are spectacular
Expect dragons, drama and plenty of entertainment at this year’s Saint George’s Day celebrations in Manchester.
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17 March 2011
A feast of Irish music for youngsters
More than 300 schoolchildren are set to rock to the rhythm in Manchester Town Hall’s iconic Great Hall to mark St Patrick’s Day tomorrow, Thursday 17 March.
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7 March 2011
Here come the girls!
Dozens of girls and young women will be pulling on their tracksuits to take part in a huge variety of sports at the Active Lifestyle Centre in Manchester this week.
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1 February 2011
City bids farewell to HMS Manchester
This Saturday, 5 February, sees the final visit of HMS Manchester’s crew to the vessel’s namesake city. The ship is to be decommissioned at the end of February after three decades of proud service.
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14 December 2010
Manchester heroes awarded after record nominations
Inspirational characters from across Manchester have been rewarded in a glitzy awards ceremony, after organisers received an unprecedented number of nominations.
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8 December 2010
EnterPrize Award winners announced
The three winners of the fifth East Manchester EnterPrize Awards for local businesses were announced last night at Gorton Monastery.
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30 November 2010
2018 World Cup decision Thursday 2 December: Share the moment at the big screen
City centre shoppers, workers and other Manchester residents are being invited to share in the excitement of the 2018 World Cup decision day this Thursday, 2 December.
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30 November 2010
TV chef helps food budget go further
A TV chef will give 100 Manchester residents a free course in making ingredients go further with a special event at Gorton Monastery.
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23 November 2010
Red carpet treatment for Manchester pupils
Twenty four young film makers from primary schools in Manchester were chauffeur driven in limousines to a red carpet event on Monday (22 November).
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10 November 2010
Manchester foster carers help launch big book of fostering
Foster carers in Manchester will turn into authors for the day as they note down their most treasured memories of fostering at the launch of a ‘Big Book of Fostering’
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3 November 2010
Nagasaki survivor shares experiences in Manchester
A survivor of the Nagasaki atomic bomb will talk to Manchester schoolchildren about his experiences.
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2 November 2010
Students invited to show their culinary skills
Students are showing off their culinary skills in a Masterchef style contest aimed at demonstrating how the household budget can last longer.
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2 November 2010
Top names flock to Chorlton Book Festival
Poet Laureate Carol Anne Duffy, playwright Charlotte Keatley and poet and novelist Jackie Kay are some of the top literary names who will be making an appearance at this year's Chorlton Book Festival.
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13 October 2010
Get involved in Family Learning Week
Family Learning Week takes place from Saturday 16 October until Saturday 23 October 2010 in conjunction with the national Family Festival Fortnight.
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11 October 2010
City calls for safe, fun firework season
Manchester City Council is working with the police and fire service to make sure residents remember this fireworks season for all the right reasons.
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7 October 2010
Picture memories of Manchester Day go online
The summer sunshine may be a distant memory but Manchester people are being given the opportunity to relive that scorching day in June when the city celebrated Manchester Day.
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24 September 2010
Students invited to show culinary skills
Students are being invited to show off their culinary skills in a Masterchef style contest aimed at showing how the household budget can last longer.
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24 September 2010
Manchester is Full of Life
Manchester’s Full of Life Festival, the largest free festival in the UK celebrating Manchester’s older people is back for the seventh year running and this year includes a club night for the over 50s.
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13 September 2010
Join ‘Team Extreme’ at Blackley’s board and BMX bonanza
Hopes are riding high for an adrenaline-packed day of urban sports, music, street dance and daredevil activities as the Blackley Extreme Sports event blasts back to north Manchester.
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5 August 2010
Moston Day - up, up and away!
Plans for this year’s Moston Day are really taking off with confirmation that a hot air balloon will be taking to the sky as part of the celebrations.
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9 July 2010
Fan park finale as World Cup ends
The dream may be over for England but the party spirit is alive and kicking at the Hyundai Fan Park.
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5 May 2010
Manchester Day - The Manchester Day Parade Sunday 20 June
Manchester City Council has been overwhelmed at the response from local community groups wanting to take part in the first-ever Manchester Day Parade.
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31 March 2010
Public invited to Haye weigh-in
Another world-class sporting event comes to Manchester this weekend with the arrival of WBA heavyweight champion, David Haye, who will be defending his title against American heavyweight, John Ruiz.
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7 October 2009
Manchester has the Christmas Factor
X Factor winner Alexandra Burke to star at the Switch-On, Markets in every square, the return of the Ice Rink and surprises in Piccadilly Gardens.
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29 August 2009
Back Manchester as a host city of England’s 2018 FIFA World Cup bid
A free event to highlight Manchester’s campaign to be a host city for England’s 2018 FIFA World Cup bid, will take place at Spinningfields next Tuesday (1st September).
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31 July 2007
Urban Folk for urban folk The New Islington Festival returns
The New Islington Festival (September 1, 2007) this year features over 70 acts in 11 performance areas; embracing the diversity of Manchester culture with exclusive performances.
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31 July 2007
City hails Manchester International Festival’s success
Manchester International Festival was hailed as a success at the Council’s Executive Committee meeting with a unanimous decision of continued support for 2009.
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16 July 2007
What’s on Guide for Kids available on-line
With the long school holidays upon us, a new What’s on Guide for Kids specifically aimed at young people in east Manchester has been launched on the Eastserve website.
