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Manchester United champions 2013 trophy parade

As Manchester United prepare to celebrate an historic 20th league title, details for the Premier League Champions 2012/13 trophy parade on Monday 13 May have been confirmed.

Wish you were here! Be part of Manchester Day 2013!

Preparations for the much anticipated Manchester Day Parade have already begun and there is only a week left to submit an application to be involved, with this year’s theme Wish You Were Here!

Manchester welcomes the Year of the Snake

Traditional lanterns, parading dragons and dancing lions will transform Manchester this weekend as the Chinese New Year celebrations welcome the Year of the Snake.

Remembrance Sunday 2012

Civic dignitaries, servicemen and women, service and ex-service organisations, faith leaders and uniformed organisations, will take part in Manchester’s Remembrance Day service on Sunday 11 November.

Chart stars shine bright at Christmas lights switch-on

Chart-topping boyband The Wanted and X-Factor Mancunian Misha B have been announced as the headline acts to push the button at Manchester’s Christmas lights switch-on in partnership with Key 103.

Spectacular success for third Manchester Day

Tens of thousands of people lined the streets to celebrate all things Manchester for the third Manchester Day Parade and its theme – The Sky’s the Limit: A celebration of heroic achievements.

Great Manchester Run brings bags of joy

More charities are set to benefit from the Bupa Great Manchester Run after a group of young volunteers collected nearly a tonne of clothing during the event.

The Manchester Picnic returns this summer for its third year

Having attracted over 15,000 visitors over three-days to last year’s Manchester Picnic, the popular food fest is set to return to Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre for its third year from 3- 5 August 2012 with more gourmet delights. Organised by Piccadilly Partnership, there will be stalls serving tasty treats from 11am – 6pm each day.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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