Gallery of Events

All Aboard narrow boat trip for our JNR8 older people’s groups… Bridgewater Canal, “The Orange Canal” Looking across the Bridgewater Canal,near Bittern Pits Wood, to the west of Worsley. The distinctive bright orange colouration of the canal, caused by iron oxide from the Worsley coal mines tainting the water, is particularly noticeable. The Bridgewater Canal … Continue reading Gallery of Events

What’s happening locally…

Events Regular Activities Health & Wellbeing Children and Young People News, Exhibitions & meetings Sport/Active lifestyle Volunteering Support Festivals and special events And lots more to come!   Events and activities Welcome to the 2024 Festival!. The festival runs from 17-26 May. You can find your way around the programme in several ways… Read more: https://chorltonartsfestival.org/ … Continue reading What’s happening locally…

Celebrate Life in Manley Park on June 11th!

The Festival on June 11th was a great success – thanks to everyone who got involved. See the Report below from Celebrate Coordinator Lotte Karlsen CELEBRATE FESTIVAL REPORT 2022 (1) See the photos on the Celebrate Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CelebrateFestivalWhalleyRange The Celebrate programme is here! Celebrate programme-Final (1) Celebrate is almost here!!!! And here’s another of … Continue reading Celebrate Life in Manley Park on June 11th!

Celebrate Festival Community Connections Gallery!

See some of the amazing attractions and fantastic artwork created during our Celebrate festival with a difference for 2021…Celebrate Connections!  Festival Houses and the Celebrate Connections Art Trail! Our fantastic artists created these amazing designs in windows across Whalley Range – to inspire more people to decorate their windows! Photos by our Celebrate photographer Anthony … Continue reading Celebrate Festival Community Connections Gallery!

Call out to Artists (Thanks to everyone who has signed up)

All artist slots are now filled: thanks to everyone who is involved and everyone who got in touch. If you have any existing online workshops taking place during festival week let us know and we can promote them – particularly activities for older people and health and wellbeing workshops – as we can’t run our … Continue reading Call out to Artists (Thanks to everyone who has signed up)

Classes, Courses and Activities

Classes, Courses and Activities     Open Voice choir is open to everyone , come free the natural voice we all have inside! St Margaret’s church , Rufford Road, Whalley Range 7:30-9pm, every Wednesday evening. Songs from all round the world, old and new about peace , protest, lurve. Drop-in £5/£4. Come along and de-stress  … Continue reading Classes, Courses and Activities

Older people: events, news, health, seminars and information sharing

Manchester Care and Repair: Big Energy Saving Week 2020 – 20 Ways to Save Save in the kitchen Use a bowl to wash-up rather than running a tap, reduce your washing machine use by one cycle a week, and only fill the kettle with the water you need and you could save around £36 a … Continue reading Older people: events, news, health, seminars and information sharing