Ah. We love this city. Just when we thought things couldn’t get any better, somebody goes and organises a music festival in the city centre for everybody to enjoy absolutely free. And, whatR...
The I Love MCR campaign instigated by our civic pride after the Manchester riots culminates tomorrow in the I Love MCR day. Who’s coming along to show their support? Support Forever Manchester ...
The director and founder of LGBT radio station Gaydio looks forward to Manchester Pride ’11, looks back to Pride Festivals past, and tells us why the event has such a special place in his heart...
The Backwards Running Championships took place in Heaton Park on Sunday, raising much needed cash for Forever Manchester. Daniel Alston reports back on the day… Imagine the scene: You’re ...
If recent events have proved one thing about Manchester, it’s that we all love it. For a city that’s already bursting with pride in our own accomplishments, events of this past week has taken things ...
Photo by @technicalfault: technicalfault.posterous.com ‘But this is Manchester. We do things differently here.’ On the eve of the anniversary of his death, Tony Wilson’s timeless words resonated arou...
I don’t know about you, but for me the word ‘picnic’ usually evokes memories of sitting on rugs in cow-dung ridden fields, coming under attack by wasps, and eating limp sandwiches w...
Manchester Novelist Emma Jane Unsworth’s love letter to her city… Dear Manchester, I know we’ve had our differences. I’ve written you a few Dear John letters over the years but I’ve never followed th...
Ah Manchester. Lovely Manchester. With its pulsing industrial veins, derelict warehouses, terraced rows and slighty-above-average rainfall, it’s never really been considered a beauty. Except to those...
Visitors to Heaton Park on August 14th may think they’ve wandered into some weird Rewind Twilight Zone where everything’s in reverse. But never fear; it’s just 250 or so loons taking part in th...
July may be drawing to a close, but never fear; there’s still plenty of fun left to be squeezed out of Summer 2011. And Manchester is in for a packed August of carnivals, parades, arts and food so co...
Sleeping sci-fi beauties, sofa superheroes, racist neighbours and a spaceman are just some of the characters you’ll find at this year’s 24/7 Theatre Festival. In the eight years since its...
As a musician whose ideas are sparked by what I see in my surroundings, I’d be lying if I said that Manchester hasn’t had a huge influence on me. One of the biggest influences in my life,...
As one of the city’s most diverse and colourful communities, it’s only fitting that Hulme should have its own festival to celebrate its artistic heritage. So on July 30th, more than 2000 local reside...
There are some gigs you wake up from knowing you’ve seen something a bit different. Maybe it was the sight of the scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz proposing to Dorothy before the Flaming Lips...
It’s Friday! Woo! And while many of this summer’s weekends so far have seen the people of Manchester up sticks and leave the city for some festival or other, this weekend the focus is firmly on our f...
The second extract from Julian Dunham-Massey’s Diaries: Volunteering at the Library Whenever I feel enlightened I like to put Montblanc to copper engraved writing paper and share with you my t...
Sitting next to the dying embers of the Honduras Rosewood log fire in the Polo Club on Sunday sipping on my Camus Cognac Cuvee 3.128 and reflecting on the sumptuous luncheon of deer fawn stuffed wit...
When asked by Forever Manchester to write a blog entitled “My Manchester”, I wondered what I could possibly add to what’s already been said by many much more eloquent contributors. ...
Manchester likes to keep its best bits hidden. It really isn’t the easiest place to get to know. Oddly this is one of the most appealing things about the city. Some of my favourite spots really aren...
Forever Manchester was shocked to learn that comedy legend Frank Sidebottom sadly passed away after collapsing at his home in Hale on Monday 21st June. The comedian, real name Chris Sievey, was recov...
Forever Manchester looks back in awe… What else comes to mind as you think of summer? Eating ice-cream to cool down in the heat or perhaps mowing the lawn and treating your eyes to blooming flo...
(The Northern Town with a lot of Soul) “Keep the Faith” “Cause all them voisler dancing all through the night Fresh from working down on the cold And those pretty faces in the flashing lights They pu...
A review of Kevin Cummins’ book… As the Forever Manchester blogger, I felt it was my duty to let you all know about the most prolific book on Manchester I have read in recent months. I ...
As George Orwell wrote in ‘The Road to Wigan Pier’, “Manchester is the belly and guts of the nation” and I couldn’t agree more. This is why I’m spending this blog fondly looking back on the last ten ...
This week Hannah’s over the moon about getting Ian Brown’s autograph (thanks to Uncle Sean) and then she goes all festive on us, thinking about Christmas and loving the Christmas Markets&...
Manchester is a great city in which to be a tour guide because as well as having a fascinating history, there are lots of exciting things happening now or planned for the future. There is a lot to se...
or, “How the Tories Taught Us to Dance by Taking Away Our Jobs…” Well, maybe not. Anyway, Hannah is back with another corker of a blog that she researched by talking to her Mum. ...
Hannah Claydon is the guest blogger this week and guess what? She’s Forever Manchester! “Manchester changed the world’s politics: from vegetarianism to feminism to trade unionism to c...
On Sunday 1st November I will be leading a guided walk with a difference as part of Manchester Science Festival. The walk will be brought to life by actors playing the parts of the luminaries of the ...
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