The Celebrate Festival Exhibition lit up the JNR8 Community Centre, showcasing arts, photography, and the launch of a community cookery zine. Local groups including Time to Change, the Clean Air Group and the Whalley Range Women’s Group shared work that highlighted the creativity and diversity of our neighbourhood. Residents also enjoyed a tapestry created by […]
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Over 100 volunteers came out in force on Friday 4th April for the Great British Spring Clean in Whalley Range and Moss Side – and what a day it was! There were several litter-picking stations and stalls set up along Claremont Road and by Alexandra Park, making it easy for people to join in wherever
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On a bright Friday afternoon, Whalley Range Councillors, Mayor Andy Burnham, and local MP Afzal Khan joined pupils, staff, families, and faith leaders at St Margaret’s C of E Primary School in Whalley Range for a heartwarming celebration centred on compassion — one of the school’s core values. The event showcased the inspiring work of children who have been exploring what compassion means
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Labour councillors in Manchester brought a motion to the Council to support community ownership of local assets, ensuring that spaces such as parks, libraries, cultural venues, and high streets continue to serve local people and businesses. Manchester has already seen the transformative power of community-led spaces. The Council has secured 35 community assets with many
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Councillors have been contacted by constituents across Whalley Range, who are alarmed by the eviction decision affecting the Carlton Social and Bowling Club. The club, which has been a hub of the local community at Rowan Lodge for over 111 years, is now facing an eviction notice from the Building Company that owns the property.
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On the 8th of August, Councillor Angeliki Stogia and Councillor Muqaddasah Bano visited an Active Street event on Cromwell Avenue in Whalley Range. The initiative was organised by Whalley Range Youth Opportunities, MCR Active, and Mosscare St Vincents Housing. The event was bustling with activities and sports, free bike repairs and energy-saving advice from the
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Part of the Claremont Road alleyway is being transformed into a beautiful community space thanks to the amazing efforts of the Bowes Street Residents Association, Beresford Street residents, and In Our Nature. Cllr Angeliki Stogia joined these incredible residents who have come together to clean up, plant flowers, and create artwork that’s brought a whole
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At the recent Whalley Range Labour Ward meeting, Councillor Aftab Razaq kindly provided an update regarding the future of the Pavillion Cafe in Alexandra Park. Aftab serves on the Environment, Climate Change and Neighborhood Scrutiny Committee and has been keeping close tabs on developments with finding a new tenant for the cafe. We’ll keep you
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This special event, organised by the Alexandra Park Heritage Group, was rescheduled following the death of the Queen, and will now be held this Sunday 30 October from 2pm to 4pm, at the Alexandra Park Pavilion. Full details are on their flyer:
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The Caribbean Carnival has been a regular fixture in the Moss Side and Whalley Range calendar since 1972. To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary this year, the Alexandra Park Heritage Group are holding a special event in Chorlton Lodge (by the park entrance from Claremont Road) at 2pm on Sunday 11 September. Whalley Range Labour councillor
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