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Calling Manchester's urban gardeners

Posted 31 July, 2012

Fancy getting green on Saturday 11 August? We’re looking for Manchester Garden City volunteers to help spruce-up our garden schemes across the city centre.

Posted 30 July, 2012

After work, after hours, all through the summer: The 2012 Canal Festival comes to Manchester. We’re putting Piccadilly Basin on the map with a festival that features a float-in movie, LomoWall Manchester, a floating garden and much more.

Cityco and Manchester Photographic launch Urban Canal photography course and competition

Posted 21 May, 2012

CityCo has teamed up with Northern Quarter based Manchester Photographic, the biggest photography school in Britain, to run a series of waterways-themed photography courses this summer.

The Manchester Picnic is back - call for quality street food traders

Posted 26 March, 2012

The Manchester Picnic will return Friday 3- Sunday 5 August and we’re inviting the North’s best and most beautiful street traders to join in the fun.

Manchester’s Northern Quarter Wins Great Neighbourhood of the Year Award 2011

Posted 22 November, 2010

Manchester’s creative district, the Northern Quarter, has beat stiff competition from other shortlisted nominees to win an Academy of Urbanism award for the UK’s 'Best Neighbourhood’.

Guerrilla Eats street food market stomps down King Street - Saturday 25 May [Download]

File added 22 May, 2013

CityCo ordinates 4th NQ Street Party on Sunday 5 May [Download]

File added 1 May, 2013

Robert Owen Brown adopts a Grow Box [Download]

File added 23 April, 2013

Adopt a Grow Box [Download]

File added 18 April, 2013

City Hosts team hits the streets offering advice and tips [Download]

File added 16 April, 2013

Manager appointed for Manchester’s first Business Improvement District [Download]

File added 10 April, 2013

Work is complete on new garden next to Manchester Cathedral [Download]

File added 25 March, 2013

City centre retailers to recruit team of hosts [Download]

File added 20 February, 2013

City Centre to get first children’s play area [Download]

File added 8 February, 2013

NCP staff to hold a clean up day in Manchester to support Manchester Garden City Autumn spruce up event [Download]

File added 24 October, 2012

Spooky Halloween Celebration in Piccadilly Gardens [Download]

File added 23 October, 2012

2012 Canal Festival - PRESS COVERAGE (est. £450,000 PR value) [Download]

File added 11 September, 2012

We Face Forward Closing Party - Piccadilly Gardens 15 September [Download]

File added 10 September, 2012

Canal Festival comes to Manchester for the first time [Download]

File added 8 August, 2012

World’s first permanent LomoWall unveiled in Manchester_26.07.12 [Download]

File added 26 July, 2012

World’s first permanent LomoWall unveiled in Manchester [Download]

File added 24 July, 2012

Atelier zero artists take up residence in Piccadilly Basin's Olympic Village [Download]

File added 17 July, 2012

Gourmet street food traders sign up for The Manchester Picnic [Download]

File added 9 July, 2012

Cultural Olympiad Inspire project launched in Piccadilly Basin [Download]

File added 22 June, 2012

Pick a film for Manchester’s first float-in movie [Download]

File added 12 June, 2012

Albert Bridge Gardens gets major revamp [Download]

File added 11 June, 2012

City centre celebrates Queen's Diamond Jubilee [Download]

File added 28 May, 2012

Lomography presents the first ever permanent LomoWall exhibition in the world in Manchester [Download]

File added 17 May, 2012

CityCo and Manchester Photographic launch Urban Canal photography course and competition [Download]

File added 10 May, 2012

The Manchester Picnic returns this summer for its third year [Download]

File added 8 May, 2012

Turn up and take part in free fitness classes in Piccadilly Gardens [Download]

File added 5 April, 2012

CityCo and BDP invite volunteers to spruce up city centre green spaces [Download]

File added 14 March, 2012

Northern Quarter new pocket park complete [Download]

File added 10 February, 2012

Download CityCo's Annual Report 2012 (PDF) [Download]

File added 8 February, 2012

CityCo set to expand free PA Network [Download]

File added 8 December, 2011

All the fun of the Piccadilly Gardens festive Family Fair [Download]

File added 25 November, 2011

Lowry to Life [Download]

File added 10 November, 2011

Pagoda in Chinatown gets a makeover [Download]

File added 20 September, 2011

King Street says We Love You to shoppers [Download]

File added 31 August, 2011

N4LovesU Festival Announced [Download]

File added 26 August, 2011

Convicted looters to be banned from city’s stores [Download]

File added 15 August, 2011

I Love MCR campaign launched - people of Manchester demonstrate their love for the city region [Download]

File added 12 August, 2011

RHS National Young Designer of the Year opens orchard in Manchester city centre [Download]

File added 12 August, 2011

It's business as usual in Manchester city centre - go out and enjoy all that's wonderful about our city [Download]

File added 11 August, 2011

It was picnic time for Teddy Bears in Piccadilly on Sunday - over 15000 people attend The Manchester Picnic [Download]

File added 8 August, 2011

It's picnic time for Teddy Bears [Download]

File added 1 August, 2011

RHS National Young Designer of the Year brings orchard to Manchester city centre [Download]

File added 21 July, 2011

Benches and bunting to transform Piccadilly Gardens as The Manchester Picnic returns this August [Download]

File added 11 July, 2011

Green fingered city centre residents plant vegetables [Download]

File added 9 June, 2011

CityCo's areas of work in 2011 [Download]

File added 7 June, 2011

The grass is greener in Piccadilly Gardens [Download]

File added 26 May, 2011

Manchester's first Garden City scheme gets underway [Download]

File added 4 April, 2011

The Ice Bear Cometh to Manchester [Download]

File added 24 March, 2011

Free entertainment as busking stage returns to Piccadilly [Download]

File added 22 March, 2011

Manchester signs agreement to regulate street fundraising [Download]

File added 17 February, 2011

Piccadilly Gardens' Christmas Family Fair Opens [Download]

File added 8 December, 2010

Manchester’s Northern Quarter is UK’s Best Neighbourhood [Download]

File added 22 November, 2010

All the Fun of the Piccadilly Gardens' Family Fair [Download]

File added 18 November, 2010

Dinosaur Makes Magic for Manchester this Christmas [Download]

File added 17 November, 2010

Manchester Unwraps a Magical Christmas [Download]

File added 15 November, 2010

Piccadilly Builds on Crime Reduction Success [Download]

File added 9 November, 2010

Manchester Bucks National Retail Trend with Booming Retail Figures [Download]

File added 27 October, 2010

Best of Manchester Awards - and the Winners are… [Download]

File added 15 October, 2010

Best of Manchester Short-List Announced [Download]

File added 11 October, 2010

Buskers to Take Centre Stage in Piccadilly [Download]

File added 10 October, 2010

Cityco Launches Best of Manchester Awards [Download]

File added 16 September, 2010

Cityco Announces Fashion-Focused Campaign to Attract Stylish Shoppers to the City [Download]

File added 14 September, 2010

The Manchester Picnic Weekend Attracted Ten Thousand Picnic-Goers [Download]

File added 9 August, 2010

People Set to go Picnic Crazy this Weekend [Download]

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Piccadilly Partnership Appoints New Head [Download]

File added 27 July, 2010

Cityco’s New City Hosts Hit the Streets [Download]

File added 23 July, 2010

Northern Quarter Light Tower is Re-Lit [Download]

File added 22 July, 2010

Manchester Unveils Summer of Family-Friendly Fun [Download]

File added 14 July, 2010

Cityco Launches City Loos Scheme in City Centre [Download]

File added 6 July, 2010

Piccadilly Puts the ‘Pic’ into Picnic [Download]

File added 5 July, 2010

Free ‘Open City’ Photography Exhibition to Open [Download]

File added 29 June, 2010

Cityco Expands Child Safe Scheme Across City Centre [Download]

File added 17 June, 2010

Put a Spring in Your Step with Manchester Markets [Download]

File added 17 May, 2010

Sign up for Manchester’s First ‘Open City’ Photography Day [Download]

File added 6 May, 2010

Cityco Rolls out More Clean Teams Across the City [Download]

File added 16 April, 2010

Piccadilly Partnership and Cityco to Join Forces [Download]

File added 8 April, 2010

Cityco Priorities_2010-2011 [Download]

File added 24 March, 2010

Manchester is First City in the North to Get Safe Night-Life Award [Download]

File added 22 January, 2010

Three Free Days of On-street Parking in Manchester for Christmas Sales Shoppers [Download]

File added 21 December, 2009

Peter Saville to Sign Manchester Gift Wrap at Manchester Art Gallery [Download]

File added 10 December, 2009

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The Manchester Picnic 2013