In this episode of CottonmouthMCR we chat to Karen Shannon, CEO of the Manchester Histories Festival about what’s in store this year – Suffragettes, Peterloo, the end of WW1 and more. Karen talks about the mission of the Festival and how it works with local communities to tell their stories.

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CottonmouthMCR is brought to you by CityCo, the city centre management company for Manchester and Salford. It’s hosted by Vaughan Allen, Chief Exec of CityCo and is recorded either ‘live’ on location or by our friends at Blueprint Studios, Salford.

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