In this episode of CottonmouthMCR we talk to Katy Ashton, Director of the People’s History Museum about the history of the museum, its social mission, work with kids, and the difficulties of collecting leaflets and badges.
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CityCo and the Heart of Manchester BID are working in partnership with Manchester City Council, Greater Manchester Police and Biffa to organise a clean-up day for St Ann’s Square on Thursday 22 February.
In the second of our series we talk to Sally McDonald, Director of the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry about her favourite object. It’s probably not one you might expect.
The first in a series of brief interviews with museum heads, Nick Merriman tells us about his favourite object in Manchester Museum and why it matters. With digressions into taxidermy and the role of toilet capacity in visitor numbers.
Manchester BID has led the launch of The BID Foundation, a new national body that will champion improvement and investment in urban and commercial locations such as city centre Manchester.
This week we talk to Jess Thompson of the City of Trees project about plans to plant a tree for every individual in the city, what trees do for us and what you can do to help.
This week we talk to Paul Martin, Chief Executive and founder of the LGBT Foundation about its history, services, how it fits into the Village and plans for the future.
This week we talk to Jonathan Heyes of Common, Port Street Beer and IndyManBeerCon and Marko Husak of Bundobust about the craft beer explosion, building an empire and whether a £5 pint is ever justified.
City centre retailers have voted in favour of a £6m investment to ensure Manchester’s standing as the leading city destination outside of London.
We’re delighted to announce the successful results of the Manchester BID renewal ballot for a 2018-2023 term. 77% in favour.
As part of CityCo’s ongoing work with the Water Safety Partnership, we are supporting this year’s #DontDrinkandDrown campaign with the Royal…
This week we talk to Hayley Flynn, tour guide and owner of the Skyliner blog about the history of the Northern Quarter, the art of selling monkeys, the importance of street art, how to make a place distinctive and what’s coming next.