In this extra long episode of CottonmouthMCR we talk to Paul Martin of the LGBT Foundation, John Hamilton from BarPop and Tony Cooper from OnBar about the history of the Village, what’s happening now and the likely future.

We discuss drag shows, memories of FooFoo Lamar, the original Section 28 march and get into whether there’s any need for a ‘gay’ Village in the 21st century. There’s also more than a little bit of gossip.

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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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