Liz Ratcliffe looks at what’s coming up at Turn on Fest 2021 featuring writer Russell T Davies Following a highly successful debut in 2020, Hope Mill Theatre announces rescheduled dates for Turn On Fest 2021, the annual LGBTQIA+ festival in...
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Martin Thomasson describes how lockdown encouraged him to rediscover his family’s past and write a collection of memoirs ‘Random Notes from Life’ When my Auntie Madge (my great aunt Madeleine) died, I was very sad; sadder than I’d...
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Being able to travel again freely is one of the things many of us are looking forward to once lockdown restrictions ease. And that’s because, for most of us, travel is an amazing experience that leaves us with all kinds of positive...
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Dementia doesn’t care if you are a parent of a pauper, a prince or a celebrity. Actress, Shobna Gulati witnessed this first hand when her mum, Asha, was diagnosed with vascular dementia. In this deeply moving yet humorous memoir, a daughter sets out...
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Eat the Archives: Appetiser uses taste to bring to life stories from Manchester’s Jewish community, in a unique experience combining history and dining. Carmel Thomason talks to chef, Leo Burtin to find out how you can join the feast from home...
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As Hope Mill Theatre’s Executive Director William Whelton observes in his programme notes, the journey to bring their production of Rent to the stage has been a difficult one. Originally scheduled for performance in the summer, national lockdown and...
DJ and live event host, Tom Finkill has been connecting communities during Covid with his weekly quiz, Never Gonna Quiz You Up. He talks to Carmel Thomason about adapting to a year of virtual events and why quizzes are bringing families together...
Hayley Smith gives her top tips for novice runners and finds Salford Quays a wonderful place to start. I am not a natural born runner. In fact, I didn’t believe I was a natural born exerciser for many years (thank you, school PE lessons) – then, out...
One day in June, taking advantage of the ease of lockdown, we decided to have a day out in Thornton Cleveleys. We took a wrong turn and found we were actually heading for Fleetwood and so decided to visit. I would expect that most Northerners...
During these uncertain times, many of us are taking the time to explore the pathways of our local parks. Some of us might stop and reminisce about our childhood and comment about the size of the climbing frame in the park’s playground: ‘It must have...
What Does the Future Sound Like? is a series of digital films, from Manchester Jewish Museum, celebrating the diversity of Jewish music, with a unique insight into women redefining the UK Jewish music scene today. Carmel Thomason talks to...
Aristology is defined as “the art or science of dining”. But even though the word first appeared in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1835, many people still don’t know what it involves. Lorraine Worsley-Carter meets Aristologist, Gary Newborough to...
Liz Ratcliffe
Martin Thomasson
Carmel Thomason
Lorraine Worsley-Carter
Georgina Wells
Hayley Smith
