TV presenter and naturalist Chris Packham is a passionate advocate of the benefits of getting out and about in the great outdoors. Living with autism he understands sometimes there can be barriers to accessibility that aren’t always obvious...
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The Goose who thinks he’s a Swan The large brown Canadian Geese and graceful white swans have become a familiar sight on the Quays. But have you noticed a single white domestic goose among them? We don’t know how he arrived here...
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Manchester-born, DJ Paulette has curated the latest of the Lowry’s Edit series of gallery projects, with a new art installation titled, Homebird. The name was chosen because although her music has taken her around the world, Manchester has a pull...
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Oliva Tweest was ground-breaking when it debuted as the UKs first Afrobeats musical in 2013. Since then the African-born, global genre has grown in popularity to become increasingly more known on the mainstream, being hailed by BBC Radio as the...
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Manchester 2018 is celebrating the year of the giant bee and the city is buzzing on it. Across the region more than 230 colourful sculptures are waiting to bee discovered and at Quays Life we are loving the hunt. Each sculpture on the trail is...
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Carmel Thomason