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- School’s out for summer
Swimming, horse-riding, multisports, arts & crafts, family cycling, DJ sessions and dance workshops are just some of the 1,900 activity sessions provided by Manchester City Council for the summer holidays. With over 11,750 fun-filled hours of recreation over six weeks, this summer promises the BIGGEST and BEST choice for children and young people yet. Taking place in all areas of the city, most sessions are free of charge or are very low cost guaranteeing something to keep all the family entertained. Parks, leisure centres, libraries and community centres will be hives of activity as school timetables give way to more...
- The Future for Birley Fields?
Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) has released plans to build a new £70m campus on Birley Fields in Hulme. The new campus aims to be the greenest in Britain and could include a skills and job centre, new library, an urban village hall and health and business centres. It is envisaged that the new campus will provide training for teachers, nurses, social workers and other health care professionals on to a single site, to replace MMU campuses in Rusholme and Didsbury. Welcoming the proposed investment in Hulme, local councillor Nigel Murphy said “This is a very exciting proposal and is the...
- Plastic recycling scheme hits the north
 Residents across north and east Manchester will be able to recycle plastic and cardboard at home as part of Manchester City Council’s plan to turn the city into the UK’s recycling capital. More than 40,000 new households will be able to place used plastic bottles and cardboard items into their existing recycling bins from July 6, as part of a series of improvements which will see all Manchester residents receiving a better recycling service by the end of the year. Once collected, plastic will then be turned into everything from fleeces to window frames, while cardboard will be transformed...
- Park apprentices grow their skills
A pair of budding gardeners are learning new horticultural skills by working as apprentices in Manchester City Council’s parks. Holly Granville, aged 19, is working in Gorton’s Debdale Park, while Michael Garnett, aged 20, is based in Heaton Park. The pair, who started work earlier this month, will spend the next three years developing horticultural skills such as planting and pruning flowers and shrubs, as well as learning mechanical skills such as driving specialist vehicles. They will also spend one day per week at Arden College in Wythenshawe, and will get an NVQ qualification in horticulture at the end of...
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