Tag: Greater Manchester

This annual 'Christmas at the Mill' is yet another Salford tradition having to adapt this year. (Image of the market taken in a previous year)

“We always have to prioritise people’s physical wellbeing” – Christmas at the Islington Mill moves online

Islington Mill has launched its Christmas market, only this year it is all virtual. The Salford-based creative space is giving […]

Helen Crossley, The Skipping Bee. Photo credit Helen Crossley, permission to use.

5k jump rope challenge in Media City to raise £2,000 for skipping in schools

An arthritis and fibromyalgia sufferer will do a sponsored 5k skip to raise money to introduce jump rope to Salford […]

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“At least it got my mum out of the house” – Importance of charity shops as they prepare to reopen

Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Bargain hunters are on stand-by as charity shops in Salford prepare […]

Anja Moncreiff and her Daughter.

Mum offers to help fellow parents in Salford with ‘hypno-birthing’ classes

Expectant mums and their partners across Salford are being offered classes to learn how they can use a new relaxation […]

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Salford’s Abandoned ‘Hidden Gem’ Revealed By Local Explorer

Greater Manchester urban explorer, Martin Zero, has revealed a fascinating look at ‘Wet Earth Colliery’ a magnificently preserved abandoned mine in Clifton, […]