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John McCrory

Join us on Wednesday 29th August, 10:30 – 12:30, for our Summertime Ocean Special! Crafts for Children under 11 Storytime for under 5’s at 11:30 Bring a picnic! Please note, there will be a £1 charge towards materials per family/group, and all children must be supervised by an adult.

Storytime: Summertime Ocean Special

This entry was tagged Crafts School Holidays Storytime and posted on August 17, 2018 by John McCrory

A big thank you to our fantastic local history group members, who gave a wonderful performance at All Saints on Saturday as part of the Manchester Histories Festival. The theme of this ‘Soapbox’ event was protest and democracy, and our re-enactment of a milk strike organised just over a hundred […]

Soapbox 2018 : Manchester Histories Festival

This entry was tagged Garden Village Local History Group Manchester Histories Festival and posted on June 14, 2018 by John McCrory

Sacrificing the last of the long weekend’s glorious weather, our group gathered this afternoon to explore the history of Stockport- presented by group member Toni. Using photographs and articles gathered over the last few weeks, she took us on a journey around the town: covering its pubs, streets, prominent buildings […]

Local History Group – Stockport

This entry was tagged Local History Local History Group Southway Housing and posted on May 8, 2018 by John McCrory

Big Burnage Book Sale: Saturday 12th May

This entry was tagged Books Upcoming Event and posted on May 1, 2018 by John McCrory

It’s been a great year so far for our local history group, covering exciting new subjects and welcoming back familiar faces. We’ve looked at Manchester’s pubs, theatres, cafes and restaurants, and famous visitors, while the centenary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act was marked with an exploration of Manchester’s […]

Local History Sessions in 2018

This entry was tagged ali ronan Local History Local History Group Southway Housing and posted on May 1, 2018 by John McCrory

World Book Night was celebrated with our first ever spoken word event, a really enjoyable and entertaining evening attended by over 50 people. Our headline writer, prize-winning local author Rosie Garland, thrilled us with brilliant readings of her poetry and of excerpts from her latest novel, The Night Brother. Ten […]

Rosie Garland and Friends Evening

This entry was tagged Events Spoken Word and posted on April 25, 2018 by John McCrory

We’ve got the marvellous writer Rosie Garland gracing our first EVER Open Mic evening at Burnage Library on Monday 23rd April from 7.15 to 9.15. Get in touch with us on openmic@burnageactivityhub.org.uk if you’d like to book a 4 minute open mic slot!

Open Mic Night with Rosie Garland

This entry was tagged Open Mic Poetry Spoken Word and posted on April 14, 2018 by John McCrory

A BIG thank you to everyone who came along to our special Bear Hunt walk today. Thanks to all the friends and family who sponsored you too – you have raised over £150 for family activities in your Community Powered Library! Despite the weather and the road being closed (!) […]

Storytime Special – Bear Hunt Sponsored Walk

This entry was tagged Children School Holidays Storytime Walk and posted on April 11, 2018 by John McCrory

This afternoon we have a special screening of films from the North West Film Archives’s collection, showing films from both Burnage and Manchester from 1910 to the 1970s. The showing is free and all are welcome to attend! All material shown courtesy of the North West Film Archive at Manchester […]

Memory Bank Festival

This entry was tagged Film Memory Bank Upcoming Event and posted on November 28, 2017 by John McCrory

Following on from his popular presentation on the Burnage National School, St. Margaret’s Church archivist John Pollard kindly offered us a guided tour of the Church and grounds as part of our Memory Bank Festival. Gathering under the lynch gate on a bleak November afternoon, spirits were not dampened as […]

Memory Bank Festival – Tour of St. Margaret’s Church

This entry was tagged Burnage Heritage Festival Heritage St. Margaret's Church Talks Walks and posted on November 23, 2017 by John McCrory