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John McCrory

Burnage Library will be putting on an event with local schools and families as part of a lottery funded project. As part of this, we will be hosting a Big Burnage Animal Parade on Friday 24th March from 6.00 – 8.00pm. The parade will feature 4 giant illuminated animals made […]

Save the Date! Big Burnage Animal Parade – Friday 24th ...

This entry was tagged Burnage Academy Children Crafts Events Global Grooves Parade Schools St. Margaret's Church and posted on February 2, 2017 by John McCrory

Resuming our sessions after the Christmas break, we spent the afternoon immersed in the 1861 census for the Burnage area. After a brief introduction on the origins of the census, looking at how it was gathered and the type of information it collected, we dived into the census records themselves. […]

Exploring 19th Century Burnage

This entry was tagged Census History Learning Local History Group Memory Bank and posted on January 17, 2017 by John McCrory

We have had a lovely last session of 2016 today, followed by a very successful cake sale/raffle. We have managed to raise over £50! I am looking forward to being back on 11th January, when Singing, Rhymes and Storytimes returns. Sylvia

Storytime Cake Sale and Raffle

This entry was tagged Cakes Christmas Storytime and posted on December 15, 2016 by John McCrory

Our local history session this week featured a quiz, focusing on the figures and events which have shaped Manchester, images of lost buildings and streetscapes- with some Burnage history thrown into the mix too. Add lots of tea, biscuits and mince pies and you have a very congenial way of gearing up for […]

Local History Group – Festive Quiz

This entry was tagged History Local History Group Memory Bank Quiz and posted on December 15, 2016 by John McCrory

We spent this afternoon immersed in old maps, exploring the magnificent resource provided by the National Library of Scotland. While we’ve used this site before, the recent extension of their 25 inch digital maps to include the Manchester area provided a little needed invitation to revisit the material. At this scale postboxes are […]

Digital Historic Maps Session

This entry was tagged Digital History Learning Local History Group Memory Bank and posted on November 29, 2016 by John McCrory

Life at the Duchess of York Hospital – Tuesday 15th ...

This entry was tagged History Learning Local History Group Talks and posted on November 11, 2016 by John McCrory

It was a real pleasure to welcome Bernard and Eva Burke to Burnage Library this afternoon. Bernard treated the group with his experiences of both outside broadcasting and sound-control in the television studios, regaling us with his encounters with the great and good of commercial television over three decades. Mention was made […]

Bernard Burke at Burnage Library

This entry was tagged Books Memory Bank Talks and posted on November 8, 2016 by John McCrory

We’ll be joined on Tuesday afternoon by Bernard Burke, author of Where has the Time Gone? He’ll talk us through his life growing up in Burnage and: Starting work on his 16th birthday at Manchester Town Hall, then 2 years National Service with The RAF in Germany before becoming a Police Officer in […]

Bernard Burke talks to Burnage Library

This entry was tagged History Memory Bank Talks and posted on November 4, 2016 by John McCrory

We had a busy session yesterday promoting the Burnage Memory Bank, speaking to people with great memories the area and learning a great deal in the process. One visitor brought with her a great number of photographs from her childhood on the Garden Village; the images showing, amongst other things, productions of the […]

Burnage Memory Bank – Open Afternoon

This entry was tagged Events History Local History Group Local People Memory Bank People's Health Trust and posted on November 2, 2016 by John McCrory

There was a superb turnout for the Storytime Special, with the surprise finale at St. Margaret’s wowing the children! Many thanks to Sylvia for her work in organising the event, those volunteers who assisted with its running, and for everyone whose presence made the occasion so memorable.

Storytime Special- Lantern Parade

This entry was tagged Children Crafts Events Storytime and posted on November 2, 2016 by John McCrory