Yearly Archives: 2016

We’ve created a dedicated site for the Burnage Memory Bank programme, a space where people’s recollections, stories, photographs, sounds and videos can all be shared: http://www.burnageactivityhub.org.uk/memorybank It’s always being updated, but at the minute we have photographs from the Duchess of York hospital, pictures showing the allotments on Cringle Fields during the Second […]

Burnage Memory Bank Website

This entry was tagged Digital History Local History Group Local People Memory Bank and posted on November 1, 2016 by John McCrory

Burnage Memory Bank – Open Afternoon

This entry was tagged History Local History Group Memory Bank and posted on October 27, 2016 by John McCrory

Doreen Robinson writes about her treasured Be-Ro Home Recipe book. This one replaced a previous one that was worn out through overuse! The pages tell a story of birthday teas and unexpected guests, as well as that marvellous ingredient – elbow grease. This is my little treasure – my Be-Ro […]

On your marks, get, set, Bake!

This entry was posted on October 25, 2016 by Amanda Wait

There’s a lot of debate about more sociable and hands-on alternatives to screen time for children – with many parents feeling they’re losing the battle against the lure of the digital. Helen Beesley, organiser of our fantastic Lego Club at Burnage Library, blogs about why Lego in the Library is […]

Lego. Lego Lego – Go Go Go!

This entry was tagged Lego and posted on October 24, 2016 by Amanda Wait

Today we explored the story of the Duchess of York hospital on Burnage Lane. Looking at a number of old Manchester Guardian articles, photographs and historic maps, we followed its progress from a terraced house on Clarendon Road, Chorlton-on-Medlock to Oak Field House, Slade Lane and finally its familiar home at Cringle […]

Local History Group – Duchess of York Hospital

This entry was tagged History Local History Group Memory Bank and posted on October 11, 2016 by John McCrory

Get to grips with the basics of marketing your business through social media. FREE friendly session introducing Google’s Digital Garage. Click here to visit our Eventbrite page and register for this session. From the Eventbrite Page: Starting up? Running your own business? Sharpen your digital business skills with the Google Digital Garage. […]