Yearly Archives: 2016

An article by David Reid, featured in A Burnage Miscellany 4 from Burnage Heritage, was the focal point of today’s session. Using the National Library of Scotland’s digitised 1848 Ordnance Survey map of the area, we journeyed from Didsbury Road to cross the Nico Ditch over Slade Lane, our route both following and diverging away from […]

Local History Group – A Roman Road through Burnage?

This entry was tagged Burnage Heritage Digital History Local History Group and posted on June 22, 2016 by John McCrory

Big Burnage Book Sale: 2nd July 2:00 – 4:00

This entry was tagged Books Events Library Support the Library and posted on June 13, 2016 by John McCrory

On Tuesday we examined a number of documents relating to Shawbrook Villa, which lies across the road from the library. Glenis, one of our group, had produced for us a list of the occupiers of the property from 1871 until 1911: A Burnage Miscellany 4 was consulted first, with a piece by Scott […]

Local History Group- Shawbrook Villa

This entry was tagged Burnage Heritage History Local History Group and posted on June 9, 2016 by John McCrory

3D Printing Demonstration at Burnage Library – 16th June, 10:15 ...

This entry was tagged Digital Events Manchester City Council Technology and posted on June 8, 2016 by John McCrory

Another great Holiday session in the Library on Tuesday. Thankfully our young Lego fans are building the vehicles of the future, so watch out world! In the meantime, organiser Helen is a looking for crowdfunding to help her transport the enormous quantities of lego around for the sessions in a […]

Lego Club

This entry was tagged Lego School Holidays and posted on June 2, 2016 by John McCrory

“We’re going on a Bear Hunt”

This entry was tagged Events Storytime and posted on May 20, 2016 by John McCrory

Today our Memory Bank Champions gathered for the first time at Central Library for an introductory session to kick-start our programme. Our minibus was greeted by David Govier from Central Library’s Archives who, along with Jackie Ould from the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Education Trust, gave us a guided tour of the library’s interactive digital exhibits area on the […]

Memory Bank trip to Central Library

This entry was tagged History Local History Group Manchester City Council Memory Bank Training and posted on May 14, 2016 by John McCrory

On Tuesday 26th April 2017 I enjoyed discussing the book written by Alan Johnson called This Boy with other members of the book club. It is an interesting autobiography of Alan’s early years growing up in London in the early fifties, sixties and seventies. It was enjoyable to debate the […]