Browsing all posts in September, 2008.

Parks Heritage Weekend

This year’s Heritage Open Days sees the launch of an exciting new art trail in Wythenshawe Park. Over 25 memory boxes will be hidden on trees around the park for people to find. The boxes, which look like bird boxes, can be peeped into, giving a window into memories of this special park.
Each box [...]

Team Effort

Players, Coaches and friends of Royal Oak Football Club raised funds for a team minibus, through a sponsored truck pill in Wythenshawe Park.
Club spokesman Laurence Russell said, “We would like to thank our main sponsor Ace Kustom Tattoo or Northenden for their great support, as was as Ashes Autos and Wythenshawe Cars for the [...]

Fight Night

The Jimmy Egan Boxing Academy are hosting another show at Wythenshawe Forum on Saturday 20th September, when members if the Wythenshawe-based club will fight against a Select team from the North-East, under ABA rules.
Doors open at 7pm, first bout at 8pm. For tickets at £10 for adults (£6 under 14s) ring 07886 035030 or 07957 [...]

Call for Fairer Deal on Engery

Parkway Green and Willow Park Housing Trusts have joined forces to back a campaign which aims to stop energy firms overcharging their poorest customers.
Nigel Wilson Chief Executive of Parkway Green and Joe Doherty, Chief Executive of Willow Park are working with MP Paul Goggins to raise the issue of prepayment tariffs directly with Energy [...]

Clean Body Shots

Wythenshawe Fire Fighters will be takin gpart in The Autoglym National Car Was Dat on Saturday 13th September when drivers will have the chance to brush up their knowledge of home safety, while their cars receive a shampoo and gleaming polish.
 
Motorists will be invited to make a charity donation upon exit, with all funds going [...]

Kind and Queen of Dance

New World Street Dancing Champion Tom Malone met up with Wythenshawe’s own dancing queen, ‘Jazzy J’ (aka Janice Wilson) and shared a few moves in the corridor at WFM 97.2 radio station.  Proving she can still ‘cut it’ Janice showed 14-year-old Tom a few moves and gave him a few tips. 
Janice trains young [...]

Ciaran’s Leap of Faith

Shameless Star, Ciaran Griffiths popped into Mike George’s WFM Drivetime studio to talk about the soap whichis filmed in the Roundthorn Industrial Wstate in Baguley.
His latest challenge is an abseil from the North Stand of Manchester United FC on behalf of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. 
As well as recalling earlier appearances in Coronation Street (Dean [...]

Bogus Callers Out in the Cold

Police across Greater Manchester visited the homes of more than 60 known distraction burglars, as part of a concentrated day-of-action to reduce the number of people that fall victim to doorstep crime.
PCSOs visited the homes of more than 100 repeat victims and more than 13,000 crime reduction leaflets were delivered to residences across the [...]

Primary Colours on Parade

Saint Paul’s Catholic High School in Newall Green welcomed children from six local primary schools to experience what life at secondary school is really like! Children from St Anthony’s, St John’s, St Peter’s, St Elizabeth’s, St Aidan’s and Sacred Heart schools made visits to the school and took part in a number of different [...]

Voluntary Work Pays off for Karen

 A single mum of 2, Karen Murphy, from Wythenshawe, unemployed for 9 years, started work with St Anthony’s Primary School, thanks to her own determination and help from Jobcentre Plus.
Karen Murphy, (36), is an inspiration to many. She has had more challenges than most parents to cope with. Karen has 2 daughters, Ellie May [...]