Browsing all posts in October, 2008.

Players Wanted

Benchill Junior Football Club’s under 7 and under 8 teams are looking for boys and girls aged from 5 to 8 of all abilities. Training is at Benchill Community Centre. They also want under 11 ( year6) players, in particular a goalkeeper to attend training sessions on Tuesdays 6pm-7pm.
And under 13’s (year8) Wednesday’s [...]

Woodland Makeover

A group of Wythenshawe Residents have been taking part in a demanding and fantastic urban greening challenge to transform Nan Nook Wood into a safer, more accessible community green space and thriving wildlife and plant habitat.
The wood in Wythenshawe Park has long been recognised as an important site for biodiversity and wildlife. But mosquitoes, [...]

£23 Million College Plans

The Manchester College has announced further plans for developing its accommodation in the south of the city, with a new campus that will be based in the heart of Wythenshawe.
In addition to this month’s earlier announcement of a £9million investment at its Fielden Campus on Barlow Moor Road in Didsbury and further refurbishment of its [...]

Quickfire Response

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Sevice presented South Manchester mum Lorraine Kerr with tickets to take her family of four to Camelot Theme Park for correctly answering all six questions in the Fire Safety Quiz at the Caribbean Carnival in Alexandra Park.
The prize was presented to Lorraine by the Community Fire Safety Officers Andy Graham [...]

Lookout For Ships

The chairman of Wythenshawe Royal Naval Association Club has appealed to thieves not to damage or destroy precious items of memorabilia, including models of HMS Victory and HMS Manchester, which were stolen recently from the RNA Club in Newall Green.
George Sutton says, “these two models, in particular, are of significant importance to the Association, I [...]

School Reading Initiative

The new school term has started with an exciting delivery into secondary schools across Manchester.
An eagerly awaited delivery of the 24 books that have made it onto the long-list of this year’s Manchester Book Award, has been received by pupils at Parklands High School in Wythenshawe, who can’t wait to start reading!
The Manchester [...]

Young Film-Makers Showcase Their Work

Young Film Makers Showcase Their Work,
It’s lights, camera , action for budding young film makers from Newall Green High School whose blockbusters will be shown at a prestigious national film festival.
14 year old pupils will have their film Rumble in the Concrete Jungle screened at The Co- Operative Young Film Makers Festival,which is being [...]

New Homes for Newts, Then Corcorde

Concorde’s new £1.1 million hangar and visitor centre has been put on hold following the discovery of a colony of protected great crested newts.
Routine surveys of the area when the new glass, steel and high-tech PVC hangar for Manchester’s retired supersonic aircraft is to be build, [...]

Older People’s Day

Ringway Mews, a Bupa care home in Wythenshawe is one of over 200 across the country planning a week-long programme of activities in support of UK Older People’s Day 2008, Wednesday 1st October.
Launched by the Government, UK Older People’s Day aims to create a positive view of later life, celebrate older people’s achievements and ensure [...]

Academy Plans on Show

Manchester City Council is inviting Wythenshawe residents to share their views about an innovative new educational academy.
As part of Manchester’s Academies and Building Schools for the Future programme, proposals have been developed for seven new academies across the city.
One of these new academies will be called Manchester Health Academy and will be a [...]