Browsing all posts in January, 2009.

Comfort and Joy

St Elizabeth’s R.C. Primary School choir entertained pensioners and 50+ group members at Woodhouse Park Lifestyle Centre with carols at a party for regular users of the centre.
The event, which also featured a visit from Father Christmas and an exhibition of artwork from the 50+ art group and the crafts for all, was supported [...]

Avoid The Christmas Crush

The Lord Mayor of Manchester, Mavis Smitheman, started a crushing machine at an event imed at warning people not to buy illegal off-road bikes.
The crushing event at Wythenshawe Forum showed parents at first hand what will happen if they buy their children illegal off-road bikes for Christmas - the vehicles may be [...]

Local Plan Winner

As part of the public consultation exercise between June and September, people were asked to asking what they think about improvements Manchester City Coulcil’s West Wythenshawe Regeneration Team suggested and what they think priorities for the area should be. All the questionnaire’s went into a prize draw to win £100 of ARGOS vouchers. [...]

A Night of Nostalgia

300 former Golden Garter staff members and patrons attended a 40th Anniversary stage show at the forum featuring Shep’s Banjo Boys.
The seven piece group, who performed more than 1000 shows at the Wythenshawe Nightclub from 1968, went on to appear regularly on ITV show The Comedians after being spotted by producer Johnny Hamp.
The impresario was [...]

Eed Festival

During a special Assembly, boys and girls at St John Fisher and St Thomas More Primary School, focused on the Muslim festival of Eid-Al-Adha.
To introduce this Muslim festival children, parents and staff discussed the similarities in common with other religious festivals, such as card giving, sharing gifts, eating special food, wearing special clothes, thinking of [...]

Save the Pub!

Pubgoers in Wythenshawe are being urged to help Save the Great British Pub by showing their support for a national campaign backed by beer industry and consumer groups.
The campaign, “Axe the Beer Tax – Save the Pub”, follows the decision by the Government to impose further duty rises on beer and pubs. A third [...]

Taekwondo Success

Newall Green based Taekwondo club finished 2008 with a fantastic year full of achievements.
The club Has been running for over 8 years now under the Instruction of former British team member Jason Mayoh 4th Dan, who train At Newall Green High School and have taught many kids and adults from the surrounding area.
“Great Britian won [...]

Boxer Bumby on a Roll

Carl Bumby Jnr from Jimmy Egans Boxing Acadamy kept up his winning streak with a convincing unanimous points victory over the much taller Steven Mulcahy from Mottram and Hattersley ABC.
Carl started at a fast pace hunting Mulcahy down keeping close and boxing on the inside not allowing Mulcahys long reach advantage to take effect. As [...]

Winter Wonderland

 Animals stole the show at the opening of town centre Christmas events in Wythenshawe as children were encouraged to get close to the reindeer, which will be back in the mall again on 20th December, along with Husky Dogs.
Animals of a different kind took shape over at Forum Square, where chainsaw artist, Mick Burns, intricately [...]

Winter Football

Manchester Mencap held their winter football tournament at Parklands High School, Wythenshawe, despite thick fog and biting cold.
More than thirty learning disabled players, volunteers, and supporters from Wythenshawe Wanderers , Newton Heathers and Whalley Rangers turned out for the 7 a side competition with one non disabled volunteer in each team.
Playing on their home pitch, [...]