Award-winning Playwright and Poet, Cathy Crabb is running a special creative writing workshop for anyone who would like to spend a couple of hours strolling through storytelling. The exercises could be anything from a screenplay to flash fiction to songwriting – just to give your mind a welcome circuit break and a bit of escapism. This is […]
copeland smith presents a special Chorlton Book Festival evening with the Manchester Poets! Amanda Dalton is a poet and playwright and is currently visiting teaching fellow at MMU’s Writing School. Her poetry collections How To Disappear and Stray are published by Bloodaxe and her recent pamphlets include an experimental poetry ‘sketchbook,’ 30 Poems In Thirty […]
Chorlton Book Festival and Manchester Libraries invite you to a jam packed fun day at The Edge Theatre to celebrate Chorlton Pride. There'll be DrumRoots African drumming workshops, family craft sessions with Mandy Cleveland and lots more! Come along and join us. PLEASE NOTE: Tickets for this event are on a “pay what you can” […]
Chorlton holds its first ever Pride celebration!! The culmination of Greater Manchester's series of LGBTQ+ festivals, this family-friendly celebration of LGBTQ+ life in the area will take place at St. Clements Church. It is open to the entire community and everyone is welcome. Your host for the day will be Queen Bayard and there will […]
The festival favourites are back! Featuring the cream of Manchester's poets and spoken word performers, including Gerry Potter, Laura Taylor, Tony Curry, Rose Condo and John Darwin. Hosted by the wonderful Melanie Neads PLEASE NOTE: Tickets for this event are on a “pay what you can” basis.They range from £2 – £8 plus the Eventbrite […]
Plant sale, tombola, face painting. Home-made cakes and drinks Demos - how to propagate indoor plants (2pm), how to propagate herbaceous plants (3.30pm Music: Stretford Uke, Acoustic Cafe Manchester Try your hand at Crown Green Bowling too.
….. down Beech Road in 1845 Come and join Andrew Simpson walk down Beech Road as it would have been in 1845. Meet the people, explore the houses and discover a mix of sad, gruesome and a few happy stories about this part of Chorlton. Meet at the bus station on the corner of Beech Road […]
A drop-in coffee morning for new parents. Supportive, confidential and a place to relax and meet others.
A friendly, women-only space to connect and make friends, especially for women who are learning English or would like to help others who are learning English. You'll find a variety of activities available - arts and crafts, table tennis and fun board games. Refreshments and snacks available (pay as much as you feel) Mondays 11am-12.30 (term […]
Weekly volunteering sessions (weather permitting, please check) to help manage our local nature reserve, Chorlton Ees and Ivy Green. The emphasis is on tasks which help preserve the biodiversity of the site.Our aims are nature conservation and the protection and improvement of Chorlton Meadows for people and wildlife. We meet in Chorlton Ees car park […]
Chorlton Good Neighbours present a friendly social for older people in our community. Come along for a game, enjoy some good company and have a drink among friends.
Chorlton Book Festival welcomes the brilliant debut author Thomas Lee to celebrate the publication of PERILOUS TIMES. Mixing Arthurian legend with contemporary fantasy, this sharply witty and relevant debut will delight fans of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. This special celebration will be taking place in Benito Lounge in Chorlton, where Thomas spent some time […]
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