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Fun for all at Victoria Park

FROM keen gardeners to dog lovers, Stretford's Victoria Park is playing host to two events that promise something for everyone.

The first is a community clean-up this Sunday, starting at 10am. Volunteers can try their hand at gardening and painting, browse books for sale or simply watch the birds being fed.

Tuck into an artistic treat

Tuck into an artistic treat

VISITORS to the Manchester Castle Galleries have been enjoying a mouth-watering experience – thanks to an unusual art exhibition.

MUSIC: Here and Now, MEN Arena, Tuesday 13 May

MUSIC: Here and Now, MEN Arena, Tuesday 13 May

IN THE hit BBC series Ashes to Ashes, the lead character Alex Drake (played by Keeley Hawes), falls into a coma and is transported back in time to the eighties – her worst possible nightmare.

MUSIC: Willie Nelson, Apollo, Sunday 11 May

MUSIC: Willie Nelson, Apollo, Sunday 11 May

THE rule for any true outlaw is that they must always maintain an air of menace and danger, kicking against authority at any given opportunity.

COMEDY: Jenny Eclair, Lowry, Sunday

COMEDY: Jenny Eclair, Lowry, Sunday

JENNY Eclair is back on the road this Sunday after the huge success of Grumpy Old Women last Autumn.

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Cine club's the reel deal Trot along to Chatsworth BALLET: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Palace Theatre, 14-17 May A cheer for queer arts MUSIC: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, The Apollo, Wednesday

MUSICAL: The Sound of Musicals, Bridgewater Hall, Friday THEATRE: Celebrating Linda Smith, Library Theatre, Saturday DANCE: Cattle Call, The Lowry, Tuesday and Wednesday DRAMA: Black Watch, The Pie Factory, from Wednesday Out on the town

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