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1. Arty options for children
Stockport Express, Wednesday 30 July 2008HELP bring out your children’s artistic side during the summer holidays – and buy yourself a spot of sanity!
2. Brother in arms
Stockport Express, Wednesday 30 July 2008WHEN Bob Woosnam-Savage was a student at Manchester University he found a treasure trove in the city of the things he loved: arms, armoury and films.
3. Hello, hello, hello ....
Stockport Express, Wednesday 30 July 2008STEP inside Greater Manchester Police Museum in Newton Street and you immediately go back to the city’s seedy past of gas lamps, ale houses and narrow alleys. It’s Life on Mars for everyone – which is particularly apt as the museum staff actively helped the BBC with 1973 authenticity for the popular TV series.
4. CHILDREN: Barney Live!, Stockport Plaza, Sunday 3 Aug
Stockport Express, Wednesday 30 July 2008EVERYONE’S favourite purple dinosaur is set to delight youngsters in his show Barney Live! at the Stockport Plaza on Sunday.
5. THEATRE: Chinese Acrobatic Swan Lake, Lowry, from Wed 30 Jul
Stockport Express, Wednesday 23 July 2008SEE the world’s most famous classical ballet as never before when the UK premiere of Chinese Acrobatic Swan Lake comes to The Lowry.
6. FESTIVAL: Mega Mela, Platt Fields Park, Fallowfield, Sat 26 and Sun 27 Jul
Stockport Express, Wednesday 23 July 2008ALL the vibrant fun of South Asian culture is on offer for everyone at Platt Fields Park over the weekend with Manchester Mega Mela.
7. The passion of football
Stockport Express, Wednesday 23 July 2008WHEN Gordon Taylor became chief executive of footballers’ union the Professional Footballers Association the organisation began to collect an array of art.
8. Horticulture hoedown
Stockport Express, Wednesday 16 July 2008TATTON Park bursts into bloom this month when the RHS Flower Show celebrates its 10th anniversary there in colourful style.
9. THEATRE: Crown Matrominial, Lowry, from Mon 21 Jul
Stockport Express, Tuesday 15 July 2008ONE of Britain’s most admired actresses stars in a brand-new production of the compelling drama Crown Matrimonial.
10. Café makes a connection
Stockport Express, Wednesday 9 July 2008AN UNPREPOSSESSING door and a shop window displaying modern artwork may prompt little attention from passersby on Dale Street in the Northern Quarter, but this actually leads to an organisation at the city’s heart.