Showing posts with label Talks and walks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Talks and walks. Show all posts
Tuesday, 9 June 2026

Your invite to a new way of telling the stories of Greater Manchester …. today

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 So, today at Wilbraham St Ninian’s Church you have the opportunity to roam over the history of Greater Manchester in a new and unique way. ...
Friday, 14 November 2025

Manchester and the Great War ... tomorrow

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Tomorrow the story of how Manchester faced up to the Great War. Clara in the uniform of the East Lancs, undated Those who participated in th...
Tuesday, 14 October 2025

All you ever wanted to know about Hough End Hall ……… But never knew who to ask …. The talk today

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 Join me to celebrate the birthday of Hough End Hall today with Chorlton Good Neighbours . * Happy birthday, Hough End Hall Of course, I ca...
Wednesday, 11 December 2024

The secret of the Narnia Lamppost ……. the string quartet .......and four pubs

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  The History talk and walk is back. On December 15th we will be exploring tales of the odd, the scandalous and the bizarre taking in some l...
Wednesday, 13 November 2024

When history is fun …. free ….. and just a short trip away

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We are entering that special time of year when along side all the festive preparations to come, there is chance to take a bit of time off an...
Saturday, 21 September 2024

Walk Chorlton's past .... Sunday September 22nd ...... still time to book tickets ......

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  Chorlton Book Festival is back and with it comes that ever popular history walk which takes a stroll across Chorlton, exploring our past. ...
Thursday, 19 September 2024

Walk the Chorlton history walk with Andrew Simpson ……Sunday September the 22nd …..

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Chorlton Book Festival is back and with it comes that ever popular history walk which takes a stroll across Chorlton, exploring our past. Th...
Monday, 25 September 2023

Send three and four pence we’re going to a dance ……. the Chorlton Walk apology

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There will be many who remember those silly two lines, “Send reinforcements we are going to advance”, which became garbled to “Send three an...
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Saturday, 23 September 2023

The short Chorlton History Walk that’s got the lot ……. this Sunday

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  So the challenge is simple ….. how much of Chorlton’s history can you pack into a short walk from Benito on Wilbraham Road to the Lloyds o...
Thursday, 14 September 2023

Free souvinir booklet when you join Andrew Simpson to walk Chorlton's History

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Yes this much sought after souvenir of a bit of our history is free when you join us to discover who you would have had to be polite to in t...
Friday, 23 June 2023

“My money is on that horse” ……. losing a packet at the Chorlton races

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To be fair you have got to go back along time to have seen and bet on a horse race here in Chorlton. Chorlton Park, 1933 Leaving aside the o...
Wednesday, 14 June 2023

Your invitation to walk the past ……. stories from a park

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Tuesday, 9 May 2023

A heap of history …… and an exciting new project .... today

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 It is easy to slide over Chorlton’s past. The graveyard, 2023 Buildings disappear, people’s memories fade, and newcomers will have no reaso...
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Sunday, 4 December 2022

The slaughter house ..... the lost pond and heaps more ....... walking Beech Road's past ..... today at 1pm

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Now I am back with those ever-popular history walks which wander down Chorlton’s past. Mr. Higginbotham ploughing Row Acre, Beech Road, 18...
Friday, 25 November 2022

The slaughter house ..... the lost pond and heaps more ....... walking Beech Road's past .... December 4th

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Now I am back with those ever-popular history walks which wander down Chorlton’s past. Mr. Higginbotham ploughing Row Acre, Beech Road, 1894...