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					1	2 Jewish Manchester (Cheetham Hill trail) 02/06/2013 2:30 pm – 02/06/2013 4:15 pm Merchants’ palaces, Gothic towers, Baroque fantasies, Classical temples… Manchester city centre is lined with architectural splendour, from the soaring spires of the Town Hall to the mathematical purity of the Friends’…
3	4	5 Winston Churchill’s Manchester Winston Churchill’s Manchester 05/06/2013 2:00 pm – 05/06/2013 3:40 pm The greatest Englishman of the 20th century or an egomaniac who should be vilified for using poison gas on the Iraqis? A champion of democracy and decency? The main bulwark against…	6 Winston Churchill’s Manchester Winston Churchill’s Manchester The Pankhursts – 100 years since Emily Davison’s tragic death The Pankhursts – 100 years since Emily Davison’s tragic death 06/06/2013 11:00 am – 06/06/2013 1:00 pm In August 1819 at least a dozen people were killed demonstrating for the right to vote at St Peter’s Fields, Manchester. Nearly a hundred years later, in 1903, the Pankhurst… Jewish Manchester (city centre trail) Jewish Manchester (city centre trail) 06/06/2013 2:00 pm – 06/06/2013 3:40 pm A chosen walk for the chosen people through the city centre, following in the footsteps of Marx, Marks & Spencer, Maxwell and Nathan Meyer Rothschild. Don’t worry; you don’t have to…	7 Jewish Manchester (city centre trail) Jewish Manchester (city centre trail) Jewish Manchester (city centre trail) Along the Ashton Canal to the Fairfield Moravian Settlement Along the Ashton Canal to the Fairfield Moravian Settlement 07/06/2013 11:00 am – 07/06/2013 2:00 pm We follow the Ashton Canal, from the city centre, past the steepest street in the world, the oldest skewed bridge in the country, Piccadilly Village, the Chips Building in Ancoats,… Manchester Uncovered Manchester Uncovered 07/06/2013 11:00 am – 07/06/2013 1:00 pm John Alker takes you around the city on a tour of Manchester’s greatest sites and sights. This is the ideal walk, for this is Manchester Uncovered; a taster, a teaser, a trip through town. It’s… Literary Legends of Manchester Literary Legends of Manchester 07/06/2013 1:30 pm – 07/06/2013 3:15 pm In the beginning was the word, and the word eventually came to Elizabeth Gaskell, Howard Spring, Louis Golding, Harrison Ainsworth, Thomas de Quincey and Anthony Burgess. Hear how Manchester’s greatest…	8	9 Literary Legends of Manchester Literary Legends of Manchester Welcome to Manchester Welcome to Manchester 09/06/2013 11:00 am – 09/06/2013 1:00 pm New to the city or just looking to be refreshed at parts you’ve reached before? This is the ideal walk, for this is Manchester; a taster, a teaser, a trip through town. It’s a best… Literary Manchester – TALK at Gorton Monastery Literary Manchester – TALK at Gorton Monastery 09/06/2013 12:00 pm – 09/06/2013 1:15 pm Ed Glinert (with books by three of the world’s leading publishers to his name) discusses the literary merits of Manchester’s great men and women of letters: Elizabeth Gaskell, Howard Spring,…
10	11	12	13 Literary Manchester – TALK at Gorton Monastery Town Hall in the Evening Town Hall in the Evening 13/06/2013 5:30 pm – 13/06/2013 7:15 pm When the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow wanted to know about the history of Manchester Town Hall for their recently shown extravaganza, they approached New Manchester Walks’ Ed Glinert (author of “The Manchester Compendium”). When The One-Show wanted…	14 Town Hall in the Evening Town Hall in the Evening Manchester Uncovered Manchester Uncovered 14/06/2013 11:00 am – 14/06/2013 1:00 pm John Alker takes you around the city on a tour of Manchester’s greatest sites and sights. This is the ideal walk, for this is Manchester Uncovered; a taster, a teaser, a trip through town. It’s… The Manchester Architecture Trail The Manchester Architecture Trail 14/06/2013 1:00 pm – 14/06/2013 3:00 pm Merchants’ palaces, Gothic towers, Baroque fantasies and Classical temples: Manchester city centre is lined with architectural splendour, from the soaring spires of Manchester Town Hall to the mathematical purity of…	15 The Manchester Architecture Trail The Story of the 1996 IRA Bomb The Story of the 1996 IRA Bomb 15/06/2013 11:00 am – 15/06/2013 12:45 pm An IRA bomb containing 3,300 lbs worth fertilizer and sugar, the largest ever “peacetime” bomb detonated on mainland Britain, destroyed part of Manchester at this time on this day, the…	16 The Story of the 1996 IRA Bomb Welcome to Manchester Welcome to Manchester 16/06/2013 11:00 am – 16/06/2013 1:15 pm New to the city or just looking to be refreshed at parts you’ve reached before? This is the ideal walk, for this is Manchester; a taster, a teaser, a trip through town. It’s a best…
17	18 Welcome to Manchester Manchester Town Hall Tour Manchester Town Hall Tour 18/06/2013 11:00 am – 18/06/2013 1:00 pm Manchester’s municipal palace in all its grand Gothic glory comes alive with a tour devised by Ed Glinert, author of “The Manchester Compendium”. This is the de-luxe tour – from the towering…	19 Manchester Town Hall Tour John Rylands Library & St Ann’s Church John Rylands Library & St Ann’s Church 19/06/2013 11:00 am – 19/06/2013 1:00 pm From Manchester’s only Georgian church to a library that looks like a cathedral, brought to life by tour guide Ed Glinert, author of The Manchester Compendium and the religious gazetteer Martyrs &…	20 John Rylands Library & St Ann’s Church The Rochdale Explorer The Rochdale Explorer 20/06/2013 1:00 pm – 20/06/2013 3:00 pm Pioneers, political giants, Jacobites, Chartists, free-traders, hangmen and murderers – not forgetting t’Co-op!	21 The Rochdale Explorer The Rochdale Explorer The Rochdale Explorer The Rochdale Explorer Manchester Uncovered Manchester Uncovered 21/06/2013 11:00 am – 21/06/2013 1:00 pm John Alker takes you around the city on a tour of Manchester’s greatest sites and sights. This is the ideal walk, for this is Manchester Uncovered; a taster, a teaser, a trip through town. It’s… Discover Liverpool Discover Liverpool 21/06/2013 12:00 pm – 21/06/2013 2:00 pm John, Paul, George & Ringo; Bessy, Degsy & Arthur Askey; Cracker, Macca, the Wacker Quacker and that there Titanic. This is the only detailed historic public walk-up tour of the world’s most… Factory Records/Manchester Music Tour Factory Records/Manchester Music Tour 21/06/2013 1:30 pm – 21/06/2013 3:30 pm Forget Memphis and the Mersey, Manchester is Music City, a factory of superior song-making and stirring soundscapes courtesy of The Smiths, Joy Division, The Fall, Buzzcocks, John Cooper Clarke, Oasis, New Order,… The Pubs of Old Manchester The Pubs of Old Manchester 21/06/2013 6:00 pm – 21/06/2013 8:15 pm These are the pubs that time forgot, where Manchester floats on a sea of mild and bitter, and ‘gastro’ means Holt’s rather than haute cuisine. We’ll drop into Mother Mac’s which…	22 The Pubs of Old Manchester The Pubs of Old Manchester Welcome to Manchester Welcome to Manchester 22/06/2013 11:00 am – 22/06/2013 1:00 pm New to the city or just looking to be refreshed at parts you’ve reached before? This is the ideal walk, for this is Manchester; a taster, a teaser, a trip through town. It’s a best… The Haworth Explorer The Haworth Explorer 22/06/2013 11:00 am – 22/06/2013 2:00 pm Romantic, erotic, sensual, passionate, brooding, wild, windy and wuthering. And that’s before you’ve even joined the walk. Haworth, a tiny moorside village in West Yorkshire, is one of the most famous…	23 The Haworth Explorer The Haworth Explorer The Haworth Explorer Alan Turing Alan Turing 23/06/2013 11:00 am – 23/06/2013 12:30 pm He broke the Nazis’ Enigma code, almost invented the computer, and was persecuted to a painful suicide by the ungrateful authorities. Alan Turing: tortured genius and modern martyr, born 23… Welcome to Manchester Welcome to Manchester 23/06/2013 11:00 am – 23/06/2013 1:00 pm New to the city or just looking to be refreshed at parts you’ve reached before? This is the ideal walk, for this is Manchester; a taster, a teaser, a trip through town. It’s a best… Didsbury in the Summer Didsbury in the Summer 23/06/2013 2:00 pm – 23/06/2013 4:00 pm Grand villas, Gothic towers and glorious golden gardens in bloom characterise this most sumptuous of south Manchester suburbs. We will find the home of the celebrated author Howard Spring; hear tales about…
24	25 Didsbury in the Summer Manchester Town Hall Tour Manchester Town Hall Tour 25/06/2013 11:00 am – 25/06/2013 1:00 pm Manchester’s municipal palace in all its grand Gothic glory comes alive with a tour devised by Ed Glinert, author of “The Manchester Compendium”. This is the de-luxe tour – from the towering…	26 Manchester Town Hall Tour Along the Manchester Ship Canal Along the Manchester Ship Canal 26/06/2013 2:00 pm – 26/06/2013 4:30 pm The world’s most famous waterway starts a ship’s hoot away from the city centre in the most obscure of locations. We trace its origins in the River Irwell, heading from…	27	28 Along the Manchester Ship Canal Along the Manchester Ship Canal Along the Manchester Ship Canal Along the Manchester Ship Canal Manchester Uncovered Manchester Uncovered 28/06/2013 11:00 am – 28/06/2013 1:00 pm John Alker takes you around the city on a tour of Manchester’s greatest sites and sights. This is the ideal walk, for this is Manchester Uncovered; a taster, a teaser, a trip through town. It’s… Canal Cruise Canal Cruise 28/06/2013 11:30 am – 28/06/2013 2:30 pm A splendid aquatic afternoon awaits on board the L S Lowry or Emmeline Pankhurst boat as it glides along the Manchester Ship Canal, Bridgewater Canal and River Irwell to Salford Quays,… Crime: The Wrong Side of the Law Crime: The Wrong Side of the Law 28/06/2013 1:30 pm – 28/06/2013 3:00 pm No description has been entered for this event. The Village Pub Walk The Village Pub Walk 28/06/2013 6:00 pm – 28/06/2013 8:30 pm The one-time red light district by the rotting canal is now Manchester’s grand parade ground for the city has the most vibrant gay quarter, nay, the most vibrant “village” of any…	29 The Village Pub Walk The Football History of Manchester The Football History of Manchester 29/06/2013 11:00 am – 29/06/2013 12:30 pm The streets of Manchester are awash with football history. Not just trophies, fans and players, but living, kicking football history: Manchester United being rescued from bankruptcy by a St Bernard dog(!);…	30 The Football History of Manchester The Football History of Manchester Macclesfield Macclesfield 30/06/2013 11:00 am – 30/06/2013 1:00 pm We hit the silk road and leave the Mancunian cotton mills for the Maxonian silk mills in a town with a history dating back to the Domesday Book that boasts… Old Salford on a Sunday Old Salford on a Sunday 30/06/2013 3:00 pm – 30/06/2013 5:00 pm “Dirty old town” sang the man. He was relaxing in between shows at Hyndman Hall on Liverpool Street, looked out the window at the old gas works and was suitably…