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into the city, making Manchester once again a
prosperous city.
PODCAST St Anns: Roger Ward of Mr Tom’s
Chophouse and Revd Nigel Ashworth of St
Ann’s Church about the history of St Ann’s Manchester.
Church and pub, the development of
the city, the first oil boom and the importance
of memorials... https://soundcloud.com/cottonmouthmanchester/episode-08-st-anns
PODCAST King Street: King Street remains Manchester’s
premier shopping destination. In this
episode, we chat to Manchester historian and
tour guide Jonathan Schofield about the history
of the street, its ups and downs and how it might
develop in the future. https://soundcloud.com/
cottonmouthmanchester/episode-05-king-street
Inequality
Manchester’s physical facelift is seen as an indicator
of the thriving powerhouse of The North.
However, issues such as increasing homeless
population in the inner city, the high proportion
of residents employed in relatively low paid retail
jobs and the largest resident – workplace
wage gap of England’s core cities perhaps suggest
that the impact of regeneration has been
quite modest.
RECLAIM: Ruth Ibegbuna, founder and outgoing
Chief Exec of the Reclaim Project about
working class teenagers, young people in the
city centre, funding charities and lots more
https://soundcloud.com/cottonmouthmanchester/episode-26-reclaim-project
The Northern Quarter
The Northern Quarter, especially Oldham Street,
was formerly Manchester’s prime High Street.
Following deindustrialisation in nearby areas
and the construction of the Manchester Arndale
in the 1970s, activity in the area began to
dwindle.
Together with local businesses, Manchester
City Council began a regeneration project in
the area in the 1990s. Altering the planning
policies so that buildings could offer a mixed use
purpose appealed to start – ups and the creative
industries. Investments from bars to art galleries
poured into the areas.
Northern Quarter: Talk with Hayley Flynn, tour
guide and owner of the Skyliner blog about the
history of the Northern Quarter, the art of selling
monkeys, the importance of street art, how to
make a place distinctive and what’s coming next
https://soundcloud.com/cottonmouthmanchester/episode-20-northern-quarter-history
Schedule for
Cottonopolis to the NQ
LT1
10/10/2018
3 pm — 4pm
LT1
10/10/2018
4 pm — 5pm
LT1
21/11/2018
1 pm — 2pm
LT1
21/11/2018
3 pm — 4pm
DAVID TYLER — MEET THE PROF
David joined the Department of Clothing Design and Technology at Manchester Metropolitan University in
1979, now known as Manchester Fashion Institute. He has pursued a number of research interests related to
responsive manufacturing (arising from my own PhD), team – working, systems modelling and new product
development. These projects were funded by EPSRC and the DTI.
His current research interests are in new product development, PPE, sustainability issues affecting apparel,
mobile e-commerce, wearable technologies and textile digital printin​g.
MET TALK FT KEMOY WALKER — AMBASSADOR FOR MANCHESTER AND MOSS SIDE
Kemoy Walker is a prominent Youth Worker and Ambassador for Manchester and Moss Side. His work in
Manchester helps young people; creating a voice and helping them with their aspirations especially around
Performing Arts. In 2012 he was named as a youth ambassador for the suburb by Manchester City Council.
That same year he met the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh during the Diamond Jubilee. And just last year
his achievements were recognised by the Prime Minister with a Point of Light award.
He also runs a popular performing arts group called KYSO who do beatboxing, singing and dancing and were
recently featured in a massive Co-Op Christmas advert in 2017!
MICHAEL SYMMONS ROBERTS — MEET THE PROF
Michael Symonns Roberts is an award winning writer.
His poetry has won the Forward Prize, the Costa Poetry .
Prize and the Whitbread Poetry Award, and been shortlisted for the Griffin International Poetry Prize and the
T.S. Eliot Prize. He has received major awards from the Arts Council and the Society of Authors. He is a Fellow
of the Royal Society of Literature, and of the English Association.
MET TALK FT JASON BAILEY
Jason Bailey is one half of the owner/operator team of GRUB. GRUB is a street food and drinks events company
founded in 2014 after a successful run as street food traders. The focus of the events is always providing an
inclusive, festival style atmosphere supported by exceptional food and drink supplied by truly independent
producers and chefs. In addition to this GRUB is committed to assisting and mentoring street food traders in
order to support the grass roots food drink community of Manchester whilst working out of re-purposed often
neglected and forgotten areas of the city.
Things to do
LT1
21/11/2018
4 pm — 5pm
MET TALK FT IAN SIMPSON
Born and raised in North Manchester, Ian is a passionate advocate for his home city and raising the profile of
the Northern Powerhouse. Ian co – founded SimpsonHaugh with Rachel Haugh in 1987, a design – led architectural
practice which has played a major part in the regeneration of Manchester, contributing many masterplans,
developments and buildings, including Beetham Hilton Tower, Urbis and Two St Peter’s.
Ian supports revitalising cities using contemporary architectural language and high quality design. He champions
tall, mixed use, high density, sustainable and viable propositions, which engender a sense of community
through identity, and act as symbols of civic pride, confidence and ambition. As a tall building resident himself,
Ian understands first – hand the benefits of urban, high density living.
— Visit Quarry Bank Mill which resembles
many of the textile mill that put Manchester at
the forefront of cotton production
— Visit Stockport’s Air Raid shelters and see
what life was life for Mancunians during wartime
— Visit Salford’s Lads Club which has stood for
over 100 years and even served as background
for the inside cover of The Smith’s highly acclaimed
album The Queen Is Dead
— Visit the Museum of Science and Industry
and see how Manchester has evolved since
the Industrial Revolution
— See Manchester’s Gothic Library, which
holds letters by some of Manchester’s most
notable literary, figures
LT1
13/02/2019
3 pm — 4pm
LT1
13/02/2019
4 pm — 5pm
ALICE KETTLE — MEET THE PROF
Alice Kettle is a contemporary textile/fibre artist based in the UK. She has established a unique area of practice
by her use of a craft medium, consistently and on an unparalleled scale.Her stitched works, many the size of
huge figurative tapestries, exploit the textures and effects made possible through the harnessing of a mechanical
process to intuitive and creative ends.
She is currently a Professor in Textile Arts in MIRIAD Manchester School of Art at Manchester Metropolitan
University. Her work is represented in various public collections such as the Crafts Council London, the Whitworth
Art Gallery in Manchester, the Museo Internationale delle Arti Applicate Oggi, Turin, Italy. Commissions
include the National Library of Australia, the Scottish High Court in Edinburgh, Gloucester and Winchester
Cathedrals and the School of Music & Drama at Manchester University.
MET TALK FT CARL AUSTIN – BEHAN
Former Lord Mayor of Manchester, Carl Austin Behan, born in Crumpsall, North Manchester, left school at the
age of 16, worked in various retail roles before joining the RAF as a Firefighter at the age of 19. Whilst serving
in the RAF, he was awarded various awards including The Royal Humane Society Bronze Award for rescuing
a pilot from a burning Hawk Aircraft. He was dismissed from the RAF in 1997 as it was deemed my sexuality
was “incompatible with service life”. Then he went on to join Greater Manchester Fire Service in 1998. Left
the Fire Service to set up a promotions company. Then in 2010 went on to set up a cleaning company. In 2001,
Carl was crowned Mr Gay UK, elected to the Council in May 2011 and elected as Manchester’s youngest and
first openly gay Lord Mayor in 2016 / 2017.
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