Author: Lauren Lees
Salford Duck Race Battles ‘Apocalyptic Rain’
On 3 April at Salford Quays, hundreds of people gathered to watch the annual Salford Duck Race, which raises money for children’s healthcare. The event is organised by MedEquip4Kids, a Manchester-based charity which improves the health of babies and children all over the UK by providing hospitals with equipment that the NHS cannot afford to […]
How To See The Lyrid Meteor Shower in Manchester Tonight
Tonight is the Lyrid Meteor Shower, visible all over the world, but strongest in the Northern Hemisphere. In Manchester, the Lyrid Meteor Shower will peak late this evening and into the early hours of Thursday morning. The Meteor Shower will be even more visible than usual tonight due to a Waxing Crescent moon, and stargazers […]
‘It Was Unreal’ Sankeys Reopening Weekend
Low ceilings, sticky floors and sunglasses indoors – Sankeys nightclub was described by its visitors as Manchester’s clubbing haven. Founded post-Madchester in 1994 and based in a disused Victorian soap factory in a dilapidated Ancoats, Sankeys was a sort of grizzlier younger brother to the Hacienda, hosting feral dance music nights that featured iconic acts […]