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R.I.P Bowie
Check ignition, and may God’s love be with you, -Space Oddity https://cityjackdaw.wordpress.com/2016/01/11/r-i-p-bowie/
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Tagged Britain, David Bowie, death, England, Legend, Life, Manchester, music, Musing, news, UK
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Syrian Refugees Build Flood Defences to ‘Repay Kindness Shown To Them’
The weather in England has been somewhat South of pleasant over the last few weeks, with Storm Frank hitting the North of the country hard. Winds hit 85 miles per hour with 21 serious flood warnings being issued up and … Continue reading
So what’s this all about?
What made Manchester the city it is? That’s obviously a story you could tell from various perspectives. Its location, the climate, the people, popular culture, politics, football, the industrial revolution… It’s a small, rainy inland city in northern England, but … Continue reading
Manchester: New Year, New Restaurants
Being a massive foodie I thought the best way to start the year off is with a blogpost on new(ish) restaurant openings in my hometown, Manchester. I’m so happy lots of great restaurant chains from down south are starting to migrate … Continue reading
U.K. Military Helps Combat Flooding as Hundreds of People Are Evacuated From Their Homes
Weeks of persistent rainfall has swollen the rivers to record levels http://time.com/4161893/uk-military-flooding/
200-Year-Old Pub Washed Away In Floods
Our news definitely does not cover the flooding going on in GB and to see this is just heartbreaking. I hope the rains end soon. 😦 I’m so relieved that no one was in the pub at the time this … Continue reading
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Tagged England, greater manchester, Irwell, Manchester, Summerseat, The Waterside Pub
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7 Things I Never Knew About… Until I Moved To England
I was pleasantly surprised that there are actually a lot of things people haven’t talked much about related to life in England, and I racked up this list in no time. (I mean really, yes chips are called crisps, and … Continue reading
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Tagged America, american, cultural differences, England, expat life, Manchester, travel, UK
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Lemn Sissay
Lemn Sissay. Wigan born, word artist. In the sense that he absorbs you, he moves you, he inspires, he makes you question and asses. He is an artist. One of the finest artists I have ever heard. he is the … Continue reading
Manchester Christmas Market Now on Google Street View
The Manchester Christmas Markets are now available on Google Street View. “The Street View, which has gone live today, will celebrate the final weekend of the markets, allowing visitors to relive their experience and give those that didn’t make it … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Google Street View, Holidays, Manchester, shopping, UK
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A New Manchester Alphabet has arrived!
For the past 18 months, we’ve been working on a very special project with staff and students from The Manchester Writing School and the Manchester School of Art. The idea for the project began when our Education and Outreach Officer, … Continue reading
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Tagged collaborations, Edwardian, illustration, Manchester, Manchester Society of Architects, Poetry, Roger Oldham
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