Australasia is the latest ‘where to eat’ restaurant in Manchester, so we popped in for Sunday lunch to see what all the fuss was about. (It has to be said it was a late lunch and maybe that was the reason it was so empty) Located in Spinningfields, on Deansgate, the Pacific Rim pan-Asian themed [...]
T20 cricket is the fastest, most action-packed form of cricket. This summer, catch it live at Lancashire County Cricket Club’s historic Old Trafford ground. Lancashire Lightning play eight electrifying Friends Life T20 matches, starting on Friday 3 June against Worcestershire Royals at 5.30pm. Look out for the hotley anticipated War of the Roses clash with [...]
The next Metro station we visit, after Altrincham is Navigation Road Station at Broadheath; from the south of Manchester heading towards the centre. Broadheath is a suburb of Altrincham and it has to be said there’s not a lot to see around the station itself although it is one of only a few metrolink stations [...]
Coming to the Trafford Centre from the 28th May to 11th June is the world’s only ‘In the Night Garden’ live show, an amazing musical theatre experience for all the family. (I’ve watched my grandsons eye’s open wide with delight when this comes on T.V. and we have our tickets!) The Trafford Centre says Igglepiggle, [...]
If your exploring Manchester, looking for places to visit, there’s more to it than just the city centre. One of the most popular ways of looking around is by Metrolink, to give it it’s full title: ‘Greater Manchester’s Metrolink Network’. It’s one of the most successful light rail systems in the UK and soon to [...]
Not quite a theater in Manchester but the ‘Knutsford Little Theater’ is just 9 1/2 miles down the road form the Cornerstones Guest House, which is just 12 minutes to the city center by Metro. I just have to give it a plug; it’s putting on an ‘International One Act Play Festival’ on the 1st [...]
Myself and Dorothy went to see the Black Swan in Altrincham (just 1.5 miles down the road) which was great by the way; I’ll not go into detail, I don’t want to spoil it for anyone. The surprise was, we came out of the cinema about 7.30 and thought where to eat. Manchester centre’s about [...]
The Moscow State Circus comes to the Lowry Theatre from the 17th to 20th March 2011 Bringing with it a huge cast of Russia’s greatest and most talented circus performers, this once in a life time opportunity to see the award-winning show pushes the boundaries of human physical ingenuity to its limits. Prepare to be [...]
The Tatton Park Flower Show is an annual event first held in 1999 by the Royal Horticultural Society. Held in Tatton Park, near Knutsford Cheshire the show houses the RHS National Flower Bed Competition, and a wide range of show gardens, smaller ‘Back to Back’ gardens, and a number of marquees displaying prize plants and [...]
Image via Wikipedia The legendary Original Tribute to The Blues Brothers comes to the Palace Theatre Manchester. With what music, was, is, and will go on to be a collection of the greatest all time classic blues songs (yes they’ll be playing it on Mars one day) comes to Manchester from the 1st to 5th [...]
