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Manchester council wants your views on Belle Vue Sports Village

  • Posted by user7
  • On 5th June 2014
  Once one of the city’s most popular leisure and tourism sites, the creation of Belle Vue Sport Village will revive the local area’s reputation as a major destination in the city – and add to the impressive sport and leisure credentials of east Manchester. Local residents and businesses are invited to attend drop in […]
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Etihad art idea is back with a Bang – and a row

  • Posted by user7
  • On 29th May 2013
East Manchester is set for B of the Bang ‘Mark 2’, the M.E.N. can reveal – at a cost of £340,000. The multimillion pound new Etihad Campus – masterminded by the council and Manchester City – will feature a new ‘contemporary’ taxpayer-funded sculpture. A total budget of £340,779 in public cash – originally granted by […]
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Mountain bike skills area opens in Philips Park

  • Posted by user7
  • On 11th April 2013
The mountain bike skills area is the first section of the new Clayton Vale Mountain Bike Trail to open and will be part of the new £864,000 facility, being jointly funded by British Cycling, Sport England and Manchester City Council. The skills area, situated in Philips Park adjacent to the National Cycling Centre, will allow […]
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£20,000 boost for sport in Manchester is an Olympic legacy

  • Posted by user7
  • On 29th November 2012
The funding – from the Neighbourhood Sports Fund for clubs and from the Champions Charter fund for individual athletes and coaches – will make sports accessible to more people in the city, while also supporting athletes with star potential and the coaches who are vital for their development. After successfully applying for money from Manchester […]
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From coal mining to gold medals

  • Posted by user7
  • On 27th October 2012
The area around Philips Park has a rich industrial heritage. Former industries include coal mining, cotton mills, engineering works, coking works, power production and chemicals. Famous local industries include Bradford Colliery: coal had been mined in the area since Tudor times, and Bradford coal was used to power the very first cotton mills in Manchester. […]
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Post box to be permanent reminder of city’s gold standard

  • Posted by user7
  • On 21st September 2012
The Royal Mail has confirmed that the post box on Albert Square, painted in honour of Manchester-based medal winning cyclists, will remain gold and will be fitted with a special plaque. The post box was given a golden makeover in August to honour the sprint cycling team of Philip Hindes, Jason Kenny and Sir Chris […]
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Philips Park Groups

  • Posted by user7
  • On 25th March 2012
Friends of Philips Park The Friends of Philips Park began in 2003, a group of local residents who volunteer their time, energy and ideas to care for and improve the park. Since 2003 they have worked in partnership with the Medlock Valley Project to encourage community spirit and involvement for the good of the area […]
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Philips Park Groups

  • Posted by user7
  • On 29th July 2011
Friends of Philips Park The Friends of Philips Park began in 2003, a group of local residents who volunteer their time, energy and ideas to care for and improve the park. Since 2003 they have worked in partnership with the Medlock Valley Project to encourage community spirit and involvement for the good of the area […]
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Philips Park Memories

  • Posted by user7
  • On 27th July 2010
Philips Park Memories: By Winifred Morris (nee French) I’d like to share with you some of my photos of Philips Park. Above is a picture of the Philips Park tennis club around about 1960. Left my father, Francis French, as well as my sister Cecilia and myself in the park sometime around 1950. We’re standing […]
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Last Legs B of the Bang

  • Posted by user7
  • On 2nd September 2009
The dismantling of the ill-fated B of the Bang is now all but complete, writes Len Grant For week after week the 180 spikes have been painstakingly removed until the central core sat, bereft, upon the five legs. Yesterday [1st September] contractors from Connell Brothers set about dismantling the core and the remaining legs. From […]
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The Last Spikes

  • Posted by user7
  • On 2nd July 2009
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Sparks and Spikes

  • Posted by user7
  • On 11th June 2009
It was less than five years ago that I was in hard hat and yellow vest, photographing the B of the Bang being constructed. An intricate scaffold had been erected around the central core as cranes lifted spike after spike to be bolted and welded into position. Something unique and exciting was happening. Photographers and […]
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Green Flag Award. Philips Park

  • Posted by user7
  • On 14th August 2008
The Green Flag Award is the national standard for parks and green spaces in England and Wales. The award scheme was set up by the Civic Trust in 1996 as a means of recognising and rewarding the best green spaces in the country. It was also seen as a way of encouraging others to achieve […]
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The Park Keepers Book

  • Posted by user7
  • On 26th September 2007
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