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The Manchester Historian: Bob Dylan at 80, walking tour and the story of THAT 1966 gig
Bob Dylan is 80 this May. Join Ed Glinert on his next Manchester music walking tour, on Sunday 23 May at 2.30pm, to recall the remarkable story of THAT Bob Dylan gig at the Free Trade Hall back in May 1966. Booking on Eventbrite.
Now let’s go back in time to the 16th of May 1966. Bob Dylan… Continue reading
Our next event is on Zoom, Wednesday 31 March, 5.30pm: The Ghosts of Wuthering Heights
Join Penguin author and cruise ships speaker Ed Glinert on this Zoom version of his magical walk around Haworth to meet some of the most memorable figures in English literature – Heathcliff, Cathy, the wimpishly wet Edgar, the brutish Hareton, the insufferable Pharisee Joseph, the egotistical Lockwood, residents of Gimmerton, home of Wuthering Heights, and setting for the wild, windy, wuthering moors inspired by the real-life Haworth in West Yorkshire. Continue reading
There are no tours this weekend 16th/17th March
Hi Manchester walkers,
There are no tours this weekend, Sat 16 March and Sun 17 March.
Both have been moved to Monday 1 April, same times.
Meanwhile, a company that has no connections with us is advertising a John Rylands Library tour for this Sunday evening. We have no idea where this comes from. The library isn’t even open on a Sunday, let alone in the evening. Bizarre! Continue reading
WAR IS OVER; WOMEN CAN NOW VOTE!
The day after the November 1918 armistice, the Liberal-coalition government led by David Lloyd George announced the date of the next General Election – the first at which women would be able to vote. Okay, only some women, but after the years of militant suffragette activity, it was a victory of sorts; even if a partial victory. The story of how Manchester women led the campaign for parliamentary reform to allow women to vote a hundred years after Peterloo is one of the most fascinating in English history.
New Manchester Walks are hosting this celebratory walk, Monday 12 November, 2pm from Central Library. Continue reading
Manchester Histories Festival 3 – 12 June 2016
We are delighted to be taking part in the histories festival for another year with seven walks on the Festival Calendar.
Check our June Walks Calendar for walks marked HF.
Check the Festival website for a plethora of Manchester Histories Festival events. Continue reading
