The rise of the social enterprise! It’s Levy Market!

Helen Power is interviewed about Levenshulme Market which has been going from strength to strength since being taken over by local Levy people from the council…

“The words ‘Levy Market’ have been floating around my peripheral social media vision for the past few months now. Good friends, those who I know to have particularly high standards where markets are involved (well-seasoned and with particularly good taste of course), have been reporting their Levy Market finds when they’ve visited. These range from vintage goodies to seriously good cake and are always accompanied with serious enthusiasm for the place. So with the next market happening this saturday I thought it was time to hooked up with one of Levy Market’s organisers Helen Power to find out more.”

Read the rest of the article HERE

Photo from Manchester’s Finest website (unattributed on website)

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Levenshulme Reading & Book Group

The Levenshulme reading/book group meets on the last Wednesday of every month at Levenshulme library.

Time: 18.15 to 19:45

It Is a social group where a book is chosen each month and then discussed the following month.

The next meeting is Wednesday 25th September and the book that will be discussed is ‘Hard Times’ by Charles Dickens.

Do come along for a cuppa and a chat about books.

Inspire Business Centre Open Day

Are you tired of working in a cramped office? Looking to expand your business but unsure about costs? Maybe you just want a place where you can work in peace?

The Inspire Business Center is having an open day between 12.30pm and 6pm on Tuesday the 24th of September.

Lunch will be provided from 12.30pm-1.30pm with free trial usage of the center for the remainder of the day.

If you have any queries, please contact Beth on 0161 8505717.

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Love Levenshulme, Hate Cuts Public Meeting

‘Why we are marching against the Tories’

A public meeting organised by the Love Levenshulme, Hate Cuts group. This meeting is linked to the march and rally planned for 29th September during the Conservative Party Conference.

Speakers:

Anti-Bedroom Tax Campaigner
NHS Nurse
Teacher
Fire Officer

DATE& TIME:

Thursday September 19th, 19.00

PLACE:

Klondyke Club, 1 Burnage Range, Off Albert Rd, M19 2HQ

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LCA Meeting Saturday 21st September 2013

There will be a meeting of the Levenshulme Community Association as follows:

DATE:    Saturday 21st September 2013

TIME:     10.30-12.30

PLACE:  Levenshulme Libary, Cromwell Grove, M19 3QE

NOTE: The meeting is earlier than usual because of the current opening hours of the library.

Trove shortlisted in Manchester Food and Drink Awards 2013

We are delighted to see that Trove has been shortlisted in the Manchester Food and Drink Awards 2013 in the “Cheap Eats” category.

The Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards provide a benchmark for excellence in the hospitality industries throughout Greater Manchester. This year sees a bumper list of new dining stars, and exciting talent across the board, following a year of significant development for Manchester’s national foodie reputation.

Support Trove and vote now. Good luck to Marcus and Katy.

Vote HERE (Voting closes Monday 1st October at 12pm)

The awards are part of the Manchester Food and Drink Festival running from 26th September to 7th October 2013.

 

Send us your news!

Do you have news about something going on in Levenshulme?

Are you organising an event?

Do you run or support a community organisation?

Please send us your news, information, event or details of your organisation and we’d love to add you to the Levenshulme Community Association website or publicise what you are doing.

Get in touch and share what you know about Levenshulme!

Contact the LCA HERE

Thanks.

Jeremy Hoad (LCA Secretary)

Incredible Edible Levenshulme Planting Day

A message from Incredible Edible Levenshulme

Our first planting event is on Sunday 29th September, starting at 11.30am outside Antiques Village on Stockport Road. Please invite everyone you know who might like to come along. We will be planting herbs supplied by Bud Garden Centre in the planters outside Antiques Village and Trove. These herbs will be available for everyone to harvest next year, our first step in creating free locally grown food for Levenshulme!

Afterwards there will be food available on the community plot at Tonbridge Road allotments from 12.30, including delicious vegetarian Arepas from Arepa!Arepa!Arepa!, veggie chilli made from allotment veg, and vegan cakes. All available for a small charge. There will also be the opportunity to buy your own peat-free herbs and various seeds from Bud to grow your own at home.

Everyone welcome! 

Here are some of the local organisations, businesses and groups who’ve shown an interest and want to be involved in Incredible Edible Levenshulme: exciting ‘thymes’ ahead!

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Bud Garden Centre
Carrill and Worsley Grove Residents Association
Delamere Neighbourhood Group
Dough Devils
Levenshulme Community Allotment Project
Levenshulme Community Association
Levenshulme Inspire
Manchester Environmental Education Network

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Development Proposal Threatens £6.5m Levenshulme Facilities

You may wish to consider commenting on or objecting to this application as it could compromise the presence, impact, accessibility and wider benefits to Levenshulme of the new £6.5m pools, gym, library and community facilities that will be built on the area immediately behind this site.

We need to maximise the benefits and presence of our marvellous new facilities for the benefit of all Levenshulme residents and visitors.

The applicants who submitted the previous application for a supermarket on the site of the Church Inn (874 Stockport Road) which was not approved, have now submitted a new application which will be considered by Manchester Council’s Planning Committee this Thursday 15 August 2013.

The meeting will be held in Manchester Town Hall starting at 14.00.

The new application is for the construction of 4 shops units with storage space on the 1st floor.

The Planning Department considers that this application meets the Council’s planning requirements and are recommending that the application be approved. The meeting is open to members of the public to attend and it is usual for the Chair to call someone to speak for and against each application.

Full details of the application can be found at the Council’s website through the Public Access Planning System. Enter the reference number in the search box to access the application. The application reference number is:

102683/FO/2013/N2

If you register with the Planning System you can leave a comment on the application.

 

Organic September at Bud Garden Centre

Sunday 15th September 11.00-16.00

Organic September at Bud Garden Centre.

Learn about organic growing. Free demonstrations.

Talk by Liz Postlethwaite – ‘Organic growing, permaculture and my adventures in Cuba’ (13.00 & 14.00)

Featuring local indie businesses The Black Cat Cakery, The Travelling Bakery and Case Solved Wines.

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Cringle Fields Open Day and International Youth Day

To celebrate the continuing success of the Gym in the Park and International Youth Day there will be a host of free activities in the park on Monday 12th August.

Boxing exhibitions, poetry, football sessions, bouncy castle, free ice cream, badge making, face painting and much more!

The gym opens from 10am with the youth activities starting at 12pm – come down and get involved!

Hosted by Great Places Housing Group.

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Cringle Fields Open Day and International Youth Day

Incredible Edible Levenshulme

A new Incredible Edible Levenshulme group has been set up and will be meeting at 14.30 on Wednesday 14th August in Trove on Stockport Road (opposite the Antiques Village).

The group is inspired by the Incredible Edible network. Pam Warhurst from the Incredible Edible Network will be giving a talk as part of the Dig the City Festival:

Talk: Pam Warhurst (Incredible Edible): Believe in the power of small actions

16.00, Sunday 4th August, Festival Hub, Exchange Square, Manchester

Pam Warhurst’s TED Talk is available as a video HERE

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FREE Swimming at Levenshulme Baths

Are you under 17 or over 60 years old? Then you can register for FREE swimming!

Download a form from the internet HERE
(both forms for 60+ or under 17 are available under the green ‘downloads’ link)

Or pick up a form at Levenshulme Baths.

(under-17 free swimming only applies during the school holidays, over-60 free swimming is available all year round)

Baths, Library and Arcadia redevelopment community meeting

The next community meeting to discuss the multi-million pound redevelopment of facilities in Levenshulme will take place on Friday 26th July at 19.00 in Inspire on Stockport Road.

This meeting will be preceded by a ‘planning challenge’ meeting (15.00-17.00 at Inspire) where users of the Arcadia Sports Hall will present their plans on how all facilities can be fitted onto the Stockport Road site.

The council’s proposal is to build a new combined facility containing two swimming pools, a gym, a multipurpose fitness and community room and a full library on the Stockport Road site. The council maintains that it is not possible to retain the old Arcadia building and fit the new facilities on the same site and has proposed that users of the Arcadia are relocated to the Mount Road Sports Hall currently used by the Gorton Boxing Club and the Grange School. The boxing club would be relocated to the new Belle Vue development and the building would be adapted based on the needs of existing Arcadia users using funding from the £6.5m allocated to the new Levenshulme facilities.

The meeting on the 26th July is an opportunity for Arcadia users to challenge the council’s proposals and present plans / proposals that they have developed.

 

Beehive Play Centre Saved!

In yet another stunning success for Levenshulme the Beehive Play Centre in Cringle Fields Park has been saved from closure.

The Beehive Sure Start Play Centre will continue to operate through a partnership with the Friends of Cringle Fields Park. To celebrate this success a Fun Day is being held on Saturday 20th July from 12.00-15.00.

The Beehive is behind the tennis courts in the park. Come along, have fun and celebrate!

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Levenshulme Players Murder Mystery

Levenshulme Players are putting on  a murder evening at Inspire on Saturday 3rd August at 19.00. Come in 1950s costume if you like as there will be prizes for the best dressed as well as for the best solvers of the crime.

£20 a ticket including a three course meal. Tickets are available from Inspire or by calling Beryl Cowen on 0161 225 4674 (from July 9th).

Reclaim the Night 21st Feb 2012

 

This will be a huge parade through the centre of Manchester to celebrate the right of all women – and men – to walk about on the street without feeling afraid.

The march starts at Owens’ Park, Wilmslow Road, Fallowfield at 7pm and a neon parade will head down Wilmslow Road towards Manchester Students’ Union. The evening continues with the Reclaim the Night After Party, a festival of the finest women talent, with live comedy and music, arts & crafts, fun activities, community stalls & awesome DJs till late – at Manchester Students’ Union from 9pm.

Contact Tabz O’Brien-Butcher, Manchester University Students’ Union Womens Officer using the form below. She is looking for groups who want to help and do some creative work with university students. Is  banner-making up your street?