The Manchester Irish Festival 2015 launches at 20.00 at Fred’s Ale House on Stockport Road on Friday 6th March.
Further information is available HERE
Manchester Irish Festival 2015 Launch
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Fred’s Comedy Club Opening Night
Fred’s Comedy Club is opening in – wait for it – Fred’s Ale House in Levenshulme.
The opening night on Wednesday 11th March at 19.30 will include appearances by Jo Enright, Cokey Falkow and Andy Kind.
Fred’s Comedy Club will run monthly.
Further details and tickets are available HERE
Cooking Project for Young People in Levenshulme and Gorton
A new cooking project has started at Levenshulme Inspire. Cook Off! is open to young people between the ages of 12-17 in Levenshulme and Gorton.
Sessions run every Tuesday from 18.00-20.00 at Levenshulme Inspire. Free entry and free food!
2015 Summer Of Lev
Yes, it is cold and wet right now but to brighten your day you can look forward to the 2015 Summer of Lev at the Klondyke on 8th August.
- Live Bands
- DJ Sets
- Dance & Circus Acts
- Games
- Football Skills Session
- Arts and Crafts
- Yoga & Dance Workshops
- Real Ale & Food Stands
A full 13 hours of fun right here in Levenshulme from 12.00-01.00. Plenty of time to get those dancing shoes ready and look forward to some summer sunshine.
Tickets
- £10 Adults
- £5 Children (under 5s Free)
- £25 Family

Fred’s Ale House Taster Session This Friday
Fred’s Ale House , Coffee Bar and Art Gallery is having a taster session this Friday from 17.00-22.00 before opening full time in January.
Drop in and get a feel for Levenshulme’s latest high street venue and see how all the renovations have paid off.
Levenshulme Halloween Spooktacular 2014
Friday 31st October, from 18.00, Highfield Country Park
Fun Day at Levenshulme Inspire
The Spirit of Manchester Community Fun Day will take place this Saturday at Levenshulme Inspire from 11.00-15.00.
Feel the Spirit of Manchester at Levenshulme Market
Levenshulme Market is collaborating with The Spirit of Manchester Festival in the last two weeks of September to host some very special Spirit of Manchester Markets.
The markets will take place on Saturday 20th and Saturday 27th September and we have arranged to have a number of FREE stalls at each market available for community groups, organisations working in the community and charities. The stalls will allow them to showcase their work in the community to new audiences in whatever way they choose – from handing out flyers on their work and ways to get involved to demonstrations of the skills they are building amongst their users.
We are now looking for community groups to join us in celebrating what they do and raising awareness for any support they may need. If you are a group working in Manchester, or you know of a group or organisation you think should be represented please get in touch with us by emailing info@levymarket.com. Full support will be given in helping to develop your ideas and making sure that you get the word out about the work you are doing.
This is in addition to the single free stall that Levenshulme Market offers every week to community groups working in Levenshulme – so if you’re working in the area but aren’t able to make the dates above please do still get in touch with us to find out how you can promote your work to our shoppers.
The Spirit of Manchester Festival is taking place from the 19th-28th September and is being co-ordinated by Manchester Community Central (MACC) as a celebration of the fantastic on-going work of the volunteer and community sector across the city.
If you have any queries regarding the festival then please visit their website HERE.
Highfield Road Allotment Show
Come along for a fun day out, or get involved with the competition! Everyone is welcome to enter their home-grown fruit and veg or home-made cakes and crafts.
Saturday 6th September 2014
Admission to the show is FREE.
Highfield Road Allotments, at the entrance to Highfield Country Park (map available HERE).
08.30-11.00 open for entrants
12.00-16.00 entertainment food and stalls
14.30 exhibits open to the public
16.00 prize giving and raffle
16.30 auction of exhibits
Show info available HERE
Website: www.levenshulmeallotments.co.uk
Murder Mystery at Inspire 10 May 2014
It’s 1962 and it’s a lovely wedding of the famous writer and his bride. Pity about the dead body on the floor.
Levenshulme Players and Inspire present Writer’s Block, a Murder Mystery evening. Enjoy a three course meal while you help solve the murder. Question the suspects and be ready for shocking revelations as you decide who is guilty.
And there are prizes for the best answers, giving name, motivation and method for the crime. If you can come dressed in 60s gear then there’s a prize for the best costume as well.
The ticket price includes the 3 course meal. £20 for those in work and £15 for unwaged and pensioners. Please contact Beryl on 225 4674 for tickets or go to Inspire cafe.
Please note, for the catering, Inspire need final numbers and money by May 5th.
Good Gobble! Levenshulme is a foodie destination.
Levenshulme resident and blogger Jules Morris praises Levenshulme for its burgeoning foodie scene and proliferation of supper clubs. You can read about her evening at Trove HERE.
Jules is one half of Bailey and Jules, a couple who live very happily in Manchester. Their blog says: “We love everything to do with food including eating, cooking, watching, discussing, reading, visiting… We decided to start this blog to help us remember all our eating adventures, but we’re delighted that you are reading it too!”
Check out their full blog and foodie adventures HERE.
South Levenshulme Post Office Upgrade
The South Levenshulme Post Office is being upgraded to the status of a main post office.
Sunil Chauhan, your local Postmaster, invites you to celebrate a new look for South Levenshulme Post Office at 14.00 on Friday 21st February. If you would like to contribute food or drinks for the party, please email <Sunica@yahoo.com>. The LCA is happy to support this expansion and improvement of services in Levenshulme. Together we can show a thriving neighbourhood, good shops and businesses! The new look post office will provide:
- a newly refurbished modern branch
- all the same products and services plus car tax
- longer opening hours (Monday-Saturday 09.00-17.30)
The new post office will open on Friday 21st February at 13.00 and will need to close from Thursday 6th February at 17.30 for refurbishment. In the meantime the North Levenshulme and Burnage Post Offices will remain open as usual.
Fallowfield Loop Orchard Wassail
Dear All,
We are wassailing the Levenshulme community fruit orchard again in 2014, and we are pleased to invite you and your partners, children and friends to attend.
The Wassail will be held from 4pm on Sunday 5th January. The event will involve, in no particular order (yet):
Small bonfire
Wassail song(s)
Poem by the Wassail Queen
Procession round the orchard to decorate the trees with ribbons and cider soaked toast, and drive away evil spirits with noise.
Consumption of mulled cider (adults) and apple juice (children) and food delicacies.
Fireworks (in lieu of the traditional shotgun!)
FotFL will provide mulled cider and apple juice, toast and ribbons for tree decoration (and possibly roasted chestnuts).
However, please feel free to bring your own drinks, and cakes etc for sharing. You are also welcome to bring something noisy – pans and spoons are traditional. Head or hand held torches are also recommended.
Regards,
Friends of the Fallowfield Loop
Levenshulme Festival 2013
The Levenshulme Festival 2013 will run from Friday 25th October to Sunday 10th November 2013.
There are too many fantastic events to list here so why not pop over to the Festival website or have a flick through the brochure online HERE.
You can also follow the festival via Twitter or on Facebook.
Thanks to everyone involved for keeping the festival alive and vibrant in these challenging times and in particular to Lawrence Hennigan (President of the Festival) for his continued leadership and inspiration.
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)
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 HEREÂ (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.