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Suffragette banner to go on display in Manchester to mark International Women’s Day

On International Women’s Day the People’s History Museum in Manchester announced that an iconic banner is to go on display.   The banner commemorating the founding of the Women’s Social and Political Union by Emmeline Pankhurst will be on display in June 2023.  This year the Suffragette banner celebrates its 115th birthday as it signifies […]

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Take a walk on the wild side of the Manchester Ship Canal

The Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Group is raising money to preserve the Ship Canal by offering guided historical walks along it.  The walks are run by Steven Parker – the organisation’s founder. He has loved the canal since he discovered it on a guided walk around Moses Gate Country Park in 1984 and is […]

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