What's on in Withington ?

(Plesure Lounge sign by Eddie Malone)

Fuel and Pleasure Lounge are two of the main places running a variety of events in Withington centre.

Located in the centre of the village on Wilmslow Road, Fuel can be found online at myspace.com/fuelsnights.

Further towards the Didsbury end of the village at the corner of Parsonage Road is The Pleasure Lounge.
Pleasure runs regular Monday night Jam sessions, and other band / comedy nights.
For more information see: pleasurelounge.co.uk.

The Victoria also seems to have the occasional band on, and eons ago aparently Soloman's used to have Jazz nights on. Ask in the venues I guess.

5 minutes down the road in Ladybarn, The Ladybarn has also recently started running music evenings.

Joy Bar now seems to have shut. I didn't go in, but it did seem to have started putting on the odd night too. Shame then. Go to these things or you might regret it one day I guess.

2007 Local Elections...May is nearly here!

Here are the nominations for the Withington area.
I once again havn't got a clue who to vote for....probably like most, so I'll try and address that.

If you're not registered to vote, you have until Wednesday, April 18th! NOT LONG!
Go to http://aboutmyvote.co.uk, or phone 0800 328 0280.

Withington

Adele Douglas : Conservative
Alison Firth : Liberal Democrats
Felicity Paris : Green Party
Andrew Simcock : Labour

Old Moat

Alice Coren: Green Party
Andrew Perfect: Conservative
Jeffrey Smith: Labour
Richard Wilson: Liberal Democrat

Didsbury West

James Alden : Green Party
Peter Caddick : Conservative
David Ellison : Labour
Robert Gutfreund-Walmsley: United Kingdom Independance Party
Neil Trafford: Liberal Democrat

Fallowfield

Ashton Cull : Conservative
Peter Morrison: Labour
Rachel Sills : Green Party
John-Paul Wilkins: Liberal Democrat

Burnage

Iain Donaldson: Liberal Democrats
Frank Duffy: Labour
Joseph Gair: Green Party
Peter Schofield: Conservative

I invite any of the nominees to add as a comment their LOCAL manifesto's and why they should be elected on LOCAL issues. (We all know the national parties, but it would be good to get discussion on LOCAL issues).

The Elections take place on May 3rd.

Aparently there will be some discussion taking place on ALL fm (96.9 FM)
These will take place on April 17th and 24th between 3 and 4pm.
Email allfmbusiness@yahoo.co.uk
See http://allfm.org for more details.

Interesting voting percentages statistics can be seen at:-
http://www.manchester.gov.uk/elections/archive/votescast.htm
Are the politicians doing enough to engage you ?

Want to know who won in 2006 ?:-
http://www.manchester.gov.uk/elections/types/local/2006.htm

Or the full set for Withington:-
http://www.manchester.gov.uk/localdemocracy/councillors/withington.htm

You can also find out who your MP is here:-
http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/john_leech/manchester%2C_withington

Where is Withington ?

Withington is an area of South Manchester in England.

To it's north is Fallowfield - and the major student halls in Manchester.
To it's south is Didsbury, one of the most affluent areas of Manchester.
To the west is Chorlton, another fairly wealthy suburb.
Over to the east is Burnage.


(The milestone outside the Firestation)

Wilmslow Road disects the centre of Withington Village, and provides the main transport routes in the north to south directions of the area, splitting off to the start of Palentine Road just to the south of the village.


(Entrance to Withington looking North)

Numerous buses compete over this route, and weekly passes can be obtained for as little as £3 per week on Finglands, and £4 per week on the Stagecoach owned Magic Bus.

Mauledth Road runs east to west just north of the centre of the village, and links up with the shops and pubs of Ladybarn, and the train line at Mauldeth Road station. Over to the west Mauldeth Rd links up with Princess Parkway, which is one of the main arteries into the city centre.

East of the village lies Parsonage Road, and various over leafy Victorian era roads, before connecting with Ladybarn Park.

West of the village lies Burton Road, leading up to West Didsbury. There's also Old Moat Estate, and Old Moat Park.

The village is a lively centre having a number of busy bars and cafes, for it's mix of young professional and student population. Notably FUEL and Pleasure Lounge, which provide a number of varied forms of entertainment, and the eaterie Soloman Grundy.