I've often thought it odd that we can recycle paper, but not cardboard in Withington.
I've had a look in both the Tesco's and Saisbury's and it seems they only collect paper or cartons.
Curious, I sent the council an email.
This is the reply.
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Thank you for contacting Environment On Call.
You can recycle cardboard at your local refuse centre either Sandfold Lane
Levenshulme 0161 224 0806, Reliance Street, Newton Heath 0161 688 5611,
Longley Lane, Sharston 0161 491 2522 or Chester Road, Stretford 0161 865
8817
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further enquiries.
Nigel H*****
Contact Centre Agent
Environment On Call
Pink Bank Lane, Level 2
Manchester. M12 5QN
Tel: 0161 954 9000
Fax: 0161 274 7182
Email: contact@manchester.gov.uk
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Hope that helps someone, and who knows maybe one day we can just recycle locally in the bin.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008
Allotments in Withington ?
I don't know if its because I live in a small flat, and have limited outdoor space - or maybe it was because I've just watched Countryfile, and a site called Food Up Front ( http://foodupfront.org ) was mentioned, but I've just been looking up allotments in Manchester.
It turns out that there's quite a nice website listing them all!
Just over in the Old Moat direction, seems to be an allotment called Albermarle.
http://www.amas.org.uk/manchester_allotments/plots/albermarle/
Has anyone reading this had experience of an allotment they would like to share ?
Maybe there's even someone with one on Albermarle ? How about just plain growing things other than weeds in your gardens ?
Would love to hear about them.
Ian.
It turns out that there's quite a nice website listing them all!
Just over in the Old Moat direction, seems to be an allotment called Albermarle.
http://www.amas.org.uk/manchester_allotments/plots/albermarle/
Has anyone reading this had experience of an allotment they would like to share ?
Maybe there's even someone with one on Albermarle ? How about just plain growing things other than weeds in your gardens ?
Would love to hear about them.
Ian.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Withington Bus Services
I've just been trying out the GMPTE Journey Planning local services finder.
Seems a step in the right direction for helping us find how the heck to use the local buses. The website is a bit slow at the moment, but it will have to search through huge amounts of data. It's something that I've looked into in the past through (alteris.co.uk) and when I get time/money I will look into it again. With all the talk of congestion charges and improving bus services I think it's crucial that GMPTE get this right.
Bear in mind that I've just done this search on a SATURDAY AFTERNOON, and the services available will be more during the week, and less during the evenings I expect.
Below are the results:-
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Public Transport for Greater Manchester, UK GMPTE Local Bus Stops Enquiry
Services in the vicinity of M20 4xx
Showing services for Saturday at 1600
The following services operate on the day selected above and within approximately 250 metres of your location, using those stops listed below. The departure times are approximate and show those journeys operating during the selected timeband.
Click on a service number to view just that service's details
41 ALTRINCHAM - NORTHENDEN - RUSHOLME - MANCHESTER
42 STOCKPORT - E. DIDSBURY - RUSHOLME - MANCHESTER
42 EAST DIDSBURY - RUSHOLME - MANCHESTER
43 AIRPORT - WYTHENSHAWE - WITHINGTON - MANCHESTER
43 AIRPORT - WYTHENSHAWE - MANCHESTER Night Bus
46 MANCHESTER - RUSHOLME - CHORLTON Circular
47 MANCHESTER - CHORLTON - WITHINGTON Circular
48 NORTHENDEN - WITHINGTON - MANCHESTER
111 MANCHESTER - WITHINGTON - SOUTHERN CEMETERY
142 EAST DIDSBURY - UNIVERSITY - MANCHESTER
143 W DIDSBURY - RUSHOLME - UNIVERSITY - MANCHESTER
157 WOODFORD - CHEADLE - DIDSBURY - MANCHESTER
178 WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL - WITHINGTON - REDDISH
179 STOCKPORT - WITHINGTON - WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL
42A REDDISH - E DIDSBURY - RUSHOLME - MANCHESTER
Local stops index
SBH070 - BURTON ROAD , OLD MOAT LANE towards
SB1705 - COPSON STREET , PATTEN STREET towards WEST DIDSBURY
SB3442 - PALATINE ROAD , MARRIOTT STREET towards NORTHENDEN
SB3443 - PALATINE ROAD , WILMSLOW ROAD towards MANCHESTER
SB3399 - WILMSLOW ROAD , ARNFIELD ROAD towards DIDSBURY
SB3400 - WILMSLOW ROAD , PALATINE ROAD towards MANCHESTER
SB3363 - WILMSLOW ROAD , SWINBOURNE GRVE towards DIDSBURY
SB3362 - WILMSLOW ROAD , WELLINGTON ROAD towards MANCHESTER
SB3446 - YEW TREE ROAD , OLD MOAT LANE towards SOUTH CEMETERY
Have a search yourself at:
GMPTE Jounrey Planner / Local Bus Stop Finder.
Seems a step in the right direction for helping us find how the heck to use the local buses. The website is a bit slow at the moment, but it will have to search through huge amounts of data. It's something that I've looked into in the past through (alteris.co.uk) and when I get time/money I will look into it again. With all the talk of congestion charges and improving bus services I think it's crucial that GMPTE get this right.
Bear in mind that I've just done this search on a SATURDAY AFTERNOON, and the services available will be more during the week, and less during the evenings I expect.
Below are the results:-
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Public Transport for Greater Manchester, UK GMPTE Local Bus Stops Enquiry
Services in the vicinity of M20 4xx
Showing services for Saturday at 1600
The following services operate on the day selected above and within approximately 250 metres of your location, using those stops listed below. The departure times are approximate and show those journeys operating during the selected timeband.
Click on a service number to view just that service's details
41 ALTRINCHAM - NORTHENDEN - RUSHOLME - MANCHESTER
42 STOCKPORT - E. DIDSBURY - RUSHOLME - MANCHESTER
42 EAST DIDSBURY - RUSHOLME - MANCHESTER
43 AIRPORT - WYTHENSHAWE - WITHINGTON - MANCHESTER
43 AIRPORT - WYTHENSHAWE - MANCHESTER Night Bus
46 MANCHESTER - RUSHOLME - CHORLTON Circular
47 MANCHESTER - CHORLTON - WITHINGTON Circular
48 NORTHENDEN - WITHINGTON - MANCHESTER
111 MANCHESTER - WITHINGTON - SOUTHERN CEMETERY
142 EAST DIDSBURY - UNIVERSITY - MANCHESTER
143 W DIDSBURY - RUSHOLME - UNIVERSITY - MANCHESTER
157 WOODFORD - CHEADLE - DIDSBURY - MANCHESTER
178 WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL - WITHINGTON - REDDISH
179 STOCKPORT - WITHINGTON - WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL
42A REDDISH - E DIDSBURY - RUSHOLME - MANCHESTER
Local stops index
SBH070 - BURTON ROAD , OLD MOAT LANE towards
SB1705 - COPSON STREET , PATTEN STREET towards WEST DIDSBURY
SB3442 - PALATINE ROAD , MARRIOTT STREET towards NORTHENDEN
SB3443 - PALATINE ROAD , WILMSLOW ROAD towards MANCHESTER
SB3399 - WILMSLOW ROAD , ARNFIELD ROAD towards DIDSBURY
SB3400 - WILMSLOW ROAD , PALATINE ROAD towards MANCHESTER
SB3363 - WILMSLOW ROAD , SWINBOURNE GRVE towards DIDSBURY
SB3362 - WILMSLOW ROAD , WELLINGTON ROAD towards MANCHESTER
SB3446 - YEW TREE ROAD , OLD MOAT LANE towards SOUTH CEMETERY
Have a search yourself at:
GMPTE Jounrey Planner / Local Bus Stop Finder.
Withington Photo Competition
Withington Civic Society are running their annual photography competition.
This years theme is Trees, and their are prizes of £50 and £20.
You've until early September (Monday, 15th) to submit your photos, and with luck we'll have a few more sunny days before then.
Details:
Withington Civic Society
Ian
This years theme is Trees, and their are prizes of £50 and £20.
You've until early September (Monday, 15th) to submit your photos, and with luck we'll have a few more sunny days before then.
Details:
Withington Civic Society
Ian
Going Going ... Gone.
The Withington Cinema ( Cine City ) has now been demolished.
Whilst their was a campaign to resurect the cinema, it's for the best that its now gone.
I believe their will be a 6 storey block of flats/shops put up to replace it in due corse. Hopefully their will be some community aspect to the block, and not all the shops will become charity shops.
Also Pleasure Lounge has now gone - it's been for sale for awhile, with planning permission to be redeveloped into flats. The White Lion is also set to become flats.
Whilst this will mean lots more flats when it's all done the entrance to Withington should actually look modern, and provide a boost to the village.
Whilst their was a campaign to resurect the cinema, it's for the best that its now gone.
I believe their will be a 6 storey block of flats/shops put up to replace it in due corse. Hopefully their will be some community aspect to the block, and not all the shops will become charity shops.
Also Pleasure Lounge has now gone - it's been for sale for awhile, with planning permission to be redeveloped into flats. The White Lion is also set to become flats.
Whilst this will mean lots more flats when it's all done the entrance to Withington should actually look modern, and provide a boost to the village.
May 2008 Election Results
Published in a digestable format over on M.E.N:
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local_elections/1_manchester
The condensed version for around Withington is below:
Burnage:Liberal Democrats hold
Candidate Party Votes
John Allman Cameron - Liberal Democrats - 2096
Tom Murphy - Labour - 768
Peter Schofield - Conservative - 228
Angela Tibke - Green - 142
Didsbury West : Liberal Democrats hold
Candidate - Party - Votes
James Anthony Wenham Alden - Green - 281
Robert Gutfreund-Walmsley - Independent - 81
Jenny Lennox - Labour - 620
David Michael Bean - Conservative - 451
Graham Shaw - Liberal Democrats - 1283
Old Moat : Labour hold
Candidate - Party - Votes
Lia Angharad Sims - Green - 213
Andrew Henryk Fender - Labour - 1391
Paul Lally - Conservative - 205
Sufiyan Nasim Rana - Liberal Democrats - 947
Withington : Liberal Democrats hold
Candidate - Party - Votes
Brendon Jones - Liberal Democrats - 1267
Zoe Slater - Conservative - 199
Felicity Susan Paris - Green - 223
Leif William Jerram - Labour - 508
So, whilst there was a consistent Green vote across most wards, and Labour held firm Old Moat, the Liberal Democrats did pretty well around the Withington area.
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local_elections/1_manchester
The condensed version for around Withington is below:
Burnage:Liberal Democrats hold
Candidate Party Votes
John Allman Cameron - Liberal Democrats - 2096
Tom Murphy - Labour - 768
Peter Schofield - Conservative - 228
Angela Tibke - Green - 142
Didsbury West : Liberal Democrats hold
Candidate - Party - Votes
James Anthony Wenham Alden - Green - 281
Robert Gutfreund-Walmsley - Independent - 81
Jenny Lennox - Labour - 620
David Michael Bean - Conservative - 451
Graham Shaw - Liberal Democrats - 1283
Old Moat : Labour hold
Candidate - Party - Votes
Lia Angharad Sims - Green - 213
Andrew Henryk Fender - Labour - 1391
Paul Lally - Conservative - 205
Sufiyan Nasim Rana - Liberal Democrats - 947
Withington : Liberal Democrats hold
Candidate - Party - Votes
Brendon Jones - Liberal Democrats - 1267
Zoe Slater - Conservative - 199
Felicity Susan Paris - Green - 223
Leif William Jerram - Labour - 508
So, whilst there was a consistent Green vote across most wards, and Labour held firm Old Moat, the Liberal Democrats did pretty well around the Withington area.
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