Pop Up Adventure Play – coming to Manchester Monastery!

Pop Up Adventure Play are taking over the courtyard with their cardboard wonderland for Happy Sundaze on 6th May – we talk to Suzanna about this wonderful charity and the importance of play.

Top family stuff this December in Manchester:

From a smashing family New Year’s Eve party, to a live gig, animal lanterns and Christmas markets – we’ve got December covered!

Spotlight on: Alex from Mucky Monkeys

What’s your name and where do you come from? Hi my name is Alex Henderson and I run Mucky Monkeys. I’m originally from a small town on the south coast but I moved to south Liverpool in 2003. Tell us a bit about your business.  How did you come up with the idea / whatContinue reading “Spotlight on: Alex from Mucky Monkeys”

Spotlight on: Jo from Naturelly

Local Mum Jo spills the beans on family life, her love on Talking Heads and landing a huge contract. Not bad for a small family run biz from Alty…

OKS Spotlight on Oliver – AKA Yan Tan Tethera – AKA Prof Jigget

An absolute gem of a blog about one of our very favourites – Oliver talks about storytelling, depression and Terry Pratchett.

Plus he lets us in on THE BEST kitchen disco playlist ever

Spotlight on: Gerry from Everything’s Sweet Threads

This week we shine the spotlight on the fantastic Gerry from our fave Manc T-shirt brand ‘Everything’s Sweet Threads’. Gerry and her fella Al set up their brand championing feminism a little over a year ago and they have gone from strength to strength. What’s your name and where do you come from? I’m GerryContinue reading “Spotlight on: Gerry from Everything’s Sweet Threads”

OKS Spotlight: Divina De Campo

From Kiki bar to Steps, with dreams of Woodstock and Kylie – sit down with a brew (or an Espresso Martini) and find out about the fabulous Divina De Campo.

OKS Spotlight: Adventure Babies

From Just So Festival and Dunham Massey to Sarah Brightman singles via James at the Hammersmith Apollo and the new bars of Urmston. We shine the OKS Spotlight on Jo from Adventure Babies who takes us on an adventure of her own.