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: Claire from Totbag UK

What’s your name and where do you come from? I am Claire and I’m one of the founders of totbag – I am from Liverpool and still live here with my husband and 3 children. Amelia 7, Sebastian 4 and Alana 18 months. The other 2 totbag girls both live in Cheshire and have 7Continue reading “Spotlight on: Claire from Totbag UK”

Spotlight on: (Just) Jane from Take Me To Church Prestwich

Just Jane from Take me To Church tells us all about juggling motherhood, life as a DJ and a day job – find out what you can expect from her as she takes charge of the tunes at Happy Sundaze!

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…

Spotlight on: Karen from Burble Baby

Karen talks to us about family, the luxury must-haves that Burble Baby sells, her love of the Stone Roses and what we can expect from her pop up at Happy Sundaze

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: John Cooper Cat from The Rockin’ Rhinos!

Get the lowdown on John Cooper Cat – lead singer with The Rockin’ Rhinos, ahead of their Father’s Day gig at The Union.
Fave gigs, top tunes and dispelling the myths about cat nip …….

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”