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Bomb scare reported at Withington church

Bomb scare reported at Withington church

A church coffee morning took a turn when an attendee triggered a bomb scare by bringing along WWI-era explosives.
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New Somme memorial unveiled in Manchester

New Somme memorial unveiled in Manchester

The WW1 memorial remembers the victims of the 1916 battle, honouring the lives of those from Manchester and across the world
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Victory Over Blindness

Victory Over Blindness

‘Victory over Blindness’, outside Piccadilly Station, commemorates the returning blind veterans who fought during the Great War.
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The 1973 suffragettes of women’s football and the future of the sport

The National Football Museum held the ‘Suffragettes in Football’ event on the 7th of March, where female football pioneers talked about their experience with football
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Review: English National Ballet’s Lest We Forget

The English National Ballet’s Lest We Forget brings a poignant reflection on World War I to Manchester’s Palace Theatre
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