A great turn out for the National Apprenticeship Week event today at Wythenshawe forum. Organised by Mike Kane MP, MCC Work & Skills team & BW3. Almost 400 residents and young people attended including 60 students from local schools. @MikeKaneMP @BW3Manchester @MCCWorkSkills

We used to have 6 banks, nowdown to one and NatWest has told they plan to close in May. We will do all in our power to challenge this. @mathewhbenham.bsky.social @hacking4chorlton.bsky.social @jomidge.bsky.social @[email protected]

Excellent and really well attended meeting of Chorlton Labour Party tonight at Chorlton Library. Good discussions about a range of issues both local and national. 🌹🌹🌹

Good to be out with @ChorltonLabour team with @mathewhbenham chatting to residents in Longford Road area this morning. #Chorlton 🌹

Cllr Mathew Benham and I out chatting to Chorlton residents this morning. Weather a bit chilly but a warm reception on the doorstep.

We had a fabulous meal at Bar San Juan last night. This little place on Beech Rd in Chorton is amazing. Pay a visit and try great tapas in a great atmosphere. But you probably need to book! 😉

Thank you so much to the Consul General of Romania in Manchester Nicoleta Teodorovici for the generous donation of Romanian books, including a fantastic set of the complete works of the poet Mihai Eminescu 🇷🇴 @CGROManchester

Good to be out with Mathew Benham and a Chorlton Labour team this morning around Nicolas Road. Good conversations and some casework picked up. 🌹🌹🌹

Earlier this week I attended a great event at The Portico Library with Cllr Garry Bridges and GM Mayor Andy Burnham to focus on developing & funding a great plan called #PorticoReunited to preserve and develop this unique Mcr facility.

I was delighted to be part of the announcement that Mcr is confirmed as a start/finish location for the Women's Tour de France Grand Départ 2027. Fans and the world’s best teams will descend on Mcr as the world's biggest women's race comes to Mcr orlo.uk/zpVIW

Earlier this week myself and Cllr Mathew Benham joined the MCC Work & Skills Team as they visited over 40 businesses across Chorlton to showcase the wide range of support available for business growth & hear valuable feedback about the local area.

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Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.

I was amongst the Chorlton Wombles this morning. We found the usual waste on and around the Eees. We also found a hat, a ball, a safe, and a whole dump of paper receipts, and two bottles of bleach, two bottles of washing up liquid, a knife and a tape measure!! 🙄😬😂

Fantastic Christmas Tableau this evening at St.Clements Church Chorlton. The Christmas story told by local people to a very appreciative audience. I was ,as usual, portraying a Wise Man (obviously! 😂)

Last night I went to Moonwalkers at the Aviva Studios, one of the most amazing shows/events I've ever been to. Breathtaking sound , vision. The story is a reminder of when the USA reached for the stars not wallowed in the gutter. A must see. On until 11th January.

In Manchester, residents over 60 are eligible for free swimming. We understand how important it is to keep active so we are proud of this scheme! #mcrlabour24daysofxmas

Great night last night watching the legendary Lindisfarne at the excellent Stoller Hall. Feels Christmassy now! 🎅🏾🎄

Support our calls to make bus travel free for older and disabled residents before 9.30am. The last Labour government introduced free bus passes for older residents, Manchester Labour has been campaigning for that to be extended.

Labour's landmark Employment Rights Bill has PASSED both Houses of Parliament. The new rights in this Bill will be transformational, putting power back into the hands of working people.

Manchester Labour are committed to investing in our youth. More than 7,000 children and young people in Manchester took part in Parktastic in the summer. This was a celebration of play, popping up in parks across Mcr. The sessions ran across 330 Parktastic events in 55 parks. #mcrlabour24daysofxmas

Pleased to see that the Labour council have been able to bring over 350 long term empty homes back into use all over Mcr in the last year - in addition to over 700 new, low carbon, social & affordable homes that have been built in Mcr in the last 12 months. #mcrlabour24daysofxmas

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Earlier this month I was delighted to be part of the launch of The Manchester Coaches Program which will recruit & train 100 community basketball coaches in a partnership between the NBA, Manchester City Council and Basketball England. share.google/7eJ0pB5GPoDV...

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Absolutely delighted to be part of the fantastic Manchester Christmas parade today. What an amazing event. Thanks to all the participants, organisers, volunteers and sponsors. Wonderful. Manchester at its best!

Great Christmas Fair at St.Clements Chorlton today. And Santa paid a visit! 😉🎅🏾😉🎅🏾😉

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Last night I attended the opening of a new £10 million, three-story building called St Vincent's at Loreto College Hulme. The extension includes 20 classrooms, a new lecture theatre, new labs, and a study centre. A great addition to the city's post 16 education and skills offer.

Today I visited Clayton Hall with local councillor Tom Robinson to begin a conversation with the amazing trustees about how best to start sharing the story of the building through @manclibraries.bsky.social , & what more can be done to preserve, promote & use this fabulous Mcr asset.

Wonderful to join staff, volunteers and partners at the @MancLibraries conference today. A great event highlighting the amazing work done across all 22 of the city's public libraries.

Terrific night at @thelowry.com tonight with Cate Allison watching Count Arthur Strong's hilarious "interpretation" of A Christmas Carol. Comedy genius.

This week I visited Wythenshawe Community Housing Group to see their work as part of the MCC Economic Inactivity Trailblazer. The project provides support from community-based health & employment support services to help residents into employment.

The programme for the new cinema at The Edge Chorlton is here...What's on Cinema - The Edge Theatre & Arts Centre share.google/6ncnJLh1dlEO...

A great night on Saturday at the Mcr Sports Awards. I was delighted to be able to present the Volunteer of the Year award to the amazing Elaine Mann from Taekwondo Machine. Congratulations to Chorlton Park Primary PTA Bike Train for coming runner-up as Community Project of the Year. @mcractive