Manchester in Particular
Manchester in Particular is a collection of projects looking at what is unique about Manchester. Initially funded by Awards for All, projects include:
2009 Food Heritage Calendar
The Kindling Trust worked with Fiona Dunk and staff and pupils of St. Margaret's Primary School as well as local residents to explore the heritage and history of food growing, cooking and selling in Whalley Range.
The children at St. Margaret's School began with interviewing older people with a particular interest or viewpoint of Whalley Range's food history, in preparation for creating a 2009 calendar. Topics for discussion included the turning of 'The Moss' (bog) into fields and roads; Villa kitchen gardens; Digging for Victory during World War Two; the history of allotments, bee-keeping and orchards in the area as well as the cultural influences of Caribbean, Pakistani, Sikh, Polish, Somali and Arabic communities.
Click here to view the calendar.
Manchester in Particular Poster
This poster is an A to Z guide to Manchester’s unique political, cultural, ecological & economic landscape and will be launched in late 2009.
From icons to unsung heroes, the poster highlights what’s unique about our great city. Facts and figures, a few things we’ve lost in recent years, some of our troubles, and a bit of pertinent history. Mostly it’s about the individuals and projects battling to preserve the best of the past and make the best of now to ensure a sustainable and just future for all Mancunians.
You can view and download the poster here.
A History of Feeding Manchester
This chronological narrative of how Greater Manchester has been fed through the ages, looks at each decade from 1750 to the present day: looking at how a changing Manchester was fed, we can see our changing relationship with the countryside. How the ‘urban’ has come to dominate the ‘rural’ to make the most of market opportunities. A detachment from and disregard for the pastoral, and a reverence for the metropolis.
