Forthcoming Events
March
6th - Leap Into Spring & Holi Festival of Colour>>
13th - Re-opening of Platt Hall and Platt Fields Archive Exhibition>>
14th - Blue Badge Guided Walk Through History>>
27th - Angling Club AGM>>
April
17th - Friends of Platt Fields AGM>>
30th - Touring Exhibition>>
May
1st - Speakers Corner (with parliamentary candidates)>>
7th - Civic Celebration of the Centenary>>
8th-9th - Centenary Tea Party>>
June
1st - Touring Exhibition>>
11th - Ian Brown/Unkle/Bad Lieutenant Music Concert>>
12th - New and Emerging Talent Music Concert>>
13th - Blue Badge Guided Walk Through History>>
19th - Manchester Day Parade Centenary Float Send Off Party>>
20th - Manchester Day Parade>>
July
5th - Touring Exhibition>>
24th-25th - Manchester Centenary Megamela>>
August
1st - Archive Film Afternoon/Evening>>
3rd - Touring Exhibition>>
6th-8th - Summer in the Park (Food, Drink and Music Festival)>>
September
1st - Touring Exhibition>>
12th - Blue Badge Guided Walk Through History>>
October
2nd - Centenary Diwali Mela>>
20th - Guides/Brownies/Rainbows Centenary Event - The Promise>>
November
5th - Bonfire Night (Centenary Finale)>>
Regular Events
3rd Sunday of Month - OAM Volunteer Day>>
Thursday Evenings 5-8pm Guerilla Gardening Group>>
Saturdays 9am - parkrun South Manchester>>
March
Leap Into Spring & Holi Festival of Colour
Saturday 06 March 2010, 13:00 - 16:00, By the LakesideCelebrating Spring and the Indian festival of Holi. There will be lots of paint, mostly on people, so to take part properly don't wear your Sunday best, put on an old white shirt or bring some ripped up white sheets to cover your clothes!
We shall have spring activities – planting vegetable and flower seeds; cutting and baking biscuits; making a giant chalk-walk; action painting ...
And of course playing with colour (marking each other with powder paint in vibrant colours, changing our white clothes into mini art galleries – while dancing to music). Of course you don’t have to play with colour, you can just watch everyone else .... That's what we said last year but 20 minutes into the afternoon nearly everyone was asking for bits of sheeting to cover their clothes and jumping into the dance space!
And a group of dhol drummers are coming to play to everyone at the end of the afternoon.
Indian and English food available ..... SEE YOU THERE!
In association with the Manchester Indian Association.
Re-opening of Platt Hall and Platt Fields Archive Exhibition
Saturday 13 March 2010, 13:30-16:30, Platt HallA major photographic exhibition of key moments in the history of the park.
Opening on the 13th March, this exhibition hosted at the costume gallery at Platt Hall will run for six months. The costume museum is also re-opening on this date, and the official opening will take place at the specified times.
Blue Badge Guided Walk Through History
Taking in all the fantastic myths, tales and historical references in the park and the buildings just outside. This will be a real treat. Advance booking advised though – there is only room for 25 people.
Contact us for the guide's details.
April
Friends of Platt Fields AGM
Saturday 17 April 2010, 11:00-13:00, Platt Hall (Museum of Costume)Special Guest Speaker:
Chris Makepeace - History of the Park and Platt Hall
(local historian & author of many wonderful books of old photos of Manchester)
ALL WELCOME
Touring Exhibition
Friday 30 April 2010, Fallowfield LibraryThe centenary touring exhibition will be installed in Fallowfield Library.
May
Civic Celebration of the Centenary
Friday 07 May 2010Including the Centenary Tree Planting and the launch of our Centenary Publication.
Centenary Tea Party
Saturday 08 May 2010 - Sunday 09 May 2010Including a banquet with entertainment and bandstand concert.
June
Touring Exhibition
Tuesday 01 June 2010The centenary touring exhibition will be installed in Withington Library.
Ian Brown/Unkle/Bad Lieutenant Music Concert
This is a ticketed event - please see the website below for ticket information.
Promo Website
New and Emerging Talent Music Concert
This ticketed event will follow on from the Ian Brown gig on Friday night. Artists and details will follow as we become aware of them.
Manchester Day Parade Centenary Float Send Off Party
Saturday 19 June 2010In readiness for the Manchester Day Parade we will be giving our float a grand send off party, complete with strawberry tea!
Manchester Day Parade
Come and see the Friends of Platt Fields and all the other floats. Join the fun in town!
Manchester Day Parade website
July
Touring Exhibition
Monday 05 July 2010The centenary touring exhibition will be installed in Chorlton Library.
August
Touring Exhibition
Tuesday 03 August 2010The centenary touring exhibition will be installed in Didsbury Library.
Summer in the Park (Food, Drink and Music Festival)
The Food, Drink and Music Festival is back. Details to follow.
Check out our gallery from the 2008 Summer in the Park here.
Summer in the Park website
September
Touring Exhibition
Wednesday 01 September 2010The centenary touring exhibition will be installed in Moss Side Powerhouse Library.
Regular Events
"Once a Month" Friends of Platt Fields Volunteer Day
3rd Sunday of every monthEveryone is welcome to come along and join us on our regular volunteer day doing a variety of jobs to make the park look beautiful! Gardening, art, building things, carving, lake cleaning, painting, weeding...different every time! Turn up any time between 1 and 4, wear old and warm clothes, all tools and refreshment provided. It's a fun social occasion as well as good exercise.
Guerilla Gardening Group
The Guerilla Gardeners meet every week during the summer (less often during the winter - contact Anne on 248 9331 for details) to tend a vegpatch, a greenhouse, a herb garden, loads of raised planter beds, a butterfly friendly area and, most recently, an orchard and soft-fruit area. Find out more on the groups page.
parkrun - South Manchester
Every Saturday morning at 9am, a group supported by the University of Manchester and the friends of the community organise a 5km run. 5km is a great distance to get some proper exercise, and running with company is much more fun so come along and start your weekend the healthy way!
Everyone is welcome, and it isn't a race so it doesn't matter when you finish. However, it is important that runners pre-register. Please do so on the parkrun website which also has more information.
parkrun South Manchester website