England’s biggest St George’s Day celebration returns this weekend – so expect dragons, drama and plenty of entertainment. The patron Saint of England will be honoured through a weekend of flamboyant events from midday Friday 20 April and will continue through until Sunday 22 April – with the annual St George’s Day Parade from 11.30am until 1.30pm on the Sunday.   The parade that... 

Staff and students from the Manchester College Wythenshawe Campus dressed up in fancy dress and braved the wind and the rain to abseil down their four-storey building to raise £5,000 for Comic Relief on Red Nose Day. Fundraising for Comic Relief created a buzz around the Brownley Road campus as students worked to raise a minimum of £50 and staff to raise a minimum of £100 pounds in sponsorship.... 

Do your mates tell you you’re funny ? Do you wish you had the bottle to have a go ? Then Come and join us as we give you all the secrets and tips of the trade over 6 weeks, which culminates in performing a 5 minute set at a Wythenshawe venue. Course cost £30 per person 5 x 2 hour sessions + Comedy Gig Starts Tuesday 2nd April 2013, 6-8pm, Forum Library Course tutor—Lewis “Big Lou” Jones For... 

A special event called We Love Wythenshawe Hall is being held from 12 Noon to 4pm at Wythenshawe Hall on Saturday (16 February). It features a chance to share your memories of the much-loved local landmark in a Big Brother style diary room. So if you want to make sure that your memories of the hall live on – this is your moment to have your say in a way that will immortalise your magic memories... 

The 2012 Christmas lights switch on was a great success with over 1000 people in attendance! WFM managed the stage with live artists entertaining the crowd with some amazing voices. Robert Read and Isabel Duncan compéred the event and really got the crowd into a frenzy and warmed up on a cold winter evening. The two were superb and had local links with Robert  a local lad from Wythenshawe who acts... 

Come join the fun and see the WFM people from past and present! Wythenshawe FM has been broadcasting full time since 2002 and started with three short broadcasts in 2000. In that time hundreds of volunteers, students, staff and the odd pet have been part of the Wythenshawe FM team. So come and join the fun! Saturday 22nd September 7pm till 12am Wythenshawe Cricket Club 78 Longley Lane, Northenden Manchester,... 

There is plenty of dough to be made at Brownley Green Village. It has recently been the venue for several very successful Baking Bread Workshop’s. The kitchen has been open to community groups and individuals were they have been taught the art of bread making. The sessions have proved so successful that the organisers are now planning a series of regular workshops. “The feedback we get is brilliant”... 

Tuesday 24th July  saw The FA Girls’ Football Festival, supported by Continental Tyres, Sport England and UEFA visit the Wythenshawe Games,  near Manchester. More than 200 girls, most of them playing for the first time, took part in a free programme led by FA coaches and aimed at encouraging girls to get involved in the game. The Festival, which lasted from 1pm to 4pm, synchronised with the Wythenshawe...