Coronation Street favourite Simon Gregson, fitness icon Mr Motivator, Love Island star Chris Hughes, member of pop band Union J and I’m A Celebrity runner up George Shelley, soap star Adam Woodyatt and England rugby player Joe Marler “unleashing their drag alter-egos as they attempt to go head to head to be crowned the winning Queen. ” READ MORE: EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison says her son's dad disowned him after he came out as gay Video: Coronation Street Slang term in Max's messages cause confusion with viewers (Manchester Evening News)Miniature railway suffers £20k worth of damage after thieves steal trackDominic Raab: PM won confidence vote 'very clearly'England fans gather in Munich, GermanySale man witnessed carrying a gun jailed after foot chase in HarpurheyDavide Sanclimenti enters the Love Island villaBoris Johnson survives Tory leadership confidence voteLove Island Series 8 Meet PaigeAbandoned bags strewn across Manchester Airport on SundayPlatinum Jubilee Pageant parades past Buckingham PalaceTory MPs trigger Boris Johnson vote of confidenceSharon Osbourne reveals the secret to her 40-year relationship with Ozzy OsbourneCommuter carries pigeon in his hood on Manchester tramPM Boris Johnson to face no confidence vote on MondayAxel Blake crowned Britain's Got Talent 2022 winner Hosted by “drag superfan” Lorraine Kelly, the judging panel will be made up of Spice Girl Melanie C, stand up comedian Rob Beckett, international drag artist and Celebrity Big Brother winner, Courtney Act and Everybody’s talking about Jamie’s Layton Williams.
New city centre park moves one step closer ahead of autumn opening
30.05.2022 - 12:57 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester’s highly-anticipated new park has taken another step forward this month. Mayfield Park will be the city centre’s first new park in more than 100 years.
Set to open in the autumn, the six and a half acre site will form the first part of a decade’s long regeneration of the area. It will feature some 120,000 new plants, flowers, and shrubs.
Ahead of the opening, the horticultural staff had some help from year 7 students from Dean Trust Ardwick School. For some of the geography pupils, it was their first time gardening.
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"The students had an amazing time at Mayfield as they gained a sneak preview of this stunning new green space in the city,” Lucy Ribbands, the school’s Head of Geography, said.
"They are very excited for the opening in the autumn - it is definitely going to make a positive change to the Ardwick area. For most of the pupils it was their first school trip in three years, they felt very special."
Mike Harrison, from U+I, which is leading the regeneration project, added: "It was a pleasure to see the students join the planting effort - they all said they can't wait to bring their families and friends to show them 'their plants'. We're confident the new Park will be a wonderful addition to the city centre when it opens in the autumn."
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