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The Mancunian Way: He had friends all over
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by BETH ABBIT - Thurs Aug 11, 2022
Hello,
I’m afraid we begin today’s newsletter with sad news about the death of Danny Collins - Manchester’s first homeless tour guide.
The veteran, who spent years living on the streets, worked with Invisible Manchester to run fantastic walking tours around the city centre. After a long illness, he passed away last month, aged 66.
I was lucky enough to take part in one of his tours a few years ago and it was a very moving and eye-opening experience.
Punctuated with readings of his original poems, Danny’s tours led visitors to the spots where he slept rough and spent much of his time when he was homeless - Central Library, Albert Hall, the Hidden Gem, St Ann’s Church.
During the tour I joined in 2018, we were taken to a spot near Central Library where John Cassidy’s famous statue, ‘Adrift’ stands. Danny explained how a fellow rough sleeper and former accountant ‘fell apart’ when his wife died and ended up on the streets.
“He spent 20 years living on the street. He was a very educated guy and he said to me one day ‘when you wake up in the morning on the street, even the statues are looking down on you’. I thought that was really poignant,” he said.
Former soldier Danny, 66, suffered post-traumatic stress disorder after leaving the military, which eventually led to him becoming homeless. He moved to Manchester because he didn’t want to be homeless in his native Liverpool. He spent four and a half years living on the streets before finding help from
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