After hearing about the possible sale and demolition of the historic Apsley Cottage pub in Ardwick MCS stepped in hoping to give the venue a fighting chance. We have applied to Manchester City Council to request that the pub is listed as an Asset of Community Value. MCS Chairman, Steve Speakman, spoke to the Manchester Evening News …
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‘All of us should be wary of losing it – it’s the last bastion of privacy’
MCS Chairman, Steve Speakman, spoke to the Manchester Evening News about our campaign to retain cash. There have been many successes in the campaign with numerous institutions returning to accepting cash. Read the article here: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/all-should-wary-losing-its-32388022
Campaigning to protect cash
It has been noticed that an alarming number of businesses are not accepting cash as a payment method and as a Civic Society we are very concerned. The loss of the facility to use cash discriminates against many older, disabled, vulnerable people and young children who do not have access to electronic currency. As well …
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Friends of the Tame Valley
It’s good to know that even during lockdown good things can happen. A group of residents from Tameside have formed the Friends of the Tame Valley to care for parts of the Tame Valley in Audenshaw, Denton and Hyde (Shepley Wood, Jet Amber Fields, Upper Haughton and Whittles Meadows) that are not part of a …
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