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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“Oldham Mural” is saved
Following support from Manchester Civic Society and SAVE Britain’s Heritage, the Oldham Mural has been listed by the Government. The following is a press release from SAVE Britain’s Heritage: PRESS RELEASE: Post-war mural of ‘dazzling beauty’ in Oldham is celebrated and urgently protected through listing 10th August 2022 Government adds Oldham Mural masterpiece to national heritage …
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MCS urges listing of Holy Rosary Church to protect “Oldham Mural”
Manchester Civic Society has written to Historic England to support the listing of the former Church of the Holy Rosary building in Oldham so that the rare example of a mural by Hungarian artist George Mayer-Marton can be protected. ‘The Crucifixion’ is an unusual combination of mosaic and painted fresco completed in 1955 in Oldham’s …
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Manchester Civic Society formally objects to the Apex development
Manchester Civic Society has submitted a formal objection to the truly awful Apex tower which will cast a shadow (both actually and metaphorically) over the beloved Britons Protection pub. So far the plans have received a raft of objections and very little support. It is the last week to lodge your formal complaints to the …
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