Dear friends, comrades, lovers and loiterers
It’s First Sunday, This Sunday and, somewhat discombobulatingly the last First Sunday of the year. How the devil did that happen?
Join us to ponder time flying, cities dreaming, buddleia conspiring and doubtless much else.
Meet 2pm this Sunday outside Manchester Craft and Design Centre, Oak St M4 5JD.
I don’t know exactly where we will go, but as ever our wanders wind collectively, with the pace and direction set according to our desires on the day. The only rules are take care of each other and the places we explore. And don’t be an arse.
All welcome, and free of course because these streets belong to everyone. Or they should do.
For more information please email mlrose@thelrm.org or text/whatsapp 07974929589
My heartfelt thanks, as ever, for all who walk with The LRM in person, through cyberspace and beyond
Love and golden apples
Morag xx
PS here's news from friends at Our Irwell, including some walks - they aren’t psychogeographical but they are illuminating and you will get to ramble with good folk by our beautiful river.
Our Irwell Salford Wetlands Circular Walk with The Ramblers
Sunday 8th December, 11am Outside Salford Crescent Station
Estimated finish time is 1.30 back at Salford Crescent station.This has been categorised as an easy walk, distance 8km, with a 25m ascent. It is mostly on riverside walkways, please note that these may be slippery or unsurfaced in places. This is a short Sunday morning walk using paths that follow the river as closely as possible without too much deviation or repetition. The route visits Peel Park, Kersal Wetlands and Salford University
For more information please visit
https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/group-walks/our-irwell-salford-wetlands-circular
Details are also shared on facebook and meetup here:
https://fb.me/e/2AtHm0FvM
https://www.meetup.com/manchester-weekend-walkers/events/304780343/?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=share-btn_savedevents_share_modal&utm_source=link
Huge thanks to walk leader Andy for organising this walk, all our welcome and I hope lots of Our Irwell can go and enjoy this river walk.
Lightwaves, Salford Quays.
Thursday 5th December 7pm
Our Irwell will also visit The Lightwaves Festival at Salford Quays https://quaysculture.com/lightwaves-salford-2024/ for an informal wander around the installations and a social beverage afterwards
Meet us 7pm outside the entrance to The Lowry (if we haven’t met before I am short with pink hair and, if its cold, a stripey hat)
Pomona Campaign
There’s been a lot of love shown towards Pomona, but we still really need evidence for our campaign to retain a public route across the island. If you can fill out an evidence statement that would be brilliant, email Ourirwell@gmail.com for a copy. Crucially we are also looking for evidence of use of, and love for, Pomona in other ways so if you have any memories, films, photos, anecdotes, historical documents or anything else we can add to our portfolio of evidence (regardless of whether or not you want to fill out forms) please do share. If it would be useful to chat or you need more information don't hesitate to get in touch
Future Meetings and Contacts
The next Our Irwell meeting will be our AGM in January, details to be confirmed early new year. In the meantime, please let us know if you have any comments, questions, ideas for future events or emerging issues around Our Irwell, you can email OurIrwell@gmail.com, visit our facebook group “OurIrwell” and our Instagram. You can also text/whatsapp/ join our whatsapp chat on 07974929589. We would also love to see any pictures or hear any stories collected on your Irwell wanders
Very best wishes and, as ever, heartfelt thanks for all your support of Our Irwell and our aims to Protect, Progress and Promote access to Our Irwell.
