Greater Manchester’s collective history: Linda Carver, Save Ancoats Dispensary

Linda Carver was a member of the Ancoats Dispensary Trust, a local organisation set up to save the dispensary building from demolition and redevelop it into a cultural hub. While the original plans did not proceed, the building was saved.

We met in March to discuss the importance of Greater Manchester’s architectural heritage and her work to save a significant Victorian-era building.

This story is part of our generative inquiry into Greater Manchester’s shared heritage.

Greater Manchester’s collective history: Jim, Caring and Sharing Rochdale

Jim works for Caring and Sharing Rochdale, a community organisation which exists to support and empower vulnerable people of diverse ethnicities in Rochdale and surrounding areas. We first met Jim at Rochdale’s 7th Annual Black History Month Celebration event, hosted by Caring and Sharing Rochdale.

This conversation forms part of our generative inquiry into Greater Manchester’s shared heritage.

Cities are recognising the dangers of speculation and big capital: what will Manchester’s politicians do next?

With thousands of housing units being built in across wards including Deansgate, Piccadilly and Ancoats, central areas of Manchester have now become a key investment ‘hot-spot’ for profit-seeking finance that cares little for local communities. This rampant speculation, surge in international investment and links to rising rents, displacement, homelessness and destruction of heritage and culture […]