Articles relating to: gangs
Walking in the footsteps of the scuttlers
On a suitably grey Saturday, I retraced the steps of the formidable gangs of the 19th Century known as scuttlers, recently recreated by Manchester’s Royal Exchange in Rona Munro’s play of the same name.
Review: Scuttlers at the Royal Exchange, Manchester
Rona Munro is a playwright of some note, having won a number of major accolades including a Writers’ Guild award for best play of 2014. So it is something of a coup that she has turned her attention to recreating a seldom explored part of Manchester’s history: the original youth cult and gang culture of the ‘scuttlers’.
The Scuttlers of Manchester: Britain’s first youth cult
“…parents should be taught their duty, at present they seem either regardless of this or utterly afraid of correcting their children”.
The Northern Soul Christmas Charity Appeal: raising money for Alzheimer’s
The Northern Soul Christmas Charity Appeal: raising money for Alzheimer’s.
There are 23 amazing prizes on offer which you can win by bidding in our online auction.
Our two nominated charities are the Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer’s Research UK. They both do amazing work and we are hoping to raise lots of cash for them.
Go on, you know you want to!
The Northern Soul Christmas Charity Appeal: raising money for Alzheimer’s
The Northern Soul Poll
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