This was my primary school many many moons ago. however, in my day it was a Junior school…read more I recently went back to watch my niece in a school play and was surprised how much smaller everything was!! it was like magic!! I was also surprised how little it has changed, I got a bit emotional when i realised my niece's classroom is my old classroom. The school has had a lot of work done and it looks really good, the playground is much more interactive and to be honest is a playground and not a car park like we had to put up with. I actually saw some school food and it looked edible, again not like when I was there. However i am informed that they no longer do chocolate sponge and custard for desert which i am worried about. I am hoping it is just an evil childish lie!!

Futureworks is a leading media training facility in Manchester which offers courses in everything…read morefrom game design to sound recording. Futureworks offers short, fast-track and diploma courses as well as degree equivalent qualifications in a range of disciplines and technologies. The rates aren't the cheapest in town (you can get short courses in some of the same software and technologies cheaper at The Manchester College) but I think they're fairly priced and are worth the money. I've been here for one of their short editing courses and thought it was great. The staff were really attentive and didn't just shout out instructions as they do in some other training centres. They mixed lecturing and demonstration with hands-on practice and one to one discussions, which I found useful as I felt I was falling behind but was a bit embarrassed to ask for help. The centre itself is easy to find (just at the end of Oxford Road before the Central Library) and has state of the art facilties and equipment. The whole place is very shiney and modern and is so covered in buttons and gadgets it feels a bit like you're in the future...perhaps thats why the call it Futureworks....

Right at the end of Hyde Road is one the best open spaces in East Manchester. There is lots to do…read morehere for all ages with bowls, a tennis court, a skate park and adventure playground for the kids.There is even pitch n putt golf and and two large boating lakes and a small marina. My kids love it here because its safe and always busy and in summer there are various events such as the occasional circus and funfair and sports days

Very safe and secure for kids, staff were brilliant and very friendly. Luckily we went on a day it…read morewas mildly quiet, can imagine it being a nightmare full of screaming kids. Nicely tucked away, kids loved it :-)

my son loves it staff are friendly reasonably priced to get in and for foodread more

The school has improved a lot over the past 5 years. exam…read moregrades are improving all the time. Even I was a bit worried about sending my 2 children there. this year my son will be sitting his gcse and hopefully he will prove I made the right decision. The quality of the students from the school are excellent!

Excellent nursery, great with mu children and a wonderful setting.read more

PLEASE SHARE PARK…read moreHALL DAY NURSERY CHURCH LAWTON NEGLECT!!!! Sooooo now I've had a nursery manager scream at me down the phone ! trying to shout over me trying to make a complaint .... very unprofessional my complaint ...it's now going to ofsted !!! You will not outshout or win me Jane NURSERY OF NEGLECT I was waiting to build my case but Jane at park hall and sue have both been absolutely disgusting to me and dean tonight all because I rang to see why there was a friggin dog 'YES A DOG' in the nursery with the children !!!! It's been seen for ourselves yet apparently I'm a liar and we all are ...... This dog has been in and out for months now and we have all said something also !!! Jane even said on the phone "there is no laws with dogs in nursery" For sue to then say to dean "there has been no dogs in the nursery" To be a good liar ladies you need a good memory or at least same story ey ? I HAVE MULITPLE PHOTOS OF MY DAUGHTERS PRIVATES AND PANTS COVERED IN FEICES AND YELLOW WHERE THEY DO NOT WIPE HER SHE HAD HAD MULTIPLE WATER INFECTIONS AND BLISTERS SHE HAS BEEN BITTEN by other children REPEATEDLY they have no policy's and don't follow procedures at all ! AND WHEN I RING TO COMPLAIN SHE JUMPS DOWN MY THROAT AND STATES IM A LIAR AND HAVE NOTHING FOR OFSTED !!!!!! You have just messed with the wrong mum !!! Could all parents with any of same concerns please inbox me as I am building a case against them !!!! I have heard off so many people but need it in writing This was one of last ofsted reports clearly more or less stating everything I and others have complaints about. This was three years ago so we see what they say now !!

You must take a look at this if you're over 50, so much more than you expect many activities…read moreavailable on site. Beautiful park land with a lovely duck pond. Information and guidance on all areas of life. Work Options for over 50's in work -- Workwise over 50's looking for work. Bistro serves food and drink to all ages through out the week and lunch 1 - 4 on Sundays.

'Chets'. Perhaps more famous for being the subject of one of ITV's huge range of reality…read moredocumentaries - don't you remember? They had a spate of them back in the day including Redcoats, Airline, something about vets and sewage cleaners and... heck, they had one for everything. Chets tended to get shunted to the graveyard slot along with Redcoats which made the two programmes essential student viewing after a few beers and a stumble round Manchester. While the aforementioned image I've offered may give the impression that Chets is an establishment of debauchery (it was certainly the case with Redcoats), nothing could be further from the truth. Visually, anyway. If you thought the Royal Northern College of Music was posh you ain't seen nothing yet. Again. Visually. Housed in one of the most stunningly beautiful buildings in Manchester adjacent to the painstakingly rebuilt ancient pubs in Exchange Square, the school is on the site of a manor house and Manchester Castle. Now comprising buildings way back from 1421 and several more (including an orphanage in 1653 and the Long Millgate building in 1978 as well as brand newies, it's a school of music with the motto 'Love to Live to Play'. Chets is open. You'd think by looking at it that you'd have to win scholarships or have parents with 'the third' at the end of their name (you being 'the fourth') to even go near the place but that's claptrap. Over 290 students attend the school between the ages of 8 and 18, and anyone can become a Chet regardless of background or financial situation. All students are entitled to government funding and all a potential student has to do is audition. The school offers essential academic qualifications alongside the principal study instrument and usually a secondary one too. (Remember, one's instrument can be one's voice.) Students can choose to board or not, so if required this can be one heck of an intense musical experience. Chets has some impressive alumni and it's definitely worth a shot if music is your life and you can't imagine yourself doing anything else. It's great preparation for university studies or life as part of an orchestra or choir, and I can safely say it's one of the most beautiful places you can go to school.

Chetham's School of Music is definitely up there with the top selling points of Manchester as a…read morecity to rival the capital. The student culture in Manchester is second to none, and the city is home to the best young talent across the disciplines, not least the youngest and most talented musical genius! Along with the Royal Northern College of Music and The Martin Harris Centre (home to The University of Manchester's musical population), Chetham's is in the top musical venues in the city. Whereas the Royal Northern College of Music and The University of Manchester deal with university age children, Chetham's is for musicians aged eight to eighteen, and it is home to nearly three hundred of them. Situated in the city centre, right next to the Manchester Wheel and the Manchester Cathedral, the setting is nothing short of idyllic. The buildings in which the school is situated are some 600 years old! And the Chetham Library (see Yelp) is a piece of architecture and local heritage not to be missed out upon! Between these aforementioned landmarks in the area is a lovely square with several of Manchester's best pubs, so this little part of the city is worth a visit for literally everyone (thats to say, if you don't like anything else, and you will, at least you'll like the pubs) If you go onto the website you can see all the upcoming events, many of which are free and some of which don't even require booking. Some of the more popular events are around the £15 mark, but still cheap for what they are. They even have lunchtime concerts. A really fantastic place to study, see live music or even walk around and have a look at the architecture. 5 stars without a shadow of a doubt!