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Guide To Manchester: Peter Wheelers' (Conference 2010)
Guide To Manchester: Peter Wheelers' (Conference 2010)
Guide To Manchester: Peter Wheelers' (Conference 2010)
Guide to Manchester
(Conference 2010)
Welcome to Manchester. NEC election results
As I am putting this guide
Since Conference was last here we have had a busy two years. together we don't know the
results of the NEC elections.
Despite our best efforts we were beaten at the last election. As a result we face a All I can do at this stage is
Conservative Government determined to roll back all the gains made by post-war thank all the members for
Labour Governments. their support and
friendship over the last
Conference is where we decide how to respond. Having elected a new Leader it's up six years. It really is an honour
to all of us to unite behind him. to be elected to represent
your fellow members. If I am
We need to defend the legacy of our Labour Government-the massive investment in re-elected I will continue to
schools and hospitals, record levels of international development aid, a minimum put Labour values at the heart
wage and steering Britain through the worst economic crisis for 70 years. We need to of Labour's campaigning and
be proud of what we achieved and not let the Tories trash our legacy. work to get rid of this
conservative Government as
We need to reach out to those voters we lost at previous elections AND to new soon as possible. If I am not
supporters who have never voted Labour before. It's not a case of core voters OR re-elected I will do the same.
swing voters-we need the support of both.
Many Thanks. PETER
Crucially we need to prepare our organisation and policies for an election which might
come sooner than many think-selecting our candidates in marginal seats, reviewing Contact Me....
and up-dating our policies and leading the opposition to this governments’ slash and
burn economics. Phone: 07880 790182
Enjoy yourself in Manchester-This Conference is the first step back to Government! Email:
wheelerpeter@hotmail.co.uk
Peter Wheeler
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"Beer – proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy", Dr Johnson
Manchester is blessed with more than its fair share of good pubs & good beer. As your NEC member I
felt it was my duty to visit (most of) them to check they were up to scratch for you. It’s a tough job
but…..
Anyway, as they say…enjoy yourself sensibly. The best beers in town are the local ones – Holts,
Hyde’s, Robinsons & John Willie Lees, all reasonably priced. I’ve grouped the pubs in reasonable little
groups around the conference centre, feel free to go off piste and let me have your comments –
07880790182 or email wheelerpeter@hotmail.co.uk if you need any help.
To the right up Chorlton Street is The Gay Village- a big Down Cross Street is “Mr.Thomas‟s Chop House”, good
strip of bars, pubs, clubs and restaurants along Canal Victorian pub, good beer. The chops are also very good.
Street. A key part of Manchester‟s cultural vitality its Just opposite over Cross Street, 20 yards up, Chapel
also an excellent place for late drinking “Paddy‟s Walks is “Sam‟s Chop House.” Beer, excellent, British
Goose” is in many ways, the village pub. food, not for the calorie conscious! Not sure if Tom &
Sam were related!
Castlefield
This is the site of the original Roman Settlement of Mamucium, it was actually a castle in a field (we’re very literal
people in Manchester) Nearly 200 years ago this was the most important industrial area in the world. Site of the worlds
first railway station (now the museum of industry on Liverpool Road) and the Manchester end of Bridgewater Canal
what brought cheap coal to fuel the worlds first industrial city, and became a canal spaghetti junction. The area fell into
neglect but has been massively regenerated over the last decade. It’s one of the liveliest parts of town and well worth a
visit.
Walk down past Peter Street from the conference centre, turn left into Deansgate and you come to the Hilton Hotel, in
the Beetham Tower, if you can get in. The Sky bar is well worth a visit. It’s pricey but the view over Manchester here is
worth it and there is a glass floor in the bar which you can stand on and look down to Deansgate 150 foot below. Its
like floating!
Just a bit further down is the "Deansgate", good traditional pub with excellent Sunday Roasts. Just a bit further down to
the left is Deansgate locks, an area of bars and comedy clubs. Near the station itself are two excellent bars, The Atlas
bar and the Knott bar. The Atlas bar is a good place to hang out with a big open area at the back.
The Knott Mill is my favourite round here with good real ales from the Marble Arch brewery and a large open balcony
on the 1st floor. If you carry on by the canal, you come to "Dukes 92" and "Barca", big modern bars in a canal side
setting. The other pub of note is the “Ox" on Liverpool Road, excellent food and beer and handy for the conference
centre. It used to be called the Oxnoble, the only pub in Britain to be named after a potato. Unfortunately corporate
management decided it needed a trendy name, one day they’ll come to their senses!
Salford
If you fancy getting away from the conference hustle and bustle, just a short walk (or taxi) away is Manchester’s twin
city, Salford. Separated from Manchester by the mighty river Irwell, Salford has a style of its own. Originally built on the
docks and engineering, the city experienced the devastation brought by Thatcher and her accompanies. We’re getting
over that now thanks to a Labour council and a Labour Government - but fearful of what this lot have in store.
On Bridge Street, just on the border with Manchester is “The Mark Addy” named after a famous local life saver. Here
you can sit by the river and watch the swans.
Just a bit further down past the newly re- furnished Salford Central station, is the" Egerton Arms", a Holt’s house and as
typical as a Salford pub as your likely to get. Carry on down, cross over Chapel Street and 50 yards down on the left is
the "Kings Arms", this pub has its own theatre and regularly holds gigs with local bands – and a wide range of real
beers.
Toddle back up Bloom Street, turn right on Chapel Street and about 150 yards on your right hand side is and you’re in
Bexley Square, the home of “The New Oxford” An excellent free house ran by Tim from Ireland. On a sunny evening this
is one of the best places to sit outside and take it all in. They do an excellent Sunday Roast. Bexley Square saw a
political battle in the 1930’s between the police and unemployed demonstrators outside the local town hall, described
graphically in “Love on the Dole”
Walk a little bit further down Chapel Street and just over the lights on the on the left is "The Crescent", make sure
you’re in by 11 and its open until 1am. It’s a well Known fact in Salford that Marx and Engels who had a factory near -
by, used to come in here at the weekend and get hammered.
In Manchester you can eat pretty much any type of food but at Conference you’ll probably want
instant gratification, so most of the ones listed below are within stumbling distance of
conference. Don’t forget the chip shop, one of Manchester’s unique contributions to world cuisine,
gravy a speciality.
A tip well worth knowing is that lots of these restaurants have websites with lots of two for one
offers etc-So, google before you go!
Greek English
Castlefield – Dimitri’s – Campfield Arcade – Junction of Sams Chop House – 8 Back Pool Fold, off Cross street –
Deansgate and Campfield. Tel: 0161 839 3319. Great Tel: 0161 834 3210. Proper British cookery at its best.
Greek restaurant & bar, smashing for sitting out when Corned Beef hash or Steak and Kidney pudding
the weathers nice. recommended. It’s a pub and a restaurant and personally
recommended.
Spanish
El Rincon, 244 Deansgate. 0161 8398819 – Excellent China Town
Spanish restaurant downstairs and very relaxed. Can be It would be impossible to list all the restaurants and
a little hard to find as its on a backstreet just off cafes in Manchester’s China town. Its good day or night,
Deansgate but well worth the effort. with plenty of restaurants’ and bakeries. But the one not
Evuna, 277 Deansgate-0161 230 5337. Another to miss is the Yang Sing on Princess Street, Tel: 0161
excellent Spanish restaurant. 236 2200, try the banquet, it’s the best!
Italian Russian
Piccolino – 8 Clarence Street, Tel: 0161 835 9861. A The St. Petersburg Restaurant. 68 Sackville St. 0161
very good Italian restaurant just off Albert Square. 236 6333. This is a new one to me but seems very lively
with plenty of Caviar, Not open on Mondays but Russian
Mexican singing and Karaoke on Fridays and Saturdays
El Macho – 103 Portland Street, Tel:0845 205 1195
Just off Oxford road on the way to Picadilly, nice
downstairs Mexican. Call:
08705
900200