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Who is looking after Levenshulme?We are a group bringing together local residents of Levenshulme who believe that our community is not getting the support it deserves from our elected representatives.

We campaign for investment and development and also over specific issues such as the closing of post offices, the running down of our swimming pool and our lack of a community center.

We are fully independent of any political party and open for all to get involved.

For more information please use the links in the white box at the top left to navigate to our other webpages.

Next Meeting

Saturday 13th June, 2009
2pm - 4pm
@ Lenshulme Library


Campaign actions
things you can do to help make Leve better!

Working Groups

If you are interested in being involved in any of the following working groups please email: levenshulmecampaign@googlemail.com

Current working groups:

Swimming Baths - Looking at how we can start a campaign to get some investment into leve's pool and how facilities could be improved.

Communications - Looking at how FoL gets information from and to the community and at the possibility of starting a community newsletter.

PCT/Health - Continuing to monitor the position of the PCT, and where they are going to put new money, after our victory in stopping the alternatively funded Health Centre

Inclusion/community participation/youth - Looking at how to involve the whole community in campaigning and raising their voice. Also to look at youth provision in the area.

Community Centre - Continuing the campaign for Leve to have a community centre

Environmental Issues - Looking at issues such as green space and our community garden.

These groups will report back at the next FoL meeting on 13th June @ the library. This will also be a chance for people to propose any further working groups they would like to run.


Levenshulme Consultation


Manchester City Council are planning to make long-term decisions about the former Community Centre site on Chapel Street after the results of the 'consultation document'. Current it's still up for sale!
We say - save the community garden!


Make your views known by taking part in the consultation by following this link
http://www.manchester.gov.uk/downloads/levenshulmesconsultation1.htm

Make sure that you mention environmental improvements, community facilities and the chapel street site by name - if you want to help save it from being lost.



National Campaign links

Levenshulme's New "GP-Led Health Centre" - Levenshulme


Keep the post public

+ Keep the Post Public Petition @ No 10
Number10 Petitions



LEVENSHULME DIARY

Wednesday 8 April - Delamere Neighbourhood Group is organising a free family film screening at Chapel St primary school from 10.30 am. Followed by lunch.

Thursday 16th April - Folk Train from Levenshulme station - No need to book in advance - just buy a return ticket to Goostrey. For further details contact 0161 218 1515 or 07800 618 147

Monday April 6th - Call To Real Action - about how Manchester’s people and Council could
respond to Climate Change – 7pm, at Nexus Café on Dale Street.For more info email Pennyskerrett178@btinternet.com

Sunday 26th April - Greenbank Residents Association event - Fun Dog Show! Booking at 12pm, Judging at 1pm any for more information email JudGabler@aol.com

Sunday 5th + Sunday 19th April - Friends of Fallowfield Loop Art in the Park - construct amazing sculptures using stones, twigs, leaves, grass, mud, wood chippings and other park treasures. Two workshops to be held in Highfield Park picnic area (12.00 until 3.00pm both days)


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Anonymous Love Levenshulme 4 May 12 2009, 5:11 PM EDT by Anonymous
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Beliz Kitchen (47 Kingsway on the Kingsway roundabout) is pleased to annouce the completion of its community art project on the 27th February 2009.

The mural on the side of our cafe, overlooking the Kingsway roundabout is being designed by a local artist who sucessfully won our competition after entries were judge by some of our staff, local workers and residents. We are hoping that this colourful design will become a local landmark and will give residents some pride in their area (espeically with all the doom & gloom at the moment).

The design is a rainbow of food with "*heart* Levenshulme" in the centre. We've taken pride in the cafe we have created in the local area and are especially proud of how this design is taking shape. If you want to pop down on Friday to take a look then please do.

Kind regards,

Ben
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Anonymous New grow your own food project in Levenshulme 4 May 1 2009, 4:27 PM EDT by Anonymous
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Hello

I work for a not-for-profit organisation called Sow the City that's just setting up in Levenshulme to help people grow their own food. We've recently received start up funding from Unltd (Lottery funding).

The funding is for a project to be delivered in the Levenshulme area from April - June and we've committed ourselves to helping 20 households grow their own food in their unused outdoor areas (gardens, yards, windowsills etc.). We provide advice and training to people on how to grow food but also supply growing equipment such as ‘raised beds’, compost, soil and seeds. Some of our start up funding will also be spent on a website, premises (hopefully behind the antiques village), and a basic growing guide.

I would be happy to meet and talk about this project and what your involved in. Alternatively I can send you more information about the project to circulate round your mailing list.

Kind Regards

Jon Ross
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Anonymous Levenshulme to get its own Beach! 2 Oct 28 2008, 5:14 PM EDT by Anonymous
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Event: Diversity of Appearance - The Launch Night
Date: Monday 27th October 2008
Venue: M19 Bar, 847-849 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Manchester.
Time: 7.00pm – 11.00pm
Admission: Donations to Polio Children's Charity.
Tel 0161 224 8135
www.levenshulmefestival.co.uk

Levenshulme Festival celebrates its Diverse Culture and brings a Taste of the Seaside to South Manchester!

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of this years Levenshulme Festival a special exhibition and performance has been commissioned to celebrate the area’s diverse community. ‘Diversity of Appearance’ is the title of the special piece which features a collection of local artists and performers who will be exploring and challenging people’s perception of themselves and others.

The work includes award winning photography, live music, dance, poetry, fashion, Theatre and Levenshulme’s very own beach! Shades and swimsuits are optional for visitors! The launch features a host of live entertainment from the award winning contemporary Irish Poet ‘Tony Walsh’ fresh from appearance in Cork through to Irish music from ‘Shake the Barley’ and middle Eastern dancing from the Levenshulme based Mahabat Egyptian Dancers.

M19 Promoter James Hennigan said one of the area’s most famous musicians - Ian Brown of the ‘Stone Roses’ once famously said that Manchester has everything apart from a beach. So we thought we would put one in for the festival, you never know Ian might even pop in and try out the Deck Chairs!”

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