The Great Northern is nothing without the people who come here. We want you to feel like you belong, and that you can shape how this place evolves! So, this is your part of the story. A chance for you to join others in making the Great Northern an amazing neighbourhood resource. Have a peek here what’s been going on and what you might join in with.
20th Jan 2023
Led by Manchester-based embroidery artist Stephanie Evans, Thread Journalling offers a free social and creative activity...
19th Jan 2023
Taking place every other Tuesday at 7pm at Great Northern's Village Hall, Mandem Meetup's Deansgate Talking Circle provides a...
6th Jun 2022
Having brought up little ones in the city ourselves, we know how great it is to have spaces to go to with them – to meet...
19th Jan 2023
Join artist Olga Clarke for a free, immersive and immensely fun era-themed arts class on Mondays at 6pm in The Village...
11th Oct 2022
Fancy working those vocal chords? check out the SHE choir, who rehearse every Wednesday in Our Village Hall on Deansgate...
16th May 2022
Marie-Claire, our Landscape Gardener, and her team have been bringing in soil, containers, trellises and piles of new plants!...
25th Apr 2022
After a what felt like a long winter, we are so happy to bring some Spring flowers to the Play House. Local company JSE...
26th Nov 2021
We have opened The Book Nook, a newly designed space situated by the entrance to the cinema, which supports access to free...
30th Sep 2021
At the Great Northern we want to make an oasis in our city. Our vision is for a wonderfully green public realm. We want to grow...
5th Sep 2022
We feel the Great Northern has the potential to be even more loved and become a thriving neighbourhood. So, we are dreaming up...
15th Jun 2022
We’re growing bikes at the Great Northern! We’re launching two new bike racks here at The Great Northern and to celebrate...
20th Aug 2022
It was just fabulous to see the Manchester Day Parade return to the city centre in June, and we were all set up in the square...