Women in Manchester will be treated to free coffee at a local cafe this week in honour of upcoming International Women’s Day celebrations.
Female-run business Nibble in Manchester’s Northern Quarter has announced it will be giving away free coffees all day on Tuesday 8 March.
Available between the hours of 830am and 5pm, free coffees will be handed out to the women of Manchester, complete with empowering, feel-good messaging.
Cups will be covered in quotes by women or empowering messages for women in honour of the day, with plenty more love and encouragement to be found inside the cafe in person.
Nibble has also teamed up with Lullabellz hair care and beauty to give the first fifty women through its door a special gift, too.
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There will be goodie bags on hand with gifts from the beauty company as well as the cafe’s own girl power-themed merch, which shouts loudly that ‘girls can do f****** anything’.
The current merch line includes tote bags, mugs, cards and tea towels, but Nibble also plans to introduce a child-friendly version without the swears in the coming weeks.
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“The first 50 ladies to come down will be getting goodie bags too with Lullabellz hair care essentials, and our ‘Girls Can’ merch too,” said Nibble NQ owner Lauren Irlam.
“I am currently waiting on the arrival of a new batch too without the swearing, for our little people and those with less of a potty mouth than mine! It’s all very exciting and it’s gone down really well since we started it.
“We’re really excited about celebrating IWD and showing some kindness to the people in our lovely city too. We all need it! We’d love to invite as many people down as possible.”
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Nibble NQ has made a name for itself in recent years as a truly independent, female-run business that takes huge pride in its home-cooking style.
Everything you’ll get at the cafe is made on-site from scratch, from healthy salads, afternoon tea and brunch to vegan and gluten-free scones, brownies, muffins and cakes.
Find it next door to Pop Boutique on Oldham Street at number 36, Manchester M1 1JN
Co-op Live confirms cancellations caused by part of air conditioning unit ‘falling from ceiling’
Daisy Jackson
The Co-op Live arena has confirmed the cause of tonight’s last-minute gig cancellation and subsequent postponement of future shows.
Reports said that an object had ‘fallen from the ceiling’ before doors to the public officially opened.
Co-op Live has now confirmed that ‘a component of the air conditioning system’ separated from the ductwork, and stressed that no one was injured.
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, the artist who was meant to perform tonight, had said that ‘something happened with the venue while I was at soundcheck today’.
Oak View Group, which owns the venue, said that it had ‘made the necessary call to ensure the full safety of all visitors to the venue to postpone the performance’.
Tim Leiweke, Chairman and CEO of Oak View Group said: “The safety and security of all visiting and working on Co-op Live is our utmost priority, and we could not and will not run any event until it is absolutely safe to do so.
“Today was a very unexpected situation but without a doubt the right decision.
“I deeply apologise for the impact that this has had on ticket holders and fans.”
It’s believed that the issue with the HVAC system was an isolated incident ’caused by a factory defect’.
Co-op Live said: “We were not able to verify that all similar nozzles were free of such defects.
“In conjunction with wider stakeholders, Oak View Group has made the necessary call to ensure the full safety of all visitors to the venue, and to postpone the performance.”
The rest of the nozzles inside the huge arena will now be tested for similar defects.
They said in a statement: “We understand the need to reassure fans over future shows. We are working with artist management and promoters to limit the impact on the opening season schedule.
“Where necessary, we will identify alternate dates, and will continually reassess to provide fans with sufficient notice regarding imminent shows.
“Should shows be cancelled or rescheduled, fans will be contacted by their point of purchase and offered a full refund where preferred.”
Olivia Rodrigo’s two Manchester shows at Co-op Live have been postponed
Daisy Jackson
Olivia Rodrigo’s shows at Co-op Live in Manchester have been postponed after a night of drama for the new arena.
The star was meant to bring her GUTS Tour to the city on Friday and Saturday night.
But the huge 23,500-capacity arena has now confirmed that both of these gigs will be postponed.
New dates will be announced as soon as they’re confirmed.
Co-op Live said in a statement: “Due to an on-going venue-related technical issue, the scheduled performances of Olivia Rodrigo’s GUTS World Tour on 3rd and 4th May are being postponed.
“Ticket holders can either hold onto their tickets or obtain a refund from their point of purchase.
“We deeply apologise for the significant inconvenience this will cause for many.”
The massive arena was supposed to open for the first time to the public tonight with a performance by A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie.
But it was called off at the eleventh hour, with fans turned away from the doors just minutes before they were meant to open.
Co-op Live has now confirmed that the reason for the cancellation was that a piece of the HVAC (air conditioning) system had ‘separated from the ductwork’.
Rigorous testing on the rest of the system now needs to take place before fans can safely be welcomed inside.
Olivia Rodrigo has yet to issue a statement about her Manchester shows on 3 and 4 May being postponed.