Food, drink and retail neighbourhood Hatch is kickstarting the first phase of its reopening plan this week – beginning with a click and collect service.
From Thursday 18 June, hungry customers can browse the menus of their favourite Hatch street food traders via the Good Eats website and pre-order bespoke street food feasts in any combination via their smartphone.
Meals will be ready to collect at a COVID-safe waiting area in the courtyard.
The brand new click and collect service will operate midday to 9pm Thursday to Saturday, and between 11am and 5pm on Sunday.
Food will be available to order from Fuku, Mezze and Herbivorous on opening day.
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KBOM will resume trading on Friday 19 June, whilst Parmageddon will be back in action on 25 June.
All traders will be operating at Hatch under COVID-19 regulations and have completed COVID-safe risk assessments ahead of opening.
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There will also be a delivery service available for those who live nearby, with the following options in place for each trader:
Mezze (via Deliveroo & GoodEats)
Fuku (via GoodEats)
KBOM (via Uber Eats, Deliveroo & GoodEats)
Herbivorous (via Just Eat & GoodEats)
Parmogeddon (direct via WhatsApp & GoodEats)
Parmogeddon
Hatch was closed off to the public in March and has been unable to reopen since – leaving 26 independent food traders without a home.
A strategy has now been put in place to help the food & drink hub reopen gradually – enabling outlets to serve customers safely.
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Andrea George, Retail Director at Bruntwood Works, who own and operate Hatch, said: “The closure of the site has been devastating for the small, independent, creative businesses that make up the Hatch family and so we’re working closely with them to support a safe and gradual reopening of the Hatch neighbourhood.
“Our click and collect model is the first step in that process and we’re delighted to be welcoming the traders back from Thursday.”
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The man, who has now been named as Jonathan Bernard Carroll, was seen outside the city centre theatre at around 6.30am on Tuesday 12 November.
Emergency services rushed to the scene and Mr Carroll was taken to hospital.
Tragically, the 47-year-old passed away a short time later.
A large cordon was in place on Whitworth Street and Oxford Road while police and security attended the incident.
Greater Manchester Police are now appealing to find his next of kin.
It’s believed that he resided in the Salford area of Greater Manchester.
Anyone with any information should contact the Coroner’s Office on 0161 856 1376.
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Locals are being urged to help get hundreds of people “off the streets and back on their feet” this festive season.
As the temperatures told colder by the day, and Christmas creeps closer and closer, Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity is bringing back ‘1000 Beds for Christmas’, and the massively-important initiative is aiming to provide 1,000 nights of accommodation to people at risk of homelessness before the big day arrives.
Forming part of the ongoing ‘A Bed Every Night’ scheme, this festive fundraising mission is designed to provide food, shelter, warmth, and dedicated vital wrap-around support for those who need it most.
The charity says it wants to build on the “incredible success of 2023”, which raised more than £55,000 and provided 1,800 nights of accommodation.
Stockport-based property finance specialists, Together – which has supported the campaign for the last two years – has, once again, generously pledged to match every public donation for the first £20,000 raised.
Unfamiliar with the ‘A Bed Every Night’ scheme? Since 2017, when rough sleeping peaked, the initiative has helped ensure a significantly-higher rate of reduction in the numbers of people facing a night on streets in Greater Manchester than seen nationally.
The landmark scheme has given people the chance to rebuild their lives, while also giving them access to key services and opportunities that allows them to stay off the streets for good.
Despite the scheme’s recent success, organisations across Greater Manchester are under “a huge amount of pressure” to meet the demand for their services this winter, and given the current economic outlook, household budgets will continue to be squeezed – leaving people on the sharp end of inequality and poverty.
The Manc -
18th June 2020 
