A lad from Manchester’s proposal to his girlfriend has gone viral on social media and has already been viewed millions of times.
James Feetham and Morgan Evans had been friends for six years prior to getting together a year ago when their friendship blossomed into a romantic relationship during the first lockdown.
They decided to live together at the start of the pandemic as they believed it would only last for three weeks – but their relationship kept going from strength to strength.
“I just knew I wanted to marry her, and I thought ‘why am I wasting my time?” James told the MEN.
Eager to pop the question and with the pair having just recently moved house, James decided to organise a gathering of friends and family in their garden in Levenshulme to celebrate, but Morgan had no idea their housewarming party would soon turn into an engagement party instead.
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Not only did Morgan say ‘yes’, but the proposal was captured on camera and posted by James to video sharing platform TikTok, where it’s since racked up over 1.3 million views.
But, it was the date that James chose to propose on that is particularly touching.
James was keen to get down on one knee on the 22nd May, as he knew this was a date that Morgan often felt rather sad and uneasy about.
Morgan – who is currently in second year of her nursing degree at the University of Salford and has worked on the frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as at the NHS Nightingale Hospital and on intensive care units in the autumn – attended the Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena when the attack occurred four years prior.
“Morgan was there when the arena bomb went off and though she wasn’t injured, she was there and remembers it.” James recalled.
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“I can’t imagine what it must have felt like for her.
“Normally in the run up to the anniversary she feels quite on edge and upset [so] I was trying to think of a way that I could make it less of a negative day for her.”
Morgan had no idea that their housewarming would turn into an engagement party / Image: TikTok – @jfeetzz
“I’m just over the moon she said yes.” James added.
Morgan said: “I was completely shocked when I turned around and he was down on one knee.
“I think the day will always be bittersweet for me and I’ll always remember what happened, but what James has done has made me so happy and hopefully I can look forward to that day too, instead of dreading it.”
Drinks prices revealed as Manchester Airport’s first-ever Wetherspoons pub opens inside T2
Emily Sergeant
It’s official… Manchester Airport’s first-ever JD Wetherspoon pub has officially opened its doors inside Terminal 2.
The 300-seater pub – which welcomed its first customers earlier this week – is named The Belle Vue after Manchester’s historic showground.
Throughout the pub, you’ll spot design features that nod to the city’s sporting heritage – including vintage event posters and memorabilia, a ‘locker wall’ hosting trophies and other sporting exhibits, and a cricket-themed design in the carpets and bar panels.
Creating around 150 jobs in the process, The Belle Vue is the final planned new eatery to open in the airport’s redeveloped Terminal 2, marking one of the final steps in the super-terminal’s decade-long, £1.5bn transformation.
Manchester Airport’s first-ever Wetherspoons pub has opened inside Terminal 2 / Credit: Supplied
According to the MEN, pints are priced from £6.20 for Carling and Coors lager, £6.45 for Budweiser, £6.60 for Guinness, and £6.70 for Poretti and 1664 Biere.
Prosecco is £9.20 for 175ml glass and £37.10 for the full bottle, while spirts and mixers are £6.80 for singles and £10.20 for doubles.
There’s also the classic Wetherspoons tea and coffee machines, where you can refill as many times as you like for just £3.60.
“It’s a proud moment to see the final new retail unit opening in our new-look Terminal 2,” commented Richard Jackson, who is the Retail Director at Manchester Airport.
“To be rounding off this 10-year programme by adding such an iconic name as Wetherspoon to the terminal is particularly special and we know that it will prove extremely popular with passengers. We think they’ll love the nods to Manchester’s heritage in the décor and design – and of course the name.”
The Belle Vue will be open from the first flight to the final flight each day, and food will be served from opening until 10pm.
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Iconic Manc movie 24 Hour Party People is set to return to cinemas for its anniversary
Emily Sergeant
One of Manchester’s most iconic movies is set to return to the big screen next month.
Remastered in 4K and returning to UK cinemas to mark 24 years since its original release, Michael Winterbottom’s 2002 biographical comedy drama film, 24 Hour Party People, tells the story of Manchester‘s popular music community from 1976 to 1992 – specifically about Factory Records‘ founder Tony Wilson.
The film begins with the punk rock era of the late 1970s, before moving through the 1980s into the rave and DJ culture, and of course, the ‘Madchester‘ scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The narrative largely follows the career of Tony Wilson, played by Middleton-born actor Steve Coogan, while also covering the careers of the major Factory Records artists – especially Joy Division and New Order, as well as A Certain Ratio, The Durutti Column, and Happy Mondays.
If you haven’t seen 24 Hour Party People before, it’s a dramatisation based on a combination of real events, rumours, and urban legends, as the film is sure to make clear.
Coogan is joined by a cast by a mixture of big names and, at the time, rising stars like Paddy Considine, Shirley Henderson, Lennie James, John Simm, Ralf Little, Andy Serkis, Sean Harris, John Thomson, and even Peter Kay, alongside cameos from other figures connected to the Manchester music scene.
Before it returns to cinemas, the film will first open music and media festival/conference, Beyond The Music, at MediaCity in Salford on 6 October.
The screening at the festival will also be followed by a Q&A with Coogan, Winterbottom, and producer Andrew Eaton.
24 Hour Party People will then be re-released in UK cinemas from 9 October, and you can check your local cinema for screening times and book tickets online now.
Emily Sergeant -
26th May 2021 
