A Crowdfunder set up to save one of Manchester’s most iconic nightclubs has now passed the £20,000 target needed to avoid permanent closure.
It comes after it was sadly announced earlier this month that the indie music venue 42nd Street – one of the most beloved denizens in Manchester’s nightlife neighbourhood based just off Deansgate and known colloquially among students and locals alike as ’42’s’ – was at risk of closing its doors for good due to lasting effects from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The nightclub closed to the public when lockdown first hit back in March, and hasn’t reopened since.
After the uncertainty of ongoing restrictions began to take its toll on the 100% family-run independent venue, the club’s owners then took the decision to start a Crowdfunder – #save42s – and calculated that a figure of £20,000 would be sufficient to see them into the new year.
And yesterday, that figure was finally hit.
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The #save42s Crowdfunder has, at the time of writing, raised a whopping £21,299 and counting, with the owners now releasing a statement thanking the “bloody brilliant” public for all their support.
“Thank you so much to every last one of you, you’re bloody brilliant.
“It’s been a humbling experience running this Crowdfunder, not something we could have possibly conceived we’d have had to do at the start of the year, but you’ve done it and we can now finally see some light at the end of the (42’s) tunnel.
“The crowd funder will remain open until Tuesday evening if there is something you wanted to enter or to pick up a t-shirt, and then on Wednesday morning we’ll start ordering t-shirts and arrange the draws for the various bundles that have been donated by some true Manc legends.
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“So good luck if you entered any of the competitions and thanks again, we will be eternally grateful for your support – see you on the dance floor soon”.
42 Street Nightclub
You can still donate to the 42’s Crowdfunder here.
Make sure to follow 42nd Street on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram too to keep up with the journey.
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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.
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2nd December 2020 
