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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Manchester has been named one of the ‘friendliest’ cities in the UK
Emily Sergeant
A new study has crowned Manchester as one of the ‘friendliest’ cities in the UK.
With reviews playing a huge part in the success of small businesses – especially in the hospitality and tourism sector – business insurance expert MoneySuperMarket has analysed more than 100,000 reviews of customer-facing businesses in over 100 cities worldwide to discover where the UK’s ‘friendliest’ places are.
Their new research reveals which cities nationwide attract the highest number of reviews that particularly highlight friendly staff and excellent customer service in their venues and attractions.
For each city, the reviews were analysed for mentions of friendly staff and excellent service.
Cities were then ranked by the percentage of reviews containing these markers – with the highest percentage earning the top spot for friendly customer service.
Manchester came in at a very respectable ninth place in the whole of the UK, with just over 50% of reviews mentioning friendly staff and service.
Other northern cities in the top 10 include Leeds at number six and Liverpool at number two, while looking at the global rankings, the UK dominates for friendliness – with four cities making the top 10, more than any other country in the world.
According to MoneySupermarket, the even spread of cities across the UK suggests that excelling in customer service is a national trait, rather than a local one.
European cities make up seven of the top 10 spots, suggesting that hospitality and friendly service are deeply embedded in the continent’s culture.
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Bolton man sets Guinness World Record for most fish fingers eaten in a minute
Emily Sergeant
A man from Bolton has set a very unique world record.
Nathan Davies, from Westhoughton in Bolton, is on a roll – first he won £98,000 on ITV‘s hit gameshow The 1% Club, and now he’s a world record holder.
After telling the show’s host, Lee Mack, that he wanted to break a world record, the 32-year-old has followed through on the promise he made on national television by claiming the title for the most fish fingers eaten in one minute.
The dad-of-two managed to scoff down 15 fish fingers in 60 seconds.
A man from Bolton man has set the Guinness World Record for the most fish fingers eaten in a minute / Credit: Guinness World Record
Nathan chose fish fingers as they’re a staple in his household thanks to his two young boys, and after first testing how quickly he could eat four of them, he decided to go for the official Guinness World Record attempt.
“I decided fish fingers was achievable given that I’ve got a few less formal eating records, so it’s up my street,” Nathan explained of his world record attempt.
Despite his impressive effort though, Nathan admits he was still a little gutted about how many he managed to chow down in the allotted time, adding: “I think I could have done more if I had let them cool down longer, but just happy to have the record.”
Nathan says it’s a ‘bit strange’ to have an official Guinness World Record for eating fish fingers, of all things, but he is ‘very proud’ of it all the same.
Emily Sergeant -
2nd December 2020 
