Manchester’s largest street food fair GRUB has set up a new policy for ‘influencers’ and it aims to offer support to local community initiatives during “tough times”.
The popular street food event – which is currently based at the Red Bank Project in Cheetham Hill and is held weekly every Friday, Saturday and Sunday – has spoken out this weekend to propose a deal to influencers, which will see local food banks benefit.
The proposed deal comes after it was revealed that GRUB had been receiving a number of recent requests from influencers to be provided with free food and drinks in return for promotional posts on social media.
GRUB did not feel this was a particularly suitable policy at this time and felt more could be done.
Sharing across social platforms this weekend, GRUB said: “We will happily provide a bounty of grub & booze for you to post on your socials, but you will pay full price for those items.
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“We will then donate an equal amount to your bill to a local food bank charity so that someone in need can eat, plus we’ll share your post and profile on our social media so everyone knows you are supporting your community in these tough times.”
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GRUB stated that it believes “this seems like the best way to do things” at the moment in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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The announcement of this new policy over the weekend has been met with widespread support from both members of the public and other local businesses and eateries, with the post going on to amass thousands of likes and hundreds of comments on social media.
GRUB has also confirmed on Twitter this morning that the first donation to local food bank Mustard Tree – a charity helping to combat poverty and prevent homelessness in Greater Manchester – has been made following a visit from an influencer this weekend.
It has also encouraged members of the public to make their own donations to the “important work” that Mustard Tree is doing at a “crucial time with [the furlough scheme] now coming to an end [and] hearing of more and more hospitality (and other industries) redundancies”.
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The COVID-19 pandemic may have taken its toll on industries of all shapes and sizes over these past few months, but supporting local/independent business has never been more important than it is right now.
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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.
Emily Sergeant -
24th August 2020 
