One of Manchester’s most iconic charities has announced the launch of a virtual Landmarks of Manchester 10K challenge.
We Love MCR Charity wants to help Mancunians “fall in love with our city again”.
Ongoing restrictions amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have meant that many of us have spent some time apart from our fine city and it’ll still likely be more time before mass-participation events are back in Manchester, so for everyone who wants to get fit, have a bit of fun, and re-discover the sights, We Love MCR Charity has a solution – the Landmarks of Manchester 10K.
Subject to review and providing that everything goes to plan with the easing of certain lockdown restrictions, from 29th March, people will be permitted to travel into Manchester city centre for exercise and the Landmarks of Manchester 10K allows participants to complete a circular route, taking you past some of the places where Manchester’s history was written.
Runners and walkers can have fun, get fit and, most importantly, raise some money for We Love MCR Charity.
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BIG NEWS!
Our exciting challenge starting 29th March – the 'Landmarks of Manchester' 10K! 🏃
Fall in love with our city all over again & raise money for our work ❤️
So, what are some of the landmarks you’ll be paying a visit to?
Canal Street – In the heart of the vibrant Gay Village.
China Town – To visit the Chinese Arch.
Manchester’s iconic Central Library.
The Hacienda – A chance to see the historic site.
Rusholme’s “Curry Mile”
The Pankhurst Centre – Where the Pankhursts forged the campaign for votes for women.
The Rutherford Building – Where Ernest Rutherford first split the atom.
The National Computing Centre – Where Alan Turing helped to create the first programmable computer.
The Vimto Statue – Honouring the region’s beloved purple nectar.
While the Landmarks of Manchester 10K is all about simply getting involved, having fun and raising some money, for the competitive folk among us, there’s still a chance to earn some exciting prizes.
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There will also be a competition to crown the ‘Best Selfie or Video’ submitted by a Landmarks participant while out completing the route, with the Lord Mayor of Manchester set to review the entries and pick two which best capture the spirit of the event.
The winners will bag themselves either £200 dining voucher to use on a selection of Manchester restaurants, or a £75 voucher for the for the legendary Rudy’s pizzeria.
Get creative and come up with your best ideas, costumes and moves for your selfie entries.
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“Now is the perfect time to fall in love with our city again.” Lord Mayor of Manchester, Councillor Tommy Judge, said.
“The Landmarks of Manchester 10K route will take you past some of the most significant places in our incredible history. We’re blessed with such diverse heritage and rich scientific breakthroughs and this 10K run will help us all to uncover and celebrate our history.
“Please take part as a walker or a runner, and please raise some sponsorship for We Love MCR Charity – a great charity which I’m proud to Chair”.
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The Landmarks of Manchester 10K isn’t an officially measured and registered 10K course, and participants should only run or walk it either alone, or with members of their own household / social bubble, until restrictions on this change.
Participants should always follow the current government guidelines on COVID-19 restrictions.
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Fancy giving it a go?
To enter the Landmarks of Manchester 10K, simply fill out the registration form here, or visit the We Love MCR Charity website for more information. After you’ve signed-up to the event, the charity will then send you a ‘Welcome Pack’, which includes an A3 colour map of the run, guidance on how to take part safely, and top tips for raising sponsorship.
The Landmarks of Manchester 10K is open from 29th March – 31st July 2021.
All sponsorship raised from the Landmarks of Manchester 10K will go directly to supporting We Love MCR Charity’s two current grant programmes – the ‘Manchester’s Rising Stars Fund’ and the recently-relaunched ‘Stronger Communities Fund’ – to help ambitious communities and young Mancunians keen to improve their lives as we emerge from the pandemic.
We Love MCR Charity’s COVID-19 Community Response Fund has already awarded nearly £1 million to 312 voluntary groups and charities to support over 50,000 Mancunians.
This is your chance to help support even more.
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Sir Ian McKellen pays emotional tribute to long-time friend and fellow northern actor Sir Patrick Stewart
Emily Sergeant
Sir Ian McKellen has paid an emotional tribute to his long-time friend and fellow northern actor, Sir Patrick Stewart, following his death.
Sir Patrick Stewart – who was born and bred in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, and is best-known for his theatre work alongside an illustrious 60-year screen career, taking on prominent roles in franchises such as Star Trek and X-Men – sadly passed away at the age of 86, with his death being announced publicly yesterday evening (29 October).
And now, his long-time friend and fellow northern actor, Sir Ian McKellen, has paid tribute.
Sir Patrick and Sir Ian shared the stage together countless times over their decades-long careers, but also famously starred alongside each other in the X-Men franchise, and subsequent Marvel movies, as Charles Xavier/Professor X and Magneto.
The tribute, shared across Sir Ian’s social media platforms, reads: “Before everything else, Patrick was defined by being born and bred in Yorkshire, the proud county in the north of England which he loved to the end. You could hear it in his accented voice and in the stern honesty with which he told you what he thought and felt. Yorkshiremen have no truck with half-truths or avoidance of big issues. He wore his heart on his sleeve, which made him a man to rely on, to admire and in my case, love.
“We first met as ambitious young actors with the Royal Shakespeare Company half a century ago but we weren’t in the same productions.
“My first strong memory was a few years later, meeting him in the street in central London when he told me about an offer to take over a leading part in ‘Star Trek’. “But Patrick think of your stage career in the UK. Do you really want to risk getting lost in Hollywood for years and years?”
“Well, he took the risk and thank goodness for us all that he did, for not just his devoted Trekkies, but film and theatre audiences who marvelled at his using international celebrity to star in a string of cinema successes (‘X-Men’ of course) and in great classical plays by Shakespeare, Ibsen, Arthur Miller, Peter Shaffer, Pinter and Beckett at Stratford-upon-Avon, in London’s West End and on Broadway.
“America was his adopted home, where he met his adored Sunny who has cared for him through sickness and health, through thick and thin.
“But he never forsook his origins: and the proudest achievement of the most respected and beloved actor of his generation on either side of the Atlantic, was his appointment as Chancellor of Huddersfield University in Yorkshire.”
Sir Patrick Stewart’s farewell performance will be in Avengers: Doomsday, which is being released in UK cinemas on 18 December 2026
Featured Image – Gage Skidmore (via Flickr)
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Classic FM will be back playing calming music for anxious pets this Bonfire Night
Emily Sergeant
Classic FM will be back playing calming music for anxious pets during this year’s fireworks season.
Bonfire Night may be loved by us humans for the spectacular firework displays and all the festive-themed activities that come along with it… but sadly, the November holiday isn’t quite so fun for our four-legged friends.
Loud bangs, flashing lights, and unpleasant strong smell of spent explosives are just some of the reasons why fireworks are frightening to pets.
Not only that, but with multiple bangs occurring from numerous displays across this time of year, pets are rarely able to pinpoint when and where the booming explosions are coming from, therefore creating even more anxiety around this time of year.
Classic FM will play calming music for anxious pets during this year’s fireworks / Credit: DESIGNECOLOGIST (via Unsplash)
Which is why, for the ninth year running now, Classic FM is once again teaming up with the RSPCA for two Pet Classics programmes packed with ‘the most soothing and comforting classical music’.
The music has been handpicked to help calm and settle any anxious pets.
A survey by the RSPCA revealed that almost two-thirds (63%) of animal owners reported their pet was distressed during fireworks season, and that playing relaxing music was the most common way (36%) to help calm or prepare their animal.
Presenters Dan Walker, Aled Jones, and Dawn O’Porter will each host a night of the specially created programme to help keep the nation’s pets calm through the whizzes and bangs.
Dan will present the first programme on Bonfire Night itself (Thursday 5 November), and then as celebrations continue throughout the weekend, Aled will be on hand to bring some peace to Friday 6 November, and Dawn picks up the baton on Saturday 7 November.
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18th March 2021 
