See some of the amazing attractions and fantastic artwork created during our Celebrate festival with a difference for 2021…Celebrate Connections!
Festival Houses and the Celebrate Connections Art Trail!
Our fantastic artists created these amazing designs in windows across Whalley Range – to inspire more people to decorate their windows!
Photos by our Celebrate photographer Anthony Morris
The Age-friendly benches of Whalley Range…
As part of Celebrate Connections, the amazing artists Jan Hanson and Christine Johnson created signs for each of our age-friendly benches. Some are words from poems or favourite words/meanings from our groups/friends/local people – and maybe an obscure reference to a famous person who once lived in Whalley Range…
Thanks to Steve for help fixing the signs and Craig for cutting the wood to size…
Oh and two bonus signs at JNR8 on the gate – and a sign with blackboard paint in the park – with chalk – for people to write their own messages…
Photographed by Anthony Morris
Age-friendly Whalley Range & Chorlton held a walk around the age-friendly benches, to meet up and admire the bench art as part of the Celebrate Connections Art Trail! Photos for Celebrate by Anthony Morris…
Members of Time to Change mental wellbeing group held a Big Bike Revival family bike repair and maintenance session at Whiz youth project at JNR8 for Celebrate Connections…
Pavement Art from Manley Park School with artist Lotte Karlsen!
More photos – including our pop-up music performances and buskers!
Joining in with the Art Trail…
Whiz Youth Project created a banner for Celebrate Connections…
Trafalgar Court Celebrate Connections Hanging Baskets workshop with Friends of Tibetan Kitchen!
Fantastic guided tour with the knowledgeable Alexandra Park heritage group – and delicious tea/coffee and cake from Coffee Cranks. Part of Celebrate (festival) Connections! 
