Today, there have been a lot of worried Fortnighters anticipating the end before it has happened. There have been delicate, thoughtful responses to what your day was like yesterday (many child-filled houses). There have been some tears and there have been some dirty SMS jokes. There have been some missed communications and some carrier pigeons. [...]
Pieces of Fortnight
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Contact Theatre Devas Street Oxford Road M15 6JA Just off Oxford Road. From Oxford Road station head south east, past the university buildings. Look for a castle
Some of you don’t believe there ever was a time before mobile phones, or at least you can’t imagine it. Some of you feel like your phone traps you – makes you overly reachable. Others feel freed by the phone (free to be late, to reschedule, to get lost and then found). A lot of [...]
55 Cromwell Avenue Whalley Range Manchester M16 0BG
It is a quiet Wednesday and Manchester is looming under Twilight after a day in the gloomy rain. Underneath the filtered light of the fading day, people in felt badges have been wandering into Museums, Hotels, Vintage stores, Parks, Public Houses and Libraries, looking for something that they might have yet to notice has been [...]
Hope Mill 113 Pollard Street Ancoats Manchester M4 7JA From Great Ancoats street turn onto Pollard street. Head over tram lines, past the pub on the left. Your destination is on the left.
Today, some of you imagined Billboards with your image on them. There was a plea to become a poster girl for the National Trust. There were aspirations of having enviably glossy and swishy hair, to be the face of Crunchy Nut Cornflakes (or failing that, a grown up Milky Bar Kid!), to be painted on [...]
Dear Fortnighters- This Saturday, many of you will be coming to a top secret location to meet, celebrate, drink, eat, party and see an interesting view of Manchester. In order to make the night extra special two volunteers are needed to give short speeches. If you are interested, send an email to info@fortnightproject.com with the [...]
Cloud 23 Hilton hotel 303 Deansgate Manchester M3 4LQ Head to the tallest building in Manchester, take the special elevator to the 23rd floor and look at the view to the east.
This is what some of you do to escape the black hole of working all the time: Read a good book. Pray. Take a stroll. Eat a lot of oranges. Play table tennis (at work!). Listen to a soundtrack of your fave songs playing throughout your working day (suggested listening: The chain – fleetwood mac [...]