AGAIN WE GO INTO LOCKDOWN. LET'S HOPE THIS ISN'T A ROLLING LOCKDOWN. MY TOURS WILL RESUME IN DECEMBER.
ALL TICKETS BOUGHT FOR THE NOVEMBER TOURS CAN BE CARRIED OVER INTO DECEMBER AND THE NEW YEAR FOR USE AS GUESTS WISH. IN ADDITION I WILL SEND A ZOOM TOUR TO GUESTS WHO HAVE BOUGHT TICKETS FOR WALKING TOURS IN NOVEMBER COVERING THE SAME THEME.
I WILL BE POSTING A WHOLE NEWS SERIES OF TOURS BEFORE 10 NOVEMBER INCLUDING THE SPECTACULAR ABANDONED MAYFIELD STATION, THE AMAZING EDGAR WOOD CENTRE, WHALLEY RANGE AND ALEXANDRA PARK, THE TOTALLY MANCHESTER TOUR, IRK VALLEY AND ANGEL MEADOW, PETERLOO MASSACRE, THE SECRET TUNNELS TOUR, THE ROLLICKING PUB WALK, THE DAY THE WORLD GOT SMALLER, GHOSTS, KERSAL AND MANY MANY MORE....WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
'I'd pay to go on a tour of my own flat if Jonathan Schofield were doing the tour. I know it would be entertaining and I'd find out stuff I didn't previously know.' Graham Fairclough, 30 August 2020.
ALL TICKETS BOUGHT FOR THE NOVEMBER TOURS CAN BE CARRIED OVER INTO DECEMBER AND THE NEW YEAR FOR USE AS GUESTS WISH. IN ADDITION I WILL SEND A ZOOM TOUR TO GUESTS WHO HAVE BOUGHT TICKETS FOR WALKING TOURS IN NOVEMBER COVERING THE SAME THEME.
I WILL BE POSTING A WHOLE NEWS SERIES OF TOURS BEFORE 10 NOVEMBER INCLUDING THE SPECTACULAR ABANDONED MAYFIELD STATION, THE AMAZING EDGAR WOOD CENTRE, WHALLEY RANGE AND ALEXANDRA PARK, THE TOTALLY MANCHESTER TOUR, IRK VALLEY AND ANGEL MEADOW, PETERLOO MASSACRE, THE SECRET TUNNELS TOUR, THE ROLLICKING PUB WALK, THE DAY THE WORLD GOT SMALLER, GHOSTS, KERSAL AND MANY MANY MORE....WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
'I'd pay to go on a tour of my own flat if Jonathan Schofield were doing the tour. I know it would be entertaining and I'd find out stuff I didn't previously know.' Graham Fairclough, 30 August 2020.
MANCHESTER TOURS - The ZOOM series
The Chorlton Zoom on 27/10/2020 is not going ahead again through a lack of imagery as accessing libraries is very difficult for obvious reasons right now. However I will be sending out details of a surprise Zoom tour for Thursday and I trust I will catch up with the Chorlton Zoom in the near future.
And you don’t even have to leave the house.
'Many thanks for this evening’s Zoom tour. It was excellent.' Paul Wood, 18 June 2020
I’m perking up Zoom with a whole series of tours of Manchester, Salford and area filled with fascinating content and loads of entertainment.
There’ll be beautiful images of the city past, present and future plus stories galore. There’ll be music and maps. Laughs and serious themes will all be part of the package.
There’ll be a whole of array of illuminating material to make the experience as immersive and comprehensive as possible.
The tours are £10 each, or you can buy 6 tours for just £40 and save £20. I have tested these tours and people love them.
Further details and the exciting themes are here.
"BRILLIANT Jonathan. I had a smile on my face most of the time. That was great." Lesley Wrightson, 2 June 2020.
'Thanks, I will definitely buy another one. Learning so much about a city I was born and bred in but just didn’t know anything about the place , it seems . Don’t live there now but go back most years so will see places in a different life now thanks to you.'
Ruth Kirk, 18 June 2020
The Chorlton Zoom on 27/10/2020 is not going ahead again through a lack of imagery as accessing libraries is very difficult for obvious reasons right now. However I will be sending out details of a surprise Zoom tour for Thursday and I trust I will catch up with the Chorlton Zoom in the near future.
And you don’t even have to leave the house.
'Many thanks for this evening’s Zoom tour. It was excellent.' Paul Wood, 18 June 2020
I’m perking up Zoom with a whole series of tours of Manchester, Salford and area filled with fascinating content and loads of entertainment.
There’ll be beautiful images of the city past, present and future plus stories galore. There’ll be music and maps. Laughs and serious themes will all be part of the package.
There’ll be a whole of array of illuminating material to make the experience as immersive and comprehensive as possible.
The tours are £10 each, or you can buy 6 tours for just £40 and save £20. I have tested these tours and people love them.
Further details and the exciting themes are here.
"BRILLIANT Jonathan. I had a smile on my face most of the time. That was great." Lesley Wrightson, 2 June 2020.
'Thanks, I will definitely buy another one. Learning so much about a city I was born and bred in but just didn’t know anything about the place , it seems . Don’t live there now but go back most years so will see places in a different life now thanks to you.'
Ruth Kirk, 18 June 2020
Buy a gift voucher and get a free gift every weekday
Anybody buying a voucher will receive a daily fact or story about Manchester and the North West and a little quiz question for you have a go at answering. Should be fun, especially if you think you have people in the house who think they know all about the city.
Click here for a couple of examples.
‘These daily updates are great. I've shared them amongst my family who love them. Keep up the good work,’ Jon Garrett, 2 April 2020
Anybody buying a voucher will receive a daily fact or story about Manchester and the North West and a little quiz question for you have a go at answering. Should be fun, especially if you think you have people in the house who think they know all about the city.
Click here for a couple of examples.
‘These daily updates are great. I've shared them amongst my family who love them. Keep up the good work,’ Jon Garrett, 2 April 2020
Here's my favourite quote about Manchester in its nascent industrial days from Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society in 1875. Its meaning is self-evident and although it refers to science the sentiment applies to every other field of endeavour.
‘Men, however great their learning often become indolent and unambitious to improve in knowledge for want of associating with others of similar talents and improvements. But science, like fire, is put in motion by collision. Where a number of such men have frequent opportunities of meeting and conversing together, thought begets thought, and every hint is turned to advantage. A spirit of enquiry glows in every breast.’
‘Men, however great their learning often become indolent and unambitious to improve in knowledge for want of associating with others of similar talents and improvements. But science, like fire, is put in motion by collision. Where a number of such men have frequent opportunities of meeting and conversing together, thought begets thought, and every hint is turned to advantage. A spirit of enquiry glows in every breast.’