The Haunted North with Andrew Michael Hurley at Didsbury Baptist Church

Sarah-Clare Conlon, Literature Editor

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The Haunted North

29 June 2017

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Author Andrew Michael Hurley.
Author Andrew Michael Hurley.
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Part of the literature strand of this year’s Didsbury Arts Festival, which starts on Saturday 24 June and runs until 2 July, author Andrew Michael Hurley will be chatting about Lancashire, specifically Morecambe Bay – that expanse of nasty quicksand overlooked by the beaut of Art Deco that is the Midland Hotel, sat juxtaposed against the sinister landscape.

Andrew, a lecturer at Man Met, will read from his award-winning debut haunting novel The Loney, which follows a Catholic family on pilgrimage to the coast, who on arrival encounter pagan horrors…

The literature strand at Didsbury Arts Festival also includes Reading The Other, the latest outing in a great (almost) regular event with Michael Conley and the swapping of texts by writers on Wednesday 28 June at The Metropolitan; the Re/Place(d) project, with a creative writing workshop on Friday 30 June, and a performance event with Elizabeth Baines, Sarah Butler, Sarah-Clare Conlon, David Gaffney, Nicholas Royle and Adrian Slatcher at the Old Parsonage on Saturday 1 July; Man Booker Prize winner Howard Jacobson, and John Hegley, with a show for kids.

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The Wishing Well

A new gastro pub in Didsbury Village, specialising in hearty meals and high-quality drinks. 

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Shop
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Head to the Cheese Hamlet in West Didsbury for a huge range of cheese, must have deli items, and preserves.

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Rudy’s Didsbury

Rudy’s Neapolitan Pizza serve up world-famous pizza at multiple UK branches, including this new Didsbury branch.

Didsbury
The Art of Tea

Nestled in the leafy side streets of Didsbury high street, The Art of Tea is the perfect place to grab a heart warming brew and read a book.

Didsbury
Café or Coffee Shop
Home Community Café

Independent, volunteer-run, and super family-friendly cafe in Didsbury serving cakes and proper coffee.

Manchester
Park
Fletcher Moss Botanical Garden

Fletcher Moss Park in Didsbury Village incorporates the Alpine House and Parsonage Gardens, and eventually leads down to the River Mersey via boardwalks through Stenner Woods.

Albert's Restaurant & Bar
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Albert’s Restaurant & Bar

Albert’s Restaurant & Bar is the right kind of small chain where you know you’ll always enjoy a high-level experience. The Didsbury branch is no exception.

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Manchester
Cinema
Cineworld Didsbury

With only 11 screens (only!), this is one of the smaller multiplexes in Greater Manchester – but its advantage is its location in the lush surrounds of Didsbury, not far from a roster of good bars, cafés and restaurants.

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