The Knowledge Bar

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The Horsfall

The Knowledge Bar at The Horsfall, Ancoats 18 January 2018 Entrance is free

The Horsfall has reinvented the 18th Century salon for 21st Century Ancoats and we’re here to help you keep your New Year resolutions. Eat well on a budget by learning to roll your own sushi, find out how to declutter your life with The Clutter Fairy and try some delicious mocktails and vintage tonic producers Mr Fiztpatrick’s.

 

The Knowledge Bar at The Horsfall, Ancoats 18 January 2018 Entrance is free

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