The M'cr Construction Timeline

[AJD1984]

Originally Posted by VoldemortBlack

Oh, my bad.

Something about Captain America? Oh..?

In return for MCC letting Paramount close the street for filming, instead of paying for the shoot they agreed with MCC that they would part fund (majority) a refurb on one of the buildings which was in great disrepair. I'll find out the name/number of the building. I know where the building is just can't remember the name of it. Think it was to be turned into apartments or offices.

[VoldemortBlack]

Excellent that's great news! Thanks

[AJD1984]

Originally Posted by VoldemortBlack

Excellent that's great news! Thanks

No worries. On a side note, great idea for a thread and although some of your ideas are fantasies I do agree with the majority of them. As always I'll post when I find out info that I'm privy to.

[scientist12]

Originally Posted by flange

Birley Fields is the location for the planned new MMU campus in Hulme.

Manchester Metropolitan University Hulme Campus | Birley Fields | Hulme | App

A most interesting read thank you. It doesn't change the fact that only 3 out of 9 of the large office buildings called the Manchester technopark appear to be occupied / have ever been occupied. I almost wish Manchester wouldn't allow huge to let signs everywhere I find them depressing making Manchester look unsuccessful as a city. Surely they could be more effectively advertised on the internet / in property newspapers / agents etc. Notice how the Trafford centre paints a pretty picture if a shop is boarded up rather than sticking huge to let signs on the shop.

[VoldemortBlack]

I'll be updating this very soon, possibly today, for June 2012!

You may remember last month I was worrying because things had slowed down a little, but now there's been lots of stuff added to June and other months! Despite us being dumped back into recession things seem to be going alright and steady for the time being.

I'll also be posting the timeline for the next 12 months so we'll get a wee glimpse into 2013. January's a dead month at the moment, but February seems to be a looker!

Looking forward to spilling some good news.

[VoldemortBlack]

MANCHESTER EVENTS AND CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE JUNE 2012

JUNE 2012

Events with exact dates

June 1st - Summerhouse opens in Exchange Square for the Olympics
June 1st - Naked Bike Race starts in Manchester at 6pm in All Saints Park
June 1st - New Venue "Gorilla" will be opening on Whitworth St West
June 2 & 3 - Manchester Castlebeach - beach party and Jubilee Celebrations
June 4th - The Great Manchester Cycle. A new annual event.
June 7th - Metrolink might open today to Oldham Mumps Temp
June 10th - Manchester Day Parade
June 11th - Metrolink scheduled to open to Oldham Mumps Temporary (either today or the 7th)
June 17th - Consultation peroid for 40 storey River Street Development tower ends today. More information & renders perhaps?!
June 16th, 17th and 18th - The Dalai Lama will visit Manchester and make speeches at the MEN Arena as the start of his UK tour.
June 23rd and 24th - the Olympic Flame will pass through Manchester (edited by ro2)
June 29th, 30th and onwards into July 1st - Stone Roses Concert, Heaton Park. MASSIVE. SR making a comeback, etc.


Events without exact dates

- The Wharf at Castlefield will open
- A decision will be made as to whether platforms 3 and 4 at Salford Central station should be utilised as part of the North West electrification
- "House" - New Islington. 44 new homes will start construction
- The Alchemist will open on New York Street


Have a happy June!

I'll update it for the next 12 months in an hour or so

[r02bapurdie]

Something u miss out on that VoldemortBlack, is that Olympic Torch is coming to Manchester on 23th and 24th June.

[VoldemortBlack]

Originally Posted by r02bapurdie

Something u miss out on that VoldemortBlack, is that Olympic Torch is coming to Manchester on 23th and 24th June.

Excellent thankyou Ro2! A big event indeed.

[r02bapurdie]

Originally Posted by VoldemortBlack

Excellent thankyou Ro2! A big event indeed.

I'm very surprise u miss that out Voldemort

http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereven...23-and-june-24

[VoldemortBlack]

Bear in mind that the "exact dates" section expands as the date approaches, so some of the far off months won't contain any Exact Dates until the time draws near.


JULY 2012

Exact Dates

July 6th - The National Football Museum will open at Urbis
July 12th - Scaffolding at St Annes Square will come down. As an addition, the bell tower will finally ring over St Anne's Square for the first time since 1931!

Non-exact dates

- Etihad call centre will open at the airport, 160 new jobs created
- A new sculpture which will be on show in the Triangle during the Olympics will be displayed in front of Next
- Metrolink was originally scheduled to open to Rochdale, this could still happen.
- The Government will start licensing new local TV Stations, and Manchester will have at least one
- Greengate Plaza and the new bridge complete and open to the public
- The final decision on 3/5ths of funding for Northern Hub network is expected by government.



AUGUST 2012

No Exact Dates
......

- We'll hear more from the government about a local TV station for Manchester
- On the Metrolink Airport Line, a new bridge will go in at Jackson's Boat to cross the Mersey
- Islington, Salford; tower blocks reclad complete
- The Co-op Headquaters at 1 Angel Square was initially expected by now. May be delayed a little
- Work could start on the Belle Vue Aces Speedway
- 215 apartments will finally be fitted out at Cypress Place in the Green Quarter
- Marks & Spencer refurbishment complete. Manchester will be M&S's flagship store.
- All Star Lanes is due to open in the Great Northern



SEPTEMBER 2012

Exact Dates

September 21st - Manchester Food and Drink festival kicks off today and runs until October 8th

Non-exact dates

- Student Castle at 17 New Wakefield Street will be open to students
- The refurbishment of the Ancient Worlds Gallery at Manchester Museum will be complete.
- Dale St Premier Inn will be complete.
- MMU Business School and Student Hub will open
- MMU Arts Building will open
- If approved, Motel One at Piccadilly will start construction




OCTOBER 2012

They're no exact dates

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- "Engagement Programme on HS2 Route will take place to discuss local views or concerns
- The first few employees will begin moving into the new Co-op Headquarters
- "Enabling works" for Phase 2 at First St begin
- Peel are scheduled to release detailed Port Salford documents
- General Roadworks and new public spaces on Chapel St completed.
- Dog Bowl, a new bowling alley on New Wakefield St, is due to open.



NOVEMBER 2012

They're no exact dates

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- Stalybridge station remodelling complete. The new platforms and station facilities open to the public.
- Tracks will start to go down on the Metrolink Airport Line
- Fabrica office and hotel development in Ancoats will complete. 21,000sqft of office space and a 150 bed Accor hotel.
- The "Memorial Hall Function Venue" on the third floor of Memorial Hall, Albert Square will open. Memorial Hall will become a restaurant eventually.
- The programme of work into replacing all the T68s on Metrolink will be complete or well underway by now.



DECEMBER 2012

No exact dates

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- Tesco Superstore in Old Trafford will open
- They'll be an extra hourly service from Stalybridge to Victoria, and then beyond to Wigan and Southport. Morning services to Leeds will now call at Littleborough and Mills Hill and they'll also be adding a new Victoria to Leeds evening service
- All 4 new 11 car pendolinos will start service
- WCML Franchise relet
- Hanover House in Victoria - 100,000sqft of Grade A office space now available



JANUARY (DEAD MONTH) 2013

No exact dates

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- The main contractors will begin work on site at First St



FEBRUARY 2013

No exact dates

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- i+Spinningfields office block starts construction in Spinningfields.
- T68 trams should have now fully dissapeared from the Metrolink network, bar 6 2000 series trams.
- Rail electrification will reach Newton-le-Willows and the WCML. Electric Scottish trains now possible.
- Corrie and ITV Granada will move to their new home at Trafford Quays



MARCH (Another dead one) 2013

No exact dates

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- Miller Street Ring Road re construction complete for NOMA



APRIL 2013

No exact dates

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- Manchester Airport Control Tower complete
- Primark's Piccadilly Gardens refurbishment complete



MAY 2013

No exact dates

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- *Guess* Local TV stations may not start broadcasting "from 2013"
- Work is set to start on Metrolink's 2CC from St Peter's Square to Exchange Square



JUNE 2013

No exact dates

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- Metrolink due to open to East Didsbury




JULY 2013

No exact dates

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- The "Henry Boot" Company will complete the refurbishment of the Courthouse Buidling on Deansgate. 17,000 sqft of office space will be taken up by Oddfellow's Company.
- Central Reference Library will reopen
- Station improvements at Salford Crescent complete and open to the public.



All in all, a good year. Phew, time for a brew.

[VDB]

What a horrible wet June we've had! Here's the list for July;

Exact Dates

3rd July - Illy Espresso Bar will open in the old Peppermint Bay unit in Spinningfields.

3rd July - The Wharf (pub) in Castlefield will open.

5th July - Airport T1; 'Lonely Planet' store will open. Second in the world.

6th July - National Football Museum will open at Urbis

7th & 8th July - *Apparently* Metrolink testing to Shaw will commence.

12th July - Scaffolding at St Anne's Square church will come down, AND the bells will ring over the square for the first time since 1931. Particulary looking forward to this one


Non-exact dates

- Lego is due to open in the Arndale
- Etihad Call Centre will open at the airport and create 160 jobs.
- Metrolink was originally due to open to Rochdale; unlikely.
- A new sculpture which will appear in the Triangle in time for the Olympics will be displayed in front of Next, Exchange Square.
- The Government will start licensing local TV Stations, of which Manchester will have one. (this is old news now and may not be going ahead but we'll see)
- Greengate Plaza and new bridge due to be complete
- The final decision on 3/5s of the Northern Hub network is expected by government.


Woo

[VDB]

Time for an update! August looks interesting. Promise I'll update for the next 12 months soon, I've just been busy lately.

August, 2012

Exact Dates

August 1st - Tesco Express on Bridge St will open

August 3rd to August 5th - Manchester Picnic

August 6th - TGI Fridays at the Royal Exchange will open

August 14th - Testing and commissioning on the section from Oldham to Shaw Metrolink due to commence.

August 15th - Fresco Freddo Ice Cream Parlour on Oxford St opening date

August 20th - Apparently, the section from Shaw to Oldham Mumps Metrolink is due to open (unlikely)

August 22nd and 23rd - Float-in-drive-in-walk-in cinema will open in Ancoats Ducie St Car Park




Non-Exact Dates

- Restaurant Bar and Grill on John Dalton Street; an 8- seat, south facing first floor terrace is due for completion/opening

- Alchemist on New York St due to be open by now

- Decision on Outdoor dining proposals at the Triangle/Corn exchange is expected

- Metrolink Airport Line - bridge at Jackson's Boat due for completion

- All Star Lanes at the Great Northern will open

- Marks and Spencer refurbishment complete. Will become their 'flagship store'

- We'll be hearing more about the possibility of Local TV Stations (Manchester will be getting one)

- Cypress Place, Green Quarter; final fit out of 215 apartments here.

- Work due to start on Belle Vue Aces Speedway

[Slow Burn]

What's this about a drive-in cinema?

[VDB]

Flange will be able to share more, but here's a bit

http://www.tcs-plc.co.uk/summerartsevents.html

[flange]

Here you go Slow Burn.

Manchester’s First Float-In Movie

22 August 2012 - 23 August 2012

This summer, for two nights, Ducie Street car park will become Manchester’s first float-in-drive-in-walk-in cinema to celebrate the 2012 Canal Festival in Piccadilly Basin. The event on 22 and 23 August will open its gates at 18:00 and show the screening from 20:30.

Captain America, filmed just across the road, will be shown on the first night and a Twitter vote-off will decide which film will be screened on the Thursday evening. People can choose which watery classic floats their boat from the three choices The Life Aquatic, Finding Nemo and Jaws. Tweet #thelifeaquatic #findingnemo #jaws to @piccadillymcr by Sunday 15 July.

Hot noodles courtesy of the Northern Quarter’s award-winning restaurant, Ning, will be on sale and a limited bar for post-work drinks before the film. Those arriving early will be treated to larger-than-life projections of the 40 winning images short-listed for Manchester Photographic’s Urban Canal photography prize. These images are also exhibited in the new Manchester Photographic Dale Street gallery during the festival, from 18 - 26 August.

Film-goers will also be able to see a stop-motion film of the world’s first permanent Lomography Wall being constructed on nearby Tariff Street. The event is free and is not ticketed so it is a first come first serve basis.

http://www.myrochdalecanal.org.uk

http://www.visitmanchester.com/disco...stersfirs.aspx

[Slow Burn]

Sounds good, I hope it's a success. Cheers

[VDB]

Exact Dates

1st September - The Number 9 bus route will close to be replaced by the extended Stagecoach number 50 route from East Didsbury.

20th September - L'Occitane en Provence will open on Upper Regent Crescent in the Trafford Centre.

21st September - Manchester Food and Drink Festival kicks off today and runs until October 8th.


Non-Exact Dates

- Metrolink could open to Droylsden (probably won't)
- Bury cycling hub will be complete which will allow bikes to be hired for people to use Metrolink, etc. Other schemes will be rolled out across Greater Manchesterr.
- SIS will move its head office to MediaCity.
- The refurb of the Ancient Worlds gallery at Manchester Museum will be complete.
- Dale Street Premier Inn, Piccadilly will complete construction
- Manchester Metropolitan Business School and Student Hub will open.
- Manchester Metropolitan Arts Building will open
- Oldham Town Centre Metroshuttle will recieve better buses (possibly the ones currently used on the Quayslink 9)
- "MTV Crashes Manchester" - a free music concert in the centre of the city - will be held
- Victoria Warehouse Hotel in Old Trafford will open
- 17 New Wakefield St will open for the new university year.
- Exterior refurbishment of Portland Tower will start
- Metrolink Smartphone App; the same information which is currently supplied to the PIDs will be available on the App. Realtime information, etc.
- Middlewood Locks will hold its second consultation - initial draft plans including building forms, layout, spaces and uses will be released.


Have a happy September!!

[AJD1984]

Originally Posted by VDB

Exact Dates


- All Star Lanes will open in the Great Northern.


Have a happy September!!

All Star Lanes won't be opening until January VDB.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpo...postcount=3326

Andrew

[neil081273]

Originally Posted by AJD1984

All Star Lanes won't be opening until January VDB.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpo...postcount=3326

Andrew

And construction on Dog Bowl has not even started.

[VDB]

My bad guys. Some of these dates have been set in since the start of the year, I try to keep note of changes but clearly sometimes I fail.

January for All Star Lanes though?! That's ridiculous, what's gone wrong?