Whats On & Sunday Diary

See the heritage restoration of the former church and friary. Soak up the atmosphere of Pugin’s architectural masterpiece. Walk the cloisters and enjoy the friary gardens. Delicious refreshments, home baked cakes and cream teas available all afternoon in the Friars Pantry. Enjoy family activities, inspirational talks and concerts. Everyone Welcome.

Entry is free, except on 'Spiritual Sundays' (see listing below).

* We are open to the public most Sundays from 12:00 until 4:00pm, unless a special event is taking place in the main space (see below).

• 19 Feb - Wedding Fayre open to the public but not the usual Open Sunday format
• 18 March – Mothers Day Lunches (open but not usual Open Sunday)
• 15 April – BSSK (weekend £4.50 per person per day)
• 3 June – CLOSED for private function
• 15 July – St Georges Singers Jubilee Celebration Concert 2.30pm, Adults £15, Concessions £12, Student/child £5
• 16 Sept – Champion Brass 2pm Tickets £20
• 7 October – BSSK (weekend £4.50 per person per day)
• 11 November – Remembrance Sunday 2pm concert (details TBA)
• 16 December – Gorton Philharmonic Christmas Carol Concert 2pm (details TBA).
  

This is a unique opportunity to see the Saints’ statues up-close and watch our skilled sculptors as they undertake the painstaking repair and restoration of these priceless historical artworks. The workshops will be open on all of our regular Open Sundays and also on specially scheduled Viewing Days

We are delighted to be working with Manchester Yoga Social Enterprise Society and their qualified teachers to offer these weekly classes to all of our visitors.

12:00 - 1:00pm  Dru Yoga

1:00 - 2:00pm   Meditation

2:00 - 3:00pm   Qigong (Chi Kung) 

Please click on More Info for further information and prices

Tue 28 Feb - Talk & Films - M/c Histories Festival - Gorton Monastery & Belle Vue (see listing below)

Wed 28 Mar - Tour & Talk - The Magic of the Monastery with Elaine Griffiths

Mon 23 Apr - Tour & Talk - Temple of Light / City of Light with Elaine Griffiths

Our fantastic tour packages, with delicious lunches and supper, are a perfect and memorable way of celebrating business visits, special dates and milestones, family occasions, birthdays and anniversaries. Packages start from just £10 for a Tour Ticket, morning coffee with fresh Danish pastries or afternoon tea with homemade cakes. Tours packages are available by pre-booking only.

One Sunday a month dedicated to Spiritual activities. Inspirational speakers, music and dance workshops, healing, massage, meditation, yoga and walking the labyrinth. Usually on the first Sunday of each month.

Cost: Adults £10, Concessions £8, Children Free

For more information go to the Spiritual Sundays and MBS Events section.

With Ed Glinert

Meet: Gorton Monastery (in the cafe), 11.30am.

Gorton was once the workshop of the world. Here the first locomotives taking trains across South Africa, New Zealand and Palestine were built at Gorton Tank, Gorton Foundry, Beyer Peacock. Here the world’d first commercial computer, Ferranti’s Mark 1, was created.

All that’s gone, but what remains is extraordinary – the world heritage site that is the church and friary of St Francis, now deconsecrated and known as Gorton Monastery. It’s one of the most startling Gothic revival buildings in Britain; powerful, awe-inspiring, exquisite and expertly detailed by E. W. Pugin, son of the Houses of Parliament designer A. W. Pugin.

It is where we begin and end the tour. Not only do we examine this sacred space in detail but we also venture outside to find the remains of Gorton’s industrial hey-day; great stories of love, labour and lore. At the end we return and flop into the café for much needed sustenance.

A superb selection of the area's leading wedding specialists will be on hand to provide you with expert advice on all aspects of your Wedding Day.

A chance to learn about the history of Gorton’s most famous building – Gorton Monastery, and about the world famous Belle Vue Zoo and Amusement Park.

Please register for the talk online (click on More Info) or by phone.
Lunch packages are available by advance booking. Please phone to book.

Contact Kath Melville on 0161 223 3211

www.manchesterhistoriesfestival.org.uk

Celebrate Mother's Day in style at The Monastery with a special lunch accompanied by music.

Tannhauser Overture - Wagner
Trumpet Concerto - Haydn
Night on the Bald Mountain - Mussorgsky
Symphony No. 9 - Dvorak

The Beethoven Society was founded in 1888 and has met without a break since then. The Society gives classical music concerts in aid of both local and national charities. They do not purely perform works by Beethoven; rather the name is kept as a tribute to the long and illustrious history of the orchestra.

"What a venue! Arguably the most spiritual place in the UK to hold a MBS event...The Monastery, Manchester!" BSSK Events

Taking place over two days, the April 2012 show will have stands fitted into every conceivable part of the building, to bring you a wide range of exhibitors to talk to and explore - some are newcomers to BSSK, drawn by the magic of the event. Also, there will be two rooms of free lectures, one of which is the private chapel.

There will be approximately 24 free lectures throughout the weekend and a wide variety of paid workshops lasting around 2 hours each. These include all manner of exciting things, from psychic development to angels! We use the Private Chapel and various conference rooms in the Monastery for these, some of which seat only small numbers. The two largest rooms are reserved for the free lectures to give the maximum number of free seats, but advanced booking is recommended for all lectures and workshops, even the free ones, to avoid disappointment.

For more information visit the BSSK web site
www.bssk.co.uk/events/monastery2012/

VIVAT!

Music for royal celebrations

With Fine Arts Brass Ensemble

Organ Jeffrey Makinson

Tickets for this concert are available from the St Georges Ticket Secretary
by Tel: 01663 764012
or email: tickets@st-georges-singers.org.uk
or online: www.st-georges-singers.org.uk

A Summer Concert

"What a venue! Arguably the most spiritual place in the UK to hold a MBS event...The Monastery, Manchester!" BSSK Events

Taking place over two days, the October 2012 show will have stands fitted into every conceivable part of the building, to bring you a wide range of exhibitors to talk to and explore - some are newcomers to BSSK, drawn by the magic of the event. Also, there will be two rooms of free lectures, one of which is the private chapel.

There will be approximately 24 free lectures throughout the weekend and a wide variety of paid workshops lasting around 2 hours each. These include all manner of exciting things, from psychic development to angels! We use the Private Chapel and various conference rooms in the Monastery for these, some of which seat only small numbers. The two largest rooms are reserved for the free lectures to give the maximum number of free seats, but advanced booking is recommended for all lectures and workshops, even the free ones, to avoid disappointment.

For more information visit the BSSK web site
www.bssk.co.uk/events/monastery2012two/

Details & Prices TBA

15 years ago The Monastery seemed beyond repair. Anyone who saw it in ruins would not have believed that The Trust, set up to rescue and restore the buildings, could possibly succeed. Today the buildings resonate with life again and The Monastery’s majestic beauty impresses and inspires all who enter.

Help to finish what The Trust started in 1996, completing the restoration of The Monastery in its 150th Anniversary year. Please give whatever you can today and join us at one of our fund-raising events to be held this year.

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