Sean McGonigle's blog

With the credit crunch having an impact on developments in the city centre, with several building projects being put "on hold", we ask Sean McGonigle, Director of Regeneration for New East Manchester what effect this will have in east Manchester over the coming year.

Don't forget! To put your questions to Sean email david@mcin.net.

Sean
McGonigle, Director of Regeneration for New East Manchester, responds
to the news that the East Manchester Advertiser (the local free paper)
is moving out of its offices in Beswick

In his latest video blog Sean McGonigle, Director of Regeneration for New East Manchester, on what is happening to the B of the Bang sculpture outside the City of Manchester Stadium in Beswick, east Manchester

Don't forget!
You can put your questions to Sean for his
next video blog by emailing david@mcin.net 

Sean McGonigle, Director of Regeneration for New East Manchester, outlines why retaining communities is an integral part of the regeneration of east Manchester.Don't forget. You can put your questions to Sean for his next video blog by emailing david@mcin.net   

This summer City College Manchester and MANCAT came together to form The Manchester College.With Openshaw being home to the MANCAT campus, Sean McGonigle (Director of Regeneration New East Manchester) looks at what impact the merger will have on further education provision in east Manchester.Don't forget. You can put your questions to Sean for his next video blog by emailing david@mcin.net 

As secondary and primary schools restart after the summer break and Cedar Mount High School opens its state of the art £27million new building in Gorton, Sean McGonigle looks at the improvements in education across east Manchester.To put your question to Sean email: david@mcin.net

In August there were stories in the local and national press about SAVE, a pressure group campaigning against the demolition of houses in the Toxteth Street area of Openshaw, who have been working with architect Mark Hines to propose ways in which the existing buildings can be revitalised and adapted to provide a variety of new housing, instead of them being demolished.We asked Sean McGonigle what he felt about these proposals.

Patrick Maher, Plot Steward at Edge Lane Allotments emailed:

"Could you please ask Sean where he thinks Edge Lane Allotments will fit in with the future regeneration of East Manchester?"

You can put your question to Sean by emailing Jessica jessica@mcin.net or David, david@mcin.net, or leaving a comment!

To find out more about Edge Lane Allotments visit their blog at:
http://www.boftheblog.com/edge-lane-allotments

Sean McGonigle talks about Ash Garden in Openshaw, east Manchester