Annette Wright

Our teams have planted nearly 500 semi-mature trees this season. They’re attractive, support wildlife and can survive harsh urban conditions in a changing climate.🌳 Inspired to do some gardening? Tips from our expert teams: orlo.uk/gardening_i7JBA 🌷 #ZeroCarbonMcr #ForestDay

Exciting opportunity for Greater Manchester community groups! Our Wheels and Walks project is here to support local groups in delivering walking, wheeling, and cycling activities, helping more people travel actively in their local areas. 🚶‍♀️🚴‍♂️ 💰 Grants of up to £5,000 are available. Apply here: bit.ly/4ntJAyf

Each of these stories is joyous and celebrate the power of libraries ....Library Customer Testimonials in 2025 manclibraries.blog/library-custom… @MancLibraries @ManCityCouncil @hacking4chorltz @AnnetteWright @libsconnected @CILIPinfo @DCMS @DcmsLibraries @LibrariesRising @BIPC

If your dad, brother or close relative has had prostate cancer, did you know that your own risk is 2.5 times higher? Early testing can change everything.

We've been looking forward to the transformation of this site in Hulme for some time. Every home will be affordable, sustainable and with green spaces throughout. Find out more: orlo.uk/g9bNx

The Special Collection of Henry Watson externally funded project manclibraries.blog/the-special-co… @hacking4chorltz @AnnetteWright @ManCityCouncil

Today's Great British Spring Clean Event saw over 200 people litter picking across Platt Fields Park, including 120 pupils from local schools and colleges. 🌳🚮 There is still plenty of time to get involved in local events across the city - take a look: orlo.uk/WFLv0

Every year we are building more of the homes that our residents need to thrive. We are on track to build 36,000 homes up to 2032. At least 10,000 of these will social, Council or genuinely affordable homes. Find out more: orlo.uk/H6M50

If you want to vote in the local elections on 7 May, you need to be registered to vote. Not registered? It only takes five minutes ⏱️ Tick it off your list before 20 April: orlo.uk/register_to_vo… #LocalElections

Libraries have always been ahead of the game with being environmentally friendly - lending out a book for multiple people to read. We are now green libraries in so many ways @CILIPinfo @GMLibraries @ManCityCouncil manclibraries.blog/green-at-manch…

Our Archives Work At Manchester Libraries manclibraries.blog/our-archives-w… @MancLibraries @archivesplus @ManCityCouncil @hacking4chorltz @AnnetteWright

More money from government, means more good we can do in our city. From more money to clean our streets, invest in services, build social housing, expand our libraries, do up our high streets, free gym for 11-16s & vets… Lots to do improve our city 👇🏼

Libraries Supporting Your Health and Wellbeing manclibraries.blog/libraries-supp… @hacking4chorltz @AnnetteWright @ManCityCouncil @MancLibraries

This week our annual report was presented to @ManCityCouncil Communities & Equalities Scrutiny Committee. It’s a great read 📚. #LibrariesChangeLives @hacking4chorltz @AnnetteWright @macinnes_neil @philipmanc manclibraries.blog/libraries-repo…

Happy International Women's Day.💜 @bevcraig reflects on the importance of creating opportunities for women and girls in our city. 👇 We've been supporting community groups to deliver activities across the city, and hosted a fantastic event in Central Library. #IWD2026

This is a very high level snapshot to give a flavour of activity, activation and programme of a range of services In Manchester Libraries - if we were to list EVERYTHING we'd be here for ever manclibraries.blog/a-range-of-ser… @hacking4chorltz @AnnetteWright @ManCityCouncil @MancLibraries

This week @hacking4chorltz and I took a report to @ManCityCouncil Communities and Equalities Scrutiny - here’s our busyness - we’re developing is a dwell time metric to capture changing use @MancLibraries from purely transactional to use of space and place manclibraries.blog/infographics-o…

Digital Inclusion Report 2026 manclibraries.blog/digital-inclus… @ManCityCouncil @MancLibraries @MCCWorkSkills @hacking4chorltz @AnnetteWright

“I can now cycle to work, and I have my independence back” Fancy commuting by bike, but aren’t sure about your route? Sign up for a free one-to-one course with our cycle training instructors 👇 bit.ly/4knFOWa