Foundation stone for Alfred Waterhouse's Manchester Town Hall was laid on this day 1868. Took almost 10 years to erect at a cost approaching £1m, described as ‘unequalled for size, completeness and adaptability for its purpose among the municipal buildings of Europe’.
Yesterday the superb Service marking beginning of the Legal Year, sponsored by the High Sheriff of Gtr M/C 2026-7 Mark Lewellin DL @ManCathedral . Delighted to see GMP Mounted Unit officers & my old friends PH Ebeneezer & PH Little Dorrit! @GMLO_UK
📢 Calling all UK Law societies!
Have your moot final judged by one of the UK Supreme Court justices, here at the Supreme Court! Submit your application for the 2026-27 Moot programme before 5pm on Sunday 1st November.
For more info visit: https://t.co/0Ojiim5SDh
Lovely day at Manchester Registry Office yesterday when 3 of my colleagues & myself respectively, attended 4 Citizenship Ceremonies on behalf of His Majesty the King's Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester. Many Congratulations to all recipients. @GMLO_UK
📢There's still time to apply for the 2026-27 Ask a Justice programme!
This unique programme gives students the opportunity to engage directly with a Supreme Court Justice and bring their learning about the law to life.
The deadline to apply is Sunday 4 October. Find out more and apply here: https://t.co/qVfUtlDI6h
GMFRS's King Trust Programme is recruiting for young people aged 16-25 for September!
If you're looking to boost your confidence, gain new skills, make friends, achieve qualifications, take part in exciting activities and improve your employment prospects, this could be the perfect opportunity for you (and it's completely free!).
Programme Start Dates
📍 Stockport – 14th September 2026
📍 Bolton – 21st September 2026
📍 Manchester Central – 21st September 2026
📍 Oldham – 21st September 2026
If you know a young person who could benefit from this opportunity, please get in touch or share this post.
Register your interest here📲 https://t.co/tSMLLzm5xX
What a fantastic inspirational story of one young mum's journey to Windsor Castle! https://t.co/WeX6BfpnW3 If you know somebody like Elaine who should be nationally recognised please nominate them for a richly deserved honour
@GMLO_UK@CountessPR
Remembering the late, great Dolly, who brought joy, comfort and inspiration to so many - including the millions of children given free books through her Imagination Library. We will always ❤️ you.
An honour to represent His Majesty's Lord Lieutenant @GMLO_UK at today's Citizenship Ceremony at Manchester Registry Office. Congratulations to our new British Citizens who received their Citizenship status today. With thanks to today's Registration Team.
I spent a few hours yesterday at what remains a major incident. Scale of this wildfire is vast. Physically demanding & incredibly challenging environment for my firefighters to work in & they’ve been at this 24/7 for over a week - their professionalism as always is first class🚒
Congratulations to all 22 Firefighters at today’s ‘Passing out Parade’ 👇 Great to be able to share your success with family and friends and well done to those who picked up an individual award 👏 We go again Monday with our next 18 week course! We are GMFRS🚒 @manchesterfire
My first engagement today as High Sheriff of Greater Manchester was to join the Ceremonial Mayor & Mayoress of Salford, my colleague Lorraine Worsley-Carter DL representing the Lord-Lieutenant & the City Mayor to mark the start of Armed Forces Week.
Clayton Hall remains closed while renovation works continue, but we’re getting closer to welcoming you back.
Watch this space for details of our grand reopening, hopefully very soon. We can’t wait to share the Hall with visitors again.
As part of #VolunteersWeek, we're celebrating volunteers who have made a big difference to the community.
Such as Amanda Thompson and Kay Fairhurst who have been shortlisted for a 2026 Heart of Salford Award!
For more information about #HeartOfSalford:
https://t.co/hnrJAHGBla
A lovely Civic Sunday @ManCathedral to welcome The Right Worshipful The Lord Mayor of Manchester Cllr Shaukat Ali. Many of my fellow members of @MCRConsuls including our President Nicoleta Teodorovici joined the huge congregation #HonararyConsulBelgium