FLYNN'S HISTORY TOURS ARE TO START AGAIN FOR LOCAL CHARITIES

Following on from the success of my last history walks around Salford with the Danish students from the Ingrid Jespersens Gymnasieskole in Copenhagen, along Chapel Street and the Crescent and my popular Eccles history walks on a Sunday, here at Salford.Media thought it would be a good idea if I were to do these walks on a more regular basis, with a catch.

I have seen tour guides charging up to £10+ for their walks and I am sure they are good value, however the Salford.Media history walks will be for free! yes you read that correctly, nil, nada, zilch, zero!

Instead of charging people we have come up with the idea that people on our walks donate food or cash which will be given accordingly to the emergency, weekend food bank at Mustard Tree in Eccles and any monies received will be given to Broughton House in Salford, the rest home for armed force veterans.

I have in mind three walks and they are as follows:

1) Chapel Street and the Crescent, Salford were you will learn about the oldest church in Salford, Scuttlers, public hangings, The Manchester Martyrs, Salford Blitz, Salford Cathedral, St Phillips Church, L.S.Lowry, various monuments and statues, debunk the myth of Marx and Engels boozing in the Crescent pub, fire stations and art galleries.

2) Weaste Cemetery were you can hear about the Salford Poisoner, Crimean War veterans, Mill Owners, painters, two Manchester United footballers, Lady lion tamers, world champion wrestler, musicians, life savers, soldiers, priests and paupers.

3) Eccles Sunday Stroll, come for a leisurely stroll down Church Street and be astonished to learn about, the worlds first railway fatality, bizarre deaths in public houses, body snatchers, Engels popping in an Eccles pub, or did he?, Lusitania riots, the meaning of pub names, local characters, Noddy Holder, Eccles cakes and the Eccles Cross, and much more.

Karl and I thought if  you were to donate food, tinned or soap products to say the value of a £5 or donate what you can,  and less than a fiver in cash, basically half what the other guides are charging plus you get to go for a pint on my walks!

So if you are up for it please let Karl and I know, we intend to start doing them in May and afterwards as the weather gets warmer.