The last 2 months have been a scary and worrying time for everyone. So many people have lost their lives; the total number of COVID-19 deaths in our region’s hospitals now stands at 1,598 (13/05/2020). As everyone fears for their health there is also another problem that is prevalent in the community and that’s the isolation, lack of finances and access to food. Those […]
3 weeks ago UEW was forced to close due to a deadly outbreak of coronavirus. A pandemic that has seen people, nationally and globally, locked down at home to prevent the spread of the virus. The kind and dedicated staff at UEW, who are furloughed, and volunteers are giving their time freely to run a project supporting those most vulnerable in Wythenshawe at this time. […]
United Estates as an Inner City Cultural Centre including street based conflict resolution and mediation Service. A good cultural centre offers an environment and facilities that are useful and relevant (speaks the local language) to that culture… most importantly gives its patrons a sense of belonging and recognises the importance of indigenous, socially accepted local leadership. The United Estates recognises the importance of identifying and […]
Every Tuesday at 6pm-7pm New life Yoga with Keith at our UEW gym in the dance room. Its £5 per week and can be paid weekly. This is Hatha yoga which focuses on gentle movement and breathing. Suitable for all ages and abilities. Phone Keith Guest on 07491989499 to secure your place or email him
The Cuban Boxing Academy attended the UEW gym yesterday as part of their tour of Manchester. The Academy are being hosted by our partners Jimmy Egan Boxing Academy who are hosting a show this evening to showcase local talent against Cubans finest young boxers. Jimmy Egan’s, General Manager stated “We absolutely enjoyed the two cultures coming together and showing them around Manchester. This has accumulated […]
We have recently launched our own Twitter account. Why not keep up with all the latest information by following @united_estates1 ? We are also working on updating our Facebook page with more regular content and our page can be found at facebook.com/United Estates of Wythenshawe If anyone is interested in assisting us to keep the pages up to date, please contact Roger Goodwin, Business Manager, […]
We are delighted to announce that the United Estates of Wythenshawe have secured funding from the Tudor Trust to support the employment of a Business Manager. The role will involve the day to day management of the UEW project and aims to make the organisation increasingly sustainable, ensuring UEW achieves its stated goals. We would like to thank the Tudor Trust for their support.
After last year’s SELL OUT Music For Cities at Manchester Cathedral. UEW are back with two very special musical events. This year’s concerts will be the first ever events of their kind at the impressive Hallé St Peters church in Ancoats, Manchester. Internationally renowned stars Peter Hook & The Light, A Certain Ratio and Stooshe are giving up their time for the benefit of Manchester’s […]
Manchester music legend Peter Hook took time out from his busy schedule to visit United Estates. Peter is the newly installed Patron of United Estates of Wythenshawe. ‘Hooky’ came to Wythenshawe to perform the ground cutting ceremony at the United Estates Building for the region’s first outdoor Gym and Combative arts Centre, The Outdoor Gym has been planned and designed and will eventually be handed over […]
Welcome to the very first blog from the United Estates. The United Estates of Wythenshawe,to give us our full title, started out in 1996 when local leading families form the Wythenshawe estate came together to prevent an old and vandalised Methodist Chapel from closing its doors for good. Concerned about inadequate youth provision and the increasingly prevalent appearance of youth gang culture in Wythenshawe – […]
