PLANS for a rival Christmas market at Manchester Cathedral have been thrown out by the council over public safety fears.
But event organisers hit back at the crunch meeting where the application was refused, asking if crowds of people ‘will be any different’ from the council’s own Christmas Markets around Piccadilly Gardens.
Adam Hilton had applied to host a market with a series of chalets and bars in and around Cathedral Street, a service road.
“We ran one bar on Cathedral grounds last year,” he told councillors in the Town Hall on Wednesday. “We felt that was quite successful. For every customer we served, £1 would go to the Volition Charity [which is based inside the Cathedral].
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة June 20, 2024 من Manchester Evening News.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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