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	Alexandra Park - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A large landscaped park, built on a hill, adjacent to Muswell Hill and North of Crouch End.
		A park in Dennistoun, 3 miles east of the city centre.
		A park in Oldham, built during the cotton famine in 1865 as an oasis for unemployed workers.
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /Alexandra_Park (119 words)

	Manchester Parks and Gardens
		Park keepers were initially not keen on thousands of visitors tramping over their lawns, the Head Keeper at Philips describing them as "low elements", and in 1859 sixty cast iron "Keep off the Grass" signs were purchased - keepers were issued with caps, badges and whistles, and enforced the rule strictly.
		A prominent fixture in the park, and somewhat of a local mystery, is the huge boulder (weighing in at 13 tons), which was uncovered during excavations by a building contractor on the local estate and was presented to the park as an object of curiosity.
		Crumpsall Park is located on Ash Tree Road in Crumpsall in a densely populated area and is a focal point for the community on land that was once earmarked as a cemetery, before the idea was abandoned in favour of parkland.
	www.manchester2002-uk.com /daytrips/parks-gardens.html (5931 words)

	Manchester (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		MANCHESTER is a city, and inland port of S.E. Lancashire.
		Manchester is the centre of the cotton industry of Lancashire and the commercial metropolis of the North of England.
		The city has a large number of public parks, Heaton Park, formerly the seat of the Earl of Wilton, is the largest, and others are Queen's Park at Harpurhey and Alexandra Park.
	www.oldchorlton.me.uk /html/manchester.html (751 words)

	Car Hire Manchester from IIB Autos. Cheap Manchester Car Hire. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Manchester is a city in North West England, with a population of 422,300 (2001), making it the seventh largest city in England and the tenth largest in the United Kingdom.
		Manchester was occupied by Romans (it was then known as Mancunium or Mamucium, hence the term for a resident of Manchester, "Mancunian").
		Manchester was home to the artist L.S. Lowry after whom the Lowry Centre in Salford Quays is named, one of Manchester's many theatres.
	autos.iib.co.uk /car-hire/city/United-Kingdom/Manchester.html (646 words)

	Various World Cuisines Restaurants in Manchester
		Manchester's first elevated restaurant is to be operated at Urbis (the Museum of the Modern City) for the next 3 years by Urban Experience Limited, who have successfully operated The Charles Hallé Restaurant at the Bridgewater Hall for the last six years.
		The restaurant will be on the 5th and 6th floors of the striking new glass building, on the corner of Cathedral Gardens (see map) in the Millennium Quarter.It will include a 35 metre high view of Manchester's new Exchange Square and the city beyond, unavailable from any other location.
		Considerable time and effort has been put into creating the menu and the wine list, as these needed to part of the whole experience and as memorable as the restaurant setting itself.
	www.manchester2002-uk.com /eat&drink/restaurants/various/various.html (529 words)

	Houses In Alexandra Park in directory.co.uk
		Park; email all agents with one button to request property details; for sales and to let.
		Park is at the heart of the University's plans...
		Park was the showpiece of the City; it...
	www.directory.co.uk /Houses_In_Alexandra_Park.htm (288 words)

	Caribbean Carnival of Manchester (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A Caribbean carnival has been celebrated in Moss Side’s Alexandra Park since 1971 and in recent years, community members have expressed an interest in breathing new life into the event, to bring about an inclusive and exciting new carnival.
		Ear to the Ground, the energetic team behind Manchester’s revered D.Percussion, last year's Respect Festival and the production managers of Manchester Pride, has been working with Manchester City Council and the committee of volunteers from all of the main island groups to shape the colourful summer event and secure its future in the city’s calendar.
		Margaret Nuttall, Head of the Events Unit at Manchester City Council said: "Manchester City Council is delighted to support a new approach to the Carnival in Manchester.
	www.blink.org.uk /print.asp?key=3994 (585 words)

	LUSU - Lancaster University Students' Union (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Phase 2 is the construction of a further 2000 new rooms and the relocation of Cartmel and Lonsdale college to Alexandra Park.
		Those affected by the recent phase 2 delays were not housed in hotels, but were given contingency rooms on campus, some for the duration of the Michaelmas term, and were moved into their new accommodation as it became available.
		There has been some outcry at the prices of the new rooms in Alexandra Park, and whilst in comparison to previous rates for the old Lonsdale and Cartmel colleges the rent has increased, this is in line with inflation and with the improved quality and facilities.
	www.lusu.co.uk /scan/news/jarvis.html (828 words)

	A history of the Liverpool Branch of the BCSS by Royston Hughes Preamble The decision to form the Yorkshire Cactus ...
		Prior to this on the 24th August 1946 an excursion to the cactus collection at Alexandra Park, Manchester took place and was attended by 150 members and their friends.
		The Lancashire Branch was inaugurated on the 14th December 1946 and at the first meeting on the 15th February 1947 12 members attended despite the severe weather (1947 was one of the harshest winters on record).
		This to be held in the Harthill greenhouses, Calderstones Park.
	www.bcss-liverpool.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /history_of_the_liverpool_branch.htm (6962 words)

	outdoor activities in Manchester - www.netmums.com
		The park is 7.28 hectares (18 acres) and was presented to the City Council by the Whitworth Trustees in 1905.
		She adores having lots of space to run around in, the childrens park is very safe and the selection of animals is fantastic.
		Now berthed in the historic Manchester Ship Canal at Trafford Park, Manchester, England, she was purchased in January 1989 by The Bronington Trust, a charity dedicated to her preservation and display to the public.
	www.netmums.com /manchester/members/outdoorplay.htm (3231 words)

	Manchester Parks - The Best Parks in Manchester, UK - England - 10Best
		Cringle Fields and Park are famous for the sculptor's studio located on the grounds, and Fletcher Moss Gardens sport rock and heather gardens, as well as orchid houses that contribute to its beauty.
		Alexandra Park is still home to the cast iron fountain that was originally built in 1876, and the park is also home to the Manchester Caribbean Festival.
		It is also the home to the Manchester Show, held in May. Painswick Park is dedicated to establishing junior football in the city.
	www.10best.com /Manchester,UK_-_England/Leisure_Activities/Parks/index.html?businessID=17671 (808 words)

	Potter Guides - Manchester Metropolitan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In the centre of Manchester’s elongated cluster of academic institutions rises and spreads the impressive main campus of the Manchester Metropolitan University.
		Manchester is the home of the Hallé Orchestra and Choir and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
		This is a multi-cultural city: Manchester has some of the best Chinese and Thai restaurants in the largest Chinatown in the country, and heading out of town from campus down Oxford Road you will hit Rusholme, a whole street of Asian restaurants and sweet centres at amazingly cheap prices.
	www.potter-guides.com /manmet.html (2661 words)

	Green Flag Park Awards for 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Nearly 500 park authorities have expressed interest in the award, and many of those are working at improving standards to meet the Award criteria in the near future.
		Judging a good park from a bad one may seem easy enough, but judging the best from the good is rather more challenging.
		Not only are Green Flag Parks judged against 30 complex criteria, but the judges have to balance their subjective views as professionals and as members of the public, with the need for objectivity and endurance in their decisions.
	www.pan-uk.org /press/gfp99win.htm (535 words)

	Independent Schools in Manchester
		Apart from Manchester the area covers the old Lancashire towns of Oldham, Bolton, Wigan, Rochdale, the city of Salford and the former Cheshire town of Stockport.
		In recent years the city has become synonymous with the football clubs of Manchester City and Manchester United.
		Famous sons and daughters from the region include the singer Gracie Fields (from Rochdale), Emmeline Pankhurst (the leader of the Suffragette movement in the early part of the th Century) and Anthony Burgess (less glamourously a member of a Soviet spy ring in the 1905's and 60's).
	www.emetis.com /directory/independent_schools_manchester.htm (232 words)

	Manchester City Council: Leisure: Hough End Park
		The Alexandra Park aerodrome on what is now the Hough End fields was opened in 1918 for the test flying and delivery of.locally built aircraft for the RAF.
		The first UK domestic air service was from Alexandra Park to Southport and Blackpool and commenced on 24 May 1919.
		Aircraft competing in 1922 and 1923 King's cup air races, called at the aerodrome and there was a number of displays before in closed in 1924.
	www.manchester.gov.uk /leisure/parks/central/houghend.htm (225 words)

	Oldham - Alexandra Park
		The town, once famous for its presence in Manchester’s cotton history, is latterly better know for the race riots that blighted it some three years ago.
		Created in 1865, Alexandra Park was intended as an oasis for unemployed workers during the cotton famine and was also a place to hang out and debate issues of the day in the speakers’ corner.
		The park now represents a kind of middle ground in Oldham; a tranquil haven from its pitted history.
	www.manchesteronline.co.uk /entertainment/daysout/s/124/124647_oldham__alexandra_park.html (367 words)

	The Student Room - alexandra park
		but the Alanxandra Park estate is perhaps one of the roughest parts of Manchester.
		If not in the estate and is in the whalley range area it won't be too bad, but the nearest town will be Chorlton and thats a good 10 minutes away by bus.
		Wellington Road isn't as bad as the area I original thought you were talking about, but its still not the nicest part of Manchester although certainly not the worst.
	www.thestudentroom.co.uk /printthread.php?t=54590 (545 words)

	Then and Now: Moss Side
		IN 1912, the Moss Side district of Manchester was renowned for its affluence - with a growing middle class occupying large houses and enjoying their increasing prosperity.
		But today, the Alexandra Road/Moss Lane East junction is at least showing signs of a proud fightback and has been earmarked for building smart new apartments.
		The archive photograph is part of a collection chronicling the changing face of Manchester during the past 250 years on a computer at Manchester Central Library.
	www.manchesteronline.co.uk /mancunian/expats/s/124/124199_then_and_now_moss_side.html (372 words)

	alexandra park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		I don't mean to scare you here, but the Alanxandra Park estate is perhaps one of the roughest parts of Manchester.
		Alaxandra Park is in Moss Side and Whalley Range.
		If you want some where quiet then places like Chorlton and Didsbury are more ideal, however they are cheap, average rent tends to be £60-£70 a week in decent houses as the houses in those areas cost £200,000 upwards.
	www.uk-learning.net /t54590.html (543 words)

	Crewe Alexandra v. Manchester United - Preview \|\| manutdweb.com - Unofficial Manchester United News and Views (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Manchester United make the journey to Gresty Road on Tuesday night to entertain Coca-Cola Championship outfit Crewe Alexandra in Round 3 of this year's Carling Cup competition.
		Opponents Crewe Alexandra have had a jittery first few months in the Coca-Cola Championship and are flirting with relegation, picking up 15 points in 14 games.
		Only a couple of the United players who featured in Sunday's famous 2-0 Arsenal triumph that ended their extensive unbeaten run are likely to be present in the fixture.
	www.sportnetwork.net /main/s237/st60482.htm (500 words)

	Magic Bus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		When I was small in the Fifties Manchester was a wonderfully atmospheric city littered with bomb sites festooned with flberries.
		My grandfather's flat overlooked Alexandra Park and I loved to see the red and cream 80 and 88 buses trundle passed.
		As a treat after feeding the ducks I used to be taken through the park to see more buses parked in Princess Road Garage nearby.
	www.christopherleach.co.uk /magic-bus.htm (101 words)

	EducationGuardian.co.uk \| Choose a degree \| Screen life-saver
		But since the school began using the electronic application systems three years ago - which means students can fill in the form on a computer screen - the glaring errors can now be easily spotted and corrected.
		St Bede's, near Alexandra Park, Manchester, has a strong academic reputation and is the leading Catholic grammar school in the north-west.
		It has a 98% AS-level pass rate and a 95% A-level pass rate (with half the grades being A or B.) The school was one of the first to try out the electronic application system three years ago.
	education.guardian.co.uk /chooseadegree/story/0,11601,658343,00.html (932 words)

	BBC Online - Beyond the Broadcast - Making History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Stationed not far from home, in Manchester, May returned with a story not for her parents' ears - that she had been up in an aeroplane and had 'pushed the first lady parachutist out of the plane when making her jump'.
		It was in 1917 that the War Department announced that it was to build an Air Acceptance Park where aircraft for the war made in the Manchester area were to be assembled ready for action.
		However, there is an account of a flight by Handley Page from Alexandra Park towards the end of May 1919 which ended with the plane crash-landing in a field near Carlisle.
	www.bbc.co.uk /education/beyond/factsheets/makhist/makhist3_prog2b.shtml (946 words)

	Petanque.org: Forums
		Actually it's at Alexandra park in Stockport as there are two Alexandra parks in the manchester area, its near to Edgely park, Stockport County's ans Sale Sharks ground
		clubs in manchester area selwyn forster 2002-02-07 15:15:34
		clubs in manchester area stephen meadowcroft 2004-09-28 12:00:58
	www.petanque.org /forum/postings/1030 (87 words)

	Alexandra. Hotels in London, United Kingdom, cheap and discount hotel reservation. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Alexandra Hotel is situated in the heart of London just north of Hyde Park.
		We are situated at only a few minutes walking distance from Hyde Park, Oxford Street, and Marble Arch, as well as Paddington, Lancaster Gate and Edgware Road Station with a great number of bus routes easily accessible.
		Hotel staff is very frindly and helpful and will always help you to make your stay more comfortable.
	www.hotels-md.com /europe/united-kingdom-london-alexandra.htm (138 words)

	Virtual Manchester - Health & Beauty
		Established in 1999, CARE (Centres for Assisted Reproduction) is a leading fertility clinic based at the Alexandra Hospital in Victoria Park, Manchester.
		Care at the Alexandra Hospital, Victoria Park, 108-112 Daisy Bank Road, Victoria Park, Manchester M14 5QH.
		“Manchester is frequently represented as under the visitation of perpetual rain, but in reality the air and the climate of this place do not....differ from other parts of the county.
	www.virtualmanchester.co.uk /health/fertility.html (135 words)

	Making Manchester Safer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This move is in line with Department of Health recommendations, and is part of the wider Greater Manchester strategy for reducing drug related deaths.
		If someone is overdosing from drugs DO Call 999, Police will only be called to the scene if there appears to be a child at immediate risk, or if the ambulance crew have reason that to believe their safety may be at risk.
		The GM Clubsafe group, now chaired by Manchester Drug and Alcohol Action Team also benefits from input from Greater Manchester Ambulance Service as well as local drug agencies and representatives of the Manchester city centre safe.
	www.makingmanchestersafer.co.uk /daatReducingHarm.asp (1793 words)

	Manchester Caribbean Carnival: Caribbean carnival, Caribbean carnaval, afro caribbean, West Indian, Black information, ...
		Manchester Carnival has brought Caribbean culture to the forefront, annually for over 30 years, and is the North West’s largest celebration of Caribbean music and carnival arts.
		Manchester’s Caribbean dance group, Soca Survivors entertain visitors with soca, calypso and reggae.
		A huge selection of food stalls, serving up specialities from the local communities, a fairground for the kids, turn Alexandra Park into a fun filled foray from mid day until 7pm.
	www.itzcaribbean.com /manchestercarnival.php (174 words)

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