At last, late last year, work began on the old BBC Oxford Road site. I managed to enjoy 20 minutes of lovely sunshine during a short break from work on Wednesday and took this photo, thinking of Skywatch Friday.
I quite like the new name of this development - Circle Square - and it promises much: Opening the space up so that we can enjoy the previously hidden and enclosed River Medlock, alongside a public walkway, shops and housing. It is a promising start to the new year, as is Sadler's Square / Court (?) over by Victoria which I passed on Thursday night and will revisit here another time.
I hope you have a busy and fun weekend ahead- you've earned it after the slog of a full week back at work. I'm off to Sheffield today then Saturday in Manchester I am spoilt for choice.
Sat 9 Jan. A high noon demonstration on Market Street (meet outside Boots the tax-avoiding chemists) for a demo in solidarity with the No to NHS Bursary Cuts movement and solidarity with the Junior Doctors. I'll be there as part of @PplsAssemblyMcr
After that there's the vegan beer and wine festival at the Thirsty Scholar pub then in the evening I plan to see the film of bass guitar phenomenon Jaco Pastorius at Band On the Wall.
Circle Square when it's finished...
Do junior doctors need our solidarity?
ReplyDeleteEven while training on the job (after a highly expensive education funded mostly by modestly paid taxpayers) they get wages which most people in Greater Manchester would like to receive, and when they are fully qualified they'll sell their labour to the NHS for very generous salaries indeed, often supplemented by lucrative extra work they do for private patients in places like our local BUPA hospitals.
Nobody minds highly skilled people getting high wages, but I'm not convinced that any doctor in the UK is going to have any money worries whatsoever because of the governments proposed changes to their pay structure.
Lovely sky shot!
ReplyDeleteHave a great week-end!
Lea
Hopefully the finished version gets seen to reality. I like the concept.
ReplyDeleteReasons for the Junior Doctors' strike are at http://oneprofession.bma.org.uk/
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