On the first Wednesday monthly we meet in the Chief Librarian’s Office, Manchester Central Library, St Peter’s Square, Manchester M2 5PD from 2.00pm to 4.00pm. Take the lift to the third floor and turn left through the doors signed “Meeting Rooms”.
For the rest of the month we meet weekly at Cross Street Chapel, 29 Cross Street, Manchester M2 1NL on Thursdays from 2.00pm to 4.00pm.
Monthly Women’s Meetings held on last Thursday of the month at Cross Street Chapel, 29 Cross Street, Manchester M2 1NL from 2.00pm to 4.00pm.
Meetings are “drop-ins”. There is no need to book, just turn up.
On Wednesdays (and occasionally other days), there are different activities, but you do need to book. Please contact us here. You are welcome to attend on one or both days.
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Next activities:
All trips need to be booked. Please note that some trips have a limited number of places and are available on a first come basis. If a trip is “Fully Booked Up”, please ask to go on the reserve list as there are often late cancellations.
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Tuesday, 3 November – Out On The Radio – Show 12 on ALL fm 96.9
Live from 2.00pm – 3.00pm and available on Mixcloud to listen again. Alan, Norman and Tony are chatting and playing tunes.
Wednesday, 4 November – Meeting at Manchester Central Library
We are meeting in the Chief Librarian’s Office, Manchester Central Library, St Peter’s Square, Manchester M2 5PD from 2.00pm to 4.00pm. Take the lift to the third floor and turn left through the doors signed “Meeting Rooms”.
Thursday, 5 November – Royal Northern College of Music
Meet at Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station (Stand M) at 12.00am to take Bus 85 or 86 to RNCM.
Unfortunately the planned visit to the RNCM Collection of Historic Musical Instruments has been cancelled as there is no access to the basement this term and next term.
1.15pm – 1.55pm – Chiarina Trio (Georgina Bloomfield violin / Gabriela Peres cello / Madeleine Brown piano)
Programme: Johannes Brahms – Piano Trio No 1 in B major
2.00pm – Coffee in The Ground Up Project at The Proud Place
Saturday, 7 November – 7.00pm – Out on the Oche
Greater Manchester Community Darts Hub, 55 The Parade, Swinton M27 4BD
Out in the Oche, founded by professional darts referee and Stonewall ambassador, Huw Ware, are holding an exhibition night showcasing the top two transgender darts players in the world of darts.
Both women have been banned from competing in women’s events. This exhibition has been put together as a way to highlight the gender diversity within darts and to challenge decision-makers seeking to erase trans women from sport through regulation.
There will be opportunities to meet the players and Huw, play social darts and network with members of the LGBTQ+ darts community.
Spaces are limited so please respond to me as soon as possible if you wish to join us.
Wednesday, 11 November – 10.30am – Coach trip to Leyland Motor Museum
(Fully Booked Up)
Meet at Chorlton Street Bus Station, Manchester M1 3HW at 10.00am. Leave at 10.30am for King Street, Leyland PR25 2LE.
Guided tour followed by lunch in the Leyland Heritage Cafe.
Return at 4.00pm.
Thursday, 12 November – Meeting at Cross Street Chapel
29 Cross Street, Manchester M2 1NL from 2.00pm to 4.00pm.
Thursday, 12 November – 6.00pm – Launch of ACT-UP Calendar
(40th anniversary of ACT-UP worldwide)
George House Trust, 75/77 Ardwick Green North, Manchester M12 6FX
Friday, 13 November – 1.00pm – 1.50pm – A4 Brass – Free (2 tickets available)
Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3WS
Jamie Smith cornet / flugelhorn / Jonathan Bates tenor horn / Mike Cavanagh baritone horn / Chris Robertson euphonium
Strauss Festmusik der Stadt Wien
Mozart Overture, The Marriage of Figaro
Doss Moskito
Vaughan-Williams English Folk Song Suite
Bruckner Locus Iste
Gregson Brass Quartet No. 2
Grainger Molly on the Shore
Gounod Finale from Faust
A4 Brass Quartet comprises principal players from some of the UK’s top brass bands, including Black Dyke, Grimethorpe Colliery and Brighouse & Rastrick. With “technical virtuosity in abundance” (Brass Band World), these four astonishing musicians come together to perform both lyrical and high-octane works, forming a distinctive and new take on chamber music.
The Quartet’s unique blend of instruments creates an exclusive sound that stands out from the standard brass quartet. With this unusual instrumentation, A4 Brass has actively developed their repertoire, commissioning new music, composing and arranging music themselves.
Saturday, 14 November – 3.00pm – 4.30pm – Author talk and book signing with Marzia Babakarkhail
People’s History Museum, Left Bank, Spinningfields, Manchester M3 3ER
Join former Afghan judge, women’s rights activist, and author Marzia Babakarkhail for a very special event in the lead up to the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November 2026).
Marzia, and her guests, will be discussing ‘Marzia: A Judge’s Fight for Afghan Women’s Rights’ – a powerful memoir of courage, justice, and one woman’s determination to give voice to Afghanistan’s women judges in the wake of the Taliban’s return to power.
Tickets available here.
Wednesday, 18 November – Bury Art Museum
Meet at Victoria Train Station at 11.30am. Tram to Bury Interchange. Arrive at 12.00 noon.
Lunch at the Robert Peel pub, 5-10 Market Place, Bury BL9 0LD and then visit to Bury Art Museum, Moss Street, Bury BL9 0DR.
Thursday, 19 November – Meeting at Cross Street Chapel
29 Cross Street, Manchester M2 1NL from 2.00pm to 4.00pm.
Friday, 20 November – 7.30pm – Stuttgart Philharmonic
Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3WS
Mariano Chiacchiarini conductor
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason piano
Mendelssohn Overture ‘The Hebrides’ (‘Fingal’s Cave’)
Mozart Piano Concerto No.20, KV466
Brahms Symphony No.3
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason takes her first International Concert Series bow in the company of one of Germany’s finest orchestras – and a programme of three undisputed masterpieces.
From its taut opening to its dramatic conclusion, Mozart’s 20th piano concerto is among his most gripping. Its sometimes-stormy seas find an echo of sorts in Felix Mendelssohn’s much-loved musical portrait of Staffa, its opening theme apparently sketched out by the composer as soon as he caught sight of the island’s dramatic coastline.
‘I would gladly give all I have written to have composed something like the Hebrides Overture,’ said Johannes Brahms – which would have been a shame, as we’d lose out on tonight’s closing masterpiece. ‘It is all love,’ said Dvořák of Brahms’ radiant Third Symphony, ‘and one’s heart opens wide.’
Wednesday, 25 November – 12.00 noon – esea Comtemporary
Meet at Mackie Mayor (Food Hall), Smithfield Market Hall, 1 Eagle Street, Manchester M4 5BU for lunch.
Guided tour at 2.00pm of “Nocturnal Melody”, a solo exhibition by Umi Ishihara.
Thursday, 26 November – 2.00pm – 4.00pm – Party in Cross Street Chapel
29 Cross Street, Manchester M2 1NL
Great entertainment from Wolf, buffet and raffle. RSVP for catering purposes.
Cheddar Gorgeous will be the MC for the day (I can’t imagine what they will be wearing!!), so expect lots of fun with an LGBT+ Quiz Bingo … and basically, expect the unexpected.
Thursday, 26 November – 7.30pm – Hallé Orchestra – Elgar’s Symphony No 1 – Free (1)
Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3WS
Thomas Adès conductor
Christian Tetzlaff violin
Thomas Adès … but all shall be well 10′
Berg Violin Concerto 22′
Elgar Symphony No.1 50′
Light shines through the darkness in music exploring loss and consolation, conducted by Thomas Adès.
Berg’s heartfelt Violin Concerto is dedicated ‘to the memory of an angel’. It mourns the passing of 18-year-old Manon Gropius, the daughter of Alma Mahler, a central figure on the musical landscape of the early 20th century. Christian Tetzlaff will give us an emotionally vivid interpretation of the piece.
… but all shall be well is an affecting meditation in remembrance of Adès’ grandfather. This piece from a British musical phenomenon is paired with a work from a giant of British music – Elgar’s First Symphony. Originally intended to commemorate a military hero, General Gordon, it was premiered by the Hallé in 1908. Full of unforgettable melodies, the final result radiates tenderness and elation.
Saturday, 28 November – 7.30pm – Our Trace – £6 including Chilli Con Carne
The Buck Inn, 59 Green Lane, Sale, Manchester M33 5PN
Book by telephone 0161 976 9071.
Sunday, 29 November – 4.00pm – Hallé Orchestra – Elgar’s Symphony No 1 – Free (2)
Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3WS
Tuesday, 1 December – 1.00pm – Hyung-k Jo Piano at Bridgewater Hall
Tuesday, 1 December – Out On The Radio – Show 13 – 2.00pm – 3.00pm
1 December – 6.00pm – Documentary film: United in Anger: A History of ACT-UP + Q&A –
HOME Cinema, 2 Tony Wilson Place, Manchester M15 4FN
World AIDS Day at HOME. Monica Pearl will be in conversation with Jim Hubbard, ACT UP New York member and film maker, about his 2012 film.
United in Anger: A History of ACT UP documents the birth and life of ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) from the perspective of those in the trenches, who fought the epidemic, social indifference, government neglect and corporate greed.
Using remarkably insightful interviews from the ACT UP Oral History Project, as well as rare archival footage that puts the audience on the ground with activists, United in Anger shows how a coalition of the committed, a small group of men and women of all races and classes, came together to change the world and save each other’s lives.
Capturing the profound grief, sexiness and the incredible energy of ACT UP, United in Anger reveals the group’s complex culture – outlining the meetings, rallies, affinity groups and approaches to civil disobedience that affected a profound shift in government, healthcare policy and society at large.
£11.15 Full Price / £9.15 Concessions / £7.95 Unwaged
Info and tickets here.
Wednesday, 2 December – Meeting in Chief Librarian’s Office
Thursday, 3 December – Fireground, Rochdale – To Be Arranged
Friday, 4 December – 7.30pm – Alpine Symphony at Bridgewater Hall
Wednesday, 9 December – HOME Social Cinema – To Be Arranged
Thursday, 10 December – Christmas Meal at 1853 Restaurant – 12.00 noon (50 people – Fully Booked Up – please ask to go on the reserve list)
Friday, 11 December – Christmas Meal at 1853 Restaurant – 12.00 noon (28 people – Fully Booked Up – please ask to go on the reserve list)
Wednesday, 16 December – Lunch and Drinks in Gay Village – To Be Arranged
Thursday, 17 December – Meeting in Cross Street Chapel
Thursday, 17 December – Women’s Meeting in Cross Street Chapel
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