'Zombies' invade city centre

July 12, 2009

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HUNDREDS of bloodied 'zombies' rampaged through the city centre... but it was not just a typical night out in Manchester.

The hordes of undead ghouls were shuffling through the streets to raise cash for charity and bidding to break a world record.

The Manchester Zombie Walk saw participants dressed in make-up and costumes as they wandered from the Printworks and around the city centre on Sunday evening.

They were aiming to beat the world record - 1,270 zombies in one place at one time - set last year in Nottingham.

But the final tally fell just 160 short. Organiser Carl Whiteley said: "We are going to do the same thing again in October so that the students can join in.”

Profits from the event are going to four charities including Cancer Research, Children in Need, Christies and Cash for Kids.

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Maynard Kitchener Lampwick Manchester , (12/07/2009 at 21:16)

Nothing New, Zombies are in the City Everyday...

Acid, Chadderton (12/07/2009 at 23:14)

"HUNDREDS of bloodied 'zombies' rampaged through the city centre... but it was not just a typical night out in Manchester."

I beg to differ!!

Gankaku69, Manchester and Proud of it (13/07/2009 at 06:41)

Well done to the ones I saw who made an effort.

palomablanca, manchester (13/07/2009 at 09:01)

It resembles the welcoming crowd from the last time Man City won a trophy,Better luck in october

Steve Smith (13/07/2009 at 09:48)

Actually I thought it was a vision of the future when united fans were trying to find the railway station to get back home to lonfon before city paraded there trophies, plus uniteds crown.

Athelstan 937, Lands of the Hicce -Hitchin (13/07/2009 at 10:23)

"It resembles the welcoming crowd from the last time Man City won a trophy,Better luck in october "
palomablanca, manchester
Well the one thing that could be said for City fans is that they will support them forever even after death.
And that whatever happens they will remain loyal!

Is It Me? (13/07/2009 at 11:26)

I hope that none of them were smoking! Anything goes in Manchester as long as nobody smokes!!

Mark,Radcliffe. (13/07/2009 at 11:54)

Reminiscent of Friday night A&E at the MRI.

Hamish Macbeth, Whitefield (13/07/2009 at 12:10)

""A zombie is a mythical creature ...a reanimated corpse"

Is it the Labour Party Conference time already

Matthew Savage (13/07/2009 at 12:12)

Surely City's fans beat this world record on at least a weekly basis ?

Mark, South Manchester (13/07/2009 at 14:51)

Wythenshawe's big day out?

Angie33 , Manchester (13/07/2009 at 14:56)

MEN commenters in disguise.We have to shop too you know.Mind you some didnt need a disguise.

tomegranate (13/07/2009 at 18:58)

Angie, you 'need' to shop? Really? Get a life.

Steve Clegg (13/07/2009 at 19:39)

Couldn't be there as i was performing the 'zombie ' dance from the thriller video for the Mayor of Bolton's charity show. We are doing a world record zombie dance attempt on the afternoon of Halloween so i think Carl Whitely and me need a chat, maybe strike a deal. How do i contact him?
My contact details are on our website. If i am not allowed to put a link then typing the words Thrill and bolton into google will find us

the majority must be ignored, not north manchester (13/07/2009 at 20:30)

This could be a familiar sight next year when United fans see their "wonderful team" loosing on a regular basis.

tomegranate (13/07/2009 at 23:29)

Steve, you should be able to make contact through zombie-aid.com, the organisers' website.

Is It Me? (14/07/2009 at 11:57)

Saw a clip of this on NWT, TV last night and I saw someone with a fag in their hand! Come on Leese,standards are slipping! Get round to the BBC and demand to view the footage.Them mobilise the GM Police in full force,to arrest the individual! He may be a bit hard to recognize so they will have to bring in the sniffer dogs in to smell the breaths of all those taking part!

tomegranate (14/07/2009 at 13:15)

Is It Me, what on earth are you going on about?

Is It Me? (14/07/2009 at 14:51)

Tomegranet. I am on aabout the fact that anything is permitted in Manchester bar smoking! And I don't smoke!!

tomegranate (14/07/2009 at 19:14)

That's not a fact though is it? People ARE allowed to smoke and they're not permitted to do 'anything' - so again I ask what are you talking about?

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