ARE you a former resident of North and East Manchester who has moved abroad and who wants to get back in touch with people still living in the town? Do you know of friends or family who have moved overseas and you want to try and track them down? Well here's your chance with our new interactive map ...
In this section, we're giving an opportunity for people who were parted when locals decided to make new lives overseas to make contact once again.
If you are an ex-pat, who wants to know the whereabouts of a pal or relative, send us the details and we'll post them up here. The same is true of locals - let us know if you want to get back in touch with a local who has left these shores. You never know - they might just visit this site, read your message and you could be reunited.
Alternatively, ex-pats can write to us simply if they want to let the folks back home know what they've been up to, how life overseas is treating them, and what they miss about their home town.
All you have to do to take advantage of this service is to click here to go to our interactive map of the world , then click on the part of the map where you live. Your own pinpoint will appear which you can move to the exact location you want (use the controls on the top-right of the map to move around and to zoom in and out, right down to street level).
A form will also appear which will allow you to give your name, contact details, reason for moving and anything else you want to share with us.
Please note - this information will appear live on the site immediately and is not moderated. If you feel that somebody is abusing this map service, please click here to e-mail the web editor.
NOTE: All entries received so far, which can bee seen by clicking on 'View comments' have been added to the interactive map - from now on we'd like all new entries to be added via this map and not by clicking on 'Submit comments'. Thank you.
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Some years ago I ran support groups for allergic children and adults and since moving to New Zealand, I would love to hear news of anyone who belonged to any of my groups. E-mail: joycewindsor@hotmail.com
The last time I visited my family in Crumpsall, Manchester most of the people I know spoke about the unsavory characters running the cafe on Lansdowne Road. Rarely did you see anybody from the local community going into the cafe. What people did see was the same small group of Albanian men standing outside the place at all hours of the day. Yet the place appeared to survive despite the absence of customers. These are the same men who have threatened locals in the betting shop on the same row. They are also the same men that locals saw in the betting shop when a masked robber suddenly rushed in among them with a hammer and stole between 1000 to 2000 pounds from the premises. They are also the same men that are suspected of kicking to death a man with whom they had an argument in a local pub. The Police in Manchester were informed of the local peopleb<sup>TM</sup>s concerns last year. An officer at one of the stations patronized the caller and told him that it was all just hearsay. What is evident is Crumpsall has gone to the dogs, and the overworked police are losing a battle to maintain the trust and respect of locals who feel alienated within their own community. It saddens me to return and hear how my friends and family feel about the place.
trying to find ann price(now doran)lived in failsworth (near the pole)name of two children was Kirk and Jaqueline.anyone with info please e-mail me.
E-mail: stanoozoo@hotmail.com
would like to get in touch with a old pal called Kathleen griffin went to st Johns and Thomas in wythenshawe also we work together, she live on the same street has the school we went to,, I did see her in 1976 on a trip back to the UK, Has a son called Michale and a daughter dont know her name..momo@tadaust.org.au
hi just looking for family of stanley smith, worked on the buses around 1955,
has a wife called mary. E-mail: mal@howorth15.fsnet.co.uk
I am trying to find a Mr Neil Atherton who lived in the John Heywood st area off Clayton st in 1950/60 era during that time he worked at Selecta Records in Stevenson Square M/c,he later got married to a girl called Ella if anyone knows of his whereabouts please give him my e-mail address stanoozoo@hotmail.com and mention it is his old pal Mike who is trying to make contact.
Hello manchester I would like to wish my family and freinds a Happy Christmas and Happy New Year.Colleen [nee Connolly] from Perth.W.A. ccrayton@aapt.com.au.Thanks newmoston.
Hello to my Brothers and sister in Manchester.Edna;Norbert;Geg;Derrik; and Pete; I wish you all a merry Christmas.Miss you all.Colleen[nee] connolly W.a ccrayton@aapt.com.au
I am looking for family of my Dad. George Stringer. The Stringers lived in the All Saints area. They were connected with the Prince's Theatre, before, and during the war, and other properties, in the area. My Dad had three brothers, John, Billy and Sam, and five sisters, Frorrie, Amy, Bertha, Katy and ??. I am trying to build a family tree. It would be good, if I could meet any family also.
e-mail, stringerg@hotmail.co.uk
G'day all, i am writing from Australia, I am Looking for the children of Joe Horton/Haughton, sorry not sure of spelling. who was an employee of Salford Electrics & lived in Salford. Joe & my mother Joan, worked together in the 1960's, at salford electrics.
I would like to make contact with Joe's children, as i would like to meet my siblings, they know nothing of me, nor i them.
I was born in 1964 at the MRI & shortly after was brought to Australia. I will be coming to Manchester for a visit soon and would really appreciate any help you can give me, to find my family.
Email - works4me@live.com.au
Thank-you, Paul T.
hi, to my family and friends,just to tell you i have a new email address, i still live in PERTH WESTERN AUSTRALIA, i hope you are all fine in MANCHESTER,COLLEEN{NEE}CONNOLLY,CCRAYTON1@aapt.net.au
Was recently contacted and received mags. from ex navy sparker living in Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada. Would like to contact and communicate with him.
If he is reading this please reply with name address and phone number. To
Reg Norbury, ex-pat, Salem, Oregon. USA
Thomas A Rowlands born7/10/1948 in Brooklands Sale Cheshire.Had been in the Merchant navy in the late 60's early 70's.May have been a chef. Has anyone seen this person is he overseas or still alive. Old friend just interested thanks
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