A " Collyhurst history " mural by kELzO and Entise in Manchester, Nov 2019.
Featuring boxing legend and local lad Mike Brodie, Collyhurst flats, the comedian genius Les Dawson, the Electric Circus club, Sand Hills, a local mod and the notorious Sergeant Alf Foster ( aka Scarface ) who walked the Collyhurst beat from the 1920's to the 1940's. A mural dedicated to the people of Collyhurst, it's all yours X
In 2013, Collyhurst in Manchester became a Big Local area; a partnership of tenants, businesses, schools and agencies, with a vision to improve the quality of life in Collyhurst.
Groundwork supported the community led partnership to develop a vision for the neighbourhood, achieving high levels of engagement via door knocking, workshops and interactive events and was a key partner in delivering a range of projects and improvements to the area.
One of these projects was Connecting Collyhust; a project which focused on developing signposted routes to join up the different estates within Collyhurst. The route was designed to celebrate Collyhurst’s history, community and green spaces.
