Queer Up North, Manchester’s gay and lesbian festival, may be forced to close after the Arts Council told organisers that its £98,000 grant is to be scrapped. The festival is one of 194 arts bodies that have been hit with severe or total funding cuts at short notice.
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Sunday afternoon was the final day of the Queer Up North arts festival and a village fete was held in Sackville Park. There was a cake judging competition, stalls and a great punch and judy show.
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UPDATE (October 2008): this podcast has ‘retired’ into the archives. I’ve left the production notes below.
Chris joins me to talk about:
* Queer Up North: Europe’s leading queer arts festival which starts here in Manchester in the next few days, with events throughout May.
* Our show Bargain Hunters: why we haven’t made any more since June.
* The TV phone scandals that have engulfed Britain recently and the recent BBC Panorama programme on the subject.
* The Basement Social Centre
* The Conservative Party
* Scally wear: we find out, does Chris own a hoody or any trackies?
* Doctor Who and Torchwood
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