This Saturday! 21st February 11:15am Sackville Gardens, Manchester!

Calling antifascists everywhere to come resist Britain First and their attempt to spread racist hate on the streets.

Arrive together, leave together. Wear a mask. Bring banners, cash and food.

Follow @resistbritainfirst for updates

#AntifascistInfo #Antifa #ResistBritainFirst #Manchester #Antifascist

Bonus Photo of the Day 2 18th February 2026.

The guitarist from local band Rhythmic Coughing at a Punk all-dayer at Star And Garter, Manchester, 23rd March 2003.

#Manchester #StarAndGarter #RhythmicCoughing #punk #guitar #ManchesterBands #ManchesterMusic #LiveMusic #photography

Photo of the Day 18th February 2026.

Will Thomson, bassist with Mancunian rockers Sandbox, at a gig at Academy 3, Manchester University Students Union, 5th August 2005.

3 photos behind the link.
https://madcam.co.uk/2026/02/18/photo-of-the-day-18th-february-2026/

#Manchester #University #Academy3 #Sandbox #WillThomson #bass #ManchesterBands #ManchesterMusic #LiveMusic #BandPhotography

Bonus Photo of the Day 3 18th February 2026.

G-BMPL, Edgely EA7 Optica, in FLS Aerospace colours, during a display flight at one of the annual Woodford Air Shows in the early 1990's.

#Manchester #Woodford #EGCD #AirShow #Edgely #EA7 #Optica #FLSAerospace
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Winglet Wednesday 18th February 2026.

EI-DLI, Boeing 737-8AS, on the ramp outside Terminal 3 at Manchester Airport, as I was on my way to Dublin for the day.
A decent DSLR camera is great, but sometimes, all you need is a phone with a halfway competent camera module.
My first time on O'Leary's Taxi's, but not my last - not least because I had to get home again!

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Boeing #B737 #RyanAir #WingletWednesday
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Photo of the Day 18th February 2026.

OY-NCN, Dornier DO-328JET-310, SunAir of Scandinavia but operating in British Airways livery, taking off on one of several daily flights to Billund in Demark from Runway 23 Right at Manchester Airport, 24th August 2015, as seen from the Runway Viewing Park.
This is (or, at least, was) oddly the only regularly scheduled international route from Manchester operated in British Airways colours (and, in fact, the only route not involving Heathrow!), and it's about the only place I would choose to fly with BA, partly because I think these planes are fun and interesting, but mostly because Billund is the home of Lego, and I'm a massive fan!

5 photos behind the link.
https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2026/02/18/photo-of-the-day-18th-february-2026/

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway23Right #RunwayVisitorPark #RVP #Dornier #DO328Jet #SunAirOfScandinavia #BritishAirways
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

‘Dine and dashers’ flee £234 bill after demolishing pornstar martinis and fillet steaks on Valentine’s Day

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/02/18/dine-and-dashers-flee-234-bill-after-demolishing-pornstar-martinis-and-fillet-steaks-on-valentines-day-26977226/

Photo of the Day 18th February 2026.

https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2026/02/18/photo-of-the-day-18th-february-2026/

Snow maps show 50% of UK hit by Storm Pedro on Thursday – full list of 41 cities

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/snow-maps-show-50-uk-36740432

It's quite incredible that Ellen Wilkinson (1891-1947) started her teaching career in 1906, at the Oswald Road Primary School in Chorlton-C-Hardy, South Manchester.

On the 16th November 1945, as Britain's Minister of Education under the post-WW2 government, Ellen Wilkinson MP spoke at the founding conference of UNESCO in London.

These are her words.

https://youtu.be/PYLA2EA2cpk?si=lJp_T2cvHrCQI05U

#manchester #history #politics #unesco #culture #books #london #news #education #science #yearofreading