Afflecks Palace is turning 40 - and searching for fans of the world famous indoor market to be immortalised in history
manchestereveningnews.co.ukEveryone in Manchester has an Afflecks story. And as the iconic independent shopping arcade prepares to mark its 40th anniversary, it’s hoping to find some of the best ones in the city for a celebratory new project.
It has commissioned photographer Paul Wolfgang Webster, who has work in the National Portrait Gallery, to take 40 pictures of 40 people who have special untold stories about the place. READ MORE: How Afflecks became home to the last cassette tape shop in Britain - and the centre of a national revival Those with the best stories will then be chosen for the portraits, which will then be unveiled in an exhibition in the summer, before being immortalised in a book.
Anyone who has a special story that they’d like to share can submit it to this email address: afflecks@siobhanhanley.com Andrea George, Director for Town Centre and Consumer Brands at Afflecks, said: “We want to celebrate 40 years of people, projects, ideas and enterprise. “Afflecks has always been about its people, and that’s why the Afflecks community is at the heart of this project. "It means so much to so many - it’s a safe place, a creative hub, a symbol of independent enterprise and it’s been at the centre of an entire pop culture movement. “We want to capture the ultimate 'Afflecks Family Album'; the people from that incredible journey, from fans who have been shopping there since the 80s, to those who have run businesses, and anyone who has a special connection or story to share. “I personally have such special memories of being immersed in Afflecks when I was a teenager, buying my first pair of Red or Dead shoes!” Afflecks opened its doors in 1982, in the nascent years of what would become known as the Northern Quarter, and becoming a magnet
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