How Manchester's Christmas markets have become one of the most accessible in the country

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Manchester’s Christmas Markets has been named one of the most accessible in the country, as it features its own special accessible toilet and changing station for the third year in a row.

In honour of the UN’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3), the Manchester Evening News went along to put this claim to the test.

I was joined by three members of the Manchester Disabled People Access Group (MDPAG), who each have a range of different needs. READ MORE: Met Office warns of snow for northern UK as temperatures to plummet again Flick, 77, is chair of the group; she is diabetic and walks with a crutch.

Katie, 37, is their administrator and she uses a self-propelled wheelchair. Pete, one of the group’s trustees, is autistic. The markets' atmosphere on a Monday morning remained festive, despite the characteristic Mancunian drizzle.