Outside it was a typically grey, drizzly day in October in Manchester. But inside Mayfield Depot, history was being made. In scenes reminiscent of a James Bond film, the cavernous structure was dramatically lit and workers in bright orange overalls and hard hats scurried back and forth in hushed anticipation.
At 10am the procedure began, a concrete mixer churning out the familiar, thick substance that is the most-used building material in the world.
Fourteen truck loads was poured over a vaulted structure to create a suspended concrete slab that will be used, first as an indoor ice rink, and later a roller disco at Mayfield.
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