Thank you for that interesting and informative article.
I would like to be able to construct a similar map to the Manchester area showing the density of 2+ children families from the ONS Census data for my area. How did you manage to do that? Is it publicly available?
So Manchester City Council predict that Aviva Studios will inject 1.1 billion into the local economy. These figures are of course speculative but am I alone in thinking theres some serious talking up going on here? What would be more interesting and accurate is an independent review of the business, the organisation and the audience offer.
12 months on - I remain unimpressed.
For me the programme is thin and uninspiring and contains many events that could happen elsewhere. Theres a few club nights and art exhibitions to enjoy but artist network events, quiz nights, film nights and a running club! Really!
I have been to a number of great events but that was despite the drab building and the poor customer experience. The City of Floating Sounds in June included the audience walking from different locations across the city. On arrival it was unclear what happened next or the performance start time. The bar had enormous queues so to get a drink or even sit down somewhere was impossible. The performance by the BBC Philarmonic was breathtaking but making the pre show experience enjoyable for the audience was not on the agenda.
And tell me about audience safety? From my experience there are no public announcements, few security, no bag checks and take in any size bag you wish. Also while I’m on a roll - the elephant in the room for me is why during MIF last summer we could clearly hear the music from the outdoor stage when seated in the auditorium - £220m and still not sound proof!
Thank you for that interesting and informative article.
I would like to be able to construct a similar map to the Manchester area showing the density of 2+ children families from the ONS Census data for my area. How did you manage to do that? Is it publicly available?
So Manchester City Council predict that Aviva Studios will inject 1.1 billion into the local economy. These figures are of course speculative but am I alone in thinking theres some serious talking up going on here? What would be more interesting and accurate is an independent review of the business, the organisation and the audience offer.
12 months on - I remain unimpressed.
For me the programme is thin and uninspiring and contains many events that could happen elsewhere. Theres a few club nights and art exhibitions to enjoy but artist network events, quiz nights, film nights and a running club! Really!
I have been to a number of great events but that was despite the drab building and the poor customer experience. The City of Floating Sounds in June included the audience walking from different locations across the city. On arrival it was unclear what happened next or the performance start time. The bar had enormous queues so to get a drink or even sit down somewhere was impossible. The performance by the BBC Philarmonic was breathtaking but making the pre show experience enjoyable for the audience was not on the agenda.
And tell me about audience safety? From my experience there are no public announcements, few security, no bag checks and take in any size bag you wish. Also while I’m on a roll - the elephant in the room for me is why during MIF last summer we could clearly hear the music from the outdoor stage when seated in the auditorium - £220m and still not sound proof!