About CityCo initiatives
We’re working to make Manchester city centre a more dynamic, exciting and interesting place; to ensure continuing economic prosperity, and to continue to strengthen the brand and reputation of the city.
We seek to celebrate Manchester, to make it a more engaging and accessible place to visit and in which to do business.
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LomoWall Manchester
CityCo, Piccadilly Partnership and Lomography UK are proud to bring the world’s first ever ...
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Open City Photography
Open City aims to promote Manchester as the UK’s most open and accessible photography ...
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PiccFit
Six weeks of free fitness classes in Piccadilly Gardens. Just turn up and get fit ...
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The Manchester Picnic 2012
The Manchester Picnic is back 3 – 5 August to again transform Piccadilly Gardens into a ...
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The PA Network
CityCo is working with businesses across the city to expand our free networking group The ...
CityCo is working with Chinatown businesses on a number of projects to improve the area – including a co-ordinated waste management programme, a new architectural lighting scheme and the recent repainting of the Chinese Pagoda.
The wooden structure, which provides sheltered seating for the community, has been given a new coat of paint funded jointly by Manchester City Council and CityCo. The work was carried out by offenders completing Community Payback and supervised by Greater Manchester Probation Trust.
In addition to the pagoda, 15 benches and the oriental-style fencing around the adjacent car park have been painted and some of the fence panels replaced. The undergrowth has been cleared; weeds removed and oriental-looking plants including Japanese Maples and Fan Palms have replaced old shrubbery. Residents from Chinatown took part in a planting day to complete the works.
Manchester’s Chinatown is the second largest in the UK after London and the third largest in Europe.