Councillor Rabnawaz Akbar and Councillor Ahmed Ali

I met with Councillor Rabnawaz Akbar and Councillor Ahmed Ali on Saturday 16th February.

The meeting was fascinating and we discussed the huge potential of Rusholme as a creative space. Some very interesting ideas emerged which I will explore during my research including:

- The potential for an annual celebration of a Rusholme Festival

- The necessity to reflect the diversity of the local area 

- The possibilities of working alongside local businesses

- Encouraging and increasing representation of local people in creative activities

- Taking a collaborative approach to developing Creative Rusholme in order to make it sustainable

- Creative Rusholme as a tool to encourage community pride, raising the standard of the local area and the overall look.

I will now work on developing these ideas further and see what emerges, so watch this space!