The Manchester Wakes team would like to say a huge thank you to the following people - none of this could have been possible without your support.


Epoca Design for our project logo and poster designs.


Scarlett Ash and Rich Williams for designing and producing the Exhibition audio guide.

Seed Studios for providing the 'Workers At Play' audio equipment and engineers Steve Chesney and Raul.

A big thank you to our event volunteers Eugenia, Maria and Alison and the photographers Aleksandra Markowska and Justyna Zacharenko.

The University of Manchester staff, particularly our tutors Abi Gilmore and Kostas Arvanitis, and Andrew Peet the Divisional Support Administrator who helped us navigate the complex admin processes of a large university.

To our fellow industry professionals who provided mentoring support and advice - Sally Cook, Event and Programming Manager at Band on the Wall; Alex Saint, Director at Creative Tourist Ltd; Tim Manley, Head of Marketing and Communications at Manchester Museum and Chris Burgess, Head of Exhibitions at People's History Museum.

Thanks to Catherine Bunting who supported us throughout the Culture Metrics evaluation process and Belle Vue Productions who are in the final stages of creating a film about the project... coming soon!

Finally, a special thanks to the central library team whose support in the planning and delivery of the event and exhibition was invaluable.