Blogger named for Forever Manchester

A blogger has been appointed to help raise charity cash for the future of the city from residents and ex-pat Mancunians alike.
The Forever Manchester blog launched today with Chris Norwood at the helm.
Adoptive Mancunian and history graduate Chris has worked and lived in the city for nearly 20 years in economic development, inward investment and innovation.
He also runs his own consultancy business advising Manchester: Knowledge Capital and Marketing Manchester amongst others and has just qualified as a Green Badge Tourist Guide for the city.
He said: “Although I’m not a native Mancunian, I’m fiercely proud of the city I live in and have spent most of my career working to make it an even better place to live.
“Forever Manchester is a fantastic concept and I hope that the blog will keep people up to date with a wide range of issues affecting the city and be a great forum for others to share their own opinions and ideas.”
The Community Foundation for Greater Manchester is encouraging Mancunians across the world to unite in discussion and debate via the blog.
4evrmanchester.wordpress.com will cover a range of issues from local issues and history to festivals and the infamous Mancunian weather with the idea being to form a global online community of Mancs.
Forever Manchester is a four-year, £4.4 million fundraising campaign launched by The Community Foundation that aims to build an everlasting fund to be invested in communities across Greater Manchester.
Nick Massey, Chief Executive of The Community Foundation for Greater Manchester adds, “The Forever Manchester campaign is about celebrating everything which the region is deservedly famous for, which is why we wanted create a blog which would bring together an online community of passionate Mancunians both here and abroad.”
“With his knowledge of Manchester’s past, present and future, Chris is the perfect person to stimulate debate and excitement about the city we all love.”