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Created by Michelle Greaves on February 20, 2007, 9:29 pm

Afflecks Palace is an alternative, world famous shopping centre, and is the heart of Manchester's Northern Quarter. Like the Coliseum before it, the company that owns the building is now planning to develop it into something else, probably flats, or to increase the rent dramatically for the existing stallholders.
People come to Manchester from all over the country, and all over the world, with Afflecks being a major draw in this. It inspires trends and sustains the vibrant youth cultures that Manchester is known for, because the way it is set up allows entrepreneurs to start up there cheaply. For Afflecks to close would mean a major blow to the cultural heart of the city, which must not be underestimated. Even if it were to remain open, a major increase in rents (the proposed figures include doubling the current rent) would mean that many of the stallholders would be forced out of business.
We understand that Manchester is a popular, thriving city (and we wouldn't have it any other way)and that this means that people want to live in the city centre. But for somewhere as iconic as Afflecks Palace to close will take Manchester that bit closer to being like anyother city, and losing a major part of its identity. We cannot allow this to happen.
      


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8,304 2 weeks ago    allyson wood: I support this petition. And hope that afflex stays open.
8,303 31 Jul 2008 - 11:25    Phil : I support this petition.
8,302 24 Jul 2008 - 17:46    niiccoollee : I support this petition. i luv this place its the best retro shop its fun haha
8,301 24 Jul 2008 - 12:42    Andy Thorneycroft : I support this petition.
8,300 23 Jul 2008 - 22:43    Alex : please
8,299 22 Jul 2008 - 18:00    Deborah Berry : I support this petition.
8,298 20 Jul 2008 - 15:41    Fuck off : why should the ****ing manc ****s get to keep Afflecks Palace when Liverpool's Quiggins was shut down?! **** OF YOU MANC ****S!
8,297 12 Jul 2008 - 23:37    andy spragg : I support this petition. Used to sell my music fanzine @ out of the past records on the 1st floor. Great days !!
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8,295 7 Jul 2008 - 0:49    Oly Beaumont : I support this petition. Been there a few times, 1/2 my clothes come from there, Cyberdog especially
8,294 6 Jul 2008 - 12:37    Robert Campbell : I support this petition.
8,293 30 Jun 2008 - 18:25    Becca Lucy : I support this petition. Afflecks Palace should never be closed, its one of a kind and cannot be replaced or replicated.
8,292 14 Jun 2008 - 9:10    DAZZ HANCOCK :
8,291 14 Jun 2008 - 9:08    ABIGAIL JACKSON :
8,290 10 Jun 2008 - 10:10    Paula Roberts : Best shopping place in Manchester nothing else like it. Would be a shame to leave us with only all the boring old highstreet shops.
8,289 23 May 2008 - 17:14    Lizy Cannon :
8,288 20 May 2008 - 20:33    Nick Drummond : The little man has very few places left.
8,287 1 May 2008 - 13:38    Bam : Save Afflecks Palace!
8,286 26 Apr 2008 - 10:56    Sara Boulton :
8,285 14 Apr 2008 - 15:57    han : no where but manchester has a place as individual and quirky as afflecks palace.what would be the benefits of closing it? none? yes i thought so
8,284 5 Apr 2008 - 0:57    Leigh Graham : Give Afflecks the flick not to mention a reduction in heritage based progress to Manchesters tourism.WOW stupid idea. 8 universities in Manchester that live in the quarter and spend their little wages there.Not to mention the original designs and designers losing business.BIG EFFING MISTAKE
8,283 4 Apr 2008 - 4:28    tasha : Omg ! DO NOT CLOSE PLEASE !!!were im i going to get me clothes from now ? ?
8,282 3 Apr 2008 - 14:10    Lauren Demsteader : AFFLECKS PALACE RULES! KEEP IT OPEN PLEASE =]
8,281 3 Apr 2008 - 9:51    Hannah Wroblewski : Protect Afflecks! It's a little sanctuary of cool! And one of the things that sets Manchester apart from other cities. x
8,280 2 Apr 2008 - 21:08    Chris Wiseman :
8,279 31 Mar 2008 - 5:58    helen : keep afflecks palace open where else will there be such a welcoming community and good shopping. its the only reason i go to manchester
8,278 28 Mar 2008 - 10:43    Melissa Huxley : Afflecks Palace saved me as a kid, it was the one place that encouraged me to be unique, it felt more like home than my home did because it never forced me to choose clothing/accesories or friends based on popularity contests. Keep it! Our and the next generations need it!
8,277 21 Mar 2008 - 10:43    Angela Searle :
8,276 20 Mar 2008 - 12:20    Chris Burin : This is terrible news. Afflecks was a really big part of my youth and is a mark of Manchester's alternative, independent nature. We cannot allow it to shut down.
8,275 18 Mar 2008 - 20:32    HELLEN KIRBY : COME ON KEEP SMALL BUSSINESSES OPEN. SUPPORT YOUR OWN.
8,274 18 Mar 2008 - 18:41    SaRaWr : Afflecks has been around for years, its different to the mainstream and one of a kind. There should be more places like this not less so save our Afflecks and the people who are not affraid to say f*** the mainstream! if you close this place manchester wont be the place it is today, their will always be a piece missing. LIVE ON AFFLECKS!!!!
8,273 17 Mar 2008 - 13:21    Aisling Scullion :
8,272 17 Mar 2008 - 10:39    Claire D : Keep Afflecks Alive!
8,271 15 Mar 2008 - 7:55    miguel : Afflecks can not close! END OF.
8,270 14 Mar 2008 - 18:26    T.O :
8,269 12 Mar 2008 - 12:45    becca :
8,268 11 Mar 2008 - 21:29    rachel pearson : i loved going afflecks palace when i was at college. it was a great place to hung out. i dont understand why they would get rid of a great place like this
8,267 8 Mar 2008 - 18:21    Justine Holt :
8,266 5 Mar 2008 - 18:34    angela : i love afflects it simply can't be closed
8,265 5 Mar 2008 - 12:41    anthony Cohen : It was the spark that ignited the northern quarter
8,264 3 Mar 2008 - 20:07    Matt Oliver :
8,263 2 Mar 2008 - 17:40    kyomi pentland :
8,262 2 Mar 2008 - 12:11    Richard Wakefield : The end of an era if you do the unthinkable and close Affleck's.
8,261 1 Mar 2008 - 14:23    emma :
8,260 1 Mar 2008 - 13:50    leanne green :
8,259 29 Feb 2008 - 17:28    anna :
8,258 28 Feb 2008 - 22:26    Dave McNamara : Don't close afflecks!!!
8,257 26 Feb 2008 - 19:53    Tristan Gage : Don't close Afflecks!
8,256 26 Feb 2008 - 11:12    tim brogden :
8,255 26 Feb 2008 - 10:35    John eyre : If Afflecks Palace shuts down it will be the end of Manchester as a stunning city and cultural icon.
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