Signatures #500 through #600 for the Keep Afflecks Palace open petition
Matt w said 02/22/07, 11:48 pm (verified)
if they even dare close down...we should protest. i mean come on. everyone loves afflecks. my gran used to go. it would be a loss of cultureee andd its amazing. do something useful. like hunt chavs
#600

libby said 02/22/07, 11:47 pm (verified)
afflecks is the best thing after world domination!!!
#599

sarah said 02/22/07, 11:47 pm (verified)
oh dear-we have to save it. tis actually the best place in manchester-soo many memorys, if u cant find anything anywhere else in town, aflecks always has it!!! its a dream world. and a kwl building. manchester wouldnt be manchester without it!! SAVE IT!!! X
#598

Noel said 02/22/07, 11:36 pm (verified)
Afflecks is pretty much the only reason I go shopping in Manchester city centre. Without it I'd be far less likely to ever go.
#597

Vicky Yates said 02/22/07, 11:35 pm (verified)
long live afflecks palace!! long live greebos!!
#596

Dave Thomas said 02/22/07, 11:33 pm (verified)
There are so few places with good alternative shops. Afflecks is great!
#595

Helen said 02/22/07, 11:30 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
#594

Ceri said 02/22/07, 11:29 pm (verified)
amazing structure!! with some mad mosaics!
#593

Sian said 02/22/07, 11:28 pm (verified)
Psssh. As if they wanna close the best place to shop in the North!
#592

Jock Kennedy said 02/22/07, 11:18 pm (verified)
part of central manchesters mystique
#591

Shona said 02/22/07, 11:18 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
#590

tim said 02/22/07, 11:15 pm (verified)
save afflecks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!
#589

tim said 02/22/07, 11:15 pm (verified)
save afflecks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!
#588

Stef Elrick said 02/22/07, 11:06 pm (verified)
The whole building is a beautiful and creative space - an interconnected layrinth of small buisness - to shut it down and replace with run of the mill everyday, overprised clone zones would be a TRAVESTY!! Where else do you have such an eye tingling display of public art and interesting people!?!? NOWHERE THATS WHERE!! :{
#587

Giles said 02/22/07, 11:01 pm (verified)
Why close it? isn't there enough flashy flats and mundane chain shops in Manchester? it's the main alternative place in Manchester. Alternative people have money as well y'know.
#586

Faye said 02/22/07, 10:59 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
#585

James said 02/22/07, 10:58 pm (verified)
One of the first places I went to when I came to manchester was afflecks. I'm from the country and we had nothing like this! An amazing place that has original items and manchester wouldn't be the same without!
#584

Ciaran Mccracken said 02/22/07, 10:56 pm (verified)
How could you close such a place its a center of culture and shouldnt be destroyed because of the need to make more money!!! come off it
#583

Martin L said 02/22/07, 10:55 pm (verified)
part of Manchester's social and cultural fabric, nuff said...
#582

Chris said 02/22/07, 10:54 pm (verified)
I can't believe anybody would want to shut this place down! It's a hub for people of all types to meet, so many different stalls and a great atmosphere. It would be a real shame for the city for it to go.
#581

Karen said 02/22/07, 10:52 pm (verified)
Replace somewhere with real character with YET ANOTHER apartment block? Please no!
#580

matt said 02/22/07, 10:50 pm (verified)
It would take away loads of business from manchester! All the great shops would not fit anywhere else;apart, from afflecks palace unique assortment of SuPeRB Shops. I for one want too keep this one of a kind shop open! I LOVE IT!
#579

Bex said 02/22/07, 10:47 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
#578

John Roy said 02/22/07, 10:47 pm (verified)
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#577

Sarah Bowker said 02/22/07, 10:47 pm (verified)
You can't close Afflecks...it's a part of everyones life, it has made Manchester and the Northern Quarter what it is today. Afflecks helps you be who you want to be without being judged by others because you want to be different, you feel comfortable. Don't do it you fools!!
#576

Claire said 02/22/07, 10:40 pm (verified)
So many memories...so many great shops...so many unique people. It would be the end of an era.
#575

Martin said 02/22/07, 10:36 pm (verified)
Nooo. Dont take Afflecks away without it where will the good shops go! its the main reason i shop in manchester!
#574

Matt said 02/22/07, 10:36 pm (verified)
Please keep it open and ensure the jobs and livelihoods of the most creative, individual and imaginative people in Manchester that try to make their living in Afflecks, and keep this most charismatic and indidual part of Manchester alive.
#573

paul talbot said 02/22/07, 10:29 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
#572

Lou said 02/22/07, 10:27 pm (verified)
No. I like many others love that place.. And the Cafe! =[
#571

Abi said 02/22/07, 10:22 pm (verified)
Afflecks is the only reason I go to Manchester apart from gigs. Closing it would ruin Manchester in my humble opinion. Keep Afflecks Open!!
#570

Gemma said 02/22/07, 10:20 pm (verified)
No just no!
#569

Simon said 02/22/07, 10:18 pm (verified)
Afflecks is an integral part of Manchester. To close it down would be a major step in the long, slow, depressing move toward uniformity. Keep it open and keep Manchester unique.
#568

Rhian said 02/22/07, 10:16 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
#567

Laura said 02/22/07, 10:15 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
#566

sammy---muffin-- said 02/22/07, 10:13 pm (verified)
u cant do it noooo!!! :'(
#565

Heather said 02/22/07, 10:13 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
#564

Cherish said 02/22/07, 10:13 pm (verified)
It would rip out and deny a major rite of passage for the majority of young alternative people visiting Manchester. This absolutely cannot happen.
#563

Neko Neko said 02/22/07, 10:12 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
#562

Naomi said 02/22/07, 10:10 pm (verified)
keep it open!!!
#561

mesmarando said 02/22/07, 10:10 pm (verified)
x
#560

charli said 02/22/07, 10:09 pm (verified)
hmm...well there has been this rumour goin around for a while, so not sure if it is true..but im signing this anyway :)
#559

steffy said 02/22/07, 10:08 pm (verified)
nooo it cnt close. keep it open ok!!!!!
#558

Wendy said 02/22/07, 10:07 pm (verified)
As if they are even thinking about shutting the best shop ever! this shouldnt happen at all.
#557

Rikk Price said 02/22/07, 10:06 pm (verified)
a major part or pop culturein manchester and an immense part of my youth was spent there.
#556

kat said 02/22/07, 10:05 pm (verified)
keep it open, we dont want manchester to turn into a "clone" town with the same high street shops!!
#555

Graham said 02/22/07, 10:03 pm (verified)
manchester needs this place!!!
#554

hollie said 02/22/07, 10:02 pm (verified)
its part of the heart of manchester! u cant doo this! xXx
#553

raz said 02/22/07, 10:01 pm (verified)
if afflecks has to be closed, i think the colloseum needs to be reopened
#552

Dani said 02/22/07, 10:01 pm (verified)
OMG WHY????? who would be stupid enough to close afflecks :O
#551

Nina said 02/22/07, 9:59 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
#550

Caroline said 02/22/07, 9:58 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
#549

Gareth Roberts said 02/22/07, 9:57 pm (verified)
Grew up and spent most of my teens there, cant get a home for all those dosser's either so keep em there and of the streets
#548

Andrew Stevens said 02/22/07, 9:57 pm (verified)
OMG, not only is a huge draw for Manchester in general, its somewhere not over-run by chav music and culture, close my home away from home over my undead body!
#547

tilly said 02/22/07, 9:55 pm (verified)
please keep it open pls pls pls xx
#546

Ben said 02/22/07, 9:50 pm (verified)
Keep it open.
#545

Louise said 02/22/07, 9:48 pm (verified)
gotta kep it open.. tis amazing and all.. its a reason to go to manchester.. need it open.. yes keep it plz keep it.. OPEN.. it wont have any use closed will it.. nothing can replace it its fine.. leave it alone plz
#544

chrissy said 02/22/07, 9:43 pm (verified)
OMG!! afflecks can not close it is the best shop in the world. the onlii otha place near mii is spangysweb but i want afflecks plz plz plz plz plz plz keep it open it rawks miii stripy socks!! lov frm a true afflecks fan!!!
#543

Alan (Ghostie) said 02/22/07, 9:41 pm (verified)
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#542

alex said 02/22/07, 9:37 pm (verified)
afflecks cant b closed.....manchester wnt b worth goin anymore :(
#541

me said 02/22/07, 9:31 pm (verified)
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#540

Francis Fisher said 02/22/07, 9:25 pm (verified)
This is ridiculous, you can't close Afflecks.... it's just wrong!
#539

BalleN said 02/22/07, 9:22 pm (verified)
afflecks is big and scary but i still love it keep afflecks open X0 or every1 will be very very sad =[
#538

cherie said 02/22/07, 9:19 pm (verified)
keep it open!
#537

Chris said 02/22/07, 9:18 pm (verified)
dont close aflecks it rocks =]
#536

emily said 02/22/07, 9:17 pm (verified)
keep afflecks open. It's different from all the other shops.
#535

myself said 02/22/07, 9:17 pm (verified)
i THINK YOU SHOULD KEEP AFFLECKS OPEN COS ALTHO NOT EVERYTHING IS MY STYLE I LIKE WAT IT OFFERS. KEEP IT OPNE GET IT! ITS A DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PEOPLE WITH VARIATION OF STYLES!
#534

Amy Harmer said 02/22/07, 9:16 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
#533

Katie said 02/22/07, 9:13 pm (verified)
You cannot shut Afflecks! It's one of the few places left where you can shopt hat still has a good atmosphere....in fact it has an amazing atmosphere! If you shut it, Manchester will lose a lot of custom and a lot of culture! KEEP AFFLECK'S OPEN!
#532

Kate said 02/22/07, 9:11 pm (verified)
aww wow u cant close this place it rocks!! Manchester wouldnt be the same without it!! Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee keep it open we need it so bad!! Ther are thousands of flats but onli 1 afflecks =[ KEEP IT OPEN!! ..x
#531

Samantha Whittle said 02/22/07, 9:10 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
#530

Rob Houghton said 02/22/07, 9:08 pm (verified)
Please dont let this happen.Theres nowhere like this anywhere in the country. The cultural heart WILL be ripped out of Manchester if it closes.
#529

Laura said 02/22/07, 9:04 pm (verified)
OMG =[ You cant close Afflecks its a great place to shop its the only place left i kno were u can get sum awesome clothes from! so dnt close it plz Keep it Open!
#528

Kait said 02/22/07, 9:03 pm (verified)
Dont do this. Afflecks is amazing,such a special place- beats any other place ive visited shopping wise.The atmosphere is unbeatable too. I WILL BOYCOTT MANCHESTER FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE IF AFFLECKS CLOSES! -It will not be Manchester anymore! WHOS WITH ME??!
#527

robert said 02/22/07, 9:02 pm (verified)
so keep the place open
#526

Katie Shannon said 02/22/07, 9:02 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
#525

Heather Regan said 02/22/07, 9:02 pm (verified)
it's an Manchester institution! it can't be shut down!
#524

Michael Schofield said 02/22/07, 9:02 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
#523

natalie streeter said 02/22/07, 9:01 pm (verified)
afflecks is the best part of manchester!!
#522

paul said 02/22/07, 9:01 pm (verified)
leave it alone
#521

Casey said 02/22/07, 9:01 pm (verified)
why why do this for the love of god please do not close afflecks. i would make people lifes suck manchester WILL suck!!!!!!!!!! KEEP IT OPEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#520

robbie said 02/22/07, 9:00 pm (verified)
sadly this wont work cus they wont listen to the people only there wallets
#519

Leigh said 02/22/07, 8:58 pm (verified)
Afflecks Palace was (is) the best place in Manchester. It's very unique.
#518

jade said 02/22/07, 8:54 pm (verified)
why close afflecks.. its part of manchesters culture. where would all the alternative people go to buy their clothes? manchester would not b manchester without afflecks! even my parents use to go when they where younger.. you can get anything and evrything frm afflecks! so yeh... dnt close em down =[ look.. think bout all the people it would effect!
#517

Jordan said 02/22/07, 8:53 pm (verified)
Keep it open!Keep it open!Keep it open!Keep it open!Keep it open!Keep it open!Keep it open!Keep it open!Keep it open!Keep it open!Keep it open!Keep it open!Keep it open!Keep it open!
#516

Noel said 02/22/07, 8:51 pm (verified)
Afflecks has been a legendary place for trading fior as far back as I can remember and has a special place in the heart of most of Manchester.. closing it is like giving in to the mass takeover of boring glass and steel megastores that are already killing any sense of individuality that my great city has DO NOT LET AFFLECKS CLOSE!!!!
#515

manda said 02/22/07, 8:50 pm (verified)
you can't close afflecks! don't be so stupid!! x
#514

Anna! said 02/22/07, 8:46 pm (verified)
Why close it down?!?! Keep It OPEN!!! xoxox
#513

the_duke06 said 02/22/07, 8:46 pm (verified)
leave the friggin place open. you would cause a lot of trouble if u were to close it down so there for it aint the best idea u have ever had to want to close the place down. adn at the moment manc is known for its knife and gun crime, this would only make it worse. so leave it open adn let the public stay alive instead of gettin stabed or shot at by drunken people that are pissed off about the closing down of it. plus is about the only place goths, emo's, etc.. can shop in peace.
#512

Chloe Lennox said 02/22/07, 8:44 pm (verified)
You can't close Afflecks! this is ridiculous. Afflecks palace is a cultural and artistic beat of Manchester city. I was only there yesterday taking pictures for my art and it seems that everything i needed to shoot was around Afflecks and it provided the inspiration for all of my work. Afflecks is a legend and probably the most celebrated individual aspect to manchester city and the surrounding areas. To close it would like be stabbing manchester it in the heart. Manchester is my favourite city in the world, I'm in manchester every week i love it, and I honestly have to say closing afflecks would be such a loss to manchester city, physcially, economically and emotionally! DO NOT CLOSE AFFLECKS PALACE!
#511

Stef said 02/22/07, 8:44 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
#510

Hannah said 02/22/07, 8:39 pm (verified)
Afflecks Palace is the TRUE heart of Manchester. I couldn't function without it. It's the ONLY PLACE I ENJOY SHOPPING IN :@
#509

Jimmy said 02/22/07, 8:37 pm (verified)
Keep it open!
#508

Vickehh!! said 02/22/07, 8:34 pm (verified)
Manchester Wouldn't Be Manchester Without Afflecks. It's Been Around For Years And Is The Only Place Where Us "Alternatives" Feel Safe To Go And Shop Without Getting Stared At Or Anything. Shopping In Manchester Would Be Pointless Without Afflecks. I Wouldn't Bother Going To Town Without It :(! Please Don't Close It
#507

Matt Fletcher said 02/22/07, 8:34 pm (verified)
Don't close it down; it's a lovely place full of losers and goths. But anyway, yeah- it's a great place.
#506

Matt said 02/22/07, 8:31 pm (verified)
First went to AP when I was 18 ad now taking my 12 yr old on a Sat.... Divine Mancheser! Manchester La la la...
#505

Lauren said 02/22/07, 8:23 pm (verified)
You will have a goth riot if you close this place! please dont! :(
#504

elizabeth said 02/22/07, 8:21 pm (verified)
Keep Afflecks open, i have no idea why they would want to close it in the first place!!! KEEP IT OPEN
#503

Wing said 02/22/07, 8:21 pm (verified)
I've only been to it a few times, but I have to say there's loads more I wanted to buy in there in any other shop! Lots of people come here and know of it, and I believe that by closing it down, it'll seriously affect the economy. I mean, what can the flats improve? The house prices will only go higher, so why deny anyone a few shops? I say keep it open. We already have enough flats there.
#502

Dr Mark Curran said 02/22/07, 8:20 pm (verified)
Manchester would be a much, much worse place without Afflecks. Lets keep the soul of the city and have flats and money fill in the bits where they are needed
#501