MancTwester Local saw people turn out from all parts of Manchester’s digital community - academics, agencies, client side. The charity auction got pulses racing with a Wii, a case of Tsing Dao beer, a box of goodies from Durex and a NorthFace ice wall climbing experience. Marv was on the decks till late and a good time was had by all.

Big thanks to Sun Microsystems for sponsoring the event, McCann Manchester for organising it, Andy O’Brien for his compere skills and HouseBar9 for loaning us the bar. Over £1000 has been raised from the sponsorship, charity auction and ticket sales.

We hope that St Ann’s Hospice will be able to put the money to good use.

Lucky lucky MancTwester.
Brazen and NorthFace have just offered to give us tickets to an ice climbing session as an auction prize for Thursday night! Glad we’ve got a wide range of prizes now, something for everyone (we hope).

Thanks again guys!

McCann Manchester are helping to organise the Manchester Twestival this year and, to move things up a gear, are donating a Nintendo Wii for Thursday’s auction too.

Now we’ve got goody bags, football shirts, free cola, a comedian and now the chance to win a Nintendo Wii. If all of that isn’t worth a £5 punt, then just think of how the money raised could help the St Ann’s Hospice too.

Thank you to everyone so far

Looks like things are shaping up nicely for MancTwester Local on Sept 10th at House9 Bar. I reckon it will be a top night. This is what’s in store to help raise money for St Ann’s Hospice:

6.30 - 7.00            Arrive and drinks

7.00 - 8 30            Auction  (Prizes include - Dual Signed Hurst & Peters England 1966 Anniversary Shirt,                                    Nintendo Wii, sex toys, high quality alcohol and makeup)

8.30 – 9.00           Magic acts around the tables courtesy of Magic Man Clive

9.00 – 9.30           Tim Bradbury - Manchester comedian fresh from the Comedy Store.

9.30                      DJ Marv Speakman on the wheels of steel

Come along an dmake Manchester part of the global phenonema that is Twestival.

Remember to get your tickets before hand from here.

Woo hoo! Tim Bradbury, local comedian and Comedy Store star has kindly volunteered to do stand up for the Manchester Twestival local on Thursday 10th.

Check out his style here at the Comedy Store.

Things are really picking up for the Manchester Twestival now.
And some more great news, we’ve found someone to sponsor our goody bags and some fizz for the evening!

Ubuntu are donating loads of bottles of cola for everyone at the event. So if you haven’t already, book your tickets online now. Come on, it’s only as fiver!

Thanks Ubuntu

Big hand to Heroes Signed Memorabilia who have provided an absolutely brilliant prize for the auction at MancTwester! A 1966 World Cup winning shirt by two of the original members of the England team : Hurst & Peters! This is a such a fantabulous prize I’m finding it difficult to contain my excitement! Hence all the exclamation marks!

Buy a ticket and come along on the 10th.

Tickets for MancTwester 2009 now on sale for the event on Thursday 10th at House9 Bar. Get them here:

Only a fiver and all the money goes to St Anns Hospice. On the evening there will be an auction of prizes donated by local businesses including a Love Box kindly donated by Durex and a beauty pack of various brands of make-up and skincare donated by McCann Erickson.

We are still looking for prizes from so if you would like to donate something for the auction, please drop me a line: robin.wilson@europe.mccann.com.

We’re currently looking for entertainers. Magicians, comedians or a compere to auction prizes at MancTwester on 10th September.

If you know anyone who would be able to add a bit of flare and salesmanship to the night (and would be willing to do it for free) please let us know.

Thank you

This year’s chosen charity for the Manchester Twestival is St Ann’s Hospice (http://www.sah.org.uk/).

Set up in 1971, the hospice is dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with life-threatening and progressive illnesses.

So come along on 10 September to House 9 Bar (http://house9bar.com/) and bring along a bit of spending to help raise as much as possible for St Ann’s Hospice.