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Arts and culture

Welcoming libraries, eye-opening galleries and museums, plus independent cinemas – the arts and culture offer in Trafford is hard to beat.

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What's On

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Event date: 12 December

Arts and Culture, Altrincham

Film - My Favourite Cake

A lively but ageing widow of 30 years’ standing decides to shrug off her quotidian existence with an unprecedented fling. But in Iran this risks falling foul of the oppressive regime, as did
the film itself.
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Event date: 16 January 2027

Arts and Culture, Altrincham

Film - Holy Cow

When his father is killed in a tragic accident, a teenage farm-boy must give up his hedonistic lifestyle and find ways of financially supporting, and caring for, his seven-year-old sister.
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Event date: 13 February 2027

Arts and Culture, Altrincham

Film - In the Mood for Love

In 1960s Hong Kong, an editor and a secretary enter into an unconsummated relationship after discovering that their spouses are having an affair.
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Event date: 6 March 2027

Arts and Culture, Altrincham

Film - Being There

A naive middle-aged gardener, a foundling who has never been beyond the boundary-wall of his patron’s house, is thrown out into the world when the old man dies. His many years spent
either gardening or watching television help him towards a fortuitous social and political elevation.

Venues

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Timperley Library

Opened on a new site in 2022, Timperley Library has modern facilities and a friendly welcome.
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Trafford Local Studies and Archives

Based at Sale Waterside, alongside Sale Library and the Cosgrove Hall Films Archive, Trafford Local Studies and Archives Centre preserves and shares Trafford’s history through collections of photographs, maps and records, supporting research, learning, and local heritage discovery.
Main entrance of Town Hall and library with Council Coat of Arms etched in glass above and showing rotating glassed entrance doors and people walking towards the building.

Trafford Town Hall Library

A relaxed and accessible library located within Trafford Town Hall, providing books, digital services, computers, and free Wi-Fi in a convenient central location.
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Urmston Library

A vibrant town-centre library offering books, study spaces, meeting rooms, digital services, computers, free Wi-Fi, and a wide range of activities that support learning, creativity, and community connection.

Guides

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