Sir Richard Leese says there is one fundamental thing that rebuilt Manchester in 1996. Lisa Morton finds out what it is.
Manchester City Council Leader Sir Richard Leese was instrumental in rebuilding the city after the IRA bomb in 1996. Hear how he plans to pull the city through COVID, making it stronger and more formidable than ever before.
We Built This City is a series of conversations with some of the amazing Mancunians - born, bred or adopted – who put the heart into modern Manchester. A celebration of the human grit, determination and love found throughout the city, these episodes will lift you up, make you laugh and inspire you to leave our city in a better place.
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Sir Richard Leese was voted into office one month before the IRA bomb, giving him the huge task of rebuilding the city.
Using the unwavering relationships that the city had built up over the years before, huge successes were achieved from setting up the lord mayor’s emergency fund to help countless businesses to reopen, to breaking down the north/south divide of the city. Needless to say, Sir Richard has created an exceptional legacy for Manchester.
Lisa Morton chats to Sir Richard about the challenges that Manchester faces now in the aftermath of a pandemic, and the ways in which he’ll tackle them head on to reestablish a thriving city that can recruit and retain for a modern economy.
And the best advice he has to give?
“Understanding that everything is done by teams – you can’t achieve much on your own.”
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Your host, Lisa Morton, started PR company Roland Dransfield in 1996, one month after the fateful IRA bomb that tore apart the city centre. From that point, the business, and its team members, have been involved in helping to support the creation of Modern Manchester – across regeneration, business, charity, leisure and hospitality, sport and culture.
To celebrate the 24 years that Roland Dransfield has spent creating these bonds, Lisa is gathering together some of her Greater Mancunian ‘family’ and will be exploring how they have created their own purposeful relationships with the best place in the world.
Connect with Lisa and Roland Dransfield:
Via Phone: 01612361122
Via their website
On Instagram
On Twitter
On Spotify
Connect with Sir Richard:
Via the Manchester City Council website
On Twitter