SWALK creative

📢 ONE WEEK TO GO 🚨

As we countdown wrapping up SWALK at Afflecks I'm looking back on our humble beginnings. Who's been around since our first little shop on the third floor?

Once I had found the unit I knew I wanted to bring in some other local artists to share the space. I trawled the and hashtags and found and then invited them each for a coffee at to explain the concept! And I met aka via 💖

When we first opened we exclusively stocked black and white art! 🤯 We expanded twice on the third floor, knocking down several walls and a toilet roll cupboard to double in size. Then after a few false starts (pandemic-related!) we opened our current unit on the second floor of

DD has been with us ever since we opened in 2014 and both Ailsa and Charlie have been in to visit in the last couple of months 🥹🫶

Make sure you come and see us in the next week before we close forever!

I'm delighted to be supporting one last charity in the shop before we close our doors in January 💞

For the next few weeks at SWALK you can buy these Christmas card packs that are:
🐝 gorgeous designs of local landmarks
💸 absolute bargains at £5 a pack
and most importantly
🤗 support those enduring homelessness in Manchester this Christmas.

helps people in their journey off the streets and empowers them to build new lives.

Thanks so much for putting me on to this initiative, and dropping in some stock for us!

If you can't get to to pick up a pack you can still support Barnabus in lots off different ways this Christmas, head to their IG to find out more 🫶

10 years in 10 photos 📸

1. Fresh faced exploring Afflecks when we first opened
2. The first version of SWALK (I cannot with this photo, we've come a LONG way)
3. Our first birthday, I knew if we could make it through the first year we'd be ok
4. Full Price fam helping with one of many refurbs
5. This crisp cornucopia Marc got me for my 29th birthday
6. A snake?? Very normal Afflecks things
7. Every birthday, but especially this cute bee made in celebration
8. Representing Afflecks in the Manchester Pride parade
9. Moving out of our first unit to a bigger and better shop (with windows!)
10. Getting a permanent donation point in the building for

You've got FIVE WEEKS left to visit SWALK, don't wait!🫶