The Gallery

👶🏻 Are you expecting a baby in 2024? 👶🏻

Now is the perfect time to start planning your antenatal education. If you are getting ready to welcome a new addition to your family this summer, Calmer Baby llama massage & yoga have you covered and now is the time to think about your antenatal classes! 👶🏾- hosted here at The Gallery!

🤍 Course dates for babies due in May - Oct are on the website ready to book 🙌🏻

🤍 Also available is our supportive, nurturing baby massage if you have recently welcomed your little one.

🤍 If you have any questions or if any of the dates don’t work for you just send them a DM, they will always make a plan to make it work!

🤍 Find out more on https://bookwhen.com/calmerllamaclub =ev-ss90-20240730183000 or send Baby llama massage & yoga a message 🥰💜

👶🏻 Are you expecting a baby in 2024? 👶🏻

Now is the perfect time to start planning your antenatal education.

👶🏼 If you are getting ready to welcome a new addition to your family this summer, I have you covered and now is the time to think about your antenatal classes! 👶🏾

🤍 Course dates for babies due in May - Oct are on the website ready to book 🙌🏻

🤍 Also available is our supportive, nurturing baby massage if you have recently welcomed your little one.

🤍 If you have any questions or if any of the dates don’t work for you just send me a DM, we will always make a plan to make it work!

I hope to support you through this exciting chapter as your family grows.

🤍 Find out more on the website or send me a message 🥰💜

On Thursdays ... We wear Green 💚

Pop round to get this delightful duo, don't they just look so divine together 🤩

📸 💚pistachio iced latte and baked pistachio cheesecake!

🌟 Step into Café Bistro @ The Gallery this Friday evening (26th) of APRIL for an exquisite culinary journey! 🌍✨

🍽️ Dive into our delightful selection of small plates, perfectly crafted for sharing (or not, we don't judge!).

Whether you're in the mood for the sizzling zest of our Halloumi Kebabs or the rich, comforting embrace of our Beef Short Rib, we've got flavours to thrill everyone. Why not treat yourself to six dishes between two?!

👇 Here’s a sneak peek of what’s on offer:
1️⃣ Halloumi Kebabs - £7.25
2️⃣ Spiced Meat Balls - £7.95
3️⃣ Truffle & Parmesan Chips - £4.95
4️⃣ Marinated Chicken - £7.75..and many more tantalising options!

🌱 Vegan and vegetarian? We've got you covered with delicious choices like our Homemade Hummus and Roasted Aubergine.

🍷 Pair your plates with a selection from our cheese board or a refreshing beverage for the ultimate dining experience.

📅 Mark your calendars! Next available evenings: April 26 & May 31, 2024. Stay tuned to our social media for updates.

📞 Call us at 07730884998 to reserve your table.

🚨 Please mention any food allergies or intolerances when booking so we can cater to all your needs.

🔗 Can’t make this friday? Dont worry - just follow us for our future bistro collab evenings coming up SOON. ��Let @ The Gallery be your next culinary adventure!

📍44 brook road - just a 15 mins walk into Urmston centre :)

We are going to be shut this Friday so make sure you don't make plans to show your face on this Friday bank holiday - we are sorry for any inconvenience this may be.

We will be open as usual on the Saturday 😊 ☕️🍰 🎂

Hope you have a wonderful long Easter Bank holiday weekend - there will be plenty of other wonderful Urmston businesses open this weekend too!! So make sure you stay local and support small 🧡💛

Make sure any afternoon tea bookings are added into the booking notes when you make a booking with us as We order in each specially for you - each day!
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If you're interested in hiring us for a special event when we arent open (or hiring our intimate back space FREE OF CHARGE during opening hours) fill out a booking enquiry form here: forms.gle/hdqHyVyQfFqCppt59

💛Our Christmas break opening times are as follows:

We are closing on the following days:
Thursday 28th
Friday 29th
and Saturday 30th

🍷❤️But do make sure you pop in for some mulled wine to sip by the Christmas tree, and have a plate of our hot meal daily specials made by Sarah's Kitchen over the holidays! ✨☃😍

Okay so we have the best idea for a gift this Christmass… Build your own luxury Gallery hamper! Personalisable with a small collectable artwork of your choice, if you can’t see the artwork you’d like on a collectable let one of the staff members know. And various ways to fill the hamper in anyway you desire! 🍾🍾🍷☕️🎨🍸🎂🎁💐💝

Also we have a Christmas Gift voucher deal on! 🎄✨🤩- If you would like some of these let us know and we can drop off to houses in the local area, DM us if you are interested! 💌💌📩

thegallery.mcr alongside the usual cocktails we have a few newbies which we have kept a little secret!

🍫White chocolate pistachio espresso martini

🌰Chocolate hazelnut and gingerbread espresso martini

🌶️And a bit of heat in the winter a spicy margarita🍸

All of these are also part of our friday happy hour deal too !

Cocktails are £8 each or buy one get one for £1 (any
don’t need to be the same) 4pm-6pm TONIGHT!
🍸🥂🍹🍾

⚠️Hello Lovely lot👋🏻
You may have noticed some lovely yellow lines around our business recently. (Sadly we are already feeling the blow that this has dealt to us) But PLEASE don't be deterred to still come and visit us, despite possibly having to walk a little further!

⚠️However do not despair! - did you know that you can park on them with blue badges for up to three hours!! And we - being the mathematicians that we are - have calculated that you can eat 36 cakes, 10 coffees 16 cocktails in that time... but wouldn't we recommend it 😅

We still offer the option of private hire on the days and hours we aren't open - please message or email us if you're interested in hiring the space for any occasion, big(ish) or small 📩

We are always so grateful for the continued support from all of our customers and local regulars 🙌

Thank you all!
The Gallery x

Our modern take on a classic...

Helen's loves an old 18th century painting by Fragonard called 'A Young Girl Reading', so she did her own take on it and brought it to life in her own way of a portrait of her little gallery kitten lovely 'Lord Purrseus'

Have you met lord purrseus yet? He is simply delightful!

If you are interested in a commission similar to something like this, get in touch with us.

Helen!

Also know as Helen Parsley, shes the in-house artist with decades of experience. She embarked on her artistic journey at Manchester University, (then polytechnich), where she honed her skills in illustration under the guidance of the renowned Tony Ross.

In her current artistic phase, Helen delves into the captivating realms of landscapes and still-life, establishing herself in the world of fine art. As a proud Yorkshire native, she came into this world on Shoreham Street, right beneath the watchful eye of Sheffield United Football Ground. Her passion for art has been a lifelong affair, dating back to her earliest memories. She fondly recalls eagerly awaiting “rainy days” during her school years, those precious moments when the raindrops kept everyone indoors, and the permission to paint was given. Every spare minute was dedicated to wielding brushes and pencils, capturing the world around her.

Her preferred medium is acrylic paint, and she wields vibrant colours with expertise. In her early days, she drew inspiration from the works of American artist Norman Rockwell, who graced the pages of the Saturday Evening Post in the 1930s.

She has a deep appreciation for Yorkshire Victorian artists such as Atkinson Grimshaw and Whistler, among others. At first glance, her paintings may appear photographic, but upon closer inspection, they reveal a skilful blend of loose painting, textured nuances, and intricate details that create captivating illustion.

Having called Flixton and Urmston home for nearly three decades, Helen and her late husband, Simon, took a bold step by setting up permanent roots in Urmston.

It was a lifelong dream to establish a gallery showcasing Helen’s work, a dream that took shape during the challenging times of the Covid pandemic.

They transformed a historic cooperative building, which had seen various incarnations as a grocery store, butcher shop, appliance care centre, and more, into their cherished gallery. Today, she continues this journey with her daughters, embracing life’s challenges with a radiant smile and unwavering determination."
Photo by the incredible photographer Jonah, aka
Helen, mum, grandma, we love you so much, YOURE OUR HERO💛

Happy Friday everyone!

We are going to be closing a little earlier today due to personal reasons, so sorry about any inconvenience this may cause, we will still be open till 6pm, if you are in and already served don't worry you won't be asked to leave on the dot dont worry :) Grief has funny ways of showing itself and some days are just a little harder than others, we hope you understand. We hope you have a lovely friday and weekend!

Helen & Emma, The Gallery x

We have a thing about our discoball😍...

Whats your favourite part about The Gallery?

If you don't already follow our resident artists and owner Helen Parsley ,please do give her a follow...

We will be actively sharing more about life and personal artistic work on there and on her instagram page which we have to say we have sadly neglected for too long!

Go and pop over to her page and give her a friendly 'welcome back hello!' after being logged off for so long 😉

It's hard not to feel demoralised about summer turning into autumn after hearing things on the news like "July was Greater Manchester's WETTEST on record" etc etc... despite it only feeling like last week we had that Delicious heat wave! 🌞

This will be our third year we have been open and it's been a really hard one for everyone, financially and emotionally with everything which has happened we are doing our best to continue showing up with a smile. ☺️❤️‍🩹

Don't forget how cosy and lovely The Gallery can be during the colder months, with fairlights, sofas blankets, soups and mulled wine! ... i mean we aren't wishing summer away but we sure aren't sad for the next season 💛🧡❤️

Please keep us in mind if you need somewhere to go for a little catch up, dog walk pit-stop or coffee or chilled solo date! We love being in our community and hope we have many more happy years to make memories here.

Send us a message or Click the link to find our booking form to inquire about using our beautiful space for a special event you might have in mind... https://linktr.ee/thegallerymcr ✨

Stuck for tea tonight? We've got you covered!

Cranking up the BBQ today instead of the usual pie, just before we lose this beautiful hot spell were having 💖 🍔 🌭 🍟 🥗

Do pop down tonight, served from 5pm!

Cocktail Happy hour is 2.30pm till 5.30!

As a little Thank You to the NHS, we have a little special deal this SATURDAY for people with an NHS card, as the 5 July marks 75 years of the National Health Service!

75% off coffees and teas ☕🫖
40% off food 🥪🍰
buy one cocktail get one free!🍹🍸🥂 - All Saturday - (we're open 10AM till 4PM!)

We understand that a lot of you will be popping down to Golden hill for the NHS party and markets this Saturday so we hope you can make the walk down to us to cash in on the deal too! 😚🥰

Trafford General, Previously called "Park hospital ", is just on our doorstop and it was the NHS's first hospital, How lovely is that!?

The Gallery ... it holds so many stories!

Also can we talk about that Glow up! Appliance care to this !

This building itself has a rich history... we always get people coming in saying this is where they bought their first washing machine or dryer!

The gallery building dates over 110 year old, she's a beauty now, but shes been many things! Prior to this it was the beautiful 'appliance care' and then it was lovingly restored to its former beauty over the years with the help of Javes cafe, which I'm sure some of you remember! We have photos of us going to Javes for a family birthday meal, with simons mother, a year before we spoke to Jill and dave about moving here!

The ginnel was one used by horse and cart to truck out all of the stock from the co-operative shop it once was. A bustling heart of the community. There are two large big windows in the back where a winch used to load up and winch things down and up to the store rooms above!

Now the ginnel is filled with things which hold a more personal history to us...

As well as the odd mirror or two, the walls are donned with eamel signs Helen's lovingly collected throughout her life. And the old street sign from Shoreham Street, where she grew up in Sheffield, which holds a dear place in our hearts 💕 (she still hasn't managed to shake that sheffield twang 😉)

The Big letters of AMDG you have probably walked past and thought "that's weird" I mean we know we're not great with spelling but that doesn't spell out anyones initials?!
AMDG - means 'Ad maiorem Dei gloriam' -For the greater glory of God.
Helen has painted this into her paintings for years, often the canvas before the layers of the paint begin making out the painting. She has this scribed into it before the painting is even started, so underneath her work is a foundation of what she is doing this for and who's glory she is actually pointing to with her beautiful paintings...

We hope you like it here as much as we sure love living here.

Have you tried our take on the Kir Royal?

Prosecco and chambord with strawberries 🍓 😍

A perfect summery drink, she's refreshing and she's beautiful...what more would you want ! Grab two of these between 2.30pm and 6pm at our happy hour fridays



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We can't wait till warm summery evenings and we will be opening up the ginnel main double doors a lot more !

We love all the eclectic stuff we have down the ginnel. Its channelling our inner 'willowpool' does anyone remember willow pool? It was a really big wacky garden centre type salvage yard with a cafe, in Cheshire. It is a fond family memory and tradition for us to all visit it quite often. Was a shame it had to close....

So... Friday nights are changing up a little bit at the gallery.

We are going to introduce our family PIE NIGHTS to the gallery. 🥧 🥧 🥧

A little back story on this is Pie Night is a little family tradition we have with us, for years at our previous family home. Helen would make a massive pie, and we would invite over our family friends and all our old lodgers who were like a big gathered extended family. 🧡💛🧡💛

We would often have our living room crammed full of lovely people who are like family to us just all sitting round eating, watching bbcs latest gripping drama with mouthfuls of pie! so we wanted to bring some of that family feeling back into the gallery. We are often told that coming here feels like a home from home and it is so cosy and warm, so why not!?

Through pie we created our pie night family! We know pie isn't very photogenic, but damn Helen makes a good pie. How hard is it to get a good picture of pie hahah

We are keeping it simple and we are going to make two each week (one vegie and one meatie) last weeks we had a beef curry type one...the previous week was chicken massaman, it was delicious!

Big hearty bowls will be served after 6pm(ish) every Friday x

'The perfect selfie area doesn't exi....'

Hol up.
✋️ wait till you come down the ginnel of mirrors.

This was made for taking pictures 😘 make sure you take a photo in our little ginnel, we have like a hundred or so mirrors. Come pose in some in to get that next perfect picture 📸

Remember to tag us when you do!

Did you know....that the best way to look after your mental / physical / emotional health is to pop to that local weird bar, on that weird residential street (that not many people know about) and get yourself a medicinal cocktail to wash away the weekly woes?

You heard it here first....

44 brook Road is the place.

Ger your selves down for some quality time at The Gallery pronto!

Did someone say COCKTAIL HAPPY HOUR? 👀🍹🍸

To celebrate opening late on Friday nights again (10am -10pm), we are starting our very own happy hour on Fridays at 3pm till 5.30pm!

What a way to wet your whistle ready for the weekend!

Cocktails will be buy one get annother one for a quid!

We can't wait to see you this Friday night again! The booking link is open on our page now !

And we must say we do a fabulous espresso martini if we do say so ourselves, with our coffee ☕️ 🍸

Just notifying that, we are closed for this Good Friday, (7th april) and are open as usual tomorrow (saturday 8th) , happy easter everyone. 🌟✝️⚘️🌸🏵🌱🌾

Thank you so much for bearing with us during this time,

Our kitchen is back open now,
and serving our delicious sandwiches and toastie lunches!

We are open 10AM till 4PM Thursday Friday and Saturday

If you fancy Booking a table
please use the link ----> https://svtables.com/widget/?rest_id=450

We would love for you to pay us a visit no matter how brief!

SEE YOU SOON!

Calling all mammas due in may and June!!! 🤰🏼 we have some exciting news!! We are so happy to be welcoming this wonderful antenatal class back to the gallery !!! 👶🏼

For information please go to
Or call Lisa on 07742183299 or email on [email protected]

We are so sad to announce that the owner of The Gallery, Simon Wrigley has passed away last week due to an ongoing health condition we were made aware of.

Thank you to everyone who has shown us love and understanding throughout this incredibly difficult time for us all. As you know we are a very tight-knit family and we all loved Simon so so dearly, as I'm sure a lot of you also do too.

Please be patient and give us privacy during this time as we navigate this.

If you would like to show your respects to Simon as the hearse leaves for his service you are welcome to wave him off, from outside The Gallery on the 6th of Feb around 9.15am.

Bless you all, love The Gallery Family x

This week we will be closed temporarily (12-14th Jan)

And back open next week, on a limited temporary menu next week (19th, 20th & 21st Jan) onwards, We will update when possible.

Our opening times just next week will be as follows:
Thursday, Friday & Saturday 10-4pm

We hope you understand, this is due to the health of a family member, we are taking this measure very seriously to protect everyone in the family.
We appreciate all your concerns and prayers we’ve recieved at this time, a lot of you have shown so much love to us here, we are blown away with your support. Thank you so much for all of you who continually show-up and bring all the joy to us here at The Gallery, we hope you understand this decision we’ve made.

We highly recommend booking your visit with us so please use our online booking system: https://svtables.com/widget/?rest_id=450

Or If alternatively you are interested in hiring out our space for a private event please fill out the booking inquiry form and we will do our best to get back to you as soon as we can. https://forms.gle/hdqHyVyQfFqCppt59

We are so gutted but we having to announce this but we are having to closing The Gallery over this Christmas break due to family sickness.

We are so incredibly sorry for any disappointment this will cause anyone, I've left messages with anyone with bookings made online, and will be contacting any others we have in the calendar too right away.

As a family ran business we hope you understand how it is when you are all poorly, and have taken the decision that it is best for all of us to rest recuperate and get better... We hope to be better and hit the ground running in 2023!

We will be back open as usual in January. x

We hope you all have a Wonderfull Christmas break and New Years celebrations!
Love all at The Gallery Team x

-CLOSED TODAY (FRIDAY 10TH JUNE)–

Due to a last minute family illness today I'm afraid we will be having to close short notice - just for today.

We will be open for business as usual tomorrow, and we are so sorry for any inconvenience this may cause!
All bookings for this evening have been contacted.

We thank you all so much for your support through these trying times, part and parcel of running a small family business is having to be flexible and understanding as we naviagte this!

Thanks so much!

SEE YOU TOMORROW!

The Gallery Team x