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All the Shapes, Prestwich Village – quirky with good food

FoodfiftyfourandcountingJuly 23, 2017

Prestwich is undergoing a major facelift right now with pavements being shaped, widened and the general image improved. So the other day my wife and I took a stroll through the village to just browse the many shops and pop into a local bistro just off the main road called All the Shapes. I have…

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