Festival may be over, but Football City Art Gallery is still on!⚽️🖼️ Peaceful, powerful, and perfect for footy + art lovers. Even spotted a Factory boss enjoying the calm 👀 Factory International

Manchester Carnival 2025 is a day of friend family and amazing networks from the organisations… Beautiful memories we have made again this year we can always dene with Zeriah thank you Manchester City Council 👑❤️

Quality time with Son, Neicey and friends, When your looking after others you can’t forget your own ❤️👑🙌🏾 with Zeriah 👑🥰🙌🏾

Love wearing many hats 🎩 From health worker, connector & cancer champion to first aider 💪🏾 Excited to be part of Healthy Hearts ❤️ for the Black African & Caribbean community 🙌🏾 Grateful for the wisdom, prayers & friendship as much as the health support I give💃🏽🕺🏽

Took my lashes off & put on my full youthworker hat this summer 👩🏾‍🏫✨ Ran a camp with 30+ young people (ages 5–16) solo 😳🤣 + brought in my MGTY crew inc. Zeriah for talent shows, open mics, dance comps & even a Dragon’s Den! They smashed it 👏🏾💯 Familyunittrust 👑🙌🏾

Saying bye was tough 🥺 They came back with flowers, chocs, painted stones & pics for me 💕 One little girl even sold her toy just to buy me flowers 😭💐 My heart is so full. Beautiful memories made 🙌🏾 #YouthWork #MGTY Zeriah

Thank you to MCC HigherBlackley for inviting us to their Blackley Cultural Cabaret & getting to suprise these amazing ladies including Esther Clyne & Jacqui Carroll Great family day out with the Neicey 🥰🩷👑

And we got to meet all involved including the absolutely talented stars of the show was so good I could do it all again cannot wait for their pantomime to come Jacqui Carroll Esther Clyne MCC HigherBlackley 👑🥰🙌🏾

Another one with my Neicey (nails finally done 🙄🩷👑) & Son 💚👑 Zeriah Otutu at the BBoyChampionshipTour @FactoryIntl – nothing but 🔥 from start to finish! USA 🇺🇸 vs Japan 🇯🇵 finals were insane – both dropping mad moves 😳👏🏾💥 Zeriah

Bumped into the Lord Mayor of Manchester, 👑 Manchester City Council + my guy Eddy & crew 💯👑. Big up all the fam we saw – vibes were next level 🙌🏾. Ended the night stars ⭐️🌟💫 #DanceManchester Councillor Carmine Grimshaw Manchester City Council 𝙅𝙊𝙎𝙃 𝙕𝙀𝙍𝙆𝙀𝙍

Thought I’d be taking it easy but nope – I’ve been hopping everywhere 😭🦿 and loving every minute! This summer I’ve been out with the Parktastics crew 💥 in Longsight & Gorton running free no sign-up sessions – ball games, arts, dancing, face painting + more 🎨⚽💃🏾 UNICEF UK

Even brought the neighbours’ kids (why they all love me 🥰) – they never miss my youth projects! Today was our last day 💔 as the kids get ready for school. Big love to everyone who joined – Parktastics will be back soon 👀💚 #TeamworkMakesTheDreamWork UNICEF 👑❤️

Been a while, but loved being back on Simoneriley_missdiva show BBC North West MediaCityUK with Fun chats + big shoutout to my son Zeriah for his back-to-school barber offer 👑❤️🙌🏾 Always a pleasure 🥰

As mentioned in last post Big salute to Zeriah this week 💈👑 Supporting parents & young people with back-to-school cuts, working late nights till 10pm ❤️🙏🏾. He knows it’s a tough time for families & didn’t forget the community – proud of you, son! 🥰

Loved this ! 💜 Thank you Caribbean & African Health Network for having me & our amazing singer. Honoured to be among inspiring leaders – Lord Mayors, Cllrs, CEOs & more. Big thanks to all who support Manchester & me 👑 Manchester City Council Andy Burnham

Wow, we came, we showed up & showed out! 🔥 So proud of our #MGTY fam – dancers, singers, entertainers bringing the vibes to Crowcroft Park 💫 Big thanks to 👑 “Angela”Groundswell Project & shoutout to Zeriah for the support 🙌🏾 #Manchester #Community

Love this MGTY was so loved they were even asked for autographs it really Made the day thank you to Longsight for having us Groundswell Project & MCC Longsight 👑👑

Congratulations us Zeriah Double honour 🙌🏾✨ Nominated for Health Equity Campaign & MGTY crowned Young People’s Organisation of the Year! 👑🎉 #MGTY #HealthEquity big thanks to who nominated & Caribbean & African Health Network

On BBC Manchester 2day with my son Zeriah chatting junk food bans (we say make healthy food cheaper!) & shared my rule: progress not perfection 💫 Also shouted out Friday’s 🔥 “Black Creatives” event Factory International — fashion, music, comedy + afterparty. Don’t miss it! 🖤

Culture isn’t just history, it’s living, breathing and inspiring today 🌍✊🏾