Tributes have been paid to Manchester’s first homeless tour guide who friends say taught his visitors about ‘humanity and respect’.
Veteran Danny Collins spent years living on the streets and worked with Invisible Manchester to run walking tours around the city centre.
The beloved grandfather passed away after a long illness last month, aged 66. During his moving and eye-opening tours - which were punctuated with readings of his original poems - Danny led visitors to the spots where he slept rough and spent much of his time when he was homeless, such as Central Library, Albert Hall, the Hidden Gem and St Ann’s Church.
During a tour joined by the Manchester Evening News in 2018, guests were taken to a spot near Central Library where John Cassidy’s famous statue, ‘Adrift’ stands.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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