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- October 20, 2026
Make Friends in Moston, where the park was a gift
Nearly 24% of Moston is under 16, and its community library saves its longest opening day for Wednesday.
18,800+
people live in Moston ward, the area this page covers (Census 2021, ONS)
14%
is the share of Moston households where one parent is raising dependent children, nearly double the 8% North West rate (Census 2021)
24%
of Moston residents are under 16, five points over the 19% North West share (ONS 2021)
Moston has 80 acres to start in
The simplest way to make friends in Moston is to give one weekly habit a few months. Broadhurst Park, around 80 acres offered to local people as a park in 1919, has paths through the Broadhurst Clough wetlands for an easy loop. New Moston Community Library on Nuthurst Road holds its Age Friendly Hour each Wednesday morning, and Philips Park parkrun is a short bus ride south on Saturdays. Gofrendly can pair you with a Moston woman for that first wetland loop.
Moston, the useful details
Which days is the Moston library open?
New Moston Community Library on Nuthurst Road is open Monday 1pm to 5pm, Tuesday 10am to 2pm, Wednesday 10am to 6pm, and Thursday and Saturday 10am to 5pm. Fridays are closed, so if you live in Moston and want a late visit, Wednesday is your day.
What is planned for the high street in Moston?
Manchester City Council has backed a £25 million vision for Moston Lane. A planning application lodged in February 2026 would move the Moston Superstore from Pym Street to a site on Kenyon Lane, freeing the old plot for a new public square that would host markets and community activities.
Is there a parkrun within reach of Moston?
Philips Park parkrun, about 3km south of Moston as the crow flies, is three laps on permanent paths that start near the mountain bike track, with toilets at Asda Sportcity close by. Chadderton Hall parkrun in Oldham, around 4.5km away, starts opposite the courts and follows the perimeter path.
What is the easiest way for Moston women to connect?
Gofrendly, a women-only friendship app, lets you browse Moston women within easy reach and message the ones you click with. Suggest one fixed plan, such as a Sunday loop of the wetland paths, so the first meeting has a time, a place and a natural finish.
What friendship looks like in Moston
Moston is a family place. Under-16s make up almost a quarter of residents, and in about one home in seven a lone parent is bringing up dependent children, so expect much of local life to run through school gates, junior football and the park. Over half the houses are owner-occupied. If you are new, or your own children have grown up, seek out the regular slots where adults talk to each other, and keep showing up.
Watching other parents swap news at the gate can leave you lonely, yet Moston offers more ways in than it first appears. Broadhurst Park has open fields and wetland paths, and FC United of Manchester play at the stadium on Lightbowne Road. The Simpson Memorial Hall on Moston Lane has rooms for music, theatre and meetings, and the council has backed plans for a new public square on Moston Lane with space for markets. A few to try:
1
A loop of the Broadhurst Clough wetland paths.
2
Philips Park parkrun, starting by the mountain bike track.
3
The Wednesday Age Friendly Hour at New Moston Community Library.
4
A home match at FC United of Manchester on Lightbowne Road.
5
Chadderton Hall parkrun, round the park perimeter in neighbouring Oldham.
LOCAL TIP
Run the same Saturday course four times and the marshals will start cheering you on by name.
How to
Moston, and how to meet people there
1
Walk the Broadhurst Clough wetland paths on a weekday morning and stop for the bench conversations.
2
Volunteer at Philips Park parkrun, a small field of 148 finishers on 17 October 2026, where names stick quickly.
3
If you are an older reader, join the Age Friendly Hour at New Moston Community Library from 10am on Wednesdays.
4
Get talking to a Moston woman on Gofrendly, then walk Broadhurst Park together after the school drop-off.
Two reads for the walk home
A note on this Moston page
For north Manchester women who would sooner build friendships near their own front door than across town, Gofrendly’s founders Claudia Gård and Ulrika Lilja wrote this Moston page, shaped by our editorial team.
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