Alderley Edge is a pretty Cheshire village with some nice shops and businesses and a great big escarpment, but oh, there are aspects to it that are beyond parody. This poster isn't even a mickey-take - just walk along the high street and you'll see places offering botox, unabashed, and any number of other treatments. You can't actually live on another planet yet, but time spent in Alderley is the next best thing. This Eric Jackson poster, framed or mounted, featuring the Bubble Room, a watering hole frequented by footballers and their wives and the young wadded Cheshire set, will be for sale this weekend at various markets, including Spinningfields, the Northern Quarter in Manchester, Sandbach and, most importantly, the Alderley Edge Christmas Market at Alderley Edge Cricket Club on Sunday, December 13. Visit statementartworks.com

From the Manchester Evening News

Stone Roses singer Ian Brown famously said ‘Manchester’s got everything except a beach’ - but now it’s even being touted as a seaside resort by an artist.

Eric Jackson has created posters of different towns and cities in the region and are inspired by traditional seaside advertisements for tourists.

But the humorous posters have a twist as they actually poke fun at the places they depict.

Eric, 58, said: “They are meant to be a bit cheeky without being offensive, to highlight the idiosyncrasies and quirkiness of a place.

“For example, the headline on the Chorlton poster, which shows a yoga woman with a teapot on her head, is: ‘Be different – just like everyone else in Chorlton.’

“The people of Chorlton will get that joke and hopefully laugh at it.”

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