It's back to school eve - and for many that means new uniforms, shoes, PE kits and pens.
But it appears many families may have left it to the last minute, with images showing long snaking queues around a corner for one store in Manchester.
MCS Stores, on Fog Lane in Burnage, near Didsbury, has been a staple for school supplies for years. And photographs taken by the Manchester Evening News reveal mums, dads and others queuing in a long line spanning around the corner onto Elmsmere Road to get in on Thursday.
