About us

We offer a wide range of services to older people in our community. We provide this through our 4 part time workers, led by the CGN coordinator, Helen Hibberd, and our 60 or more volunteers. We also provide social, practical and emotional support to older people. We do this by recruiting, training and supporting volunteers who help us run a range of services and activities.

Chorlton Good Neighbours (CGN) is a neighbourhood care group and charity that has been working in the Chorlton and Whalley Range areas of Manchester for more than 50 years.

Our Funding
CGN is funded through a variety of sources, including Manchester City Council, grant making bodies and individual donations and legacies, as well as our own fund raising efforts.

Local older people – mainly from Chorlton, Chorlton Park and the Whalley Range area.
Some users often have little or no local family support and benefit from being able to engage in activities they enjoy and be able to remain independent
Whilst the majority of our users are women, more older men are getting involved as we broaden the range of activities
We are not able to support older people with complex needs (ring for more details)

Our users

Local older people – mainly from Chorlton, Chorlton Park and the Whalley Range area.
Some users often have little or no local family support and benefit from being able to engage in activities they enjoy and be able to remain independent
Whilst the majority of our users are women, more older men are getting involved as we broaden the range of activities
We are not able to support older people with complex needs (ring for more details)

Our Volunteers

Give lifts in their own cars to users. This includes helping with access to both onsite activities – such as a lift to a CGN coffee morning or exercise class- and lifts to off-site activities such as appointments for doctor’s surgeries, hospital or clinics.
Support social events such as coffee mornings, fundraising events, Sunday teas and day trips out to places of interest such as the seaside and country hotels.
Make home visits to individual older people who are housebound or struggle to get out and about.
Carry out odd jobs. Assisting our older members with practical tasks such as form filling, dog walking and collecting prescriptions.
Wheelchair pushing. Taking housebound users out in their wheelchairs on walks to local parks, banks and shops, providing invaluable companionship, helping them maintain independence and get some fresh air.
Support the running and promotion of the group. this can include being trustees, manning stalls at community and school fairs, running concerts and other fundraising events, promoting us through social media and giving talks to community groups and other organisations
Help with one-off projects such as surveys, bid writing, and project evaluation

Helen with Volunteers at a training session

Who works for Chorlton Good Neighbours?

Helen Hibberd is our full-time coordinator who oversees the daily running of the organisation.
Philip Barrett and Geraldine Wall are our part-time ‘older mens project’ workers. Phil visits older men in their own homes and finding new local activities and interests for them Geraldine is a freelance worker coordinating the gardening project. She also helps out in the office
Moira Bowater, has been our community support worker for over 5 years. This is what she says about her part-time post: “I have met a number of people with various needs and have enjoyed getting to know the people I visit. Some of the people I visit I take out shopping in a wheelchair others I visit for a chat or we go for a walk or go to a cafe for a chat and cup of tea or coffee”

Aims of our Community Care Group

To work together to improve the wellbeing of older people in our local neighbourhood by developing a wide range of social and practical activities and services
To bring together our members -both users and volunteers- in a relationship of mutual respect and support to improve individual’s lives and the wider community
To make our community a kinder and better place to live by bringing people together, spending time with each other and working together
To continually improve what we do and how we do it by learning from each other and sharing ideas with other community groups
To look for ways to access the financial and human resources to ensure the consistency and continuity of the services and activities we provide
To enable excluded and disadvantaged older people to fully participate in social and community activities

Principles

To focus on improving social welfare and engagement for the benefit of the local community by supporting older people in every way we can
To engage in cooperative actions and deliver services rooted in the local community and neighbourhood
To mutually assist each other in overcoming isolation and maintaining our physical and mental health

About us

Chorlton Good Neighbours (CGN) is a neighbourhood care group and charity that has been working in the Chorlton and Whalley Range areas of Manchester for more than 50 years.

Our Funding
CGN is funded through a variety of sources, including Manchester City Council, grant making bodies and individual donations and legacies, as well as our own fund raising efforts.

Local older people – mainly from Chorlton, Chorlton Park and the Whalley Range area.

Some users often have little or no local family support and benefit from being able to engage in activities they enjoy and be able to remain independent

Whilst the majority of our users are women, more older men are getting involved as we broaden the range of activities

We are not able to support older people with complex needs (ring for more details)

Our users

Local older people – mainly from Chorlton, Chorlton Park and the Whalley Range area.

Some users often have little or no local family support and benefit from being able to engage in activities they enjoy and be able to remain independent

Whilst the majority of our users are women, more older men are getting involved as we broaden the range of activities

We are not able to support older people with complex needs (ring for more details)

Our Volunteers

Give lifts in their own cars to users. This includes helping with access to both onsite activities – such as a lift to a CGN coffee morning or exercise class- and lifts to off-site activities such as appointments for doctor’s surgeries, hospital or clinics.

Support social events such as coffee mornings, fundraising events, Sunday teas and day trips out to places of interest such as the seaside and country hotels.

Make home visits to individual older people who are housebound or struggle to get out and about.

Carry out odd jobs. Assisting our older members with practical tasks such as form filling, dog walking and collecting prescriptions.

Wheelchair pushing. Taking housebound users out in their wheelchairs on walks to local parks, banks and shops, providing invaluable companionship, helping them maintain independence and get some fresh air.

Support the running and promotion of the group. this can include being trustees, manning stalls at community and school fairs, running concerts and other fundraising events, promoting us through social media and giving talks to community groups and other organisations

Help with one-off projects such as surveys, bid writing, and project evaluation

Helen with Volunteers at a training session

Who works for Chorlton Good Neighbours?

Helen Hibberd is our full-time coordinator who oversees the daily running of the organisation.

Philip Barrett and Geraldine Wall are our part-time ‘older mens project’ workers. Phil visits older men in their own homes and finding new local activities and interests for them Geraldine is a freelance worker coordinating the gardening project. She also helps out in the office

Aims of our Community Care Group

To work together to improve the wellbeing of older people in our local neighbourhood by developing a wide range of social and practical activities and services

To bring together our members -both users and volunteers- in a relationship of mutual respect and support to improve individual’s lives and the wider community

To make our community a kinder and better place to live by bringing people together, spending time with each other and working together

To continually improve what we do and how we do it by learning from each other and sharing ideas with other community groups

To look for ways to access the financial and human resources to ensure the consistency and continuity of the services and activities we provide

To enable excluded and disadvantaged older people to fully participate in social and community activities

Principles

To focus on improving social welfare and engagement for the benefit of the local community by supporting older people in every way we can

To engage in cooperative actions and deliver services rooted in the local community and neighbourhood

To mutually assist each other in overcoming isolation and maintaining our physical and mental health

Chorlton Good Neighbours (CGN) is a neighbourhood care group and charity that has been working in the Chorlton and Whalley Range areas of Manchester for more than 50 years.

Our Funding CGN is funded through a variety of sources, including Manchester City Council, grant making bodies and individual donations and legacies, as well as our own fund raising efforts.

Local older people – mainly from Chorlton, Chorlton Park and the Whalley Range area.

Some users often have little or no local family support and benefit from being able to engage in activities they enjoy and be able to remain independent

Whilst the majority of our users are women, more older men are getting involved as we broaden the range of activities

We are not able to support older people with complex needs (ring for more details)

Our users

Local older people – mainly from Chorlton, Chorlton Park and the Whalley Range area.

Some users often have little or no local family support and benefit from being able to engage in activities they enjoy and be able to remain independent

Whilst the majority of our users are women, more older men are getting involved as we broaden the range of activities

We are not able to support older people with complex needs (ring for more details)

Our Volunteers

Give lifts in their own cars to users. This includes helping with access to both onsite activities – such as a lift to a CGN coffee morning or exercise class- and lifts to off-site activities such as appointments for doctor’s surgeries, hospital or clinics.

Support social events such as coffee mornings, fundraising events, Sunday teas and day trips out to places of interest such as the seaside and country hotels.

Make home visits to individual older people who are housebound or struggle to get out and about.

Carry out odd jobs. Assisting our older members with practical tasks such as form filling, dog walking and collecting prescriptions.

Wheelchair pushing. Taking housebound users out in their wheelchairs on walks to local parks, banks and shops, providing invaluable companionship, helping them maintain independence and get some fresh air.

Support the running and promotion of the group. this can include being trustees, manning stalls at community and school fairs, running concerts and other fundraising events, promoting us through social media and giving talks to community groups and other organisations

Help with one-off projects such as surveys, bid writing, and project evaluation

Helen with Volunteers at a training session

Who works for Chorlton Good Neighbours?

Helen Hibberd is our full-time coordinator who oversees the daily running of the organisation.

Philip Barrett and Geraldine Wall are our part-time ‘older mens project’ workers. Phil visits older men in their own homes and finding new local activities and interests for them Geraldine is a freelance worker coordinating the gardening project. She also helps out in the office

Aims of our Community Care Group

To work together to improve the wellbeing of older people in our local neighbourhood by developing a wide range of social and practical activities and services

To bring together our members -both users and volunteers- in a relationship of mutual respect and support to improve individual’s lives and the wider community

To make our community a kinder and better place to live by bringing people together, spending time with each other and working together

To continually improve what we do and how we do it by learning from each other and sharing ideas with other community groups

To look for ways to access the financial and human resources to ensure the consistency and continuity of the services and activities we provide

To enable excluded and disadvantaged older people to fully participate in social and community activities

Principles

To focus on improving social welfare and engagement for the benefit of the local community by supporting older people in every way we can

To engage in cooperative actions and deliver services rooted in the local community and neighbourhood

To mutually assist each other in overcoming isolation and maintaining our physical and mental health

Our Funding
CGN is funded through a variety of sources, including Manchester City Council, grant making bodies and individual donations and legacies, as well as our own fund raising efforts.