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  • “Coming home for Christmas” Good Neighbours Drama Group
  • It’s that time of year again…….ho ho ho!
  • Seasonal update Nov-Dec 2019
  • Fundraising for CGN
  • Christmas Lantern Parade on Beech Road, Thurs 28th Nov, 5.45pm
  • Coffee Morning Activities – visitors, paintings and actors
  • Funeral Planning Workshop
  • Christmas Meal at Houghend Police club, 19th Dec 2019
  • Sunday Tea Christmas Party on Dec 1st
  • Nov-Dec CGN Newsletter
  • CGN Free Drama Workshops
  • spooktacular Halloween on Beech Road
  • Performing and Sharing “Stories of our Lives”
  • CGN drama groups presents – ‘Staying Alive for Barry Gibb’
  • Good Neighbours Annual Report Sep 2019
  • Chorlton Good Neighbours AGM 2019
  • Funeral Planning workshop 8th Oct 2019
  • September 2019 events at Good Neighbours
  • “Stories of our Lives” a new project to share memories
  • Mini trip to manchester Central
  • Volunteer training – motivations for volunteering with older people
  • Drama group presents – “Staying Alive for Barry …
  • Trips out to Rhos on Sea and to Trentham Gardens
  • Thursday coffee mornings – a lot has been going on
  • Chorlton Get Together Day 23rd June 2019
  • Longford park seniors (55+) Bowling Club
  • Forthcoming events at Good Neighbours in July
  • Talk on history of Manchester’s Victorian glass industry
  • Thursday coffee morning. 6th June 2019
  • Circus Skills at the Drama Group
  • June Sunday Tea
  • FREE Drama Workshops for All Ages with Circus Skills!
  • What’s On at Chorlton Good Neighbours in early June
  • Last Thursday coffee morning (17-04-19) was very busy….
  • Stories Project at Good Neighbours
  • Interviews with Good Neighbours Volunteers
  • New Outdoor Sign
  • “Death at the Seaside” another Good Neighbours comedy mystery play
  • Spanish Civil War talk
  • James Bond Murder Mystery comes to Good Neighbours
  • Chorlton Good Neighbour’s exercise classes
  • South Manchester History – out of the box
  • Coffee Morning Questions for Councillors
  • On their way to perform at HOME
  • Joyce, Gagarin and Russian TV
  • CGN Events Feb / Mar 2019
  • Training session for volunteers Feb 14th
  • Drama Workshops explore improvisation
  • Good Neighbours cut the ribbon at the local Co-op
  • Drama Workshops start 6th Feb
  • What’s On at CGN – Feb update
  • Watch out for the video interviews
  • Support from the Co-op
  • Busy Coffee Morning
  • “Snowed In” performance at HOME
  • Nakib talks about “Snowed In” on Radio Manchester
  • Spring Drama Workshops
  • Try out our Exercise Classes in 2019
  • Donation from Riley’s
  • Christmas Celebrations
  • Donations in 2018
  • Christmas is coming at CGN…
  • History Talks Feb-July 2019
  • History Group meeting Thurs 6th Dec 2018
  • A busy week for Chorlton Good Neigbours
  • “Snowed in” more photos
  • Snowed in”- the Performance
  • Last rehearsal for our play “Snowed In”
  • November Newsletter
  • Halloween drama group session
  • Fundraising raffle
  • Trip to Hanging Gate pub
  • CGN 2018 Annual Report
  • Defibrillator demonstration
  • Health and Medicine – History talk
  • The Good Neighbours 2018 AGM
  • Good Neighbours garden update
  • CGN drama workshop interviews after first session
  • Drama Workshops at CGN – week one with Sam and Nakib
  • Positive Living group – meets every month
  • History Talks Programme  Sep – Dec 2018
  • CGN Drama Workshops start on Sep 19th
  • Review of Lovechester1970s by Age Friendly Manchester
  • ‘LoveChester 70s – the Film!
  • Lovechester 1970s has its world premiere at HOME!
  • “Lovechester 1970s – What Are You Doing Sunday Baby” 
  • ‘LoveChester 70s – What Are You Doing Sunday Baby’
  • Good Neighbours trip to the Longlands Hotel, Carnforth
  • Talk by Joanne Williams on Abel Heywood, Radical Mcr mayor
  • Lovechester 1970s – What Are You Doing Sunday Baby?
  • Talk by Steve Millwood: 1970 & 1974 in words and music.
  • Drama workshops: week 6, visit from the Royal Echange
  • Sunday tea in May at Good Neighbours
  • Shareen Fashions – closing after 44 years in Chorlton
  • Good Neighbours Drama Workshops: week 4
  • ‘Arts should be available on prescription’
  • Chorlton Good Neighbours Stage Production supported by Royal Exchange Theatre
  • Volunteer information sessions in April
  • Good Neighbours at the Benito Lounge
  • Drama Workshop week 3
  • Talk by Angela Downing: the origins of Manchester Parks
  • Drama workshop, week 2
  • Drama workshop – first week at Good Neighbours
  • Coffee Morning Surprise – free cakes and Easter Eggs!
  • BBC1’s “Holding Back the Years” come to Good Neighbours
  • Talk by Nicola Gardener: The history and Origins of Carnival
  • Memory Boards
  • A busy coffee morning, 15 March 2018
  • Chorlton Good Neighbours Launch Free Drama Workshops for over 60s   
  • Good Neighbours on  “Holding Back the Years”. Friday 23rd of March, BBC1 9.15am
  • Chip Shop Chips at Good Neighbours
  • Useful information and updates Feb/March 2018
  • Visits from M/c Univ Music Society & Age Friendly M/c team
  • Talk by Eddie Little: More on The Ted Heath Band
  • Oswald Rd school gives Good Neighbours a Community Hero Award
  • Chorlton Good Neighbour’s Drama Workshops for 60+
  • History Group talk on “The Quirks of Chorlton cum Hardy”
  • Chorlton Park Primary at Good Neighbours
  • Andrew Simpson talks about his new book “The Quirks of Chorlton”
  • Chip Shop Chips by Becky Prestwich
  • Winter Warmer trip to Millstones, Harrogate
  • Positive Living Group
  • More events in Jan & Feb
  • Chorlton Good Neighbours History Talks Feb-July 2018
  • The importance of exercising
  • It’s never too late to get on the stage…..
  • Christmas Treat from Heinekens Brewery
  • Good Neighbours Christmas Meal 2017
  • Garden Group goes decorative for Christmas
  • Melodics singing group – ready for Christmas
  • “Holding Back the Years” – BBC at Good Neighbours
  • Events in December 2017
  • Coffee Morning Talk about Charlie Peace
  • Children’s Books – CGN talk with Chorlton High students
  • 3334
  • Mickie Mitchell’s 100th birthday
  • Talk on the History of Chocolate- including an Aztec drink
  • Pharmacy students visit coffee morning
  • New volunteer training session at CGN
  • Good Neighbours at the Manchester Food & Drink Festival
  • A Profile of Volunteers’ Motivations, Feelings and Perceptions 2012
  • Chorlton Good Neighbours  Survey of Users 2011
  • Good Neighbours Annual Report 2017
  • Using an old ironing board to sieve soil (Video)
  • 50th Anniversary Pebble Border in place
  • Good Neighbours 50th Anniversary Party
  • Finishing of the Garden shelter
  • Building the Garden Shelter
  • A Typical Good Neighbours Coffee Morning
  • Day Trip to Clevelys
  • 50 Volunteers Reflect on What Chorlton Good Neighbours Means to Them
  • CGN timeline brochure 1967-2017
  • Films celebrating 50 years of Chorlton Good Neighbours (videos)
  • June 13th Trip to Southport
  • Co-op celebrates the funds raised by its members for Local Causes
  • Co-op Local Community Fund
  • March news
  • Designing and painting pebbles for the pebble border
  • Trip out to Oswaldtwistle Mill
  • Garden Update
  • Celebrating 50 years of Good Neighbours
  • University Music Society comes to Good Neighbours
  • List of Community Groups and Social Support Contacts in Chorlton and Whalley Range
  • Good Neighbours Christmas Meal 2016
  • Merryn Cook’s talk about Chorlton Open Gardens
  • Jean Finney’s talk about witches and superstitions
  • CGN garden settles in for autumn
  • Chorlton Good Neighbours hosts Age Friendly event
  • Welcome to new worker – Philip Barrett
  • The Paralympics: From Manchester to Rio – Mark Todd
  • Age Friendly event at Good Neighbours
  • Good Neighbours garden – October update
  • Chorlton Good Neighbours AGM
  • Bob Cowan and the Arctic Convoys (videos)
  • Meet Moira Bowater – Good Neighbours new worker
  • Good Neighbours Garden update
  • Nancy Drumm’s 100th birthday celebration
  • Good Neighbours and Men in Sheds
  • CGN Garden update
  • Chorlton Open Garden day
  • Celebration of the Queens 90th Birthday at Coffee Morning
  • Snooker afternoon in June
  • Getting ready for Chorlton Open Gardens
  • Job Vacancy at Chorlton Good Neighbours – Community Support Worker
  • Easter egg time at Chorlton Good Neighbours
  • Jacqui & Carli our local PCSO’s at the coffee morning
  • Spring at last in the Good Neighbours Garden
  • Hilda and Timmy at the Toddlers Group
  • Last session of the year at Good Neighbours Garden
  • Helen’ MBE presented to her at Buckingham Palace
  • Community Health Clinic Project at Good Neighbours
  • Good Neighbours AGM 2015
  • Good Neighbours Garden Spring & Summer 2015
  • Pets make another visit to Good Neighbours (video)
  • Community Health Clinic Award (video)
  • Noah’s Art visit Good Neighbours
  • Another Russian medal for Bob Cowan
  • The Good Neighbours garden in May
  • Eyewitness Theatre – Safeguarding adults workshop
  • March 2015 photos of Good Neighbours activities
  • Coffee Morning and Snooker
  • Finishing the Mosaics for the garden
  • Making mosaics for the Good Neighbours Garden
  • Leah Cavanagh wins the Manchester Creativity in the Community award
  • Melodics Christmas Singalong
  • Good Neighbours Christmas Meal 2014
  • Leah wins “Be Proud of Manchester” Award for work with the Melodics
  • Visit to Chorlton High School
  • First Aid training session
  • Melodics Concert at Longford Care Home
  • Trip to Rivington Barn
  • Arctic Convoy medal presentation at Manchester Town Hall (video)
  • Unity Toy Box Circus visit Good neighbours
  • CGN Annual General Meeting 2014
  • Visit to the Bourne Poacher
  • The Good Neighbours Garden in September
  • The Sanctuary
  • Bill Howe’s poem (video)
  • Memories of Music
  • Session on Frailty at Good Neighbours
  • Good Neighbours trip to Rhos on Sea
  • Good Neighbours Open Day
  • Making Mosaics week 2 (video)
  • Making Mosaics (video)
  • Safe Handling and Dealing with Falls
  • Garden Update 4th April 14
  • Talk on Victorian Dress at History Group
  • Spring is on its way in the CGN garden
  • History Group at Manchester Histories Festival
  • Thorntons Chocolate Morning
  • Visit by Bishop of Manchester
  • Planting some onions in the CGN Garden plot (video)
  • The Lost Railways of South Manchester
  • Longsight Traction depot
  • Karen’s Exercise Class (video)
  • Spring is on its way
  • CGN Greenhouse – repairs after the gale
  • Good Neighbours 2002 Golden Jubilee celebration
  • Garden Club surveys the storm damage
  • History of Metropolitan Vickers, Trafford Park (video)
  • Helen, Enid and Karen on Radio 5 Live (video/audio)
  • Spring Clean in the Good Neighbours Garden
  • Final Garden Session of the Year
  • Free TV Licence for over 75’s
  • A Christmas Carol from the Melodics
  • Christmas Meal 2013
  • Christmas Party , Dec 1st 2013
  • Story teller at Good Neighbours
  • Bob Cowan presented with Arctic Star medal
  • Winter Warmer event at Trafalgar House (video)
  • Good Neighbours Garden in Late October
  • Day Trip to Llandudno
  • Harvest and the garden
  • Bowling in the late summer sunshine
  • St Francis House Children’s Hospice receive cheque
  • Good Neighbours AGM
  • Harvest time in the good neighbours garden
  • Stars & Stripes day out
  • Manchester Jewish History Walk
  • Music in the Good Neighbours Garden (video)
  • garden in July (video)
  • Day trip to the Bourne Poacher (video)
  • Natasha – the new service support worker
  • The origins of the NHS in Manchester
  • Doing the Lambeth Walk
  • CGN Garden on a hot July day
  • History Group: Thur July 4th 1.30pm: the NHS
  • Chorlton Coffee Festival at Good Neighbours
  • Chorlton Good Neighbours Garden: The Story So Far…….
  • Chorlton Open Gardens event and CGN
  • Greenhouse officially opened
  • Progress on the Good Neighbours garden
  • Garden in early June
  • History Group: June & July Programme
  • June: Sunday Tea and future events
  • July History Group: The origins of the Manchester Jewish Community, Bill Williams
  • Job Vacancies at CGN
  • Making the greenhouse accessible
  • History Group – May and June meetings
  • Finishing off the Greenhouse
  • 9 Lives – the History of Tatton Park
  • Greenhouse nearing completion
  • Installing the greenhouse windows
  • CGN Stall at the Post Office
  • Greenhouse frame completed
  • Assembling the Good Neighbours Greenhouse
  • Bob Cowan to get Arctic Star Medal
  • Beetham Tower Photoshoot – not for the faint hearted
  • Survey of Good Neighbours’ Exercise Classes
  • Primroses, seedlings and spent hops
  • Video of WW2 Event at Chorlton Good Neighbours
  • Photos of WW2 Veterans Event, Feb 7th 2013
  • Chorlton’s Arctic Convoy veterans on Granada TV
  • Sunday Tea with the Leetones
  • Gardening Club on Ice
  • 2012 Garden Produce for Sale
  • Art Exhibition at Chorlton Library
  • Bob Cowan & WW2 Arctic Convoys
  • Alan Wood – WW2 Fighter pilot
  • Mickie Mitchell in WW2
  • John Mackay – Chorlton Arctic Convoy Veteran
  • History Group meets Thurs Feb 7th at 1.30pm
  • New Year’s Lunch
  • Happy New Year
  • Russell thanks volunteers
  • Bob to get Arctic Convoy Medal
  • Gardening Club Christmas update
  • A very rainy day in the garden…
  • Baking Potatoes and Planting Bulbs
  • Punch and Judy – talk by Rev Ian Mutton
  • Good Neighbours Christmas Party
  • Dominic Kelly, Storyteller
  • Day Out at FC United
  • Hops and Hardy Chrysanthemums
  • An afternoon at the snooker club
  • Autumn Leaves and Archeological Digs
  • Compost Bays and History
  • Chorlton in the Middles Ages
  • Pumpkin & Leek Soup, Cheese Flan & Parkin
  • Learning about Photography Session
  • Woodchip, woodchip and more woodchip
  • Bob Cowan and the Arctic Convoy medal
  • Frogs, Woodchip and the Golden Autumnal Sun
  • Visit to the Chill Factor
  • Taters and Chainsaws – The Gardening Club Returns
  • Enjoying the Autumn Sun on the Bowling Green
  • Chainsaw and Potato cropping
  • A good potato crop
  • McMillan Coffee morning
  • The Good Neighbours garden project, Jan to Sep 2012
  • Denise’s Leaving Party in 1988
  • Good Neighbours stall at ‘Faith on the Green’
  • The life and times of Mr George Formby
  • Lights, Camera, Drizzle
  • Tuesday Parent & Toddler Group
  • Day Trip to Rhos on Sea
  • Snooker & Bowling afternoon
  • Good Neighbours on the Frank Randle day in Blackpool
  • Northern Belly Company at Good Neighbours
  • Good Neighbours at Brookburn Summer Fair
  • Exercise Classes at Good Neighbours
  • Gagarin’s visit to Manchester
  • Trip to Boundary Mill, Colne
  • Jubilee Sunday
  • Good Neighbours leaflet
  • Planting potatoes
  • Ruby, the Jubilee Queen
  • Good Neighbours Radio Broadcast
  • Good Neighbours’ trip to Morecambe
  • Putting the Raised Beds in Position
  • The Raised Beds arrive
  • The Spring Fundraising Variety Concert
  • MMU Design Lab Students return visit
  • Gardening project – digging on a very wet April day
  • Bill Williams’ talk on Manchesters Black pre-history
  • Cracking Good Food’s Hot Pot session
  • Wai Yin’s Tai Chi Demonstration
  • Gardening project – learning about soil testing
  • Day 2 of the Gardening project
  • The 5 Ways of Wellbeing – what are they?
  • Talk on Memory Loss and Dementia
  • Don’s Exercise Class
  • Chorlton Good Neighbours User survey
  • The Gardening Project gets started
  • Indoor Curling
  • Thank you letter from Brookburn pupil
  • Volunteers Christmas Meal 2011
  • Helen on Woman’s Hour
  • Chorlton Good Neighbours, 2007 video
  • Christmas Party, Dec 2011
  • Visit to Brookburn Primary School
  • Pumpkin pie
  • Sunday Tea
  • First Aid course
  • Philip Lloyd, historian
  • The Sweet Cordials
  • John the Baker
  • Marjorie Holmes
  • Joan, Christine, Marion & Enid
  • Exercising
  • Open Voice Choir
  • Ray plays the spoons
  • Arthur, wheelchair support worker
  • Joan Wood
  • John Brownhill plays the piano
  • Andrew Dawson looks back
  • Hilda’s Paintings
  • Phillip Lloyd’s history of Good Neighbours
  • Renee Smith, memories
  • Tess Lamb, memories
  • Hilda Mason, memories

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  • It’s that time of year again…….ho ho ho!
  • Seasonal update Nov-Dec 2019
  • Fundraising for CGN
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Wilbraham St Ninians Church
Egerton Road South
Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Manchester M21 0XJ
0161 881 2925

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