‘Arts should be available on prescription’ This article on the BBC website, describes what Chorlton Good Neighbours already does: https://www.bbc.com/ideas/videos/arts-should-be-available-on-prescription/p064lnfp Here is what Helen, our coordinator says: “This is exactly what we do and can do more of but the question remains – who is going to fund this? As often we need skilled facilitatorsContinue reading ‘Arts should be available on prescription’
50th Anniversary Pebble Border in place
One of the activities we did to commemorate 50 years of Chorlton Good Neighbours was to commission two local artists Nicola and Lara to design a pebble border in front of the Good Neighbours office. Lots and lots of members, users, volunteers and children from local schools painted pebbles of their own design (see https://goo.gl/1Cc9BZ) Well,Continue reading 50th Anniversary Pebble Border in place
March 2015 photos of Good Neighbours activities
March 2015 photos of Good Neighbours activities taken by Chris Foster photography
Finishing the Mosaics for the garden
The globe mosaics we have been making in the workshop run by Nicola Winter have been completed and put in the garden Nick with his mosaicBill putting his mosaic into on of the raised beds in the Good Neighbours garden
Making mosaics for the Good Neighbours Garden
In January 2015 we had two mosaic making workshops led by Nicola Winter. This time we branched out into making spherical mosaics on concrete mould made by Nicola. They were on the end of metal rods so that we could ‘plant’ the finished Alium style mosaics in the Chorlton Good Neighbours garden Joyce and DorothyContinue reading Making mosaics for the Good Neighbours Garden
Melodics Christmas Singalong
In the lead up to Christmas 2014, the Melodics singing group led a singalong of carols and Christmas songs at a Good Neighbours coffee morning. At the same event, we said farewell to Margaret Banks, our Art tutor and in addition, Justine Entezari one of our volunteers who works for NJL consulting, a Manchester based designContinue reading Melodics Christmas Singalong
Making Mosaics (video)
Making Mosaic stepping stones for the Good Neighbours Garden Nicola Winters lead a craft session at Chorlton Good Neighbours to make some mosaics on paving stones, to be used in the Good Neighbours garden. Members of the gardening group and an art group that uses the church hall too. all participated in making mosaics toContinue reading Making Mosaics (video)
St Francis House Children’s Hospice receive cheque
At the coffee morning on Sep 28th 2013, Chorlton Good Neighbours presented a £414.10 cheque to Lucy Heald from the St Francis House Children’s Hospice, Didsbury. This money had been raised by CGN members. Lucy Heald receiving the cheque Lucy with Nancy Drumm, one of our oldest members and Arthur Brandreth The Art class at workContinue reading St Francis House Children’s Hospice receive cheque