Chorlton Good Neighbours – the drummers are in town, with Sunday tea to follow
Enid Wood
Enid Wood was involved in Chorlton Good Neighbours from its inception over 25 years ago. Here are some of her memories (originally recorded in 2011) of being a volunteer for CGN and of the people she helped. There is a memorial service next week for Enid at St Ninians Church
Warren – CGN Volunteer
Warren talks about how he became a volunteer, what he does and why he enjoys it. Warren has such a warm and welcoming personality that he lights up and brightens the coffee mornings for us all
Jim – CGN volunteer
Jim had some time available as he was finishing his Phd so he volunteered at CGN. He drives regularly drive two ladies to the coffee morning, which he really enjoys. He has also made some good friendships with the other younger volunteers
Trish – Chorlton Good Neighbours volunteer
Trish has been volunteering at CGN since she retired about 7 years ago. As well as being a volunteers driver, taking people to hospital appointments and the like, she also visits and befriends older women who may be unable to get out and about. Trish says: “everybody has a story to tell. They’ve all hadContinue reading Trish – Chorlton Good Neighbours volunteer
Nurse Eileen at Chorlton Good Neighbours
Nurse Eileen come to our Thursday coffee morning every other week. She advises our members who have have a medical problem . She will give advice and where necessary contact their GP. We think she does a fantastic job
Kay’s tests the Komp
Chorlton Good Neighbours have been given several KOMP devices by the Good Things Foundation which focuses on digital inclusion and is also the National Device Bank (see http://www.goodthingsfoundation.org). Komp was developed by a Norwegian company ‘No Isolation’ which describe the Komp as a “one button computer connecting generations” (see http://www.noisolation.com) We got our older modelContinue reading Kay’s tests the Komp
Chorlton Good Neighbours day trip to Oswaldtwistle Mill, Oct 12th
Chorlton Good Neighbours day trip to Oswaldtwistle Mill was on 12 Oct 2023. Winnie and Irene tell us what it was like on a day when the sun shined (as it always seems to on our trips)
Mid May update: drama and Arts & crafts
The drama Group will be performing their show ‘Flowers ‘ on Wednesday 24th May at 10.30am . This drama is about lifelong friends meeting at an airport , when one of them receives a bunch of flowers? …Come and enjoy the story of what lies behind this … Our members have been rehearsing for weeksContinue reading Mid May update: drama and Arts & crafts
Join our Zoom Exercise Classes
It would be great to see a few more people join our Zoom exercise sessions on Tuesday and Thursday mornings 11-12 with Instructor Karen . Just ask me for the link and I can email it to you . It’s all low key and most of the class can be done sitting down , yetContinue reading Join our Zoom Exercise Classes
Thursday Zoom exercise class at 11.00am with Karen Oakes
Thursday Zoom exercise class at 11.00am at CGN with Karen Oakes Mainly chair based exercises but come and watch it and give it a go or ring Helen in the CGN office for more info on 881 2925 . Aim to improve tone , balance and co ordination. Go at your own pace . Join Zoom MeetingContinue reading Thursday Zoom exercise class at 11.00am with Karen Oakes
Christmas 2020 Newsletter
You can download the Newsletter as a PDF file by clicking on this link: December Newsletter 2020
International Day of Older Persons (IDOP) Oct 1st 2020
Every year, the United Nations designates the 1 October as International Day of Older Persons (IDOP). Events are taking place across the country – albeit this year in a different, often virtual format – to celebrate the achievements and contributions older people make to society and raise awareness of the issues and challenges inContinue reading International Day of Older Persons (IDOP) Oct 1st 2020
How we responded to Lockdown – April to June 2020
Chorlton Good Neighbours – report for April to June 2020 From March 16th CGN ceased operating as normal due to Covid 19; all on-site activities were suspended and the group decided to offer support to its members and other local older residents through these key areas: Regular Telephone befriending Door checks and chats, socially distancedContinue reading How we responded to Lockdown – April to June 2020
Chorlton Good Neighbours: Report May 2020
Chorlton Good Neighbours: Report May 2020 We are now settling into a routine of regular shopping for people who have requested that; some are CGN members and others are new to us. Support is needed because people are having to shield (often these are residents under 60 years of age) or stay indoors asContinue reading Chorlton Good Neighbours: Report May 2020
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