Dear CGN Member How are you doing? I realise it must now be getting very frustrating not being able to get out and about, and catch up with friends and family, but I have been hearing encouraging stories about how many of you have been using Skype, Whatsapp and Zoom etc, as well using theContinue reading May 2020 Newsletter from Helen
Exercise – 10today and can you spot Bernard
A report by DEMOS (2019) found that 6m older people (55+) are physically inactive and of those 50% are completely inactive, doing no exercise whatsoever. This costs the NHS over £90m per year and lead to a lot of older people having fall and not being able to get out and about in the communityContinue reading Exercise – 10today and can you spot Bernard
Easter letter 2020 from Helen
Dear Good Neighbour Many of you took the trouble to ring or email to say thank you for last letter so I have printed off some different exercises for you to try out, as well as included some tips from the Positive Living Group members which will help get us through the next couple ofContinue reading Easter letter 2020 from Helen
Update from Helen, CGN coordinator, 27-03-20
Chorlton Good Neighbours, Wilbraham St Ninians Church , Egerton Rd south, M21 0XJ Tel 881-2925 email : helen@chorltongoodneighbours.org 24.03.20 Dear Good Neighbour I thought you might appreciate a little note as CGN wants to keep in touch with you and offer our support in these challenging times, especially as most of you will be stayingContinue reading Update from Helen, CGN coordinator, 27-03-20
Good Neighbours History Group 1.30pm Thurs 6th Feb
Just a reminder about next Thursday 6th Feb talk by Steve Little on the forgotten burial grounds of Manchester. All welcome at 1.30pm here in the main hall at Wilbraham St Ninians Church. Other pieces of information which you might find useful: Next Monday 3rd Feb : Positive Living Group with Life Coach, Debra McCallionContinue reading Good Neighbours History Group 1.30pm Thurs 6th Feb
Exercise classes at Chorlton Good Neighbours – Mon am; Wed pm; Fri am
Are you looking to get a bit fitter? Want to improve your flexibility, muscle tone and balance as well as have a chance to meet other people? Then why not join us at the exercise classes at Chorlton Good Neighbours. The classes are graded to suit all levels, and include a range of seated andContinue reading Exercise classes at Chorlton Good Neighbours – Mon am; Wed pm; Fri am
Longford park seniors (55+) Bowling Club
Longford park seniors (55+) Bowling Club New Members welcome Bowls is one of the few sports which allow you to keep on competing indefinitely. One of last year’s tournament winners in Trafford is 87 years old. Not many people can say they are a champion at that age. Bowling offers a way to keep activeContinue reading Longford park seniors (55+) Bowling Club
FREE Drama Workshops for All Ages with Circus Skills!
Chorlton Good Neighbours Launch 4th FREE Drama Workshops for All Ages with Circus Skills! June 5th to 31st July 2019. 10:15am -12:15 at St Ninian’s Church Hall, Wilbraham Rd M21 OXJ Develop new skills Make new friends. Gain self-confidence & Enjoy Performing for a Supportive Audience. Chorlton Good Neighbours support Manchester’s Ageing Well initiative with Manchester’sContinue reading FREE Drama Workshops for All Ages with Circus Skills!
Chorlton Good Neighbour’s exercise classes
The value of Chorlton Good Neighbour’s exercise classes
Try out our Exercise Classes in 2019
If your New year’s resolution is to get a bit fitter and meet new people then why not come and try one of our exercise classes ? CGN has a range of classes for older people to suit everyone’s ability including a predominantly seated class for those with reduced mobility on Friday mornings 10-11, leadingContinue reading Try out our Exercise Classes in 2019
Drama Workshops at CGN – week one with Sam and Nakib
20 or so of us gathered for the first of the Autumn drama workshops at CGN. Except for 2 or 3 new people, most of the people there had been on the first course in Spring & Summer. It showed how effective those workshops had been in developing a sense of being a ‘company’ byContinue reading Drama Workshops at CGN – week one with Sam and Nakib
Good Neighbours Drama Workshops: week 4
Kathy took us again this week for our fourth drama group workshop. We followed up on last week exercise and extended our short sketches (or vignettes) on “The first time I…..” For my group this was about the first time Christine had been on an aeroplane as a teenager. We also did a variety ofContinue reading Good Neighbours Drama Workshops: week 4
‘Arts should be available on prescription’
‘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’
BBC1’s “Holding Back the Years” come to Good Neighbours
Balance testing at Chorlton Good Neighbours At the Good Neighbours Coffee Morning on 7th Dec 2017. A BBC team led by Dr Rangan Chatterjee came to interview and film some members for the programme series “Holding Back the Years” which was aired on Friday 23rd of March on BBC1. Here is the clip from theContinue reading BBC1’s “Holding Back the Years” come to Good Neighbours
The importance of exercising
The importance of exercising at an older age Some facts and figures from Age UK (Later Life in the United Kingdom, Dec 2017) Of women aged 65-74, 35% are overweight & 28% obese.Of men aged 65-74, 53% are overweight & 23% obese Of people aged 75+ plus, only 7% take the minimum levels of physicalContinue reading The importance of exercising
