On Thursday coffee morning (25-01-18) Chorlton Primary School students and their teachers came to Good Neighbours and gave a short concert. Afterwards they went round the tables talking our members They also presented a cheque for £265.49 to CGN coordinator, Helen Hibber. They raised this money by baking and selling cakes and asking forContinue reading Chorlton Park Primary at Good Neighbours
Andrew Simpson talks about his new book “The Quirks of Chorlton”
Thurs 1st February Andrew Simpson/Peter Topping: When History met Art and became a book Local historian Andrew talking about working with artist Peter to produce a book “The Quirks of Chorlton” All History group meetings are 1.30-2.45pm Cost : £2.00 including refreshments at St Ninian’s Church Hall, Egerton Road South, Chorlton, M21 0XJ
Chip Shop Chips by Becky Prestwich
Local theatre company, Box of Tricks will be performing at CGN on Sun 4th March. Tickets are £3 (inc a fish & chips supper!) plus £2 for transport if needed. contact Helen at Good Neighbours for ticket availability. Here is a description of the play “It’s the grand reopening of Booth and Son’s Fish &Continue reading Chip Shop Chips by Becky Prestwich
Winter Warmer trip to Millstones, Harrogate
A CGN trip to the Millstones, Harrogate on Tues 13th Feb 2018. The coach will leave St Ninians at 9.30am, arriving at Millstones by 11.30am. You will be served tea or coffee on arrival followed by a two course meal at 12,00pm. After lunch there will be an afternoon of music, sing-a-longs and dancing asContinue reading Winter Warmer trip to Millstones, Harrogate
Positive Living Group
Chorlton Good Neighbours Positive Living Group Would you like to get out more, meet new people and try some different activities? Well, why not come and give the Monthly Positive Living Group a go? Each month, 10am to 12 midday on a Monday, we hold a get-together for a friendly, relaxed, informal discussion over aContinue reading Positive Living Group
More events in Jan & Feb
Some up and coming events – mainly at the Thursday coffee mornings 1. Thursday 25th January : 10.30am the children from Chorlton park primary are coming to sing a couple of songs from their xmas performance of Scrooge, where they also raised £269 for CGN Our nurse Eileen Kendrick will also be here atContinue reading More events in Jan & Feb
Chorlton Good Neighbours History Talks Feb-July 2018
Chorlton Good Neighbours History Talks Programme February – July 2018 All meetings 1.30-2.45pm Cost : £2.00 including refreshments at St Ninian’s Church Hall , Egerton Road South, Chorlton, M21 0XJ Thurs 1st February Andrew Simpson/Peter Topping When History met Art and became a book Local historian Andrew talking about working with artist PeterContinue reading Chorlton Good Neighbours History Talks Feb-July 2018
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
It’s never too late to get on the stage…..
It’s never too late to get on the stage….. Good Neighbours is working with a local theatre director, Rhonwen McCormack , and producer Nakib Narat, to make a bid for funding to bring theatre to Good Neighbours. The idea is to explore whether some of our members and volunteers might be interested in acting andContinue reading It’s never too late to get on the stage…..
Christmas Treat from Heinekens Brewery
10 Chorlton Good Neighbours people were invited to Solomons bar on Wilmslow Rd Withington, for a free Christmas dinner on Tuesday 19th December by Heineken’s Brewery. The trip was part of the firm’s commitment to the community and support for older Manchester residents. Other older people from Didsbury Good neighbours also went along. Young people from Heineken’sContinue reading Christmas Treat from Heinekens Brewery
Good Neighbours Christmas Meal 2017
At the end of what has been a successful year for Chorlton Good Neighbours, we had our Christmas Meal at the Hough End Centre. There were over 100 people at the meal, a highlight of which was a visitation by Angel Dennis (see below), a lot of dancing and Helen informing us that GoodContinue reading Good Neighbours Christmas Meal 2017
Garden Group goes decorative for Christmas
Garden Group goes decorative for Christmas At the last meeting before Christmas of the Good Neighbours gardening group we moved indoors to make some table decorations. Under Pauline’s expert guidance we all made a table deco using pieces of floral foam, baubles, tape, pine cones and most of all, evergreens from the CGN garden andContinue reading Garden Group goes decorative for Christmas
Melodics singing group – ready for Christmas
The Good Neighbours group of singers, the Meoldocis, performing at the coffee morning on Thirs Dec 7th 2017. Next week they will be singing at a local nursing home and they are already getting into the festive mood
“Holding Back the Years” – BBC at Good Neighbours
At the Good Neighbours Coffee Morning on 7th Dec 2017. A BBC team came to film some members for the programme series “Holding Back the Years” which will be broadcast as a set of 10 programmes over a 2 week period at 10am on BBC1. This is the 2nd series of the programme, the firstContinue reading “Holding Back the Years” – BBC at Good Neighbours
Events in December 2017
Upcoming Events Thurs 7th Dec The last history talk of the year will be next Thursday 7th December at 1.30pm : Margaret Beetham is coming to talk about the Beetons and the history of Victorian Women’s magazines..All welcome Next Thursday 7th Dec at coffee morning: – Diane Whitehead from ‘Hear to Help’ will be hereContinue reading Events in December 2017
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