Thorntons Chocolates at Coffee Morning Thorntons chocolates came to coffee morning on Thursday March 27th and loads of chocolates were eaten as well as bought. Marion Clarke definitely could not resist temptation! We were donated a huge chocolate bunny which we will raffle over the next couple of weeks to raise money for the Group.
Visit by Bishop of Manchester
Visit by Bishop David Walker Bishop David Walker (the Bishop of Manchester) and local minister Rev Ken Flood from St Clements Church with volunteers and Committee members of CGN. The visit to Good Neighbours took place on Wednesday March 26th with the aim of finding out about the Care Group as well as to discuss issues aroundContinue reading Visit by Bishop of Manchester
Planting some onions in the CGN Garden plot (video)
Planting Onions on the Good Neighbours plot Spring is happening but on this Friday in March (14-03-14) the weather was a bit chilly, especially as the previous Wednesday had been very warm. We used our time productively to put a new hard tyre wheel on the wheelbarrow (why they usually have pneumatic tyres, that always punctureContinue reading Planting some onions in the CGN Garden plot (video)
The Lost Railways of South Manchester
The Lost Railways of South Manchester The March 6th 2014 Chorlton History Group session was on the ‘Lost Railways of South Manchester’, a talk given by Roy Chapman – a lifelong railway enthusiast. Roy worked for British Rail for over 15 years. Roy has contributed to transport training material, is a co-author of three railwayContinue reading The Lost Railways of South Manchester
Longsight Traction depot
Longsight Traction depot & a Long Lost Photo Danny Heathcote attended the talk on “the Lost Railways of South Manchester” given by Roy Chapman at Chorlton Good Neighbours History group on 06-03-14. Here is a letter from Danny and an interesting photo to go with it “Today’s lecture about the Lost Railways of South ManchesterContinue reading Longsight Traction depot
Karen’s Exercise Class (video)
Karen Tynan runs the Chorlton Good Neighbours exercise class on Mondays at 1.30pm. They are one of 3 classes we run each week and they are graded by difficulty. This class of nearly 20 older people has a mix of seated and standing activities and several members are in their 80’s The class is basedContinue reading Karen’s Exercise Class (video)
Spring is on its way
Spring is on its way in the Good Neighbours garden……. Here are some of the group enjoying the spring like sunshine on the last day of February – Paulette, Bernard, Geraldine and Tony We had ordered the three replacement panes of strengthened glass and John came to put those in. That, together with the 6Continue reading Spring is on its way
CGN Greenhouse – repairs after the gale
Repairs after the gale This Friday (19-02-14) we had John’s assistance in beginning to repair the greenhouse after the damage caused by the recent gale. Altogether 9 windows were blown out and 3 of them smashed. So the reinforced glass stood up pretty well and the pieces of glass weren’t dangerous shards but like theContinue reading CGN Greenhouse – repairs after the gale
Good Neighbours 2002 Golden Jubilee celebration
2002 Golden Jubilee celebration Ian Hobbs took this video of Chorlton Good Neighbours celebrations of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee in 2002. It includes our own Odette Heslin dressed up as a very convincing Queen look-alike
Garden Club surveys the storm damage
Storm Damage The great storm of 13th Feb 2014 will certainly be remembered in Manchester. With winds of over 70 mph buildings were damaged and trees were blown down all over the place. When we came for the Good Neighbours gardening group meeting on Friday 4th Feb we found that the greenhouse has been damagedContinue reading Garden Club surveys the storm damage
History of Metropolitan Vickers, Trafford Park (video)
Alistair Lyall The Flying Scotsman Alistair Lyall gave an excellent talk at the History Group on Feb 6th 2014. A packed room of nearly 60 people heard him talk about his career as an engineer at Metrovics in Trafford Park. Some of the background information about the firm is included below. Alistair went on toContinue reading History of Metropolitan Vickers, Trafford Park (video)
Helen, Enid and Karen on Radio 5 Live (video/audio)
Helen, Enid and Karen were on Radio 5 Live this morning talking about Chorlton Good Neighbours and how we go about befriending older people. The clip begins with Enid & Karen talking to presenter Rachel Burden about how their friendship has developed and then Helen gave the background to how Good Neighbours years of experienceContinue reading Helen, Enid and Karen on Radio 5 Live (video/audio)
Spring Clean in the Good Neighbours Garden
Jan 24th was t our second meeting of the new year. It was a cold morning but we got ourselves organised and started clearing up properly in preparation for Spring which is not that far away Here Bernard is spraying the greenhouse with a Jeyes fluid mixture to clean and sterilise it afterContinue reading Spring Clean in the Good Neighbours Garden
Final Garden Session of the Year
Final Garden Club Session of the Year Friday Dec 20th was our last garden session of this year. It was a cold morning but we kept warm with some mulled wine, fruit punch and warm mince pies. We tidied things up, put the gazebo away and talked about what we do in the coming year.Continue reading Final Garden Session of the Year
Free TV Licence for over 75’s
FREE TV Licence for over 75’s Any one in Manchester age 75 and over is entitled to claim a free TV Licence for their main address. There are currently over 50,000 free TV Licences issued each year in Manchester and TV Licensing has asked us to encourage any of our members who are eligible for the concession toContinue reading Free TV Licence for over 75’s
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