Memories of Music At the Good Neighbours coffee morning on July 17th 2014 there was a visit from a group of eleven 16 year olds from the Young Enterprise Group of the National Citizen Service (NCS), working with The Challenge – a national charity that brings local people together to build a stronger society. The youngContinue reading Memories of Music
Session on Frailty at Good Neighbours
Talk on Frailty at Good Neighbours At the Good Neighbours coffee morning on Thurs July 24th 2014. Ken Rockwood, Professor of Geriatric Medicine at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, came to give a talk about frailty. He was assisted by his colleague Judah Goldstein, a paramedic and PhD Student. Professor Rockwood and Judah Goldstein about to give their talk FrailtyContinue reading Session on Frailty at Good Neighbours
Good Neighbours trip to Rhos on Sea
Good Neighbours day out at Rhos on Sea, July 2014 Dorothy and Joan enjoy the sunshine Trefor and Nora Capper, and Margaret and Maud enjoying the sea air. Pam and Sophia Enid and Jenny at the Mount Stewart Hotel The dining room at the Mount Stewart Hotel Joyce Mcaleer Continue reading Good Neighbours trip to Rhos on Sea
Good Neighbours Open Day
Good Neighbours Open Day, May 31st 2014 Wilbraham St Ninian’s Church and Chorlton Good Neighbours held an open day on May 31st. . The Good Neighbours Garden was open and looking good. Paul was looking very fine in his outfit for the dancing that was taking place in the Church Hall later Meanwhile Tony wasContinue reading Good Neighbours Open Day
Making Mosaics week 2 (video)
Making Mosaics week 2 This week (15-05-14) we finished off the mosaics which we are going to use as stepping stones in the Good Neighbours Garden We cleaned off some of the adhesive that had dried on to the tiles and gouged out the gaps between the tiles so that the grout would work properly.Continue reading Making Mosaics week 2 (video)
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)
Safe Handling and Dealing with Falls
Session on Safe Handling and Dealing with Falls Bernie O’Dowd (Physiotherapist) and Alix Smith (Occupational Therapist) from the Local NHS Falls Team, based at the Alexandra Park Health Centre, gave an information session for Chorlton Good Neighbours volunteers and staff. video of some of the training session on handling The session looked at the safeContinue reading Safe Handling and Dealing with Falls
Garden Update 4th April 14
Garden Update 4th April 14 We welcomed Paul back to the gardening group at Chorlton Good Neighbours, after he had been out of action for several months. We filled some bags with earth and put in some of the chitted potatoes and continued with the weeding of the Church garden at the fron In theContinue reading Garden Update 4th April 14
Talk on Victorian Dress at History Group
“Victorian dress of the middle and working classes” Margo Singer Margo Singer’s gave a great talk to the Chorlton History Group on 3rd April 2014 in which she looked at the development of fashion and textiles in the mid 19th century, especially with reference to Manchester and the novels of Elizabeth Gaskell The talk looked at the development of corsets, crinolinesContinue reading Talk on Victorian Dress at History Group
Spring is on its way in the CGN garden
Spring is on its way in the CGN garden We spent the usual Friday morning, working (with plenty of stops for tea & coffee) in the Good Neighbours garden. Weather was the best of the year so far and we got plenty done. Lots of new seeds put into seed trays to germinate inContinue reading Spring is on its way in the CGN garden
History Group at Manchester Histories Festival
Chorlton History Group at Manchester Histories Festival Chorlton History Group had a prime spot in the Lord Mayor’s Parlour in Manchester Town Hall at the Manchester Histories Festival Celebration Day 2014 on Sat 29th March 2014. It was an excellent event and we had a very good response from people with 67 signing up toContinue reading History Group at Manchester Histories Festival
Thorntons Chocolate Morning
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
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