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Bob Cowan presented with Arctic Star medal Chorlton Good Neighbours has run a long campaign to get a medal awarded to our member Bob Cowan, 94, who is a veteran of the WW2 Arctic Convoys and who’s story we have told before (see http://goo.gl/hY76Md) The campaign was successful in that the UK government agreed to anContinue reading Bob Cowan presented with Arctic Star medal
Winter Warmer event at Trafalgar Court Good Neighbours had a stall at the “Winter Warmer” event at Trafalgar Court, an Anchor Housing scheme in Whalley Range on Thursday Nov 14th 2013. Carolyn O’Hanlon organised the stall and was helped by Peter Flynn and Bernard Leach The event was well attended, with lots of stalls andContinue reading Winter Warmer event at Trafalgar House (video)
Amidst all the showers we managed to have a sunny Friday morning on 25th oct 2013 in the Good Neighbours Garden. We assembled a new bench, cleared away all the outside tomato plants, prepared the raised beds and planted some salad leaves and rocket which we had grown from seed. We also built another, smallerContinue reading Good Neighbours Garden in Late October
Day Trip to Llandudno On 11th Sep 2013 a full coach of Good Neighbours users and volunteers went on a day trip to Llandudno. Usually these trips get good weather, but it was a bit wet on this trip. Nevertheless, as can be seen from these clips Tess, Hilda, Pauline, Janice, Wayne and Pam allContinue reading Day Trip to Llandudno
off to the Harvest festival Tony enjoying some lunch Paulette, Caroline & Paul in the CGN garden Carolyn working in the garden Tony collecting some runner beans Russell collecting our contribution to the Whalley Range Methodist Church’s harvest festival
Terry and Bernard play bowls on a lovely late summer day (24-09-13) at SW Manchester Cricket club social afternoon Gladys on the snooker table
At the coffee morning on Sep 28th 2013, Chorlton Good Neighbours presented a £414.10 cheque to Lucy Heald from the St Francis House Children’s Hospice, Didsbury. This money had been raised by CGN members. Lucy Heald receiving the cheque Lucy with Nancy Drumm, one of our oldest members and Arthur Brandreth The Art class at workContinue reading St Francis House Children’s Hospice receive cheque
Chorlton Good Neighbours AGM, Sep19th 2013 A group photo of all the long serving volunteers (20+ years each) who were each presented with a plaque, together with Helen Hibbert, CGN coordinator who was presented with a gift to mark her 30 years working in CGN. Also on the left is the guest speaker at theContinue reading Good Neighbours AGM
Harvest time in the Good Neighbours Garden In the Friday gardening club (20-09-13) we picked some vegetables – courgettes, tomatoes and a small green fruit. the cucamelon we experimented with ( see James Wong webpage about cucamelons) – see below We also went on a trip out to a local garden where a member of goodContinue reading Harvest time in the good neighbours garden
Day out at the RAF Burtonwood Heritage Centre On 14th of September 2013, a group went along from Chorlton Good Neighbours to RAF Burtonwood in Warrington, where allied forces were based from 1940 right up till 1996, when the site was closed. It was a fantastic day, and despite theContinue reading Stars & Stripes day out
Manchester Jewish History Walk, Thurs Aug 29th 2013 12 of us from the Chorlton Good neighbours History Group talk a walk down Cheetham Hill Road led by Bill Williams, to discover the history of the Jewish community in Manchester. Starting outside Chethams school of music, in Long Millgate and ending at the Jewish History museumContinue reading Manchester Jewish History Walk
On another lovely Friday summer morning, the Good Neighbours’ gardeners listened to Carolyn singing and accompanying herself on ukelele. Songs included her version of ‘Somewhere over the Rainbow’ and a Chris de Burgh song, ‘Lady in Red’, but in this version, ‘Lady in White’ as Carolyn was due to sing it at a friend’s weddingContinue reading Music in the Good Neighbours Garden (video)
A brief tour of the good neighbours garden on a hot July morning (19-07-13). Still work to do but we are beginning to enjoy the fruits of our labour
The July day trip was to the Bourne Poacher in Bollington. In this video some CGN members give their views about the trip and when they first came to Good Neighbours – and how they overcame their initial nervousness through the friendly welcome they received
Natasha -Good Neighbour’s new service support worker Hello, My name is Natasha and I live in WhalleyRange. Although originally from Glasgow, I have lived in Manchester for over 20 years. Chorlton Good Neighbours have made me feel very welcome as I replace Janet Jones as the new Service Support Worker. I will be visiting Janet’s existingContinue reading Natasha – the new service support worker
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