Chorlton Good Neighbours

History Group: June & July Programme

A reminder that Bill Williams will be giving a talk on “The origins of the Manchester Jewish Community” at Wilbraham St Ninian’s Church, Egerton Road South, Chorlton, M21 0XJ this Thurs June 6th 2013 at 1.30pm. All welcome; £1.50 for tea, coffee & biscuits Also the talk on Thurs July 4th 2013 at 1.30pm will be: “TheContinue reading History Group: June & July Programme

June: Sunday Tea and future events

On Sunday June 2nd with a hint of summer in the air we had our monthly Sunday Tea at which the Dorothy Vernon Singers were the entertainersThe Dorothy Vernon SIngers Some of our regulars at the June Sunday tea Coming up this month: Thurs June 6th: City Council Sensory team will be present to talk aboutContinue reading June: Sunday Tea and future events

July History Group: The origins of the Manchester Jewish Community, Bill Williams

The Chorlton History group talk to be held on Thursday June 6th at 1.30pm will be Bill Williams talking about The origins of the Manchester Jewish Community. Bill was one of the founders of the Manchester Jewish Museum based in an old synagogue in Cheetham Hill. The former Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue in Cheetham Hill, nowContinue reading July History Group: The origins of the Manchester Jewish Community, Bill Williams

Job Vacancies at CGN

Chorlton Good Neighbours Care Group is looking to appoint two part-time workers. Both posts are from 1st July 2013 until March 2015, but with potential to continue. Applicants must be car drivers. We are seeking two flexible, committed and enthusiastic people who have experience of working with older people to join our team of workersContinue reading Job Vacancies at CGN

Making the greenhouse accessible

The Good Neighbours greenhouse is now finished, but because we have a raised base it made it inaccessible for wheelchair users. However, John has fixed this problem by using an angle grinder to cut out a section of the base and made it easy to remove the section of the base and construct a wayContinue reading Making the greenhouse accessible

History Group – May and June meetings

The Chorlton History Group meets on the first Thursday of each month starting at 1.30pm, at Wilbraham St Ninians Church, Chorlton Next meeting: Thurs May 2nd 2013: Roy Chapman will give a talk on “The Lost Railways of South Manchester” Roy Chapman (on the right), Officer Commanding, Manchester 1940 Squadron Air Training Corps, as he welcomes the arrival of “The LancashireContinue reading History Group – May and June meetings

Finishing off the Greenhouse

On Friday April 5th 2013 we finally finished installing the greenhouse. The doors were fitted eventually (after taking them on and off three times and starting from scratch) and a pathway of paving flags was installed which would be wide enough for wheelchair users. It was a beautiful day and even though we were exhaustedContinue reading Finishing off the Greenhouse

9 Lives – the History of Tatton Park

Janet Bradshaw gave a talk about the history of Tatton Park at Chorlton Good Neighbours History Group on April 4th 2013. Janet is an historical interpreter at Tatton and she illustrated how she portrayed the history since Saxon times to school children through a series of 9 changes of costume. This video gives a flavourContinue reading 9 Lives – the History of Tatton Park

Greenhouse nearing completion

Unlike the freezing, snowy morning we had on Wednesday, Good Friday turned out to be gloriously sunny, We made good progress on the Chorlton Good Neighbours Greenhouse and have nearly finished putting in the glass. We were just missing a few overlap clips which B&Q provided too few of. Hopefully we will finish off nextContinue reading Greenhouse nearing completion

Installing the greenhouse windows

When will this weather improve? Between March 21-23 we managed to make progress on installing the four windows in the roof of the greenhouse. Freezing weather meant we could only make a bit of progress each day before our fingers froze, but on Friday 22nd we cheered ourselves up by burning some wood in theContinue reading Installing the greenhouse windows

CGN Stall at the Post Office

Thursday 21st March was, like most days this March, very cold. It didn’t stop Good Neighbours from putting on a stall next to Chorlton Post Office, and in front of the Post Box café which allowed us to put up a banner and a table with leaflets to promote Chorlton Good Neighbours We got aContinue reading CGN Stall at the Post Office

Greenhouse frame completed

On our usual gardening day, Friday morning, Mar 15th, we attempted to make some progress in putting up the Good Neighbours greenhouse. The weather was cold and very wet so we eventually gave up, leaving it with frozen fingers and soaked to the skin. Some of us decided to try again on Saturday 16th MarchContinue reading Greenhouse frame completed

Assembling the Good Neighbours Greenhouse

On a cold damp Friday morning in March (08-03-13) the Chorlton Good Neighbours gardening group made a start on assembling the newly purchased B&Q 10′ x 8′ greenhouse John, our resident DIY supremo had already made a wooden template for the base, so today was about levelling the ground, digging a trench, ramming the earthContinue reading Assembling the Good Neighbours Greenhouse

Beetham Tower Photoshoot – not for the faint hearted

A group of CGN members were invited to go to the penthouse suite on the 47th floor of Beetham Tower, Manchester’s tallest building. On 20th February 9 budding photographers made the trip into town and up to the top of the Beetham Tower. Luckily it was a bright day, with no wind or rain whichContinue reading Beetham Tower Photoshoot – not for the faint hearted