CGN and the Chorlton Open Gardens Event held on Sunday June 23rd 2013 Despite the poor weather 184 people visited the CGN garden and 482 people visited the Ivygreen Garden which was using the event to fund raise for CGN. Comments about the gardens were overwhelmingly positive and appreciative. At the CGN garden behind Wilbraham St NiniansContinue reading Chorlton Open Gardens event and CGN
Greenhouse officially opened
Official Opening of the CGN Greenhouse On Thurs 20th June 2013 the Good Neighbours Greenhouse and garden was opened by Councillor Sheila Newman. Special thanks to Carolyn O’Hanlon who has been leading the Good Neighbours gardening group and to John Constable who’s skill enable a small team of older men to construct a difficult toContinue reading Greenhouse officially opened
Progress on the Good Neighbours garden
As part of a project to get more older men involved in Chorlton Good Neighbours we formed a Gardening Club at St Ninian’s Church where we are based. Our aim was to transform a piece of wasteland at the Church into a garden and vegetable plot that all our members could enjoy Well, after just overContinue reading Progress on the Good Neighbours garden
Progress on the Good Neighbours garden
As part of a project to get more older men involved in Chorlton Good Neighbours we formed a Gardening Club at St Ninian’s Church where we are based. Our aim was to transform a piece of wasteland at the Church into a garden and vegetable plot that all our members could enjoy Well, after just overContinue reading Progress on the Good Neighbours garden
Garden in early June
A progress update on the CGN garden in late May and early June 2013 . Finally we have had some good weather and the plants are really moving, especailly he tomatoes in the greenhouse. Enid takes a look at what we have done so far and gives her comments on our progress
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
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