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
Bob Cowan to get Arctic Star Medal
It has been announced in the press today that the Arctic Star medal for the Arctic Convoy veterans, including Chorlton Good Neighbours own Bob Cowan, will be sent out in the next month or so. Mark Francois, the defence minister, today (26-02-13) unveiled the design of the new medal, which is pictured below The medalContinue reading Bob Cowan to get Arctic Star Medal
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
Survey of Good Neighbours’ Exercise Classes
Good Neighbours gets funding for its weekly exercise sessions with the Getting Active Through Exercise (GATE) Project. These sessions take place on Mondays (1.30 pm), Wednesdays (1.30pm) and Fridays at 10.00am. In order to evaluate how useful these sessions are to participants Good Neighbours and GATE cooperated in carrying out a survey of those who attend these classes. AContinue reading Survey of Good Neighbours’ Exercise Classes
Primroses, seedlings and spent hops
Primroses, seedlings and spent hops Another lovely Friday morning on Feb 15th 2013 in the Chorlton Good Neighbours garden plot. The seedlings are coming on, the potatoes are chitting and we planted some primroses which give a bit of colour to the garden. The previous day we picked up some spent hops from the DunhamContinue reading Primroses, seedlings and spent hops
Video of WW2 Event at Chorlton Good Neighbours
Video of WW2 Event at Chorlton Good Neighbours, Feb 7th 2013 A video of the World War 2 Event at Chorlton Good Neighbours, celebrating 4 local WW2 veterans. The video show the build up to the event and the presentations to the two arctic convoy veterans, Bob Cowan & John Mackay, In addition, Mickie MitchellContinue reading Video of WW2 Event at Chorlton Good Neighbours
Photos of WW2 Veterans Event, Feb 7th 2013
Photogallery of the event celebrating our Word War Two veterans held on Feb 7th 2013 at Chorlton Good Neighbours. Click on any photo to see slide show Thanks to Carolyn O’Hanlon for the photos
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