We’ve been lucky with the Good Neighbours Gardening group sessions on Friday mornings, but today (14-12-12) it decided to pour down. We had purchased a large, second hand Keter garden storage box earlier in the week so we could keep our tools in it. We did this in the church hall and managed to doContinue reading A very rainy day in the garden…
Baking Potatoes and Planting Bulbs
On a lovely crisp and sunny December day (7-12-12) in the Good Neighbours garden, we lit a fire, baked some potatoes cleared up some rubbish and planted some plants and bulbs. We have been really luck with the weather on our Friday morning gardening sessions ….so far
Punch and Judy – talk by Rev Ian Mutton
At the Chorlton History group meeting on Thurs Dec 6th 2012, the Reverend Ian Mutton gave a talk on the theme of “The Gospel According to Punch & Judy”. In this he explained the history of punch and judy and in particular its links with the medieval mystery plays.
Good Neighbours Christmas Party
Chorlton Good Neighbours Christmas Party was held on Sunday 2nd December. Despite the frosty weather there was a full turnout. Everyone enjoyed the christmas meal, games, bingo, raffle and music from entertainer Ken Ford.
Dominic Kelly, Storyteller
Dominic Kelly, an acclaimed storyteller (www.dominickelly.uk.com), came to Good Neighbours coffee morning on Thursday 22nd November as part of Chorlton Book Week. His stories were very well received and he won the audience over with his warm personality and the acting out of his comic and engaging stories.
Day Out at FC United
Several of us from Chorlton Good Neighbours went for a trip to Bury to watch FC United Play Rushall Olympic on a cold Saturday afternoon, 17th November. Unfortunately for us FCUM lost by 4-0, their worst defeat of the season. Whilst this rather dampened our enthusiasm a bit, we still had a good time.Continue reading Day Out at FC United
Hops and Hardy Chrysanthemums
Yet another sunny morning down at the gardening club. Peter finished off uncovering the foundations of the old scout hut. We thought we would have four walls but we only have three. Not sure what happened there but at least we know what we are dealing with now. A generous volunteer Enid, donated someContinue reading Hops and Hardy Chrysanthemums
An afternoon at the snooker club
Last Tuesday I was sent out to experience Chorlton Good Neighbours Snooker afternoon. I was feeling a bit nervous as as I’ve never played Snooker before and was going to need a crash course. I needn’t have worried though because the atmosphere was very relaxed and everyone was very friendly. The afternoon started off withContinue reading An afternoon at the snooker club
Autumn Leaves and Archeological Digs
The wind swirled the autumn leaves but once again we dodged Manchester’s favourite weather; rain and we were able to have another productive session. Bernard and Peter finished off the compost bays and started it off with our own homemade woodchip. Paul did a good deed by clearing away the leaves that have gathered around theContinue reading Autumn Leaves and Archeological Digs
Compost Bays and History
It was another fine and crisp morning on week 4 of our gardening club and time to start thinking about the structures we wanted on our plot. We marked out space for our prospective greenhouse (good thing too as we realised that we’d been a bit over ambitious and the one we were about toContinue reading Compost Bays and History
Chorlton in the Middles Ages
On Thursday Nov 1st Ian Meadowcroft. a retired history teacher, gave a talk to the Good Neighbour’s History Group on “Chorlton in the Middle Ages”. Over 40 people came to hear Ian present his ‘thought experiment’ about what it was like to live in Chorlton in medieval times Ian explaining how much of theContinue reading Chorlton in the Middles Ages
Pumpkin & Leek Soup, Cheese Flan & Parkin
Kim, from Cracking Good Food, led another cooking session at Good Neighbours on 30th October. On the menu was a warming and seasonal, pumpkin, leek and thyme soup and a cheese and onion flan. To finish off we made a lovely parkin cake. We ate all we produced and learnt a lot about soup, flanContinue reading Pumpkin & Leek Soup, Cheese Flan & Parkin
Learning about Photography Session
Jennie Keegan came to Good Neighbours on Monday 29th October to give a session to users and volunteers on how to get the best out of their ‘point and shoot’ cameras. The session was extremely useful as Jennie explained what all the mysterious settings on the cameras were. She focussed on the most common andContinue reading Learning about Photography Session
Woodchip, woodchip and more woodchip
Week 3 and our luck with the weather continues – the sun shines brightly on us despite the chill. It feels like someone up there is showing their approval of our efforts! Our new volunteer Tony a-woodchipping For this session we revisited the woodchipping of our waste wood with a more powerful machine and more volunteers. This timeContinue reading Woodchip, woodchip and more woodchip
Bob Cowan and the Arctic Convoy medal
Granada Reports interviews Good Neighbours user, Bob Cowan, a WW2 Arctic Convoy veteran, following a campaign by Chorlton Good Neighbours to get the UK government to allow him to receive a Russian medal in recognition of his wartime service
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