As we boasted in our last installment, Chorlton Good Neighbours Gardening Club came up with quite a little harvest in our first year considering we only had three raised beds to grow in. At this week’s Thursday Coffee Morning we sold our harvest to raise money for next year’s seeds. It was very interesting discussing vegetableContinue reading Frogs, Woodchip and the Golden Autumnal Sun
Visit to the Chill Factor
A small group from Chorlton Good Neighbours visited the Chill Factor – the UK’s longest indoor skiing and snowboarding slope – next to the Trafford centre. It was certainly an interesting place to look at, but we were soon glad to get out of the freezing viewing area and go for a cup of tea.
Taters and Chainsaws – The Gardening Club Returns
The Chorlton Good Neighbours Gardening Club has re-started after a late summer break and as you can imagine there was plenty for us to do. We continued to harvest our sarpo mira potatoes that we’d planted in late June. The stalks and leaves had grown to triffid like proportions but we didn’t hold upContinue reading Taters and Chainsaws – The Gardening Club Returns
Enjoying the Autumn Sun on the Bowling Green
Some CGN members enjoying the Autumn Sun on the Bowling Green at SW Manchester Cricket Club on Oct 9th. Gladys and Dorothy are playing each other whilst Don (age 94) gives Ian a run for his money
Chainsaw and Potato cropping
Its getting towards mid October so we decided to dig up the sarpo mira red potatoes we planted in June in one of the raised beds. A good crop we have got too for our efforts. Ian brought his chain saw along so we could cut back on the cupresses leylandii hedge at theContinue reading Chainsaw and Potato cropping
A good potato crop
Harvesting some of the potatoes from the raised beds. They were planted very late, in June, but we seem to have come up with a good healthy crop of sarpo mira red potatoes in October
McMillan Coffee morning
McMillan Coffee morning at Chorlton Good Neighbours, 27 Sep 2012. Featuring some of Joan’s relatives, a raffle, bingo and the Melodics singing group
The Good Neighbours garden project, Jan to Sep 2012
This video summarises the progress to date of the aim to transform the overgrown piece of land at the back of the Church into a garden an allotment. We now have the raised beds in place and thanks to Bramall Construction (www.bramallnw.com), we also have a patio area, which they constructed for free. We aimContinue reading The Good Neighbours garden project, Jan to Sep 2012
Denise’s Leaving Party in 1988
Clips from a video made by Ian Hobbs in 1988 of Denise Jones’s Leaving Party. Denise was leaving Chorlton Good Neighbours to go and live in South Wales. Included in these clips are Helen, Enid and Arthur who are all still active in Chorlton Good Neighbours but unsurprisingly look a little bit younger in thisContinue reading Denise’s Leaving Party in 1988
Good Neighbours stall at ‘Faith on the Green’
On a lovely sunny, Saturday autumn day (22-09-12) chorlton good neighbours had a stall at the Faith on the Green event on Chorlton Green. It was held to mark the 500th anniversary of St Clement’s Church. Thanks to Carolyn, Jane & Janice who came on the stall. Our Good Neighbour’s balloons were popular withContinue reading Good Neighbours stall at ‘Faith on the Green’
The life and times of Mr George Formby
Brian Hallworth gave a great talk on – “Still leaning on a lamppost” the life and times of Mr George Formby, at Chorlton Good Neighbour’s History Group meeting on Sep 6th 2012, attended by over 30 people. Here are some clips of his illustrated talk which gives a flavour of the talk and of theContinue reading The life and times of Mr George Formby
Lights, Camera, Drizzle
Chris Lee, a film and culture historian, gave a talk to the Chorlton History Group on 2nd August 2012, entitled “Lights, Camera, Drizzle: Manchester, England and Film”. Nearly 40 people attended and enjoyed finding out about Manchester’s film history and seeing a series of clips particularly of films made at the the Mancunian Film Studios onContinue reading Lights, Camera, Drizzle
Tuesday Parent & Toddler Group
This group meets on Tuesday mornings in term time. It is run by Good Neighbours together with the Church and provides support and friendship for parents with very young children. Numbers are kept deliberately low (12-14 parents ) so that they can benefit from the space and free time over a coffee whilst the volunteersContinue reading Tuesday Parent & Toddler Group
Day Trip to Rhos on Sea
A day trip to Rhos on Sea, Wales on 25th July 2012 for over 40 people from Chorlton Good Neighbours, Ends with an interview with Joan who has lived in the same house in Chorlton for 85 years and reminisces about working for the Ministry of Food during the second World War and what itContinue reading Day Trip to Rhos on Sea
Snooker & Bowling afternoon
Some members of Chorlton Good Neighbours playing snooker and bowls on a Tuesday afternoon in July 2012. We meet for a get together every Tuesday afternoon and play snooker, darts, dominoes and bowls (if weather allows) down at S Manchester Cricket Club where many of us have become members
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