Chorlton Good Neighbours’ day trip to Morecambe on Wed 23 May 2012. The coach was full, the weather was great and the trip was enjoyed by all. After a walk on the prom, they visited the Art Deco Midland Hotel (www.midlandhotel.org) for afternoon tea and cake Here is a picture of the Midland Hotel, MorecambeContinue reading Good Neighbours’ trip to Morecambe
Putting the Raised Beds in Position
Putting the raised beds in position in the Good Neighbours garden, 25 May 2012. On a sweltering hot morning (25-05-12) we dug trenches for our 3 raised beds at the Chorlton Good neighbours garden and lowered them into position. Next to fill then up with poor soil at the bottom (they are very deep raisedContinue reading Putting the Raised Beds in Position
The Raised Beds arrive
The Spring Fundraising Variety Concert
Chorlton Good Neighbours Fundraising Variety Concert 28th April 2012 This musical event raised much needed funds for Chorlton Good Neighbours. Many thanks to all the singers and groups who gave their time and performances for free. Also thanks to all the volunteers who contributed to making this event such a great success. Here are clips fromContinue reading The Spring Fundraising Variety Concert
MMU Design Lab Students return visit
MMU Design Lab Student Gemma Latham and two of her colleagues, visited Chorlton Good Neighbours to report back on their ‘creating an age-friendly city’ project. They talked to people atr the coffee morning on 26th April and showed them Annabel’s lamp. This is a visual representation of the concerns and memories of older people inContinue reading MMU Design Lab Students return visit
Gardening project – digging on a very wet April day
We are now trying to clear one end of the allotment to get rid of all the rubble including the remains of an old scout hut base. We’ve ordered the raised beds made from old scaffold boards for us by TRIM timber recycling in Manchester. Once we have cleared the rubble they are our next priority
Bill Williams’ talk on Manchesters Black pre-history
Cracking Good Food’s Hot Pot session
Cracking Good Food’s Hot Pot session at Chorlton Good Neighbours. We made and ate a tradtional Lancashire Beef Hotpot at this cooking demonstration, the latest of a series held at Good Neighbours. We also made a no-cook Chocolate Mousse using silken Tofu. It all tasted delicious!
Wai Yin’s Tai Chi Demonstration
The elders from Wai Yin Women’s Society in Manchester give a Tai Chi demonstration at Chorlton Good Neighbours on April 1st 2012. They even managed to get some in the audience to join in with them
Gardening project – learning about soil testing
The Chorlton Good Neighbours gardening project continues. Several of us are taking a course at Hulme Community Garden. This week was about soil, testing it and composting. We also did some work on the plots, crunching up branches to make compost
Day 2 of the Gardening project
Day 2 of working on the Chorlton Good Neighbours plot in Mancheter UK. Digging over the ground and cutting some branches off a tree that is overhanging the plot. Plenty of stops for cups of tea and some of Keith’s banana cake
The 5 Ways of Wellbeing – what are they?
Manchester City Council Directorate for Adults, Health & Wellbeing now requires all applicants for wellbeing funding for Adult Services to relate to the “5 Ways of Wellbeing” which relate to mental health. As the funding from the Council is important to keeping Good Neighbours going, we decided to ask some of our users and volunteersContinue reading The 5 Ways of Wellbeing – what are they?
Talk on Memory Loss and Dementia
Sally Ferris from Alzheimers UK led an interactive session at Chorlton Good Neighbours Coffee Morning on March 1st 2012. This gives a flavour of her talk, which was excellent
Don’s Exercise Class
Don OConnor’s exercise Class at Chorlton Good Neighbours, Feb 17th 2012. This was the first part of a one hour exercise session, mainly seated, that Don holds every week for people mainly in their 70’s, 80’s and 90’s
Chorlton Good Neighbours User survey
Chorlton Good Neighbours (CGN) is a neighbourhood care group covering the Chorlton, Chorlton Park and Whalley Range areas of South Manchester. It was established in 1967 by local people and has evolved to become a well-established charity offering a range of services to local older people. It currently has over 250 users and 70 volunteers.ThisContinue reading Chorlton Good Neighbours User survey
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