On a lovely, sunny but very cold January morning, we got the Chorlton Good Neighbours gardening project under way. The idea is to reclaim a piece of land next to our offices and make it into a garden, sitting place and vegetable growing area. It will be great for all our users and volunteers, butContinue reading The Gardening Project gets started
Indoor Curling
Indoor game of curling in the Church Hall at Chorlton Good Neighbours, Jan 2012
Thank you letter from Brookburn pupil
In November 2012, members of Chorlton Good Neighbours visited Brookburn Primary School, Chorlton to talk to the year 6 students about what it was like being in Chorlton during and after World War 2. We received a lot of thank you letters from the children which were terrific. Here is one of them:
Volunteers Christmas Meal 2011
Chorlton Good Neighbours, Manchester. Volunteers Christmas meal, 20th Dec 2011. Only some of the 70+ volunteers for Good neighbours could make it to the meal, but a big thanks to all of our volunteers for their contributions throughout the year
Helen on Woman’s Hour
Helen Hibberd, coordinator of Chorlton Good Neighbours Care Group, Manchester was on Woman’s Hour, Radio 4 on 9th Dec 2011 to talk about neighbourliness. This is her part of the talk plus some photos of Good Neighbours users and volunteers
Chorlton Good Neighbours, 2007 video
This is part of a video shot in 2007 which describes the work of Chorlton Good Neighbours Care Group, Manchester. It focuses on the range of activities and services it offers to older people in the local community, and how how valued it is both by its users and its volunteers. It now caters toContinue reading Chorlton Good Neighbours, 2007 video
Christmas Party, Dec 2011
The Chorlton Good neighbours Chriustmas party was held on 4th Dec 2011. It featured the singing group the Sparklers
Visit to Brookburn Primary School
Sharing Memories Members of Chorlton Good Neighbours on their visit to Brookburn Primary School, Chorlton on 23 Nov 2011. We were there to talk to the year 6 students about what it was like being in Chorlton during and after World War 2. The visit was enjoyed equally by children and adults alike, and weContinue reading Visit to Brookburn Primary School
Pumpkin pie
Cracking Good Food at Chorlton Good Neighbour Mon 7th Nov: Pumpkin pie, and spotted dick for pudding – terrific session! Many thanks to Rob & Co for a great morning’s cooking
Sunday Tea
Typical Sunday Tea at Chorlton Good Neighbours, featuring bingo, food and music from members of the Beech Band
First Aid course
First Aid course at Chorlton Good Neighbours held on Oct 28th 2011
Philip Lloyd, historian
Philip Lloyd, Local Chorlton Historian and ex chair of Chorlton Good Neighbours talks about his life growing up in Chorlton-cum-Hardy. He has lived all his life above the family shop which was founded by his grandfather when the parade of shops opened on what was the Darley park estate in 1910,
The Sweet Cordials
The Sweet Cordials singing at Chorlton Good Neighbours on Sunday September 4th 2011
John the Baker
John the Baker’s memories of Chorlton. John still gets up at 3am most mornings to go into work at the Barbakan bakery. His memories of Chorlton, Manchester stretch back to world war 2 and, street parties at the end of the war. His mother delivered milk to neighbours in Chorlton with pails of milk inContinue reading John the Baker
Marjorie Holmes
Marjorie Holmes – 93 years of Chorlton Memories Marjorie Holmes died on 20th Feb 2014. This is a recording of some of Marjorie’s memories of living in Chorlton, the place where she was born in May 1921. As well as memories of St Clement’s old church and going for milk at Ivygreen Farm, sheContinue reading Marjorie Holmes
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