a place where all older people in Chorlton can find friendship and support
On May 16th 2024 Chorlton Good Neighbours had a party to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D Day Landings. Some of our older members gave their personal memories of the celebrations on VE day towards the end of WW2. In addition Jolivia Gaston read us two poems – Conflict and Liberation – with herContinue reading Memories of VE Day
Chorlton Good Neighbours D Day party to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Normandy Landings on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 – the largest seaborne invasion in history The party was held at Hough End Centre, Chorlton on Thurs May 18th 2024
Tuesday 14th May at 1.30pm all welcome Bernard Leach : History of the Holy Name & St Augustine Churches This follows on from the talk on Irish Manchester that I gave over a year ago. The two Roman Catholic churches are close to each other on Oxford Road, Manchester and are important both to theContinue reading CGN History talk 14th May: the Holy Name & St Augustine’s
Next Tuesday 12th March : History talk at 1.30pm with Njabulo Chipangura, Curator of Living cultures at Manchester Museum. Njabulo is responsible for the care of more than 20,000 objects from Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas looking at rewriting the story of the collections. He is hoping to bring some exhibits and tell usContinue reading Tues12th Mar History talk 1.30pm, Njabulo Chipangura, Mcr Museum
Bob Cowan was 93 years old when I interviewed him in 2012. He was born in Moss Side, Manchester. This is part one of his memories and experience of war at sea during WW2. Here he talks about the sinking of HMS Mashona in 1941 . In later videos I will look at his experienceContinue reading “I came out shivering” Bob Cowan and the sinking of HMS Mashona, 1941
Mickie Mitchell drove petrol lorries loaded with four gallon jerrycans across Manchester during World War 2. She demanded a driving job when she joined the Fire Service and was one of the first women to take on that role after passing their strenuous police driving test. Much of this video was filmed in February 2013Continue reading “You get used to being frightened” Mickie Mitchell, WW2 firefighter
Nurse Eileen come to our Thursday coffee morning every other week. She advises our members who have have a medical problem . She will give advice and where necessary contact their GP. We think she does a fantastic job
The City Council’s “Public Realm Plan for the centre of Chorlton” has now gone live . You can download it at: https://is.gd/9ccc6j It’s long and full of idealised images of perfect happy people in perfect weather on unreal looking public spaces, which I find a bit creepy. Also the maps of the different parts ofContinue reading Public Realm Plan for the centre of Chorlton goes live
How good at re cycling and re-using are we at Chorlton Good Neighbours? Recently Zaza Donohue gave out a questionnaire about green issues (mainly re-cycling) to about 60 of Chorlton Good Neighbours attending our popular weekly coffee mornings. This is the feedback session Zaza gave on Feb 8th 2024. Relatively speaking we come out asContinue reading How Green are we at Chorlton Good Neighbours?
Marjorie Holmes lived in Chorlton, Manchester all her life. I interviewed her in April 2011 three years before she died. Here she talks about her being brought up in Higson Road, her memories of the milkman’s horse that always knew which house to stop at. She also talks about her war years in the RAF,Continue reading Marjorie Holmes
Chorlton Good Neighbours has a snooker session every Tuesday afternoon 2-3.30pm at SW Manchester Cricket Club all CGN members welcome
Jon is a volunteer at Chorlton Good Neighbours. He visits about 12 older men each week for a chat and do small jobs for them. He loves what he is doing because everyone has stories to tell
Lots of dancing at the Chorlton Good Neighbours Christmas party this year
Dr. Paul Leach, a practicing GP in Stockport, shares his expertise on ways to stay healthy as you age. With winter here and roads and pavements more slippery than ever, it’s important to learn how to avoid falls in the first place. In this talk, you’ll discover simple steps to keep you safe and independent.Continue reading Preventing Falls: Simple Steps to Keep You Safe,
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