Good Neighbours Radio Broadcast

The CGN Radio Programme for Chorlton FM was broadcast during the Chorlton Arts Festival in May 2012. There were interviews with the Good Neighbours Coordinator, Helen Hibberd,  with wheelchair support worker, Amanda and with volunteers such as Carolyn, Peter  and Yvonne. We also got the views of users such as Hilda, Arthur and Nancy. As well as the interviews there was music from  Carolyn O’Hanlon singing a song about her grandmother,  “Sweet Charlotte” and songs from the Spring Variety Concert – featuring:

• The Loreto College drummers
• Amanda singing “Breakfast at Tiffanys”
• The Beech Band singing “the Manchester Rambler”
• The Melodics singing  “Red River Valley”, and finally,
• The Part Timers “Goodnight Sweetheart, goodnight”

The radio broadcast can be heard at the Community Reporter website by following this link

Chorlton Good Neighbours Radio Broadcast

Good Neighbours' trip to Morecambe

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 Midlan Hotel (www.midlandhotel.org) for afternoon tea and cake

Here is a picture of the Midland Hotel, Morecambe in its heyday

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 raised beds), better soil in the middle and good soil plus compost in the top layer. Then get planting!

The Raised Beds arrive

Tez & Ian from Trim (Timber recycling in Manchester) deliver the raised beds to the 

Good Neighbours garden plot. Next we have to fill them with soil