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 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 to over 270 users and has over 70 volunteers

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 we left stuffed full of the cakes that the children had made for us - and bags of them to take home too!

Bernard Leach

Micky Mitchell talked about her driving a petrol tanker around Manchester in World War Two, even in the middle of air raids

Bernard shows the children pictures form the "Memories of Chorlton" booklet produced by Chorlton Good Neighbours

Mary Platt

Arthur Brandreth

Jack Baker

Alan Brown brought along pictures of a Barrage Balloon on Beech Rd Park during the war and a photo of a train at Chorlton Station in the 1950's. 

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You can see above, some of the questions the children had prepared in advance

Susan Baker

Hilda Mason

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