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Thursday Check-in - Manchester Mind Story

22 Sep 2017 - 13:14 by Nigel Rose

The group talked about mental health breakdown today, what brings it on, why some people are fine and others aren’t. Other times they’ve talked about OCD, panic attacks, medication, or sometimes the whole session is taken up with members “checking-in”. Every Thursday, since Jan 2016, there is a two hour lifeline for people with mental health difficulties facilitated by carefully trained and supported Manchester Mind volunteers.

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A Fruit and Veg Community - Healthy Me Healthy Communities Story

21 Sep 2017 - 15:15 by Nigel Rose

At the Anson Community-Shop you can buy a basket of groceries worth £12 for only £2.50. It’s at the heart of the Anson Estate and helps families that struggle to pay bills and put food on the table. Cereals, frozen and chilled items, tinned goods and more are supplied by Fareshare, Tesco, M&S and other local suppliers from in-date stock that would otherwise go to waste.

 

 

 

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Curing the Blight - Sow the City Story

20 Sep 2017 - 15:37 by helen.walker

Sow the City are putting the finishing touches to the transformation of a piece of derelict land in Hulme.

Where once there was a thirty year old eyesore, there are now potatoes, strawberries, French beans, sweetcorn, red cabbage, spring onions, chard and herbs. They are also building a compost heap, a seating and social area, and a shelter before the final handover to the local volunteers who will take it on and maintain it for good.

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Maureen's picked her pumpkin for Halloween! - Cyril Flint Befrienders Story

20 Sep 2017 - 14:03 by helen.walker

Lydia first saw the advert about becoming a Cyril Flint Befriender over three years ago. When she first met Maureen, who had just come out of hospital, she was very down and depressed. Maureen was so isolated, she had almost forgotten how to speak, was hunched and closed, and told Lydia that she was basically just waiting to die. Lydia continued to visit Maureen every week and since then, she has seen her blossom and "come alive again".

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It’s all about letting the energy flow - Heaven on Earth The Space Story

20 Sep 2017 - 13:41 by helen.walker

Sharon Calvert has just finished delivering a Yoga for Mental Wellbeing session supporting people to put themselves into their own little bubble where they can address the daily stresses and strains of everyday life. Through yoga and other exercises, the session encourages participants to release tension and find balance.

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GMPA launches the ‘Household items and repairs’ map

20 Sep 2017 - 12:50 by michelle.foster

Back in January Greater Manchester Poverty Action (GMPA) launched the Emergency Food Providers map, a Google map showing the location of all the foodbanks, pay-as-you-feel cafés, food clubs and pantries that they could find.

GMPA added more pins and made any necessary amendments over the past 9 months. Since its launch this map has had over 6,400 visits and hope that it will continue to be a really useful resource.

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A Coach to Lytham - The Whitemoss Story

20 Sep 2017 - 12:39 by helen.walker

Today, the North City Nomads group took 240 elderly people in five coaches on a day out to Lytham St Annes. It was organised by 15 volunteers and everyone had the option of activities such as shopping and walking along the promenade. By giving the people of North Manchester the opportunity to go out and make new friends, it encourages the reduction of social isolation and encourages new and wider friendship groups.

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Carers Online - The Gaddum Centre Story

20 Sep 2017 - 11:49 by helen.walker

The Gaddum Centre is busy working with a web developer today, putting the finishing touches to its great new carers’ website. A network of 20 Manchester carer support organisations, with focus groups, has spent six months designing and developing the website. This has been achieved with invaluable involvement from carers looking at the design and how it will work to make sure that it meets the needs of carers across the city.

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Sharing life experiences - Wythenshawe Good Neighbours Story

20 Sep 2017 - 09:24 by helen.walker

“I know it’s Tuesday because I am going out to lunch and I don’t normally go out”. Every week for the past year, older people in Wythenshawe have had the opportunity to meet up for lunch at the Northenden Social Club. Apart from sharing a meal together, the lunch helps everyone to socialise and meet others in a community space.

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