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“Trevor (in the photograph below) has been attending the sensory rooms for two years now, he loves relaxing on the water bed and just chilling out. We have seen lots of benefits from using these rooms."
Last night (Wednesday 21st September), George House Trust (GHT) held its Annual General Meeting. It has a unique governance structure, one that fully involves the people who use GHT services and the volunteers. It is part of what makes the culture of GHT, a culture where everyone is valued, everyone is equal.
Angie has been working as a support housing manager at Manchester Settlement for the last 13 years. She and her team support people living in two projects, one for care leavers and looked after children and the other for single homeless people with support needs.
“I don’t believe I’ve just done that!” Teresa told the group yesterday.
That was how she had felt as she left a lecture hall of nursing students at Manchester Metropolitan University. It had been Teresa’s first speaking engagement and she was still on a high, having spoken so clearly and passionately about what people like her need – from the public in general but from health professionals in particular.
At lunchtime on Wednesday 21st September, the Northmoor Community Café served hot meals to 25 local people. They offer meals for £1 on Wednesdays so that people can eat nutritious food. This has the wider benefit of people getting together to make new friends and meet up with existing ones, which could help to reduce loneliness and isolation. They can also find out about what is going on at the centre and in the community. Today, there was also a volunteer helping out and Macmillan were at the centre giving out information.
Today at the Swan Kitchens, Back on Track’s café, you could have eaten their British Food Week meal of the day: a tasty chicken tikka masala made by Shafiq and served in the picture below by Danny, a service user and Swan Kitchens volunteer.
Danny said: “Volunteering in the café has given me a purpose in life. I’ve got all kinds of new skills, including how to make vegan and gluten free cakes. We sell them in the café and from the tea trolley that goes around Swan Buildings. In the future I’m planning to start my own business with a food stall at markets and festivals.”
When Irene was told by her consultant that she’d have to take things easy after an operation, the first thing she told him was there was no way she was giving up her role as a volunteer at the Food Bank at the Pankhurst Centre. “The volunteers have become my family, the Food Bank is more than making sure people have food to put into their mouths, it’s about putting a smile on their faces”, said Irene.
The Peter Quinn Friendship Group opened a new dementia café on Wednesday 14 September 2016 at St. Mary’s Parish Centre, Elbow Street, Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 3PY.
Marion Quinn, Manager of St. Mary’s Parish Centre has opened the Drop in/Friendship Group in memory of her father which she lost to Dementia with Lewy Bodies in April.
The group will meet every Wednesday from 10am - 1pm in the Lounge area of the parish centre on a regular basis.
Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has set up a Disabled People’s User Forum to listen to the views and experiences of disabled people and enable them to influence decisions about the design and delivery of their health care services. 
Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are looking for people to join the forum which will help to improve access and quality of health care for disabled people.
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