Celebrate Festival 2023 at JNR8

The Celebrate Programme is here!

Click the link below to download:

Celebrate programme-2023

Celebrate program-draft 5-2 (1)

There is still space left on our Willow Spinner and Singing workshops today (Wednesday 7/6/23)

Also spaces for our Thursday 8/6/23 Willow Spinner workshop and a workshop with Curious Crafty making Ojo De Dios with sticks and yarn…see posters below.

Please call or text to book – see number on posters 

Join us for a fantastic performance and some great workshops at JNR8 on the week leading up to the Celebrate Festival…and they are all FREE!

Celebrate Festival 2023 at JNR8

Saturday June 10th 12-6pm

Celebrate will be held at our base at the JNR8 Youth & Community Centre/Manley Park Church on June 10th 12-6pm – with lots going on inside and out!

More details coming soon – watch this space for news of our pre-festival workshops and details of our festival attractions and delights!

Celebrate festival – Getting involved

Hello All ☀️

The Celebrate festival organisers are requesting volunteers to help with this year’s event on June 10th at JNR8 Youth and Community Centre – with the theme ‘Energy’
If anyone is interested in getting involved, this could be in a range of ways:
– volunteering on the day e.g. a spell on the gate, volunteers food etc
-helping get paid adverts for the programme
– join the planning group
Please contact Carol – email carol.packham96@gmail.com –  if you would like to volunteer.
Thanks in advance ????
Also – if anyone is interested in hosting a community stall to promote your local group or pay a small fee to run a stall selling craft items etc – let me know and I’ll pass your details on to Lotte, the coordinator. ????
I would also like to run some pre-festival workshops at JNR8 – perhaps during half term and/or the week leading up to Celebrate. If anyone has any ideas for workshops or is/knows a local workshop facilitator/artists that could work with the theme ‘Energy’ please get in touch for more details.
Many thanks,
Chris ????
(Whalley Range Community Forum Development Worker)

Coming soon!

Due to changes in our budget Celebrate will now be held at our base, JNR8 Youth and Community Centre and Manley Park church…more details soon!

Please add this date to your diary!

June 10th 2023

Celebrate will be held at our base at the JNR8 Youth & Community Centre/Manley Park Church on June 10th 12-6pm – with lots going on inside and out!

More details coming soon – watch this space for news of our pre-festival workshops and details of our festival attractions and delights!

Public Meetings on Dementia

The final public meeting in this series from Chorlton and Whalley Range Dementia Action Group will be taking place on Thursday 30th March…

Services for People with Dementia

Thursday 30th March 7.15pm

Sally Ferris, Together Dementia Support, Mike Petrou, Manchester Adult Social Care, and GM Mental Health Trust will give an overview of services for people with dementia and their carers, how to access them and the problems that can arise and discuss what else is needed.

 

Chorlton and Whalley Range Dementia Action Group are holding 3 public meetings about dementia

on: Thursdays 16th, 23rd, and 30th March at 7.15

at: Chorlton Central Church, M21 8BF, on the junction of Barlow Moor Rd and Sandy Lane.

All are welcome and there will be refreshments.

Let’s Talk Clean Air in Whalley Range

We have an interesting workshop at our JNR8 Warm Hub next week!
Join the team from Let’s Talk Clean Air to talk about your ideas and solutions to air pollution in Whalley Range. You can register your place at
Eventbrite to stay in touch – and it’s also fine for people to just turn up.

 

Lets Talk Clean Air

Let’s Talk Clean Air update 

We hope to see you our launch of the next stage of the Clean Air project to be held on Saturday 14th January at 2.30pm at St Edmunds Church

The launch will be an action packed afternoon. Get the first viewing of our short new film – it’s Whalley Wood!

There will be light refreshments and activities for children.  Bring family and friends. All are welcome! Please let us know if you’re coming  – ring, email or go to https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-talk-clean-air-film-launch-at-st-edmunds-tickets-483061198047

We are delighted that Afzhal Khan will be there

Workshops looking at solutions will start on 15th January. Several organisations have already signed up. Please make sure yours does, as soon as possible; we are working to a tight timescale.

The workshop can be tailor made to suit your organisations needs eg part of your faith group service or activity! The film can be used to stimulate conversation and we have some exciting group activities to keep everyone engaged.  Send an email- TalkCleanAirWR@gmail.com, to let us know, if you want more information.

Huge thanks to the community forum for support with managing the finances.

Our ask of you:

  • Keep in touch – email us if you would like our brief updates – TalkCleanAirWR@gmail.com
  • Come to the launch and invite your friends, family and neighbours Book now
  • Let us know if your organisation or group in Whalley Range might host a conversation about solutions? It might be your business, workplace, community, faith group, a school or GP surgery. Thanks to people who have already shared suggestions.
  • If you want to know more about becoming a Let’s Talk Clean Air Champion, get in touch. This group of volunteers will spearhead conversations about solutions in the New Year – there will be different roles to suit people’s skills and availability.
  • Watch and share our first video:
  • Follow and share our social channels:

o   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkCleanAirWR/

o   Twitter: @TalkCleanAirWR

Email: TalkCleanAirWR@gmail.com

Tel: Judith: 07792 690 278

  • And most important keep talking about clean air !

Cazz, Alex and Judith

The story so far…

A Whalley Range GP cycled to work taking air quality readings on the way.  She was shocked to see how high they were. She made a video about it with the Whalley Range Climate Action Group which attracted a lot of local attention.

We started hearing heartbreaking stories about local adults and children with respiratory diseases which may be aggravated by the poor air quality.

The Climate Action Group wanted to do something about it. So did Walk Ride Whalley Range and our local councillors. Solutions need to be as easy as possible and affordable for everyone. Our research showed that involving local people will be critical to success.

We want to know what you think. What drives or motivates you?  What barriers do you face? How can we make change work?

The big conversation

We have funding for a big conversation involving as many different people and opinions as possible, to work out how to improve air quality in Whalley Range taking everyone’s views into account. 

We will be running workshops across Whalley Range. If you, your group or organisation are interested in finding out more, please get in touch. We would love to hear from you.

For more information:

Watch the video: What’s the Clean Air in Whalley Range project about? – YouTube

Email: TalkCleanAirWR@gmail.com

Tel: Judith on 07792 690 278

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkCleanAirWR

Twitter: @TalkCleanAirWR