1. Events
2. Regular Activities
3. Health & Wellbeing
4. Children and Young People
5. News, Exhibitions & meetings
6. Sport/Active lifestyle
7. Volunteering
8. Support
9. Festivals and special events

Events and activities

 

 

 

 

 

The Women of The Fall Weekender
5 – 6 September
Music • Film • Conversation

The Women of The Fall Weekender is a two-day celebration bringing together artists who played with The Fall alongside special guest artists from the wider independent music community for a programme of live music, film, conversation and collaboration.

Taking place in South Manchester across two venues on Saturday 5 September at The Carlton Club, Whalley Range and Sunday 6 September at The Kamera Ballroom, Chorlton, the weekend features the premiere of a specially commissioned Women of The Fall film by filmmaker Megan Brierley with  artwork for the event especially created for the weekend by artist Suzanne Smith.

Saturday’s programme also includes a live performance from Poppycock, featuring original Fall keyboard player Una Baines, followed by The Fallen Women, the all-female Fall karaoke band, joined by a series of special guest vocalists performing songs from The Fall. The evening concludes with DJ sets.

Guest artists appearing include Loose Articles, Glimmerpit, LIINES, Nico Harmony, Miki Berenyi, Red Stains, Phoebe Green, Carrie Lawson and Tamra Smith with more to be announced.

Sunday offers a chance to hear directly from some of the musicians involved, with an in-conversation with Una Baines, Marcia Schofield, Kate Themen, and Maxine Peake, an open collaborative jam session, and special guest performances with Red Stains and Randal Vandall.

Women and non-binary artists have played a vital role in shaping Manchester’s musical heritage, but their contribution doesn’t always receive the recognition it deserves. The Women of The Fall Weekender celebrates the remarkable musicians, songwriters and artists who were an integral part of The Fall while bringing together and celebrating women from across generations of the independent music community.

WEEKEND AND DAY TICKETS AVAILABLE

Weekend Programme

 

Saturday 5 September

The Carlton Club, Whalley Range
7.00pm – 1.00am

 

• Women of The Fall film by Megan Brierley
• Poppycock and guest poets
• Una Baines
• Marcia Schofield
• Julia Adamson special guest DJ

• The Fallen Women with guest vocalists:

  Nico Harmony
  Zoe McVeigh of LIINES
  Erin of Loose Articles/Randal Vandall
  Phoebe Green
  Red Stains
  Glimmerpit
  Miki Berenyi
  Carrie Lawson

   

Sunday 6 September

The Kamera Ballroom, Chorlton
3.00 pm – 7.00 pm

In Conversation with Una Baines, Marcia Schofield and Kate Themen. Very special guest interviewer to be announced.

Live:

Red Stains
Randal Vandall (debut solo live performance from Erin of Loose Articles)

Women of The Fall Jam

 

 

Free Wellness Walks at Hough End Leisure Centre

Regular walks can help reduce stress, boost mood, improve heart health, and increase overall fitness—all while enjoying the company of others. Hough End Leisure Centre are now running Wellness Walks, designed for all abilities! Meet at 10am on Wednesdays at the centre and join them for an outdoor walk to enjoy fresh air and walking to local green spaces, perfect for relaxation and connection with nature.
Walking with others makes it easier to stay motivated and build healthy habits. No sign-up needed however you can book online or via the link below or on BetterUK app or just turn up and walk your way to better well-being for free. Hough End Leisure Centre, 480 Princess Road, M20 1HD. www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/manchester/news/boost-your-health-with-wellness-walks

Overcoming Worry Workshop

NHS Manchester Talking Therapies are running six weekly sessions on how to overcome worry. The course is a 6-week online CBT-based programme delivered by Manchester Talking Therapies via Microsoft Teams. Learn about anxiety and unhelpful thinking; Build relaxation skills; Practice problem-solving and mindfulness; Gain tools to manage setbacks and maintain progress.

Ask your GP for a referral or visit their website to sign up.

www.thebiglifegroup.com/service/talking-therapies-manchester/

 

 

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Regular Activities

Friday Community hub @ JNR8 – 10-1pm

NEW BOOST COURSE STARTING IN SEPTEMBER

EMAIL US/CALL US TO BOOK YOUR PLACE: SEE POSTER FOR CONTACT DETAILS

JNR8 (pronounced generate) is a warm and welcoming space for our community to meet with others, and on Fridays you are welcome to drop in to our Warm Hub, have a cuppa and a crumpet/piece of toast, fruit – and soup and a roll when the weather is colder!

Whalley Range Community Forum Warm Welcome Space page:

https://www.warmwelcome.uk/space?l=17701

Find other local Warm Welcome Spaces at: https://www.warmwelcome.uk

Chorlton Repair Café

Chorlton’s Repair Café takes place on the second Saturday of every month from 10am to 12 noon at St Margaret’s Centre, Brantingham Road, M21 0TT. The friendly volunteers fix and repair electricals, bikes, lamps, household items, toys and more for free. They save around 60-70% of items brought in from being thrown away. If you have skills that you think would be helpful and would like to volunteer please contact chorltonrepaircafe@gmail.com

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News from the Friends of Alexandra Park…

The Friends and Café Bembe are joining forces to help park users give an approved type of food to the birds that live on the Lake. The food chosen is called “Duck and Swan Mix” from Vine Farms, an established supplier of specialised bird foods.

People will be guided by a notice at the Lake side to go to the Café and ask at the counter for a small paper bag of food. In this pilot stage of the arrangements, they will be asked to make a small donation for each bag.

On receiving the bag the Café staff will also give the person guidance on how and where to throw the food so that the wildfowl gets it rather than the pigeons.

 

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A place to belong, make friends and have a place to talk…

WEDNESDAY YOUTH NIGHTS | 7 – 8.30pm
St Werburgh’s Chorlton

This weekly, free youth club is open for young people of all backgrounds in secondary school.

Keen to come join? It’s easy.
All the info and consent forms on our website.
www.stwchorlton.org/youth
Or if you’re getting dropped off we’ve got paper copies for parents to fill out too.

We can’t wait to see you! 

 

 

https://www.facebook.com /TalkCleanAirWR

 

Health & Wellbeing

This exciting new social group for people with leg conditions and those who are feeling isolated is on Wednesdays at JNR8 from 11:45-1:30pm

Who’s who at your GP practice

Our campaign aims to improve the understanding of the different professionals working in a general practice, including the skills, experience and benefits that different roles bring to patient care.

We want to help you understand what different members of the general practice team do and why you may be seen by someone other than a GP.

Click the link to find out more:

Who’s Who at your local GP Practice

Children and Young People

Spaces in our rainbow unit for girls aged 4 to 7 years in Whalley Range.

Rainbows have fun learning new things with friends and earn badges by taking part in activities.

We meet at St Edmunds church on Alexandra Road South on Fridays (during term time) from 6.15 to 7.15 pm.

We have spaces in our guide unit for girls aged 10 to 14 years in Whalley Range

Our activities are for all abilities and girls enjoy trying new things and have the opportunity try different activities

We meet at St Edmunds church on Alexandra Road South on a Friday evening (in term time) from 7.30 to 9.00pmdays out further afield (contains links outside our website)

News, Exhibitions & Meetings

 

Plans for Russell Road, including the first purpose-built LGBTQ+ majority Extra Care scheme in the UK, are now moving forward following the recent appointment of Great Places Housing Group as the new preferred provider.

The Extra Care scheme will form part of the new development on the site of the former Spire Hospital. It will offer affordable self-contained homes for people aged 55+ with access to flexible care and support services on-site if needed, enabling residents to keep their independence and stay in their home if their care needs change. All partners involved are delighted that the project is moving ahead. This is a great opportunity to develop and deliver a Centre of Excellence in Manchester providing safe, respectful and identity confirming Independent Living and Extra Care services for the LGBTQ+ community.

Co-production will be a key part of the scheme’s development. Great Places is working in close partnership with the Community Steering Group (made up of representatives from the local, LGBTQ+ and older people’s communities), LGBT Foundation and Manchester City Council to ensure the scheme achieves its agreed purpose and creates a lasting positive addition to Whalley Range. The Community Steering Group is already meeting with the project team. Initial meetings included a walkabout of the local area to look at how the scheme will fit in with existing buildings and architecture and to map out the existing nearby amenities and services. Planned future sessions include a visit to Elmswood Park Extra Care Scheme, and a trip to the LGBT Foundation Archive at Central Library. These sessions will form an important part of informing the co-production process as the Steering Group works with Great Places to develop design proposals for the planned development.

We also anticipate that site surveys and investigations will also begin at Russell Road in August, so neighbours are likely to see activity on the site at that time. As the project progresses, we will provide further updates, sharing proposed plans with the local community ahead of sending these for planning permission later in the year.

If you’re interested in becoming involved in this exciting project, the Community Steering Group is looking to expand its membership and particularly wants to expand the diversity and inclusion of the group. For more information on how you can get involved contact Adam Preston from LGBT Foundation at adam.preston@lgbt.foundation

 

Volunteering

 

Welcome to Greater Manchester Mature Minds Matter!

The purpose of our network is to ensure the voice of older people with lived experience of mental health are able to use their experiences to influence the transformation of mental health support across Greater Manchester.

​We are here to join up existing networks and recruit individual members to act as experts by experience and leaders to inform issues around age-appropriateness, awareness, language, stigma, access and interventions. We aim to support and empower individuals and provide lived experience expertise to various projects across Greater Manchester such as complex emotional needs, eating disorders and self-harm.

​We recently renamed our network from the Greater Manchester Older People’s Mental Health Network to Greater Manchester Mature Minds Matter.

​We are always looking for people to join our growing network, so if you are interested and would like to learn more or have an informal conversation, please contact sophie@macc.org.uk or call 

0161 834 9823.

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Sport/Active Lifestyle

 

Support

 

Our mobile food clubs give access to nutritious and affordable food taken into the heart of communities starved of money, food and resources. This low cost weekly shop provides essential produce for family eating – fresh fruit and veg, fridge favourites and cupboard staples.

Read more:

https://www.breadandbutterthing.org/become-a-member

Festivals and special events