Calling Creative Rusholme!

Creative Rusholme is community-led initiative with the aims to reposition Rusholme as a cultural destination, thus raising the cultural profile of the area, improving the neighbourhood for residents and supporting its economic growth. It was born out of the community organised ‘Imagine Rusholme’ engagement summits. We have compiled a report of the story so far  (please email) and we are inviting creative and cultural residents and partners to a ‘Creative Rusholme’ discussion:

Monday 14^th July, 9 – 10.30am at Active Lifestyles Centre, Level 1, Denmark Road (jcn with Lloyd Street North), M15 6FG. http://bit.ly/Sy3GZN RSVP

So come along and celebrate what has been achieved so far, hear about the exciting new cultural projects for Rusholme, share ideas and work together.

Please get in touch for more info and if you would like to attend the discussion:

Rich Browning

richbrowning@healthymehealthycommunities.co.uk

07913 540680

Kick Starting Summer

It looks like summer has arrived and Healthy Me Healthy Communities has been getting in the festival spirit for adding that feel good factor into your everyday life.

The eating well course at the Anson Community House will help with their street party celebrations with sharing food on Saturday 28^th June – have a great day! The HMHC team are still buzzing from a great few days at the Manchester Mela in Rusholme making South Asian inspired jewellery and accessories – great hobby for relaxing and reflecting.

 

We are proud to be supporting NEPHRA Good Neighbours with their new film clubs with residents of New Moston enjoying the fabulous ‘Saving Mr Banks’ and after film discussion with an amazing cream-tea. Film Clubs are a great way to connect, get together and make new friends.

Healthy Me Healthy Communities has been busy working hard on new projects and we will be soon launching ‘Social and Security’ partnering with the Birch Community Centre in Rusholme – a community-space for reducing isolation and building resourceful communities. Thinking ahead, we have a new programme of enterprise and training courses starting September. More soon on www.healthymehealthycommunities.co.uk and Twitter HMHCmcr.

But back to summer with the Healthy Me Healthy Communities family passport of activities at Fallowfield Children’s Centre with some really fun cooking, creative and craft workshops for happy and healthy Fallowfield families.

 

So let’s toast summer and the start of more great things to come.

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[Thanks to our supporters and funders including Equity Foundation, Manchester City Council, European Social Fund / Skills Funding Agency, Manchester Mela, NEPHRA Good Neighbours, People’s Postcode Lottery, Eastland’s Homes]

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Cooking at the Anson Community House

Healthy Me Healthy Communities eating well course is coming to an end. The residents of the Anson Estate have enjoyed 6 workshops at the Anson Community House and learnt new cooking skills, tried new recipes and found out how little changes to your cooking can make a big difference to your wellbeing. Their favourite dishes so far have been the fabulously tasty and healthy sweet potato soup, and the easy to make marine fish-pie. The pie comes it at an amazing 83p per head and its’ full of goodness like omega-3, protein and vitamin C. So get cooking and save some money!

Also Healthy Me Healthy Communities has made a video of the residents in action, making fantastic soups and healthy garlic bread. Watch this space this folks!

Healthy Me Healthy Communities offers a range of eating well workshops and courses with our mobile cookery school.

Enterprising Communities

Healthy Me Healthy Communities is delighted to have been successful in securing an ESF Community Learning Grant administered by WEA (North West Region). The funding is for ‘Together We-Can’: a package of social-enterprise and food work training for adults (19+) taking steps to employment or further training.

·         ‘Starting Point’ covers the basics for exploring and starting a social-venture based on the innovative work of Nesta  and UnLtd ‘Rooted’.  

·         ‘Crafterprise’ is for crafty-people helping to turn their talents into small businesses.

·         For the food-minded we have a train the trainer course dedicated to delivering safe and healthy food workshops alongside the RSPH Food Safety certificate.

All these free, exciting and new programmes include practical sessions, group workshops and celebration events. They will be delivered at community venues in Rusholme, Gorton, Beswick, Clayton and Newton Heath and most will have free crèche facilities. The courses will start in September and dates will be available soon.

To be the first to receive information and book your place, contact Healthy Me Healthy Communities or follow us on Twitter.

richbrowning@healthymehealthycommunities.co.uk

Text: 07913 540680

Twitter: HMHCmcr