Merry Christmas and we will be back in 2016!

The Healthy Me Healthy Communities team wish everyone a peaceful Christmas and we will back on Monday 4th January.
We will be starting back with our new Healthy Eating course (level 1) in Fallowfield and 2 new Food Safety course (level 2) in Clayton and Gorton.
See below for more details and how to book.

NEW course for Fallowfield

Book early for our new RSPH Level 1 Healthier Foods course starting January, free with a crèche places. The course will include practical cooking workshops and taught sessions for learning all about healthy meals.

Rusholme Health & Wellbeing Forum

Join us for the 1st Rusholme Health & Wellbeing Forum on Monday 18th January. All welcome and see the attached poster for more information:

NHS England recognition for Healthy Me Healthy Communities

NHS community grant awarded to Healthy Me Healthy Communities

Healthy Me Healthy Communities is one of only eleven organisations to receive an NHS England community grant recognising excellence in patient and public participation.

Healthy Me Healthy Communities has been awarded the grant for its work in developing a community health plan for Rusholme involving GPs, staff, councillors, residents and patients.
HMHC will use the grant to develop resources and material that can be shared through NHS England’s website for the benefit of local and national organisations. This will enable health and voluntary sector organisations from across England to explore good practice and learn from HMHC's successful engagement work.

The Celebrating Participation in Healthcare grants have been made available to community groups who have been demonstrating innovative and creative approaches to getting patients and the public involved in shaping healthcare.

Rusholme Film Club

Rusholme Film Club returns on Sunday 1^st November and every 1^st Sunday of the month until March with a collection for films and talks. It is the friendly way to watch a film, catch-up with friends old and new. We are not a cinema and show films using a projector and screen!

·         The Film Club takes place in the beautiful Birch Community Centre Brighton Grove, Rusholme, Manchester M14 5JT

·         Doors open at 5.30pm (unless stated) for a 6pm start, closing at around 8pm.

·         The film showings / events are free and there is freshly brewed coffee, selection of teas, cold drinks and snacks available for a donation.

·         There is no need to book unless stated.

·         And all welcome!

Programme:

Sunday 1^st November 2015

Timbuktu http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/timbuktu_2015/

2015 / Certificate 12

 

Sunday 6^th December 2015

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas http://bit.ly/1LXqQNK

1993 / Certificate PG

 

Sunday 10^th January 2016

Marion Hewitt from the Manchester West Film Archive presents a selection of Manchester heritage and archive films.

 

Sunday 7^th February 2016

CP Lee, the passionate Mancunian musician, writer, broadcaster and film historian presents a celebration of the Mancunian Film Studios that introduced Manchester (and Rusholme) to Hollywood.

Doors open at 5pm and free tickets available from

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-with-cp-lee-tickets-19136112628

 

Sunday 6^th March 2016

This programme started in Timbuktu and closes in Rusholme with the showing of the Mancunian Film Studio production of School for Randle starring Frank Randle.

 

The Rusholme Film Club is kindly part-funded by One Manchester / Eastland Homes.

New Rusholme activities

New for Rusholme….

 

Oral History Training

 

Free Oral History training – learn the essential skills for conducting and recording oral history interviews. The short course consists of 4 workshops; Monday 12^th, 19^th, 26^th October and 2^nd November; 6.15-8.15 at the Birch Community Centre, Birch Grove, off Wilmslow Rd, M14 5JT.

Please book using the details below.

 

Rusholme Memories & Treasures Workshops

 

Remembering pubs, shops and your stories

 

·         Explore the fascinating memories and treasures we have collected so far

·         Tell us your memories and bring along your photos

·         And help us decide what should be included in a new Rusholme book, website and walking history trails

 

Albert Inn Pub, 5 Walmer St, Rusholme M14 5UB

Thursday 1st, 8th and 15th Oct at 5-7pm, drop-in anytime

 

Platt & Worsley Court Community Room, corner of Wilmslow Rd & Norman Road

Tues 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th Oct and 3rd Nov at 10.30-12, drop-in anytime

 

Part of the ‘Rusholme – What’s the Story?’ project supported by the national Lottery though the Heritage Lottery Fund

 

And join us every Wednesday…

 

Rusholme Social-café  every Wednesday

 

Rusholme Social-café is in the beautiful Birch Community Centre near to Birchfields Park – a short walk from Wilmslow Road and Dickenson Road, connected by many bus routes. The Rusholme Social-Café is a space for relaxing, enjoying lunch and taking part in the craft and reminiscence activities. The activities are free with refreshments / lunch available for a donation. Please join us every Wednesday 12.30-3.30 at Birch Community Centre, Brighton Grove, Rusholme, M14 5JT. Drop-in no need to book.

 

For more information contact Rich Browning on 07913 540680 or richbrowning@healthymehealthycommunities.co.uk

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Legacies and Cookery Clubs!

Anson House Cookery Club

Last year Healthy Me Healthy Communities delivered one of our popular Food Skills course at the Anson House covering essential cooking skills and tips for healthy-eating. Some of the participants continued their learning with us and successfully completed the RSPH Food Safety Level 2 qualification arranged by Eastlands Homes.

We were excited to hear about the lasting legacy of our work with the new Anson House Cookery Club and decided to pay them a visit. Starting with about 5 residents, meeting every Monday morning, the Cookery Club now has around 17 resident-members enjoying cooking, eating together and coming together for a chat. All through word of mouth and the smell of lovingly-made casseroles!  When I arrived at the Anson House, Sammy and others were preparing a cooked breakfast with some healthy changes including scrambled eggs and a healthy portion of mushrooms. It was surprising and great to see residents of different ages with young-people and older residents coming together for a community-meal and advice from the local PCSOs. You can see how much it is valued by the pot of money collected from the £2 per week charge for next week’s ingredients.

So how did the Healthy Me Healthy Communities course help with this exciting and much loved new community service? “It inspired us to try new recipes and the confidence to cook for others” says Sammy, adding “and it was fun – we enjoy cooking now”. The outcomes are easy to see with improved confidence, new skills and qualifications along with tackling loneliness for people living around the Anson Estate.

The happy residents settled down to enjoy a home-made breakfast amongst old and new friends talking about their plans for the Cookery Club starting with our baking-skills workshops and ambitions for a community-café – watch this space!

 

For more information about our services please contact:

Rich Browning

richbrowning@healthymehealthycommunities.co.uk

07913 540680

NEW Oral History Training

Free Oral History Training

Learn how to capture your friends and neighbours memories, covering interview skills, using equipment and more.

Everyone welcome!

Starts Monday 12th October, 6.15-8.15

For 4-weeks (12, 19, 26 Oct & 2 Nov)

Birch Community Centre, Birch Grove, off Wilmslow Road, Rusholme, M14 5JT

To book please use the contact details below

Part of the ‘Rusholme – What’s the Story?’ project supported by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund

It's here! New FOOD WORKS projects in Clayton and Gorton

Food Works is much more than a cookery course and includes:

• Practical cooking skills
• Healthy-eating
• Food safety
• Skills for planning and delivering food workshops
• Confidence and skills for help finding a job too!

Food Works is in 3-parts

• Cookery Champions Plus providing the essential skills for a community food worker
• RSPH Food Safety Level 2 – a nationally recognised qualification
• First Class for putting your new skills into actions

See the attached flyers for the new projects starting from September in Clayton and Gorton.

Rusholme Cookery Workshops

Join us at Rusholme Children's Centre for cookery workshops, recreating Rusholme recipes of the world!

All the workshops are Free and a creche is available. Booking for the creche is essential, please see the attached flyer for further details.

Something for weekend....and next week

Rusholme Social-cafe

Join us on Sunday 5^th July (1.30-3.30) for the Rusholme Sunday Social-Café with our resident artist Caroline Coates getting all crafty.

 

Join us every Wednesday, 12.30 – 3.30pm for a snack-lunch, crafts and reminiscence activities. On Wednesday 8^th July we have fantastic Singpore themed afternoon of crafts, dance and food provided by the wonderful University of Manchester volunteers.

The activities are free with refreshments / lunch available for a donation.

All welcome at the Birch Community Centre, Brighton Grove, Rusholme M14 5TJ – a short walk from Wilmslow Rd and Dickenson Rd.

 

What’s your story?

Come along to our oral history training workshops on Friday 10^th, 17^th, 24^th July, 10.30-12.00 (FREE) at Trinity House Community Resource Centre, Grove Close, off Platt Lane, Rusholme, M14 5AA. Please join us for all 3 workshops to share your story and learn how to capture your friends and neighbours memories, part of the ‘Rusholme – What’s the Story?’ supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

 

Platt & Worsley Court Summer Fete

We will at there on Saturday 11^th July from 12noon with our ‘Rusholme What’s the Story?’ display and archives. Please say hello and share your Rusholme memories and enjoy all the other amazing stalls and activities.

Platt & Worsley Court (the tower blocks!)can be found at the junction of Wilmslow Road and Norman Road, opposite Platt Hall/Costume Gallery.

NEW Oral History Training

NEW Oral History Training 

AS part of the 'Rusholme - What's the Story?' project we are delivering an introduction to oral history led by Dr. Stephen Kelly.

Come along and tell your story & learn how to capture your friends and neighbours memories

FRIDAY 10TH, 17TH, 24TH JULY, 10.30-12.00
TRINITY HOUSE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE, Grove Close, off Platt Lane, Rusholme, M14 5AA

For more details contact: Rich Browning / 07913 540680 / richbrowning@healthymehealthycommunities.co.uk

More Food Works

Some great news, we have been successful in securing new funding to pilot the NEW 'Food Works' project building upon our successful Cookery Champions courses. 

The new 'Food Works' project improves 

• health and well-being
• skills
• prospects for finding a job. 

The Healthy Me Healthy Communities Apprentices with learn about healthy-living, practical cooking skills and facilitation skills for delivering community food workshops as volunteers and paid-staff.

We will be starting September in Beswick and Gorton, and we are working hard to secure more funding to expand Food Works across Greater Manchester.

Fallowfield Fast-Food Recipe Flyer

Hello,

We are a group of Fallowfield residents and we have been making and testing fast-food dishes that are not only good for you but good for your bank balance too!

Included is a fantastic family curry, a tasty chow-mein ideal for 1 and a quick cheesecake. All of our recipes, like the Mexican wraps, can be loaded with your favourite vegetables, helping you and your family to your 5-a-day.

We have enjoyed the course and we hope you enjoy making some of our favourite recipes. 

Here is a look at our work!

Bon Appetit!

Spotlight on Rusholme

Dates for your diary….

Rusholme Social-Cafe

Join us this Sunday (10^th May) 1.30-4.30pm at the Rusholme Social-Café for a snack-lunch, crafts and reminiscence activities. The forthcoming Sunday dates are 31^st May, 7^th and 21^st June, 5^th and 19^th July. And don’t forget our weekly Wednesday Social-Café, 12.30-3.30pm.

The Rusholme Social-Café is a space for relaxing, enjoying a healthy home-made lunch and take part in the craft and reminiscence activities. The activities are free with refreshments / lunch available for a donation. Please join us at Birch Community Centre, Brighton Grove, Rusholme, M14 5TJ.

Rusholme Community Conversation for Health & Wellbeing

The last of the 3 ‘Rusholme Community Conversations for Health & Wellbeing’ is on Thursday 4th June, 10am – 12 noon at Trinity House Trinity House Community Resource Centre, Grove Close, off Platt Lane, Rusholme, M14 5AA. The conversation continues by identifying ways for working together and practical steps for improving health & well-being in Rusholme.

Heritage Tea Party at Rusholme’s Mansion!

Rusholme is full of stories and we want to hear yours about living, working and playing in Rusholme. Please bring along your stories, photos and other Rusholme things! There will be tea, cakes, maps, photos and stories to share and you can explore the fabulous Antwerp Mansion.

Saturday 6th June 12 noon – 3pm. Antwerp Mansion, Rusholme Grove entrance, off Curry Mile, Rusholme, M14 5AG.

Sorry but there is no wheelchair access to the building. Please contact us if you would like to take participate in the project  Also join us on Saturday 11th July 12-5pm at Platt & Worsley Court Garden Party (Wilmslow Rd, opposite Platt Hall)

For more information contact Rich Browning on 07913 540680 or richbrowning@healthymehealthycommunities.co.uk

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Rusholme Sunday Social-Cafe

Rusholme Sunday Social-Cafe is back this Sunday. Join us for a crafts, cooking and local history. 

Its all free with donations welcome for lunch and refreshments.

Join us to chat, relax and enjoy.

Building a healthy futures

Building a healthy future - a FREE well-being course for people with diabetes or heart disease.

See the poster for more information and joining information.

Walking for Health every Thursday

Walking for Health Walks are every Thursday, 1.30pm meeting at Trinity House in Rusholme.

Food Safety Level 2 FREE with Creche

Food Safety Level 2 Course for improving prospects for finding work. Starting soon with a free creche, places limited. Book today!

Food Works!

Food Works!
More photos from our 'Food Works' programme for improving prospects and health. Learners develop facilitation skills, nutritional knowledge, cooking and can gain the RSPH Level 2 Food Safety Award.

Food Works improving #prospects improving #health
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Another busy week improving prospects, health and well-being.

Tomorrow we are with the LGF with our Start-Up workshop for exploring starting your own business, Wednesday we are harveting Rusholme Stories and the regular Rusholme Social-Cafe. And our fantastic new Fallowfield Take-away Cookery project.
Then Thursday we have our 2nd Community Conversation for Good Health & Well-being and Friday back at Trinity Resource Centre for another reminiscence session.

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Rainbow Haven Cookery Champions

Fantastic day with our Rainbow Haven Cookery Champions at Emerge Fair Share in Manchester. During the 10-week course the co-learners shared cooking skills and learnt about nutrition, making steps to reduce salt and sugar.
And a few words from our Champions:

"I know realise that I have to reduce my salt intake"
"I have never cooked, in my country it is the job of women - it has been nice to learn with other men"
"I have more confidence for learning and I want to volunteer"

Cookery Champions

More pictures from the fantastic Ashbury Meadows Cookery Champions who for the last 10-weeks have been learning about healthy-eating and skills for delivering food workshops - the very essence of healthy me and healthy communities.

Harvesting your Rusholme stories

Join us at Rusholme Children's Centre making your favourite Rusholme dishes and harvesting your stories about living and visiting Rusholme.

Rusholme Social-café & Rusholme Film Club, Sunday 15th March

The event starts with a vintage-craft workshop (3.30-5.30pm) followed the film-club feature (6-7.30pm). Bruce Anderson, curator of the Rusholme & Victoria Park Archive and Honorary Vice-President of the Rusholme & Fallowfield Civic Society, presents an introduction to online film archives featuring a collection of local heritage & interest films.

All are free with refreshments available 3.30-7.30pm for a donation.

For more information contact Rich Browning on 07913 540680 or richbrowning@healthymehealthycommunities.co.uk

Carry-On Loving Rusholme Film Club

Carry-on Loving Rusholme

The love for M14 continues on Sunday afternoon and evening with the Rusholme Film Club on Sunday 15^th February. Healthy Me Healthy Communities and the Birch Community Centre bring you a St.Valentine’s film club special starting 3.30-5.30pm with a craft workshop – everyone welcome. Then 6-8pm Rusholme resident Rob Cookson shares his passion for the iconic British-film ‘Carry-on’ film franchise and his private collection of film memorabilia, before the showing of ‘Carry-on Loving’. The workshop and film-showing is free with refreshments available – donations very welcome.

‘Carry-on Loving’ premiered in 1970 with the established stars of Sydney James, Kenneth Williams, Hattie Jacques and Charles Hawtrey with appearance from Anna Karen, Bill Petwee and Patsy Rowlands. The Wedded Bliss computer dating agency aims to bring together the lonely hearts of Much-Snoggin-in-the-Green. The strange collection of hopefuls lead to some outlandish matches, and jealousies are bound to lead to trouble for the usual Carry-On suspects.

Also don’t forget to pop-in and say hello at the weekly Rusholme Social-café and enjoy a healthy lunch, craft-activities and Rusholme What’s the Story? workshops.

Join us at the Birch Community Centre, Brighton Grove, Manchester M14 5JT.

For more info contact Rich Browning on 07913 540680 or richbrowning@healthymehealthycommunities.co.uk

 

Rusholme Community Conversation for Health & Well-being

Don't worry if you missed the fantastic 1st Rusholme Community Conversation for Health and Well-being, attached are some slides from the great work done by agencies and residents.

The next Community Conversation is Thursday 26th March 10am – 12 noon at Trinity House Community Resource Centre.

The second community conversation will continue to prioritise the most important influences on health & well-being by thinking about the potential impact and ease of implementation. This will identify ‘quick-wins’ that could be delivered through existing projects and partners, and actions that require more planning and resources. Then partners will identify Rusholme’s current assets including the expertise, knowledge and skills of partners and physical spaces in the neighbourhood. 

The third community conversation will identify the first and next steps for a healthier Rusholme.