Anson Road Community Shop

ü  The Anson Community-Shop redistributes surplus food from manufacturers, supermarkets and local people.

ü  Members pay £2.50 for around £12 worth of food items with some household essentials available to buy.

ü  The shop is open every Tuesdays 10am – 2pm at the Anson Community House, 38 Meldon Road, Rusholme, M13 0TR.

Pop-in to the house for information and a membership form

Rusholme Soup

Missed the 1st Rusholme Soup? Catch-up with the 1st Soup newsletter and get the 4th May in your diary - the 2nd Rusholme Soup at the Birch Community Centre, 6.30 for 7pm start.

https://rusholme-soup.squarespace.com/

Rusholme Social Cafe

Rusholme Social-Café, every Wednesday, 1-3pm at the Birch Community Centre, Brighton Grove, Rusholme, M14 5JT. It is open to everyone and provides a place to meet, chat and enjoy a range of activities for free with help yourself refreshments available for a donation. No need to book (unless stated) – just come along.

Regular activities include crafts, gardening, cooking and reminiscence workshops along with new workshops planned by café members. During the next few months we have the following planned activities:

6^th April                 Trip to Hulme garden centre (leaving Birch Centre at 12.30pm; please book)

13^th April              Queen’s birthday craft workshop

20^th April              Queen’s birthday celebration

27^th April              Trip to Trentham Gardens Estate (limited places; please contact us)

4^th May                 Cooking with Jill

11^th May               Nutrition talk and workshop with Ruth Morgan

18^th May               Cooking with Jill

25^th May               Open session: crafts, gardening, sewing

1^st June                 Campaigning talk with James

8^th June                 tbc

15^th June              Planning the July – September programme

22^nd June             Open session: crafts, gardening, sewing

29^th June              Canal boat trip (sorry fully booked)

 

For more information please contact richbrowning@healthymehealthycommunities.co.uk or 07913 540680

Rusholme Soup

Join us for the 1st Rusholme Soup on Wednesday 9th March, doors open 6.30 for 7pm start, at Birch Community Centre, Brighton Grove, Rusholme, M14 5JT.

 

Simply make a donation for your supper, listen to the pitches about local projects and vote on which project you would like to see funded.

 

The winner takes the donations from the night to make their community idea a reality.

Busy January!

2016 has got off to a great start with new accredited courses starting in Fallowfield, Gorton and Clayton along with the 1st Rusholme Health Forum. Also we are very busy working with the Anson Residents Association, Fare Share and Eastland Homes / One Manchester coproducing a new community shop project, distributing surplus food.

Here is a few photos from the fantastic Rainbow Haven Food Works projects, providing training and cooking skills for refuges and migrants in Manchester.

Rusholme Film Club - an evening with CP Lee

Join us on 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

Rusholme Film Club 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!

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.