The Forum act as an umbrella organisation, bringing residents and local services together to address local issues, to promote consultation and community cohesion – and to encourage participation.
The Forum produces a bimonthly newsletter and residents meetings to address local concerns with Police, Councillors, local council and planning officials, sends out a regular email bulletins featuring opportunities, events and news to around 400 residents from Whalley Range – and co-facilitates an annual local community festival.
The Forum worker supports new and emerging groups to access funding to set up their own community groups, holds funds for unconstituted groups and addresses resident priorities by facilitating relevant classes at the JNR8 centre during school term times.
Classes and initiatives for the diverse local community include mixed and women-only ESOL classes, women fitness, Tai Chi, confidence building sessions, basic computer and work club support and art and wellbeing classes and afternoon tea for older residents. JNR8 is also registered as a Third Party Hate Crime Reporting Centre.
The community website features local news and events, consultation links, age-friendly news and current vacancies and opportunities.
Follow @WhalleyRangeorg and @AgeFriendlyWR on Twitter
JNR8 Youth & Community Centre, 82 Cromwell Avenue, Whalley Range, M16 0BG
Tel: 0161 881 3744 | Email: communityforumwhalleyrange@gmail.com agefriendlywhalleyrange@gmail.com
Congratulations to Helen Hibberd of Chorlton Good Neighbours who collected her MBE from Buckingham Palace last week!
Thanks Bernard Leech for tweeting this photo which I’ve ‘borrowed’!
And here is Helen’s description of the day – along with more (very stylish!) photos!
http://chorltongoodneighbours.org/2015/10/09/helen-mbe-presented-to-her-at-buckingham-palace/
October 2020 saw a comprehensive new plan launch outlining how hate crime will be tackled and communities brought together in Greater Manchester over the next three years.
The plan to tackle hate crime will raise awareness of hate crimes and encourage people to report them, while also improving support for victims of hate incidents.
The Forum worker and Chair attended a short training course last year to find out more about the JNR8 Youth & Community Centre taking on the role of a Third Party Hate Crime Reporting Centre, in line with Manchester Hate Crime Strategy:
http://www.manchester.gov.uk/downloads/download/5185/hate_crime
The strategy sets out a clear vision for tackling hate crime in Manchester against the following five key partnership priorities:
The five strands of hate crime set out by the Government which will be recorded and monitored are:
The Whalley Range Community Forum believe the JNR8 Centre is an ideal venue to support residents who feel they have been a victim of a hate crime or hate incident – as we have built up a good relationship with local residents and groups.
There are facilities at the centre to support victims to report incidents on the dedicated website www.report-it.org.uk/ which gives information and an online reporting facility.
(reporting incidents anonymously is an option).
The different levels of a reporting centre can vary depending on resources available – from displaying literature, promoting hate crime reporting or providing recording, reporting and signposting to support services.
We aim to display information and support residents if they wish to report incidents online.
JNR8 Youth & Community Centre
82 Cromwell Avenue
Whalley Range
M16 0BG
0161 881 3744
Butterflies Trans* Support Community Drop – In
49/51 Sidney Street
Manchester
M1 7HD
Community on Solid Ground
Welsh Chapel, 116b Egerton Rd North
Whalley Range
M16 0BZ
0161 862 0955
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday, 10 am to 5 pm
Moss Side Millennium Powerhouse
140 Raby Street
Moss Side Manchester
M14 4SL
0161 226 4335
Mosscare Housing
101 Great Western Street
Moss Side
M14 4AA
0161 226 4211
Places For People
179 Royce Road
Hulme
M15 5TJ
South Manchester People First
Baguley Methodist Church
Bowland Road
M23 1LE
0161 998 0517
Southway Housing
Aspen House, 825 Wilmslow Road
Didsbury
M20 2SN
0161 448 4200
The Odd Theatre Company
335 Stretford Road
Hulme
M15 5ZA
0161 226 1912
Openinng hours Monday to Friday 9am – 6pm
Wythenshawe Community Housing Trust
Wythenshawe House, 8 Poundswick Lane
Wythenshawe
M22 9TA
0800 633 5500
Afflecks Palace
1st Floor Office, Afflecks, 52 Church St
Manchester
M4 1PW
0161 839 0718
Community Security Trust (Protecting Jewish Community)
PO Box 245
Manchester
M7 2WY
0800 980 0668
Eastland Homes
Victoria Street
Manchester
M11 2NX
0161 274 2390
Guinness Northern Counties
India House, 1-3 McGinty Place
Manchester
M1 6BA
0845 605 9000
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday, 8.30am-4.45pm.
www.guinness.org.uk.
Lesbian & Gay Foundation
5 Richmond Street
Manchester
M1 3HF
0845 3 30 30 30
Manchester Connexions
Unit A, North City Shopping Centre,
Manchester
M9 4DH
084567 13 2 19
Opening hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 1pm – 4:30pm,
http://www.connexions-manchester.com, http://www.facebook.com/ManchesterConnexions, http://www.twitter.com/McrConnexions,
Manchester Learning Disability Partnership
Crescent Bank
Crumpsall
M8 5UF
0161 861 2958
Manchester People First
3 Broughton Street
Cheetham Hill, Manchester
M8 8RF
0161 839 3700
Opening hours: Monday – Friday 9am – 3.30pm
Mosscare Manchester East New Roundhouse
1328–1330 Ashton Old Road
Openshaw
M11 1JG
0161 371 6570
Opening hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:30am to 12:30pm, Tuesday & Thursday 1.30pm – 4.30pm
Neesa Women Project
Woodville Resource Centre, 1 Shirley Road, Cheetham
Manchester
M8 7NE
0161 740 2995
Email: neesa01@tiscali.co.uk
Tung Sing Housing
Victoria House
119 Princess Street
M1 7AG
0161 234 0260
tto@tungsing.co.uk
Our members have been volunteering for CPR and First Aid training in support of the new defibrillators (which can help re-start a heart) purchased for Chorlton by Jenny Slee. Theyre now in Epicerie Ludo on Beech Road; Co-operative Food on Wilbraham Road and soon – we hope – in the Co-ops on Barlow Moor Road (near High and Hardy Lanes). There a unit at Wilbraham St Ninian too, under the care of Chorlton Good Neighbours. If youre Chorlton-based and would like to volunteer, contact us.
And some extra photos…
And as part of the celebrations…
in Partnership with Alexandra Park Heritage Group
on Saturday 5th September 12 – 4pm.
Chorlton Lodge, Alexandra Park,
180 Russell Street, Manchester, M16 7JL
Researching Age-Friendly Cities Film showings,
Refreshments, Silk Screen Printing, a display of digital pictures and artifacts by Archive+
Information stalls, Music and song from Dave Taylor featuring
Alexandra Park contribution to the last century of popular music
Rewind: Bring an old photo or postcard of the Park and tell your story!
Come along to find out what happening for older residents
in and around Whalley Range!
Limited funding for transport: please call Chris on 881 3744 to discuss 🙂
JNR8 Youth & Community Centre,
82 Cromwell Avenue,
Whalley Range,
Manchester M16 0BG
Telephone: 0161 881 3744
Email: agefriendlywhalleyrange@gmail.com
We are working with local organisations who want to promote their businesses and services as ‘age friendly’, taking into consideration the needs of older residents in terms of the physical environment, products and services they provide.
Businesses who sign up to the Charter will be listed on our websites and noticeboards and will be able to demonstrate that they are working to make their premises/services more age-friendly and accessible to older residents by taking a few simple steps.
We realise some shops may not be able to provide toilet facilities for instance, for insurance reasons, but the list below outlines some of the basic steps organisions can take to improve access – and to show their commitment to recognising some of the needs of older residents.
As we build up the list of businesses/organisations who adopt the charter, we will identify what is provided and where – improving access to services hopefully making shopping etc a less stressful and more enjoyable experience for older residents.
Example:
JNR8 Youth & Community Centre
is working to make their business age-friendly by:
Physical Environment
o Providing a place for customers to sit and rest
o Placing products on shelves that are reachable or readily offering help to customers
o Allowing customers to use any available toilet facilities
o Keeping flooring even and clutter free to prevent trips and slips
o Moderating excessively loud music and noise
o Providing adequate lighting throughout the business
o Being mindful of the safety of steps and stairs
o Keeping the immediate pavements free of dirt, snow, leaves, clutter, and other obstacles
Products and Services
o Providing a warm and friendly welcome
o Selling food, products, and/or services that are tailored to the needs of our older customers
o Promoting discounts or special offers for older adults when possible
o Offering extra customer service for older adults, such as providing a drink of water if asked
o Highlighting the availability of any drop-off or local delivery services
o Using large, clear fonts for signage, printed materials and websites.
If you are interested in becoming a member of the Age-friendly usiness Directory – please contact us by email at agefriendlywhalleyrange@gmail.com, by telephone on 0161 881 3744 – or by post:
AFWR, JNR8 Youth & Community Centre, 82 Cromwell Avenue, Whalley Range, Manchester M16 0BG
Businesses/groups who sign up will receive a signed laminated copy of the Charter to display in their premises.
“Our 18th Celebrate Festival took place on Saturday June 27th, 2015, with the theme
Light up Your Life – in recognition of the global International Year of Light Festival 2015.
We are grateful to Rev. Robert Boulter for agreeing to let us hold Celebrate 2015 at the St Margaret’s Centre and Playing Fields on Brantingham Road.
The original plan was to hold the event during the solstice with 6 different themes representing dance, faith, the environment, learning, space and participation, but due to venue unavailability, the date was put forward a week. Nonetheless we went ahead as planned – and the sun shone on the beautiful grounds of the St Margaret Centre…”
Read the Report in full: Celebrate_Report August 2015
Here is the programme for this year’s Celebrate Festival
Click on the link below to read the latest information and upcoming activities from the Whalley Range area.
We would particularly like to hear from young people – so if you know anyone who might be interested – or if you are a local young person with something to say – please get in touch!
We are also busy producing the Celebrate Festival Report: if anyone has any photos of this year’s event please share with us: your work will be acknowledged in the Report 🙂
Many thanks to Anthony Morris who once again took on the role of Celebrate Photographer for 2015.
See Anthony’s photos at Celebrate Photographs 2015
Manchester presents to the United Nations
The Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA), based at The University of Manchester, is to present to the United Nations this week. At a session on the human rights of older people, Dr Tine Buffel will outline the institute’s ground-breaking project, whereby older residents were trained as co-researchers to explore the ‘age-friendliness’ of cities.
Tine presented the project in New York this week at the United Nations three-day summit on protecting the human rights and dignity of older people!
Please see the press release below
14 Jul 2015
The Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA) will inform a session on the human rights of older people at the UN in New York
Dr Tine Buffel explores the’ age-friendliness’ of cities with co-researchers
Manchester will present to the United Nations this week on its ground-breaking work to improve the lives of older people.
Dr Tine Buffel, of The University of Manchester, will join a panel at the UN in New York to present research around ageing in cities.
The University Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA) has spearheaded a unique project in which older residents, aged between 58 and 74-years-old, were trained as co-researchers to work alongside sociologists exploring the age-friendliness of cities.
Today Dr Buffel will present their work, delivered with partners across the city, as part of a three-day UN summit on protecting the human rights and dignity of older people.
Dr Buffel, a research fellow at MICRA at The University of Manchester, said: The age-friendly approach is increasingly recognised as a model which promotes the right to a good old age. This is a fantastic opportunity to present Manchester innovative research and practice across the city council, the University and local communities to a global audience. Our experience is that training older people as co-researchers is effective in gaining a deeper understanding of the issues that older people themselves view as important. We want older people to feel that the city belongs to them as much as anyone else – and we believe the age-friendly approach is effective in doing this and can be replicated across neighbourhoods.
Manchester became the first UK city to be recognised as age-friendly by the World Health Organisation in 2010. University of Manchester researchers predict that in 15 years time, a quarter of the world population living in cities will be over-60.
Link to the summit Twitter feed videos (including our film)
https://twitter.com/search?q=%
Twitter hashtag #OEWG6
(22 May 2015)
Dr Tine Buffel, School of Social Sciences and MICRA, was the winner of the University of Manchester “Outstanding Local Community Collaboration†award for her project, Manchester Ageing Study.
In this project, Tine works together with older residents, community organisations and Manchester City Council to produce research and identify actions and strategies to improve the age-friendliness of local neighbourhoods. An important feature is the active involvement of older people, who were trained as co-researchers, in all stages of the project.
The project focusses upon both researching and working with older people living in areas of high deprivation with a view to improving their experience of living in the city. It builds on policy priorities in the context of the Council being an active member of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Network of “Age-Friendly Cities†(2007:12), these defined as encouraging active ageing in order to enhance quality of life as people age. The project builds on a key principle developed by the WHO: the idea of prioritizing the role of older people in developing research and action plans to improve the age-friendliness of their neighbourhood.
Through collaborative work with community organizations across three neighbourhoods in South Manchester, 18 older residents from different ethnic groups were trained to become co-researchers in the project. They have played a key role in all stages of the research, including the planning, design and implementation phases. Training sessions focused on designing interview questions, data collection and sharing/translating findings. The co-researchers conducted 68 interviews with difficult-to-reach older people about their needs to age well in the community. They also worked together with local community organisations to develop actions and strategies for social change on the basis of the research findings. In addition, 14 focus groups were held with community stakeholders to collaboratively identify opportunities for improving the age-friendliness of the different neighbourhoods.
In the next couple of Weeks we will see the release of a production film featuring the co-researchers that highlights the impact of research on ageing, urban environments and inequalities. Also, as the project nears completion Tine, with the help of her co-researchers, will release a booklet focussing on the process of involving older people in the research process.
For more information about the awards please follow the link below:
Photos by Chris Foster Photography: http://www.chrisfosterphotography.com/
