Browsing all posts in September, 2008.

Pulling Tons To Pull In Pounds

Volunteers raised almost £4000 fro the Christie’s Appeal through a sponsored truck pull around South Manchester.
Organiser Simon Delaney, from the Firbank Pub in Newall Green, said, “It was a great success, the sin shone for every step of the 17-mile route, which covered all of Wythenshawe, Northenden, Withington, Didsbury, Parrs Wood, Cheadle and Gatley.
“My wife [...]

Garden Project Is Child’s Play

Tots from Benchill will be able to enjoy the rest of the summer in a new-look play area, thanks to the efforts of a group of big-hearted legal eagles.
An overgrown garden area at Barnardo’s Family Action Benchill (FAB) centre at Gladeside Road, Benchill has been transformed into a colourful, sensory outdoor play space by a [...]

W Factor

Have you, or someone you know, got a talent to showcase - do you know the next Peter Kay, George Sampson or Leona Lewis?
A ‘Wythenshawe`s Got Talent’ competition is being organised by the tenants and residents committee from Parkway Green Housing Trust, and is supported by Parkway Green and Willow Park.
Why not pick [...]

Driving Across Europe For Genesis

An intrepid charity duo from South Manchester are set to embark on an adventure of a lifetime and help in the fight against breast cancer by raising funds for The Genesis Appeal.
Phil Maden and Anthony Jackson, otherwise known as Toj, are travelling 5,000 miles across Europe over nine months in a humble van. The pair, [...]

Trains To Stop Here?

Wythenshawe Railway Action Group are campaigning for a railway stop opened at Southmoor Road, Baguley, on the existing mid-Cheshire Railway line which has carried a passenger service through West Wythenshawe for many years, without stopping in Wythenshawe.
“The rail stop, which was promised to us by GMPTA in 1995, would link Wythenshawe with the national network [...]

50+ Dancing Sessions

 After the success of TV series like Strictly Come Dancing it seems the whole nation has got the Dancing Bug.
That’s certainly the case at the Royal Oak Community Centre in Baguley every other Tuesday, when it plays host to Ballroom Dancing for the over 50’s.
It all started as part of Parkway Green Housing Trust’s ‘Valuing [...]

Win Afrika Afrika Tickets!

The good news for WFM listeners to Mike George’s Thursday Drivetime programme is that there are 3 pairs of tickets on offer for the world famous show Afrika! Afrika! which is being performed at the Trafford Centre until September 5th. This week’s question is - Is Africa an island or a continent? Answers [...]

Hospice Ambassadors Wanted

St Ann’s Hospice is looking to recruit ambassadors to speak up for the charity and represent it at presentations and events in Wythenshawe.
“We are looking to appoint a number of volunteers to act as ambassadors for St Ann’s to spread the word about what we do – and say thanks in person to the many [...]

Students Hard Work Brings Reward

STUDENTS and staff at Brookway High School were celebrating after achieving their best-ever set of GCSE results.
The results that featured nearly 40 per cent of A-C grades were well above expectations and put Brookway, which has Sports College status, into the top 25 per cent of similar schools in the country.
Head teacher Jackie Sale said: [...]

Job Search Workshops

Pupils from Saint Paul’s Catholic High School in Newall Green benefited from a day’s workshop at the school which was organised by the BW3 group (Businesses Working with Wythenshawe).
BW3 is a group of local employers who are working together to support the social and economic regeneration of Wythenshawe. The group includes such organisations as Manchester [...]