Hearing what other people do

About once a month, we are joined by someone from a local charity or other organisation, who tells us something about the work they do or the things that interest them.  In recent months we have heard from the following:

Ed Connole talked to us about the work of AllFM - an award-winning local community radio station, providing a voice to communities across the Manchester area, as well as opportunities for training and development.

Emily Casey provided an insight to the role of a local councillor, bringing together the various community groups active in the local area, and enabling them to support each other and enrich the local neighbourhood.

Jo Warmington gave us an update of how the Manchester South Central Foodbank has adapted to the current situation, while still providing much needed support to those in need.

Sally Casey shared something of her experiences living in Hulme through times of great change in the 1970s and 80s, her work with the Aquarius Centre, and how the local community is coping with living in lockdown.

Julie Wharton, director of the Hideaway Youth Project (who meet upstairs from our normal Friday morning venue) told us how they are managing to continue to support local young people, despite not being able to meet together.

Julian Cereda and Ernold Van Bueren joined us in February to talk to us about the work of Manchester Communicators, part of the Toastmasters organisation.

Dave King, editor of the Rotary Magazine was visiting Manchester in January, and joined us to talk about how to go about sharing our Rotary story.

Charles Kwakiuti-Odoi spoke to us about the work of the Caribbean and African Health Network, active across Greater Manchester.

Jenny McGarry, head of St Mary's Primary School (just down the road), spoke to us of how the school has changed and developed over recent years.

Erinma Bell, a leading figure in the local community, a Rotary Peace Fellow and an honorary member of Manchester Breakfast, gave us an update of what Charisma has been doing recently, as well as her work more generally.