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Issue 7 We Cheetham May 2021 & Crumpsall FREE News and useful information on health, wellbeing and what's on for people living and working in Cheetham Hill and Crumpsall. a cleaner, greener, friendlier community thanks to volunteers Volunteers give Smedley Community Park a makeover Thank you to everyone who spends their "Everyone involved with the Abraham Moss What can you get out of spare time volunteering, supporting their Warriors started as a volunteer. Our team of family and friends or taking time out to amazing people give up their free time to help being a volunteer? give a shoulder for someone to lean on. children and their families participate in sports and other activities that may not have been Gain new knowledge and skills, which Everyone needs support in one way or available to them, helping to build stronger can help further your career, help with another from time to time, and having people community ties and enhance racial harmony university applications or lead to new we can rely on makes a huge difference. in a diverse, multi-cultural area. hobbies and pastimes This edition of the newspaper has a large "As the club continues to go from strength to Connect with your local community - focus on the importance of volunteering and strength and more children and families sign meet new people and even make lifelong giving your time to your community. up for our activities, we are constantly on the friends lookout for more members of the community If you’re wanting to give some of your time, who are willing to give a few hours of their Feel a sense of achievement and pride there are lots of opportunities across week to help achieve our aims. to be part of a successful team, making a Cheetham and Crumpsall. The newest of difference in your community which is an exciting new opportunity; Sarah "Volunteering is an incredibly rewarding Fletcher along with other voluntary sector experience. You will gain a real sense of Improve your physical health - lots of groups, with the support of the NHS and achievement as you watch the participants volunteering can involve physical activity Manchester City Council, is creating a pool of grow in both personal development and in and being outside, which is good for you volunteers who'll be called The Cheetham sporting ability. You will be helping them to and Crumpsall Community. build their self-esteem and experience the Improve your mental health - comradeship that comes with playing team volunteering has been proven to boost The Cheetham and Crumpsall Community sports, helping them to grow into team your self-esteem and personal volunteers will be signed up to the City players and valued members of the development Council’s MCR VIP programme, given training community. by Sarah and partners and linked into all the Build a better understanding of your different opportunities in the neighbourhood "Our volunteers have also been recognised on community and the people who live for volunteering. No one day will be the same! a national scale. In 2014, the Abraham Moss there Warriors won the prestigious Queen’s Award This is a great opportunity to learn all about for Volunteering which is the equivalent of an what’s happening in the neighbourhood and MBE for groups or organisations. The founder, If you’d like to get involved, give back to the connect safely with other people. To get in June Kelly, was awarded an MBE in 2010 for community and help to enrich the lives of touch with Sarah contact: her volunteer work with the Warriors and young people and their families through our [email protected] then a Pride of Britain Award in 2013”. activities, contact us today. This month, we also spoke to June Kelly from Some of the volunteer roles at Smedley 07957 429959 or Abraham Moss warriors about how Park: [email protected] volunteers have impacted the work her Maintaining the garden and nature area community group has been doing. Painting You can choose hours to suit you and roles Arts and crafts in our new wooded area which put your best skills into practice. Come Helping sign members in and out of along to one of our activities and ask to speak to June. June said: “Behind sessions every great community Helping with coaching or training to be a organisation are the coach people who dedicate Setting up activities For information about volunteering their time and expertise Cleaning equipment during sessions elsewhere in Manchester, visit to the cause, and we Social media volunteercentremanchester.co.uk June Kelly are no exception. Science sessions Brought to you by Manchester Local Care Organisation's Cheetham and Crumpsall integrated neighbourhood team and partners: Wilujeng sumping Ласкаво просимо 歡迎 াগতমأ ﺧﻮش آﻣﺪﻳﺪاً ようこそ Soo dhowow Welkom أﻫ ًﻼ و ﺳﻬ ًﻼ Welcome Hoş geldiniz 歡迎光臨 Karibuni ברוכים הבאים Witamy Bine ați venit Welcome to the seventh edition of our We just want to say a huge community newspaper for Cheetham If you have any feedback or would like and Crumpsall. to have anything added to a future edition. Please email us at: A lot has happened since our last edition - to you - the residents, workers, businesses community we've partially come out of the third and charities who have shown strength, @incheetham.com lockdown and have also seen millions of support and unity for those around us people vaccinated across the UK. during a difficult period. Thank you for reading and we hope you find the information in the newspaper From community gardens, to health Our aim is to bring smiles and updates to useful. information and much more, things have you, but as fantastic as our team is - we really been moving in our area as can't know everything, or tell everyone. So Advertising Opportunities: lockdown measures have continued to be we ask you to share with us any good news eased. that you have and to share this paper with In future editions of the 'We Love your friends and family, in hopes that we Cheetham & Crumpsall Newspaper', we will be offering advertising space to local can pass on the good news in M8. businesses and charities that wish to advertise themselves in the paper. If you are online you can also follow us for latest E-mail the address above for more news and updates on Twitter and Facebook at information. @WeLoveM8 Get involved! Email us at [email protected] MEET THE EDITORIAL BOARD Our fantastic editorial board is made up of Katharine Irwin Manchester Local Care Adiba Sultan Manchester Local Care Organisation Organisation E: [email protected] E: [email protected] I have worked for Manchester Local Care Organisation and been a Marysia Bocquet p 0ro7u9d5 C7r4um29p9sa5ll9 resident for four and a half years. Welcome Centre E: [email protected] My favourite thing about living here is that we have so much on our doorstep. I had my first child at the beginning of the first lockdown and loved taking him out for long walks while I was on maternity Lizzie Hughes leave. This helped me to get to know the area and I now really Manchester Local Care Organisation appreciate how lucky we are to have such an abundance of trees E: [email protected] and beautiful old buildings. June Kelly Manchester Local Care Organisation has a neighbourhood Abraham Moss Warriors approach to health and social care - we know that each area of E: [email protected] Manchester has its own needs, aspirations and personality. Through working with partners and local people, we want to make sure our services reflect the neighbourhood they serve. Chris Horner Manchester Local Care Organisation As Communications and Engagement Manager at Manchester E: [email protected] Local Care Organisation, I support our teams to have conversations with local people and local partners. Sharon Thomas Being part of this community newspaper is a great way to celebrate New Testament Church of God the amazing things that happen in our neighbourhood and share E: [email protected] useful information about the different organisations and communities that live and work here. 2 New maternity care service for Cheetham COVID-19 Update and Crumpsall Hi, I’m Sue Halliday, the COVID-19 vaccine Midwife Team Leader for second doses Cheetham and Crumpsall. It's important that you attend your I’ve been in this role since November 2020, but my appointment for your second dose of connection with M8 dates COVID-19 vaccination at the specified back to 2005 when I time and don’t delay or miss the started my midwifery appointment. training in the area, as well as working here as a Delaying the appointment after the community midwife after I qualified. date you are due it or missing it will I’ve also worked at St Mary’s and Bolton, put you and your family at greater but coming back to North Manchester risk of severe infection and feels like coming home, and I’ve got hospitalisation. some exciting news about local Maternity Services to share! Trial data and real world evidence We’ve just launched a new strongly support the need for you to ‘Continuity of Care’ team to look complete the course of your COVID- You can get free COVID after all pregnant people who live in 19 vaccination. M8 and who book their care at North tests at home if you Manchester General Hospital. After two doses of your vaccination don't have symptoms the effectiveness of the vaccine is The team will provide all antenatal and You can still carry the virus, even if postnatal care and will be on-call for 82% to 95%.