On Our Doorstep AprMay22

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On Our DOORSTEP SALFORD • ISSUE 76 • APRIL/MAY22

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Contents

Editor’s Note...

Welcome to the spring issue! There’s a lot to love about this season. Some of my favourite things about spring are the sunshine and blue skies, the bursts of pink cherry blossom everywhere and the greater positivity that the lighter mornings and evenings bring.

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Now is a great time to get outdoors and to meet new people. Take a look at our What’s On guide to find activities from guided social walks to local conservation sessions. For the little ones, there are plenty of Easter events to enjoy.

If you have a big celebration coming up, enter our new competition. You could win a personalised celebration cake and balloon bouquet package, courtesy of two local businesses - Barely A Baker and Dream Big Balloons. Enter now!

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What’s On

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Bird Watching

Incredible Education

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A new community garden and cafe to enjoy

Talk About It Mate

Positive mental health & wellbeing for men

Shop Local Guide

Showcasing local businesses and artisans

Local History

The 18th Century Fuel Crisis

Queen’s Platinum Jubilee In celebration of a remarkable lady

Neighbourhood Policing Updates from GMP Salford North West

Salford Survivor Project

Supporting thousands of victims in Salford 4 ON OUR DOORSTEP

Lastly, a huge GOOD LUCK to all Year 11’s who are sitting their GCSE’s. I launched this magazine when my boys started primary school and now my eldest is busy revising for his exams. Time has flown!

Susie Editor

On Our Doorstep is published by Zig Zag Ventures, an independent publisher. The contents of this magazine may not be reprinted or reproduced without the express permission of the Publisher. Views expressed in this magazine do not necessarily reflect those of the Publisher.

Front Cover Image: Kerin Gedge

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CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF G-FEST Watch this space! Details to be announced soon

Limted number of tickets available for this very special event Sadly we have been unable to secure a Worsley venue for this year despite the huge community support. However, thanks to Georgia’s Children’s friends at the Waterside in Monton we will be able to celebrate 10 years of G-Fest on Georgia’s 31st Birthday, Saturday 4th June.

Covid has brought difficult times for all charities, despite the huge success of ‘G-Fest hits the streets’ during lockdown and the physical challenges of ‘10k410k’ and the forthcoming ‘3Peakson2Wheels’ this July.

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A big G-Festival would have been the perfect boost for all of us, but sadly its not to be. This will have a huge affect on our projects for disadvantaged children at home and across the world , but hopefully next year we can find a local venue and continue the awesome work this community has been responsible for in the memory of my daughter Georgia.

Thank you all for your amazing support during the last 10 years.

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Friday 20th May 2022

It’s back!

Moonlit 10km walk through Manchester city centre Come together, celebrate and raise money for Salford’s hospice Free t-shirt and medal included First release tickets from £16

Sign up www.mmwalk.org.uk 0161 498 3631

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Our Community

VOLUNTEERS HELP CREATE A COMMUNITY GARDEN We are Incredible Education CIC, a not-for-profit social enterprise. Following the launch of Incredible Edible Salford in 2013 by Ian Bocock, there was clearly a need to strengthen the role that education and outdoor learning can play in the health and wellbeing of all. In 2014, Incredible Education CIC was founded, and over the past 8 years we have delivered many activities and programmes using Horticulture and Forest School to empower thousands of Salford people of all ages.

In July 2021 we opened Cleavley Community Forest Garden in Winton, located next to Cleavley Athletic Track on the Port Salford Greenway. Here we offer a range of services, including ‘Stay and Play’ for 18 month to 4 year olds; Forest School sessions with local primary schools; Children’s Party packages; Horticulture wEducation; Volunteer Programmes and much more!

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More recently we launched The Ivy Den Café within the Forest Garden where we serve barista style coffee and artisan teas along with locally produced cakes. There is also a small Garden Shop where we sell gardening equipment, compost and plants.

As a social enterprise we have strived to ensure our sustainability by adding services and activities that generate an income so that we aren’t wholly reliant on funding. This model will ensure we can continue to provide the many FREE community events such as our Summer Teddy Bears Picnic, the Pumpkin Palava in October and the Festive Mini Tree decorating event in December.

We hope to welcome you to the Forest Garden soon! www.incredibleeducation.co.uk

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PROMOTING POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING Talk About It Mate are Social Enterprise who deliver groups and events online and in Greater Manchester. Founded in 2017 as a social group by Mike Richard, who was looking to find a supportive and accepting place to talk about his mental health, the popularity of these meetups led to the growth of a welcoming and diverse community providing safe and non-judgemental spaces for people to connect and support each other.

MEN’S GROUP: WALKDEN

Tuesdays 1-3pm, FREE The Make Space, Walkden Town Centre

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In early 2020 they launched a series of support groups for men, which quickly transitioned into successful online platforms and continued to grow during the pandemic.

Expansion continued online into women’s groups, mixed groups and

other events including the recently launched Neurodiversity group as well as an upcoming LGBTQIA+ space.

In 2021 ‘Walk About It Mate’ was launched as a weekly group staring at noon in Monton every Friday and face to face men’s groups were able to return. The success of these has paved the way for the creation of a new weekly men’s daytime group in Walkden Town Centre in The Make Space. These sessions are fully funded and refreshments will be provided and there are plans to add more men’s groups across Salford in the future.

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Age UK Salford and Foundation 92

WALKING FOOTBALL Age UK Salford in partnership with Foundation 92 are running a number of new walking football sessions for the over 50’s in Salford.

Football is our national game, beloved of millions, and the walking version is a fun, friendly and safe way of engaging in physical activity for both men and women in later life.

It's open to all, whether you've played football before or not. It's great for the mind as well as the body and is a sociable sport, giving everyone involved the chance to make new friends and enjoy being part of a team.

The sessions are facilitated by Foundation 92 coaches and run every Tuesday 5-6pm at The Deans Primary School, M27 5TD. There is a pre-session meet up from 3.30pm at Critchley Community Hub, 75 Chorley Road, Swinton, M27 4AF. There is also a session on Thursdays 5-6pm, held at Albert Park.

Visit the Age UK Salford website: www.ageuk.org.uk/salford/about-us/ walking-football

For more details about the session at Deans Primary School, contact: Joy Kershaw at Critchley Community Hub on 0161 359 3410 and for those at Albert Park, contact: Matt Agnew on 07596 327684.

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Celebrates 50 years of Mental Health Support This year our local mental health charity Mind in Salford is celebrating its 50th anniversary as an organisation. Since 1972, Mind in Salford has been providing mental health and wellbeing support to the local community, working to reduce mental health stigma.

Over the last 50 years Salford has changed a lot, and so have we! Our team has grown over the years to support more and more people in our local area, with new services and projects offering help to thousands of people in new and innovative ways.

Throughout this, we have been committed to helping people struggling with their mental health and wellbeing get the support and respect they deserve.

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We have been lucky enough to have many thoughtful and generous supporters over the years, who have helped us to continue this vital work. Every volunteer, fundraiser and supporter has been a part of our movement for positive change, creating a kinder, fairer world without mental health stigma, where everyone’s wellbeing is valued and taken seriously.

To mark our 50th anniversary, throughout this year we will be celebrating our work and what we have achieved in this time. If you would be interested in helping us celebrate by fundraising or volunteering with us, please get in touch: Email: fundraising@mindinsalford.org.uk Call: 07399 668 199

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Local History

THE 18TH CENTURY FUEL CRISIS T

here has been a lot of talk recently about an energy crisis. This brought to mind a lecture given by Hugh Malet to the Royal Society of Arts in London on 14th December 1974. ‘The Duke of Bridgewater and the 18th Century Fuel Crisis’ outlined how the construction of the Bridgewater canal reduced coal prices. Since the middle of the seventeenth century England had been suffering from a fuel problem; wood was getting scarcer and more expensive and coal was difficult to transport to the growing industrial areas.

Locally some coal was transported on the Mersey and Irwell Navigation, but its cost was high as the producers conspired amongst themselves. The Bridgewater canal, from about 1757, brilliantly connected the Worsley coal mines with the growing towns of Manchester and Salford who were desperately short of fuel.

As soon as the canal reached Barton the Duke was beginning to cut the price of coal in Manchester by half. Coal was hoisted over the side of Barton aqueduct by gig crane to his flats on the Mersey and Irwell Navigation below.

There is also the story that the Duke ordered people who required small quantities of coal to be given priority to prevent poorer people being excluded from the benefits of the cheap fuel.

Local people appreciated this gesture and when his coach drew into Manchester one day with tired horses they unhitched them and drew the carriage to Worsley by hand, cheering as they went.

Malet interestingly adds that “wherever the waterways went, fuel prices came down by as much as half”.’ He adds, “The fuel famine of the eighteenth century would have stopped the 16 ON OUR DOORSTEP

growth not solely of industry but of population in many districts”. Although coal is now little used as a fuel, the current energy crisis makes you realise the benefits the Bridgewater canal brought in providing cheap fuel for homes and businesses.

The images depict a rare image of a Mersey flat at Barton and the entrance to the underground canal at the Delph in Worsley.

Written by Paul Hassall, Eccles & District History Society The latest Salford Link is available at local libraries, Salford Museum and Art Gallery and Ordsall Hall.

It can also be obtained through the Salford Local History Forum website.

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Queen’s Platinum Jubilee: In Celebration Of A Remarkable Lady On 6th February 2022, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II became the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years since her accession to the throne. This astonishing achievement makes her the longest reigning living monarch anywhere in the world. According to the Guinness Book of Records, the title was previously held by King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand until his death in 2016. His rule of 70 years 126 days was the second longest reign of a sovereign state in history. The longest-reigning monarch ever was King Louis XIV, who presided over France for 72 years 110 days (14 May 1643 - 1 September 1715).

There is a year-long schedule of events to mark the occasion, and we’re all being encouraged to play our part even in a small way. For example there’s The Queen's Green Canopy project where communities are being helped to “plant a tree for the Jubilee” (www.queensgreencanopy.org). Plus we can buy souvenirs through the official Royal Collection shop (www.royalcollectionshop.co.uk).

But all eyes will be on the first weekend of June when the Platinum Jubilee celebrations begin in earnest, with the main events set to take place Thursday 2nd and Sunday 5th June. We have an additional one-off bank holiday in England on 3rd June with the Spring Bank Holiday (usually late May) having been moved to 2nd June, creating a four-day weekend.

Here are the events for the Platinum Jubilee weekend:

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Thursday 2nd June: Trooping the Colour from Buckingham Palace to Horse

Guards Parade, ending with an RAF fly-past, watched by the Queen from the balcony of Buckingham Palace.

Tickets can applied for via the website qbp.army.mod.uk/queensbirthdayparade 1,500 beacons will also be lit throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and UK Overseas Territories, plus (for the first time) in each of the capital cities of the Commonwealth countries.

Friday 3rd June: Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral.

Saturday 4th June: Platinum Party at the Palace, a special live concert from Buckingham Palace that will bring together some of the world’s biggest entertainment stars. Members of the public will be invited to apply for tickets, for more information go to www.royal.uk/platinum-jubilee-central-weekend.

Sunday 5th June: The Big Jubilee Lunch where local communities are encouraged to come together, celebrate their connections and get to know each other a little bit better. Meanwhile in London the Platinum Jubilee Pageant will involve performers, dancers, musicians, military personnel, key workers and volunteers. Part of this event includes the River of Hope, which will comprise of two hundred silk flags which will process down The Mall, appearing like a moving river. Primary and secondary school children are invited to create a picture of their hopes and aspirations for the planet over the next 70 years. You can register your school’s interest to take part via riverofhope.co.uk.

If you’re planning your own local celebrations to mark this momentous event, then the Royal Family has created a wealth of free resources to help via www.royal.uk/resources-platinum-jubilee Written by Helen Say www.cblservices.co.uk

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UPDATES FROM GMP SALFORD NORTH WEST GMP Public Consultation:

Assistant Chief Constable Scott Green, who is overseeing the consultation as GMP's neighbourhood policing lead, said: "I'm delighted to be able to say that we have now opened our Neighbourhood Policing Consultation which will offer members of the public an opportunity to be involved in shaping our plans for local policing.

GMP has launched a Neighbourhood Policing Consultation in the latest step to fulfil public promises made by the Chief Constable. We're holding an event at Salford University, Mary Seacole Building on 5th April 2022 19.00-21.00pm, where the people of Salford can speak directly to one of our Chief Officers.

In addition, GMP wants to hear your views on neighbourhood policing. The Chief Constable has committed to drive forward improvements to the service that GMP provide and the results of this survey will influence policing in your community.

You can read more and access the survey at: www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/ news/news/2022/february/neighbourhoodpolicing-consultation-launched/ Responses to the questionnaire will be used to assist the development of GMP's Neighbourhood Policing Plan, which is a key component of Chief Constable Stephen Watson's Plan on a Page improvement plan.

Police Cadets We are actively seeking young people to join our GMP Volunteer Police Cadets, and adults to become a Volunteer Cadet Leader. Over March, we held recruitment evenings for all cadet units across the force. It's an exciting opportunity for people to get involved in.

To find out more go to the National VPC website vpc.police.uk. You can register your interest here or email VolunteerPoliceCadets@gmp.police.uk. You will be added to the waiting list for the next recruitment drive.

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The Chief Constable has been clear since he arrived in GMP that neighbourhood policing is the bedrock of British policing and therefore overhauling our previous approach is a significant component of the Plan on a Page improvement plan that he unveiled last September. We've already made some significant steps with the introduction of dedicated Chief Superintendents in each district and we are now looking to build on those strong foundations even more.

A policing consultation of this scale is something that hasn’t taken place in Greater Manchester for some time so I would encourage members of the public to grab this opportunity and have their say. It is Your Neighbourhood; Your Police; Your Say. The consultation is due to last for six weeks and the questionnaire should take around ten minutes to complete so make sure you visit the GMP website and help shape our approach moving forward."

A further list of venues and dates for the public consultations are available on the GMP website.

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Back Garden Birdwatching Share your garden bird sightings to contribute to a national survey. Here’s how…

This spring we have spent a lot of our time in our homes and gardens and so, by now, we may also be familiar with the regular wild visitors. Chances are you’ve been taking pleasure in putting seed onto a bird table and watching the different birds arriving through the day. Perhaps it has piqued your interest to know more about the familiar and unusual birds that you might have seen. If that’s the case, why not contribute to an ongoing survey on garden birds?

Since 1995, all year round, ‘citizen scientists’ have recorded the birds and other wildlife visiting their gardens, enabling researchers at the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) to answer important questions about garden wildlife.

The BTO Garden BirdWatch offers an opportunity to learn more about garden birds and other wildlife while contributing directly to BTO’s important scientific research on the value of gardens for wildlife. The organisation say: “The more we know about how wildlife uses our gardens, the more we can make our cities, towns, villages and individual gardens better for nature.”

The survey involves simply keeping a list of the birds you see visiting your garden over the course of a week, and then entering this into the BTO’s online recording system. You can also record other garden wildlife, such as butterflies and mammals.

GET INVOLVED! The Garden BirdWatch is normally run as a membership, with an annual fee of £17, that entitles you to a helpful book and regular magazines. The generous financial support of participants is what allows BTO to carry out its work monitoring garden wildlife and its scientific research. Membership also entitles you 26 ON OUR DOORSTEP

to access to the online recording system, a regular e-newsletter with information on recording and identifying garden wildlife, as well as access to the BTO’s team of wildlife experts, to answer your questions.

Kate Risely, Garden BirdWatch Organiser at the BTO says: “A connection to nature is so important to our well-being, and the easiest place to watch and learn about wildlife is in our own gardens. We hope that this opportunity to join the Garden BirdWatch community will help people across the UK find new meaning in their garden birdwatching, to learn new things and to play a part in national research into our garden wildlife.”

To take part in Garden BirdWatch, visit the website www.bto.org/our-science/projects/gbw/join-gbw The BTO is the UK’s leading bird research charity.

A growing membership and up to 60,000 volunteer birdwatchers contribute to the organisation’s surveys, collecting information that underpins conservation action in the UK. The BTO’s work is funded by supporters, government trusts, industry and conservation organisations.

At its offices in Suffolk, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, staff analyse and publicise the results of surveys and projects. www.bto.org WWW.ONOURDOORSTEP.CO.UK

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WHAT’S ON April - May COMMUNITY EVENTS

COMMUNITY ACTION SHOP The Beehive Community Centre Mosley Common, M28 1BG Come in and have a look around.

Everybody is welcome. Bring a bag to pick up FREE supermarket surplus food. Shop our stalls, many items only 50p! Also accepting donation of toys, books, shoes, homeware, baby accessories, pots and pans...

Mon to Thu, 9.30-11.30am Fri to Sat, 9.30-1.00pm Tel: 0161 376 8229 FB: thebeehivecommunitycentre TALK ABOUT IT MATE MEN’S GROUP The Make Space, Ground Floor, Walkden Town Centre A safe space for men to connect, talk and to share from their own experiences. A welcoming, nonjudgemental community promoting positive mental health and wellbeing.

Tuesdays, 1-3pm FREE Mike: 07940 431533 Email: talkaboutitmate@gmail WHO LET THE DADS OUT Kings Church, Bolton Road, Pendlebury, M27 8TD A free play session for all dads, grandads, male carers and their children 0-11 yrs in Salford. Join us on the first Saturday of each month.

Saturdays, 10am-12pm FREE salford@kingschurchlife.com Facebook: wholetthedadsoutsalford NEW ART SESSIONS Worsley Library New art sessions held on the first and third Wednesdays in every month with tutor Bea Morrison.

Materials and a coffee included.

All abilities are welcome.

1st & 3rd Wednesday each month 10.00 - 12.00pm £7.50 per session Anne: 0161 728 6783 E: anneadams249@btinternet.com 28 ON OUR DOORSTEP

SALFORD ARMED FORCES & VETERANS BREAKFAST CLUB The Magdalene Centre, Winton Join our breakfast club and meet our fantastic volunteers with a very warm welcome and experience the best breakfast in Salford! Enjoy socialising and the support of other veterans & serving members of Her Majesty's Armed Forces.

Saturdays, 10am-1pm FREE Facebook: SalfordArmedForcesAndVeteransBreakfastClub VOLUNTEER SESSIONS Lightoaks Park Join Friends of Lightoaks Park and help make the park a fantastic green space for the community. Free hot drinks and snacks from the Tea’osk for volunteers. Salford Foodbank collection 2nd Sunday of the month.

All ages and abilities welcome.

2nd & 4th Sunday every month 11.00am - 1.00pm FREE Facebook: lightoakspark WORSLEY TOWNSWOMENS GUILD Worsley Court House Join us for our monthly talk with Gordon Bartley: “Fish Chips and little Ships”. Visitors welcome.

Refreshments included.

Mon 4th April, 7.30pm £2.50 Anne Adams: 0161 728 6783 2K FUN FAMILY RUN Lightoaks Park Take part in a park run organised with local Scout groups to raise money for their World Jamboree in Korea. Turn up on the day. Medal for every participant. Everyone welcome.

Bring donations for Salford Food Bank too! Friends of Lightoaks park will also be recruiting for volunteers for the spring/summer!

Sun 10th April 12.00pm FREE Facebook: lightoakspark

ECCLES DISTRICT HISTORY SOCIETY St Andrew's Church, Chadwick Road, Eccles, M30 9QG Join us for a history talk on Worsley Delph by Judith Atkinson and John Aldred. Non-members welcome.

Wed 13th April, 7.30pm Annual membership £18.00 Visitor’s fee £3.00 per meeting www.edhs.btck.co.uk FRIENDS OF ROE GREEN Roe Green Church Hall Join us for our monthly talk by Judith Atkinson: "Story of Roe Green." Refreshments and raffle.

Everyone welcome.

Wed 20th April 2.00pm £2.00 Members, £3.00 Visitors Jean: 0161 790 4635 MONTHLY LITTER PICK Buile Hill Park Join Buile Hill Mansion Association on the last Sunday of the month for a group litter pick around the park.

Meet at the Mansion. Enjoy free refreshments in the Sensory Garden.

Sun 24th April Sun 29th May 10.30am FREE www.builehillmansion.co.uk FB: BuileHillMansionAssociation WORSLEY TOWNSWOMENS GUILD Worsley Court House Join us for a talk with Dr. David Allen: “London Livery”. Visitors welcome. Refreshments included.

Mon 9th May, 7.30pm £2.50 Anne Adams: 0161 728 6783 FRIENDS OF ROE GREEN Roe Green Church Hall Join us for our monthly talk by Camille Bradford: "Childhood Travels with The Army." Refreshments and raffle. Everyone welcome.

Wed 18th May, 2.00pm £2.00 Members, £3.00 Visitors Jean: 0161 790 4635

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What’s On

HEALTH & FITNESS WALK FOR WELLNESS Salford Health Improvement activity: Social walks at a leisurely pace which aim to address physical, emotional, health and mental wellbeing. Wear suitable footwear. Bring some water.

Dukes Drive Car Park, Monton Monday 11am-12pm (Ladies only) Light Oaks Park, Claremont Monday 1-2pm Buile Hill Park Monday 1.30-2.30pm Wednesday 10.30am-11.30am Eccles Gateway Tuesday 11am-12pm Beesley Green Community Centre Wednesday 10.30-11.30am Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays Wednesday 1.30pm Parr Fold Park, Walkden Thursday 1.30- 3pm Victoria Park, Swinton Saturday 1-2pm Booking required Tel: 0800 952 1000 (option2) BE WELL WEEKLY WALKS Various locations Weekly walks, meeting at various venues across Wigan. Suitable for those looking to get active and enjoy the great outdoors.

Pennington Flash Country Park Mondays, 11am-12pm (Please arrive 10 minutes early)

St. John's Church, Mosley Common Thursdays, 10.30-11.30am Blossom St. Car Park, Tyldesley Saturdays, 10.30-11.30am FREE Tracy Morris: 07943 840259 www.wigan.gov.uk/BeWell CLIFTON WALK Clifton Country Park An approx two hour walk around the Irwell Valley and its environs, starting at Clifton Country Park.

Wear suitable clothing and footwear.

Bring some water for drinking too.

Tuesdays 10.00am FREE (booking required) Email: rangers@salford.gov.uk

U-FIRST FITNESS SOCIETY Buile Hill Park Personal trainer and nutritionist led outdoor Bootcamp in Buile Hill Park, Salford. Enjoy all the perks of having your own personal trainer at a fraction of the cost.

Trial weeks available.

Prices vary, membership starts at £80 per month inclusive of all training, nutrition coaching and membership benefits.

Mondays 7am | 6pm | 7.40pm Tuesdays 6pm Thursdays 7am | 6pm | 7.40pm Fridays 6pm Saturdays 8.30am Sarah: 07989 461864 E:ufirstfitnesssociety@gmail.com www.ufirstfitnesssociety.co.uk SIT DOWN AND STRENGTHEN Agnes Hopkins Centre, Swinton M27 4BQ Chair based exercise and games.

Gentle, fun and enjoyable exercise from the comfort of your chair.

Everyone welcome. For all abilities.

Tuesdays, 5th April for 6 weeks 10.00 - 11.00am FREE (booking required) Tel: 0800 952 1000 (option2) HEALTHY HIPS AND HEARTS Beesley Green Community Centre Easy exercises suitable for all ages, make new friends and enjoy a cuppa too. FREE class, small donation for tea/coffee. Everyone welcome.

Thursdays, 10-11.30am FREE Tel: 0161 790 6124 STRETCH AND RELAX The Vine, Claremont, M6 8PU A gentle activity session where you will move in a slow and focussed manner, to stretch and relax your muscles. Suitable for all abilities.

Thursdays, 11am-12pm FREE (booking required) Tel: 0800 952 1000 (option2)

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OUTDOOR GYM The Hive, Victoria Park, Swinton Be fitter and more active. Join our introduction to fitness course for all adults. Course run by a qualified gym instructor. Wear suitable clothing/footwear and bring water.

Thursdays, 5th May-25th August 1.45 - 2.30pm FREE (booking required) Tel: 0800 952 1000 (option2) BEGINNERS BIKE RIDES Cleavley’s Track, Eccles, M30 8HY Bike ride for beginners and people returning to cycling. Improve your cycling skills and confidence in the safe environment of Cleavley track.

Bikes and helmets provided.

Fridays, 10am-12pm FREE (booking required) Tel: 0800 952 1000 (option2) BEGINNERS BOWLS Winton Bowling, Tennis, Social Club, Winton M30 8JW Give Crown green bowling a try in a relaxed and friendly environment.

Fridays, 12 -1pm FREE (booking required) Tel: 0800 952 1000 (option2) ANYONE FOR TENNIS Winton Bowling, Tennis, Social Club, Winton M30 8JW Have a go at tennis in a relaxed environment. Beginners welcome.

Fridays, 1-3pm FREE (booking required) Tel: 0800 952 1000 (option2) BEESLEY GREEN TO MONTON WALK Beesley Green entrance An approx two hour walk around Worsley Woods. My involve steps and uneven ground. Please wear suitable clothing and footwear.

Fri 15th April, 10am-12pm FREE (booking required) Email: rangers@salford.gov.uk GM WALKING FESTIVAL 2022 Greater Manchester Walk more this May by joining in a programme of organised group walks. Visit the website to find out what walks you can join. Connect with others, discover new places and improve mental wellbeing.

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KIDS ACTIVITIES DODGEBALL SESSIONS The Den, Walkden M28 3AD Come along and take part in some fast paced fun at our new dodgeball session at The Den! Suitable for ages 7-11 years. Term time only.

Tuesdays, 5-6pm FREE (booking essential) www.salfordcommunityleisure.co.uk YOUTH CLUB The Den, Walkden M28 3AD Join in a range of fun activities football, cricket, dodgeball, table tennis, pool, table football, console games, arts and crafts. Term time only. For ages 8-11 and 12-19 years.

Fridays 8-11 years: 5-6.30pm 12-19 years: 7-8.30pm FREE (booking essential) www.salfordcommunityleisure.co.uk SALFORD JUNIOR PARKRUN Buile Hill Park Free, weekly, timed 2k parkrun for 4-14 year olds. Open to all, have fun, join in whatever your pace! Register before event and bring a printed barcode. Volunteers always needed!

Sundays, 9.00am FREE www.parkrun.org.uk/salford-juniors MAKE A SHIELD Ordsall Hall Imagine you are a Tudor knight ready to do battle for the crown.

Make a shield and design your own coat of arms to put on it.

Mon 4th April 10am | 11am | 1pm | 2pm £3.00 per child (book online) Tel: 0161 872 0251 www.ordsallhall.com VICTORIAN TOYS HANDLING Salford Museum and Art Gallery What did Victorian children play with? Discover how different toys were in the past to the ones we have today and have a go with some Victorian toys yourself! Take away a spinning top to decorate at home!

Tue 5th & 12th April 10am | 11am | 1pm | 2pm £1.50 per child (book online) www.salfordmuseum.com 30 ON OUR DOORSTEP

FAMILY FRIENDLY TOURS Ordsall Hall Learn more about this amazing building and its history from one of our knowledgeable guides on a family friendly tour of the Hall.

Tue 5th & 12th April 10am | 11am | 1pm | 2pm FREE (drop in) Tel: 0161 872 0251 MEET THE SERVANTS Ordsall Hall Meet a servant from Ordsall Hall and find out about her busy life. You will also have the chance to make a traditional craft to take home.

Wed 6th & 13th April 10am | 11am | 1pm | 2pm £1.50 per child (book online) www.ordsallhall.com LAUNDRY DAY THE VICTORIAN WAY Salford Museum and Art Gallery Find out all about the Victorian washday and how much hard work it was! Have a go and see for yourself.

Thu 7th April & 14th April 10am | 11am | 1pm | 2pm FREE (drop in) Tel: 0161 778 0800 TUDOR PLAYTIME Ordsall Hall What did Tudor children play with?

How do they compare with the toys we have today? Meet one of our Tudor ladies and find out. Play with some toys from the past.

Thu 7th & 14th April 10am | 11am | 1pm | 2pm £1.50 per child (book online) FREE (drop in) Tel: 0161 872 0251 EASTER TRAIL Peel Park Join the rangers and Friends of Peel park for an Easter Trail & craft session.

Tue 12th April 10am-12pm | 1-3pm FREE FB: Friendsofpeelpark

MAKE AN EASTER EGG BASKET Salford Museum and Art Gallery Make an Easter basket to take home and collect your eggs in.

Wed 13th April 10am | 11am | 1pm | 2pm £3.00 per child (book online) www.salfordmuseum.com Tel: 0161 778 0800 EASTER BUNNY HUNT Buile Hill Park Search for bunnies around the park.

Start at the Mansion. FREE event with 500 chocolate treats for children donated by Northwest Funfairs who will also be holding a funfair in the park over the Easter Weekend.

Fri 15th April, 12-4pm FREE www.builehillmansion.co.uk EASTER FAMILY FUN DAY Hemsley House, Salford M5 4PE A fun filled day for all the family.

Bouncy castle & slide, BBQ, custom and classic motorbikes on show, childrens activities, easter egg hunt, Blood Bikes Manchester, gift & craft stalls, fire engine visit, live band, charity stalls and much more...

Sat 16th April, 10.30am-4.30pm FREE entry Facebook: HemsleyHouse EASTER EGG TRAIL Roe Green, Worsley Join our Easter walking trail, follow the map and complete the puzzle.

Win prizes from local businesses.

Collect maps from the Nomad Coffee van or print at home. Prizes will be announced on social media Easter Monday after 4pm.

Sat 16th to Mon 18th April 10.30am - 4.30pm FREE (charity donation welcome) E:mail riseandgrind@Nomadcoffee company.co.uk PLASTIC DRASTIC FANTASTIC The Lowry A new dance show exploring our complex relationship with plastic.

Is it friend or foe? A vibrant, fun and thought-provoking show for our time. For age 7+ and families.

Sun 22nd May, 1pm | 3pm £6.50 www.thelowry.com CONTACT US ON 07967 978831

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SPECIAL EVENTS LARK HILL PLACE Salford Museum and Art Gallery Take a step back in time to Lark Hill Place, an atmospheric re-creation of a typical northern street during Victorian times before taking in the upstairs galleries displaying the art and collections along with our ever changing exhibitions. Book online.

Tue to Fri, 9.30am-3.30pm Sat to Sun, 11.30am-3.30pm FREE (donation welcome) www.salfordmuseum.com Tel: 0161 778 0800 LANCASHIRE MINING MUSEUM Astley Green Come and see the last surviving headgear and winding house in the whole Lancashire coalfield. The museum houses many exhibits, not least of which is the collection of 28 colliery locomotives, the largest collection of its type in the UK. Run

by The Red Rose Steam Society Ltd. Tue, Thu, Sat and Sun 1.00 - 4.00pm FREE entry www.astleygreencolliery.com CONSERVATION SESSIONS Join the ranger in a variety of tasks including habitat management and access work. Meet at Visitor Centre.

Blackleach Country Park Tuesdays, 10am-2pm Clifton Country Park Thursdays, 10am-12.30pm | 1-2pm FREE (booking required) Email: rangers@salford.gov.uk CLOSE KNIT FRIENDS Boothstown Community Centre A friendly knitting group suitable for all. Sessions ongoing. Drop in.

Thursdays, 1.30-4.30pm Small charge may apply Tel: 0800 952 1000 (option2) KNIT AND NATTER Walkden Library Join like minded individuals in this calming hobby of knitting. Reduce the symptoms of anxiety and stress.

Open to beginners to experts.

Thursdays, 1.30-2.30pm FREE (drop in) Tel: 0161 607 6639

TYLDESLEY MAKERS MARKETS Tyldesley Square Lots of great stalls selling a fantastic variety of products. Come along and support your small local businesses!

Enjoy live music too! On 7th May there will be a special event for VE Day - 40's theme, big band music and afternoon tea for our older residents from carehomes in our area.

Sat 2nd April Sat 7th May (VE Day event) 10.00am - 4.00pm FREE entry FB: TyldesleyTownCommunityEvents WORSLEY WOODS CONSERVATION Worsley Woods Join the ranger in some woodland management. No experience needed.

Sat 2nd April: Aviary entrance Sat 7th May: Beesley Green 10.30am - 12.30pm FREE (booking required) Email: rangers@salford.gov.uk BRITISH SPRING CLEAN Worsley Woods Join the ranger and help to clean up the woodland. Meet at the Beesley Green entrance.

Sun 10th April, 10.30am-12.30pm FREE (booking required) Email: rangers@salford.gov.uk CANAL MAINTENANCE Worsley Delph Keeping the Worsley stretch of the canal looking good. Help to clear vegetation overhanging the canal.

Wed 13th April, 10am-2pm FREE (booking required) Email: rangers@salford.gov.uk OUR DAY OUT: A COMEDY PLAY

BY WILLY RUSSELL Bridgewater School, Worsley Mrs Kay's 'Progress Class' are unleashed for a day's coach trip to Conwy Castle in Wales - in an exuberant celebration of the joys and agonies of growing up and being footloose, fourteen and free from school. What could possibly go wrong? A Urban Stage School of Performing Arts production.

Wed 13th April, 6.30pm Thu 14th April, 2.30pm | 6.30pm £15.00, £10.00 concessions Tel: 0161 211 9955 Email: info@urbanstage.co.uk

WALKDEN FOOD & CRAFT MARKET Walkden Town Centre Food & Craft markets will be held on the 3rd Saturday of each month.

Come and browse our amazing local sellers! Fresh produce and amazing crafts. Located on 1st floor

by Tesco. Check our Facebook page for forthcoming market dates.

Sat 16th April Sat 21st May 10.00am - 4.00pm Facebook: WalkdenTownCentre ANJU EVENTS CRAFT FAIR Elm Bank Masonic Hall, M30 9BA With over 30 beautiful stalls, there’s something for everyone including hand made Belgian Chocolate, wax melts, jewellery, cards, bread & buns, preserves and more... Pre-bookable afternoon tea only £8.00.

Sun 24th April & 15th May 11.00 - 4.00pm FREE entry Tel: 0161 789 3736 Email: anjueventsuk@yahoo.com MAKERS MARKET Quayside MediaCityUK Join us on the last weekend of each month and discover the very finest local food, drink, art, design, vintage and modern craft carefully selected from Manchester artisans and business local to the North West.

Sat 30th April to Sun 1st May Sat 28th to Sun 29th May Sat 10am-5pm | Sun 11am-5pm www.quaysidemediacityuk.co.uk WELLBEING EVENT Tyldesley RUFC, M29 8HG After all the stress the last two years has brought, come and discover various treatments that can help your well-being. Get some fabulous treatments or find that special gift.

Crafts, card reading, holistic therapies, sports massage, body shop & more...

Sun 8th May, 12-5pm FREE entry (charity donation welcome) Email: therapiesbyeileen@gmail.com Tel: 07922 431391

IMPORTANT NOTICE Details are correct at the time of publishing. However, please check event dates and times with the venue in case of any changes.

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Local Business

Why does your local business need marketing?

There is only ONE reason: If people can’t see you then they’ll pick your competitor!

To attract and retain customers, your business needs to understand the value of marketing. People are unlikely to simply walk into your business and buy something from you if they don’t know who you are, what you are selling and why they should choose you over the competition (who are already doing that marketing to get noticed).

may not be right. Other priorities such as a boiler to replace, or Great Uncle Ray’s 100th birthday present to buy, might mean their cash is needed elsewhere.

Also, the larger the purchase the more time they will take to research and consider. At this stage though, you are on their radar.

Many smaller businesses don’t place enough importance on marketing. They often see it as something that requires a lot of money and fancy advertising campaigns, but you don’t need the budget of Coca-Cola to market effectively. For example, with no money you can allocate a couple of hours of your time to promote your business through your social media channels. With a small amount of money you can place a print advert or a website banner.

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How can you achieve this? With regular advertising in a trusted magazine such as On Our Doorstep (over 70% of our advertisers are repeat clients), combined with social media marketing, newsletters, direct emailing or even a leaflet drop.

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SUPPORTING THOUSANDS IN SALFORD Salford Survivor Project helped over 1,600 people last year who had been affected by domestic and family abuse.

This year their CEO Jane Gregory, who is a regional spokesperson on Domestic Abuse became a commissioner and was appointed the Co-Chair with lived experience on the Greater Manchester Gender Based Violence board, whose strategy sets out a comprehensive, responsive programme of service delivery to enhance the safety of women and girls, while preventing gender-based violence from occurring in the first place and challenging the attitudes and inequalities that enable it.

The strategy believes more needs to be done for victims and Salford Survivor are working in schools in Salford providing lived experience workshops, run by survivors of abuse, talking to children about Teen Abuse, Domestic abuse and healthy relationships.

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A new course Emerge Free which began last year has made great changes for the women attending.

The course empowers women to recognise the reason they may have made certain choices, how to love themselves and make long lasting positive changes to their lives and that of their family. One participant said she “felt like she could take on the world”.

Salford Survivor provide advice and guidance for anyone affected by domestic abuse. They have a phone line 10am to 10pm 7 days a week to offer emotional support and a listening ear.

Anyone wishing to donate can do so through SALFORD SURVIVOR PROJECT - JustGiving T: 0161 706 0468 www.thesurvivorproject.co.uk

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