Stickles & Pikes
Today we walked the Langdale Pikes in the Lake District and it was, if I’m honest, a bit of a slog. I think we bagged 5 Wainwrights. The cloud was all around once we’d climbed a couple of hundred
A Good Old Chat
Yesterday we were out & about delivering EyUp to shops & services & having a good old chat. Made some great new connections too. Stuart who owns the local guitar shop sourced us a brillian
Cancelled Hustings
Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway? I remember Susan Jeffers book, Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway having a great influence on me many years ago. I no longer have it, it’s one of the many books I le
Connected Community
It’s great to have my feet back in the local ground. I feel at home and have missed and been missed. I took the mother of the groom dress to the dry cleaners & dropped off some copies of Ey Up f
The Big One
This weekend sees the Big One – an invitation for everyone to Unite to Survive – a non violent family friendly four day long protest in London. A protest which culminates in a demand to th
Ey Up (How are you?)
Ey Up – It’s Wigan West Community News has almost reached every letterbox in the ward of Wigan West. Once we know it’s landed on everyone’s door mat we’ll post a copy online. We we
Weddings to Rewilding
Over the last two weeks I’ve gained a family member and a heap of new relations at the eldest sons wedding, having the most joyous and fun time with family and friends. Then we took off to the
It’s A Sad Day for Democracy
After agreeing chat and a cuppa with local Councillors, over a brew, in the heart of the community, it now turns out that Labour Councillors have been advised by the Town Hall Legal team not to attend
Cuppa & Cake with Councillors
At NH&S we believe that the more you support a community to get involved in doing things and making decisions together, the more they become interested in representative democracy. In ensuring its
Imagine
Imagine if there was an alternative process for how resources reach neighbourhoods? Today I’ve spent time with some remarkable folk from across Greater Manchester. People who have been involved with