There’s a Party on the Hill – Can you Come?
Last week we hosted the 2nd Springfield, Beech Hill and Gidlow CommUnity Awards. It’s such a beautiful evening. To bring people together who are offering acts of care to and in the community on
Hula Hooping and Democracy
What’s the connection between hula hooping and rekindling democracy you might wonder? I’ve been mulling on this for a while. As I’ve witnessed the journey of the weighted hula hooping class
CARE FULL Community Play
This week, on Tuesday, whilst in the park, I met a Grandma who had 4 children with her, one of them lived with her and the other three were with her whilst one of the parents worked. I was stewarding
Playbox Surprises 01
We said goodbye to the Playbox on Monday and it’s now time to reflect and wonder what might happen next. We’ve started by having conversations with the organising group and then we’l
Freedom
A space to play. We’ve been in the park for 6 afternoons now and whilst I know this must end, I also know that it’s also a beginning. Yesterday marked the start of week two. It was a really
Playbox Living
I’ve been mulling on what the playbox offers to community building in ways that traditional community engagement approaches cant reach. There’s lots I feel. Here’s one of my thoughts for s
Peer Support and Mutual Care
It’s no secret that the part of the community that the Playbox is living in has experienced a lot of loss of late. Too many have been lost to suicide and too many have been lost to premature deaths,
Play – The Real Work
This year we’ve a smashing community led play programme. And to think this has only been cooking up by community members for just over a year is amazing. We’ve travelled a good distance collective
This Area is Monitored
The other morning I happened to be at the shops in Norley Hall. I haven’t been there for a while. They were my local shops when my family lived there in my early years. And the area where I worked a
Grass Roots of Wigan
This week has been a glorious week in many ways and this morning capped it off when we officially agreed some kind of governing ideas for Grass Roots of Wigan, GRoW. This work has grown out of t