Your Story and Friendship
Anyone who knows me knows that I’m usually one that can be found asking people to really consider and think very carefully before sharing personal stories. Especially people who’ve been through th
Live Well
At the Live Well conference this week, expertly organised by Tabz and a co-creation group I had a question percolating that I wanted to ask Andy Burnham and didn’t get the chance, so I’m going to
Healing- A Function of Community?
It was probably 18 months ago when Danny McGowan approached me to contribute an article to ‘Class in Context’. Healing – A Function of a Connected Community was produced in April 202
Victims of Our Own Success
Sunday 21st April 2024 Currently I’m in the lakes, resting up and attempting to switch off from work. I’m literally exhausted and wondering how I might carry on. Noticing too that the exhausted fe
Meet Sammie
You may have read one of our recent journal entries ‘Women of Wigan’. That came about as we decided to put some questions to local women during our International Womens Day Celebrations. W
From Needy to Needed
As we begin to see how we grow our own version of the People Focus Group warden scheme in the community, thanks to some financial support from Wigan Council, (we think we’ll call ours community conn
Women of Wigan
This international womens day in our little part of the borough, it felt like the ground work that we’ve been busy with over the last few years is starting to blossom, and beginning to bear frui
Who Do You Think You Are?
I spend a lot of time listening to grassroots groups, along with really small and beautifully formed locally rooted enterprises and businesses. As they begin to grow and spread their wings, time and t
Breathtaking
It’s been a while. It feels difficult to catch a breath right now, to find the time to pause and reflect on the journey and journal. I saw last night on social media, peoples reaction to Breatht
The Practice of No
At the ripe old age of 54, I think I’m becoming more comfortable saying ‘no’. Thanks I think in part to the 12 month programme with Peter Block and Peter Pula exploring Blocks book Confr