Changing The Record

Our Pathfinders Press reporter Donna from Abbey Hey in Gorton spoke to visitor at the Age-Friendly Futures Summit in Manchester which saw people join locally, nationally and internationally. 

In this episode, we visit a special choir providing hope, friendship and support for people in Greater Manchester who have lost someone they dearly love to suicide. We speak to various members about how they got involved and the incredible impact the choir has had on their mental health.

The Heywood, Middleton & Rochdale Circle run a series of lunch clubs around the borough.  They believe that events and activities for older people are really important.  Our community reporter Mark has been out to chat with people who attend the weekly session at The Strand Hub to find out why it's so well attended.

This Pathfinders podcast visits St Jude's Warm Hub in Worsley Mesnes (Wigan) to discuss the impact of the free social club for older people within the community. The Pathfinder press project is running in collaboration with The Greater Manchester Ageing in Place Pathfinder run by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority. For more information about The Ageing In Place Pathfinder click here.

After a close friend died by suicide aged 18, six friends got together to mark his 40th and see what they could do to help prevent future suicides in Blackely and Moston. Hear from Toni and Ben how their goal to boost mental health led them to kick-start a Dutchy football team getting lads together, talking and tackling mental health.  Beyond the football team, Toni shares information on the charity's weekly physical activity sessions, and their aims for the next ten years.  For more information, visit: https://www.facebook.com/p/The-Dutchy-Project-61551127542882/  Produced by Yellow Jigsaw as part of the Communities of Hope project funded by NHS GM.

In this special ‘Communities of Hope' podcast episode we are introduced to Matriarch MCR CIC which guides women through the sacred portal of birth & postpartum so that they may break generational cycles and reclaim the art of feminine nurture in families. In this episode hosted by founder Alexa Mellor, we meet three women who share their experiences with starting a family and connecting with Matriarch - Rosa, Elizabeth and Kristina. This podcast is part of the Communities of Hope project in partnership with Yellow Jigsaw and NHS Greater Manchester which aims to inspire and shine a light on hope in areas across Greater Manchester.

In this podcast episode, Talking About My Generation reporter Pauline Smith chats with friend Mindy Meleyal about her experience of having a stroke and having HOPE.  Mindy is a mature lesbian who is married to Linda. She is an active member of Pride in Ageing, especially the Pocket Garden and Box of Me projects. She volunteers for the LGBT Foundation as a counsellor and as a wellbeing adviser. In her working life, Mindy was a teacher, starting in Hull and moving to Manchester in her 30s, after being outed and losing her job. Mindy's friends describe her as having a heart of gold and her other interests include dancing- especially Middle Eastern dance, singing in a choir, crafting including tapestry and creative writing.  This podcast is part of the Communities of Hope project which aims to inspire and shine a light on hope in areas across Greater Manchester.

People facing divorce, people moving to a new area, people growing older: these are ordinary life experiences that can have an extraordinary impact on our wellbeing.  Join Jean Byrne as she meets people who have found hope at Longford Park, choirs, allotments and beyond.  Feeling inspired to take that first step to try something new? Click here for more details on Friends of Longford Park and click here for Stretford Public Hall's website.  This podcast was made possible thanks to a partnership with NHS Greater Manchester's Shining A Light on Suicide campaign. Credit for music: Music by Oleksandr Stepanov from Pixabay 

My Gen reporter Christian Allen chats with Reverend David Gray, well known across Manchester and in particular East Manchester, for not only being the Belle Vue Great Ape Keeper, but for his community work. Did you miss part 1? Click here. David is an award winning Franciscan whose mentors range from great apes to saints; homeless people to rock stars. This podcast focuses on his work within the community and the interesting people he met along the way. David is now a personal and community wellbeing consultant and also a Salford City Radio host.

My Gen reporter Christian Allen chats with Reverend David Gray, well known across Manchester and in particular East Manchester. David is an award winning Franciscan whose mentors range from great apes to saints; homeless people to rock stars. This podcast focuses on his role at Belle Vue Zoological Gardens - where David was a Great Ape Keeper.  He is now also a personal and community wellbeing consultant and Salford City Radio host. 

Talking About My Generation reporter Jean friend celebrates 20 years of Oldham Pride, looking back at growing up gay in the borough, what it is like now and the future of Pride. She is joined by the Chair of Pride Cllr Louie Hamblett and Oldham resident Mary Shannon.

Listen to our interview with bestselling author Brian Groom about his latest book: "Mancunians: Made in Manchester

Reporter Martin Hazlehurst is joined by friends Edward Freeman and Brian Philip to discuss their table tennis careers, why they enjoy playing and how you can get involved too.

Our reporter Jean Friend shares her top three songs, book and luxury item that she would take to a desert island! What would you take? Tune in now.

Our older people's led news project has inspired another group to form in Sunderland, with the help of Sunderland City Council and Sunderland Ageing Well Ambassadors. The We'ar Shining the Light news team, made up of people aged 50 plus, captures stories that break ageing stereotypes and gather positive stories of later life. In this podcast, reporters share their 'Island Anthems' - the top three songs, book and luxury item they would take to a desert island. What would you take? Tune in now.

Our reporter David McLenachan shares his top three songs, book and luxury item he would take to a desert island! What would you take? Tune in now.

The We'ar Shining the Light news team, made up of people aged 50 plus, captures stories that break ageing stereotypes and gather positive stories of later life. Check out their new podcast below where they share their opinions on ageing in Sunderland.

Our reporter Tony Openshaw shares her top three songs, book and luxury item she would take to a desert island! What would you take? Tune in now.

What do older people in Sunderland think its like to age there? The We're Shining A Light volunteer news team is a project of Talking About My Generation and Sunderland City Council.

Our reporter Joy Watson shares her top three songs, book and luxury item she would take to a desert island! What would you take? Tune in now.

Our reporter Pauline Smith shares her top three songs, book and luxury item she would take to a desert island!

Our reporter Erica Woods shares her top three songs, book and luxury item she would take to a desert island! 

Have you walked the Camino de Santiago or are you looking for advice and inspiration to do so? Would you like to learn something new about an amazing pilgrimage experience abroad from those who have completed it? In this episode, we have joined forces with our North East Newsroom We'ar Shining the Light where reporter Laura Ann Hindfrom Sunderland interviews local resident Tina Lowes and our Talking About My Generation reporter Niall McGuinness about their experience of walking the Camino De Santiago, an extensive network of ancient pilgrim routes stretching across Europe.

Join our reporters Paul Sherlock, Erica Wood, Dorretta Maynard and Jean Friend as they discuss the benefits and barriers to walking around Greater Manchester. This mini podcast episode has been made in collaboration with GM Walking.

Do you use public transport in Greater Manchester? Use a local bus pass or have trouble figuring them out? Like the trams or trains or avoid them at all costs? Enjoy using cycle lines or steer clear? Join our reporters Paul Sherlock, Erica Wood, Dorretta Maynard and Jean Friend as they discuss local transport - all the best and worst bits. This podcast has been powered by the National Lottery Community Fund. Tune in!

Have you been affected by the cost of living crisis? How has everyday life changed for you? As part of our What the F (Finance) series, our reporters Christine Duffin, Paul Sherlock and Bernard Leach discuss how they've been coping with the cold weather and rising bills, sharing their tips and tricks on saving money and energy - and contemplating the future of the UK. Tune in!

Finding it difficult to get a GP appointment? Wondering what's going on at your GP practice, or what you can do to manage your wellbeing at home? Reporters Safina and Parvin interview Trafford GP Dr Goga about his experiences as GP before, during and after the pandemic. Not one to be missed! 

In this episode, Salford reporter and walking football fan Chris Vickers chats with those who also have a passion for the sport about the health benefits - physically and mentally - from talking part in competitions to making friends.

Carole talks to local author Chris Simms who has written a series of crime novels in and around Manchester.

Carole talks to actor and author Jim Whelan who has a career expanding 50 years including Coronation Street

In this episode, Carole chats with Pamela and Anne from Marvellously Meat Free about their passion for eating a plant-based diet. They share their amazing vegan and vegetarian recipes and their stories to becoming vegetarian. Pamela is a very long standing vegetarian with significant culinary skills as the author of several recipe books and TV appearances at a time when vegetarianism was in no way mainstream. Anne is a relatively new vegetarian of just a few years standing with a long career in the food manufacturing sector. This episode of Cuppa with Carole is sponsored by TalkTalk.

In this episode, Carole chats with Bolton-based forager Colin Unsworth who runs Forest Horizons, where mushroom foraging, wood food foraging, green woodworking, yurt building and forest schools take place to help people of all ages reconnect with the great outdoors for well being and mindfulness. Colin, a teacher and lecturer, started Forest Horizons to bring a mixture of skills together to offer people an opportunity for personal growth in a natural environment. Woodworking, foraging (including mushrooms), woodcraft skills, forest art, bushcraft, open fire cooking. Forest Horizons can even offer you cycle training as a sustainable way of reaching your forest destination!

A Cuppa with Carole is a new series for the Changing The Record podcast, where our Talking About My Generation reporter Carole Ogden sits down for a chat with people doing great things across Greater Manchester. In this episode, Carole has a brew with Boom Radio founder David Lloyd. From a less than promising spell in banking, David began in commercial radio in Nottingham as a teenager, fulfilling a dream he'd nurtured since appearing on BBC local radio reading a poem aged 6. He rose through the ranks to manage radio stations in Leicester, Lincoln, Leeds, Birmingham, and LBC and Virgin in London - departing only for a brief sojourn in media regulation. After almost retiring, Boom Radio was the dream of David's - and he's passionate about the project.

A Cuppa with Carole is the first in a new series for the Changing The Record podcast, where our Talking About My Generation reporter Carole sits down for a chat with people doing great things across Greater Manchester. First up for a cuppa is a group of women from Inspire Women to talk to them about how they have been coping during lockdown, how they have been supporting each other, and what life after lockdown is starting to look like. Something we can all related to. Tune in!

With the dark nights drawing in and the Winter frost starting to bite, it can get a bit, well, jading. And that’s without even mentioning ending the year in tiers! In this installment of the Mind Yer ‘Ed series, Lesley, Christine and David share how they’ve been feeling – and coping – for the past 10 months, and what they’ve learned to build their resilience and keep spirits up in the future.

Our latest podcast episode is a little different from our usual chat - this episode features an interview and a guided session with hypnotherapist Nikki Powell, who shares ‘try at home’ skills that we can all put into practice to help us deal with stressful situations. Bolton reporter, Carole Ogden, organised the special feature having attended Nikki’s online meditation sessions during lockdown. We hope you find it useful!

How have we kept our heads during lockdown? Well, we've had our up and down days - and reporters Christine, Lesley and Carole share their experiences of dealing with the ups, the downs and how they have found ways to look after their mental wellbeing during the pandemic. A gem of an episode!

 In this episode, Jean, Bob and Pauline talk about how, despite the restrictions of lockdown- we've managed to keep moving - from rediscovering local parks to becoming a YouTube fan.  This podcast is brought to you in partnership with GM Moving. For more information on easy ways to keep moving, visit: www.greatersport.co.uk/keepgmmoving 

A first for the TAMG podcast crew, as we produce our first episode in lockdown. Join our Tameside reporter Bob and our Oldham reporter Jean as they chat about what life has been like in lockdown. 

Bob, Christine and Tony tell us why they volunteer, how they got into volunteering and how it has changed their lives. Not one to miss! 

In this episode, our reporters discuss their varying experiences of a massive life change that faces us all - retirement.

In our first episode, the "Talking About My Generation" roving reporters are setting the record straight on active ageing by capturing stories from across Greater Manchester of people from their generation who are keeping moving, as well as sharing their own experiences of how they stay active - regardless of their age.