During June and July Trafford’s Neighbourhood Learning funded a healthy eating project which was delivered to improve the health and well-being of ethnic minority communities, particularly South Asian families.

As well as creating simple recipes, the group cooked and sampled a number of traditional dishes which helped to raise awareness of healthier diet options, food labelling and healthy snacks. If you would like a set of recipes, please email info@pullingtogethergroup.org.uk

We completed a very successful 20 week project funded by Awards for All. Workshops included dance, ceramic painting, mosaics, cake decorating and trips out. Ten weeks of the project were led by two local artists Jo Foley and Fiona Smith, while some workshops were delivered by other community artists.

Jo and Fiona helped the group to create wonderful works of art including the Andy Warhol inspired pop art canvases and a range of handbags from recycled materials.

During August, additional sessions meant that the group could attend workshops that covered a range of activities away from Old Trafford. This included creating designs for the Asylum Seekers and Refugee Exodus Festival at the Nigerian Centre, Indian Storytelling & Dancing workshops at John Rylands Library and seeing a performance of “Not in My Name” by Burnley Youth Theatre at the Green Room.

Lankelly Chase funding for the Summer Activities included Cultural Diversity Taster Workshops in Rangoli, Kite & Fan Making, Calligraphy, Henna Designs and Lanterns. These sessions were a huge success and gave children and young people from Old Trafford an opportunity to learn about arts from other cultures.

Funding from Old Trafford Neighbourhood Management’s Cash for Action Fund has enabled the group to work closely with Creative Writing artist Fran Kern and Freelance Journalist Rachel Broady to write about their lives and come up with some very interesting poems and prose. www.rachelbroady.com

Members of PT have been working creatively with Lorna Tittle from Simianwebworks.com to come up with a design for the website which reflects the diversity of the group, learn about blogs and updating information on the website.