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To add an item to the General Mee0ng Agenda, or to publish any ar0cles
please mail [email protected] before 5:00 pm on..….……...
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General mee.ng 6:30 @ Yard
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commi=ee mee.ng member’s room @ 6:30pm
general mee.ng the yard theatre @ 6:30pm
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Environment on Call, the council’s bulky waste collectors, will no longer collect large amounts of waste/furniture etc from the building. Due to cuts, each household may only receive two collections a year (3 items per collection). If you have any furniture etc please do not leave the items outside the building near the back gate or dump it within the compound for others to deal with. It is now the responsibility of the householder to remove the items themselves. If you do not have transport to do this you can call Environment on Call on
0161 954 9000. Remember you only get to do this twice a year! At the moment Jo and Fiona are trying to come to an arrangement with the council to pick up from the building more regularly but with no success so far. Please do not leave anything outside unless you have arranged pick up with the council yourself. Please leave your Olat number and a note on any goods you leave.
HFC TENANT REPAIR REQUEST
DO NOT RELY ON TELEPHONE CALLS, CONVERSATIONS OR EMAILS TO REPORT REPAIRS. OUR BRAINS ARE ADDLED AND WE HAVE POOR MEMORIES. YOU MUST ALWAYS COMPLETE THIS FORM AND HAND IT TO A REPAIRS OFFICER A.S.A.P. FLAT NO. ______ NAME of person reporting repair___________________________ NAME/S OF TENANT ( if different ) _________________________ ACCESS DETAILS: Please give morning or afternoon dates when we can gain access. Date(s)(AM 8-12 or PM 1-5) ____________________________________ contact NAME (for keys) ____________________ Flat No (if different) ____ Home Tel_______________________Mobile______________________
REPAIR OR PROBLEM DETAILS (please be as specific as possible )
Who did you report repair to NAME ___________________________Date_____________
ARE YOU REPORTING AN EMERGENCY REPAIR YES / NO An Emergency repair is anything that is likely to cause injury, affect your health or damage property. ALWAYS WARN NEIGHBOURS. GAS LEAKS turn off supply - ring Transco 0800 111 999- ventilate property & do not smoke! WATER PIPE BURSTS turn off at stop cock. ELECTRICAL WIRING etc – switch off at mains fuse box do not touch electrical switches. Contact ANY repairs officer immediately - Stay in or near property if safe to do so to ensure access. For all BOILERS, basic plumbing, minor electrical you can call Didsbury Plumbing and Heating 0161 434 9455 Emergency only 07912 206490 Bulky rubbish e.g. furniture, electrical items –call 0161 954 9000 to arrange for it to be collected. REPAIRS OFFICERS FLAT NO. Emergency Simon Birch 213 07990 956629 (Lee) Fiona Forster 302 07445 291 627 (Nicola) Hannah Berry 309 Silvestre Fernandez 410 Tony Pace 105 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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January is perhaps one of the most unforgiving months. The sensory overload of Christmas has faded and winter is leJ stark and naked. On some mornings dawn fades into dusk without the day ever seeming to really begin. The concept of leaving the house in short sleeves or feeling the need to slap on a bit of factor 15 seems very alien. Life in those countries blessed with la0tudes that border the equator becomes par0cularly appealing. Cypress can offer you 7 hours of sunshine a day during winter, Lanzarote will feel like a hot English summer and in the Maldives you can swim in warm ocean waters under a blazing 80 degree sun. Succulent agaves thrust their sharp spears into the crisp light, rubber plants grow into giants that shame our house bound specimens, and bourgenvillia and campsis are in bloom all year round. But, you see, that is the problem. It’s the same. All year round. Plants living in these sun drenched climes can lazily bask in their sandy soil, casually throwing up the odd new leaf here and there. Whereas their more hardy rela0ves, whose family history is based in the more temperate zones of northern Europe, Asia and the Americas, have had to adapt to the fact that the weather can change drama0cally throughout the year. And this is what brings a constant cycle of drama and excitement to our gardens, parks and surrounding countryside. The unveiling of new growth in spring, the explosion of colour that follows in summer, the warm tones of autumn, and the bare bones of winter give our calendar a richness and vitality. So now, in the leanest and coldest of 0mes, we know that this is simply the calm before the storm. It is the 0me to an0cipate and dream. There is tension out there, quietened roots are gathering energy, dormant buds are smug with hidden treasure and slender twigs slyly fool us with their dry lifeless forms. Lick your lips while spring builds flavour, cooking away slowly and silently. At Hulme Community Garden Centre we have a selec0on of plants that are brave enough to keep their clothes on all winter. Sarcocca and osmanthus take advantage of the fact that nothing else is in bloom, and reveal 0ny sweetly scented blooms that will provide a winter feast for late flying insects. Euphorbias add leafy structure to winter pots and gardens and euonymous ‘Emerald and Gold’ infuse its bright leaves with an added shot of pink. Cu\ngs we took in late summer and autumn are gathering strength, and late sowings of claytonia and mustard greens will provide fresh salad over winter. Pots of bulbs and divided perennials will soon be pushing up the soil as they raise their heads to welcome the new year. January may be quiet, but the silence is decep0ve. We have everything to look forward too.
My daughter Jazmine is studying Music and Media at high school and was approached by a producer from Dragon Fly TV asking if she would like to take part in a documentary about living in Moston. Jazmine desperate to know more about television produc0on begged me to allow her to take part. This seemed like a great opportunity for Jazmine especially as she was recording her first rap song and I agreed. The director was really interested in Jazmine’s experiences of racism growing up in North Manchester, what it was like growing up on an estate like ours, the good and the bad and she was happy to tell her story. Jazmine has some previous experience of ac0ng on camera and seems like a natural at it, I however have had no previous experience and dreading seeing myself on TV! My other daughter J’anaie was also a licle reluctant to appear on TV but is now looking forward to seeing herself. I just hope the filming that made the final edit gives an accurate window into our world. The filming took place at various loca0ons, our home, Jazmine’s school, recording studio and at HFC. Thank you for allowing filming to take place at HFC. The documentary will be shown on BBC3 some0me in January 2013 for 6 hour long episodes and our story is episode 6. As far as I know it will be called People Like Us.
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Monday
Manchester Mind Drop-‐in (benefits, housing & debt), 11am-‐2pm, free. Massage (neck, back and shoulders)/Indian head massage/reflexology,
1.30-‐5.30pm, £5 unwaged/£10 waged. Tuesday
Yoga, 6-‐7.30pm, dona0on. Floristry course – level 1, 12-‐3.30pm, free.
Computerised Cogni0ve Behavioural Therapy (cCBT), 5-‐8pm, free. Enquiries: 0161 226 3871.
SHARE: Self Harm support group, 6-‐8pm, free. Full Body Massage, 10am-‐1pm, £10 waged/£5 unwaged.
Wednesday ASHA Drop-‐in (Asylum Support Housing Advice), 9.30am-‐4pm, exis0ng
clients only. Carer Support Drop-‐In, 10.30am-‐12.30pm, every 2 weeks, check with
venue for dates. Anxiety Group, 1-‐3pm, free.
Depression Group, 3-‐5pm, free. Solicitors Surgery (first Wednesday of the month), free ini0al consulta0on/
legal aid. To book an appointment please contact 0161 226 5412. Thursday
Manchester Mind Drop-‐in (benefits, housing & debt), 1.30pm-‐4.30pm, free.
ASHA Drop-‐in (Asylum Support Housing Advice), 9.30am-‐4pm, exis0ng clients only.
Ananda Marga Yoga, 3.30-‐5pm, dona0ons. Yoga, 5.30-‐7pm, £5.
Narco0cs Anonymous, 1-‐2.45pm, free. 1-‐1.30pm: medita0on. 1.45-‐2.45pm: mee0ng.
CraJy Chacers, 1.30-‐3.30pm, dona0ons. Fathers Against Violence, 6-‐8pm, free.
Homeopath (last Thursday of the month), low income £10/students £7.50. Waged pa0ents seen on other days by appointment -‐ £25 first
consulta0on, £20 for follow up appointments. Friday
Yoga, 12-‐1.30pm, £5. Art group, 1.30-‐3.30pm, dona0on.
Qigong, medita0ve exercise to help the mind, body and spirit. 4.30-‐5.30pm, £3. Women only.
Herbalist, 2-‐5pm, free consulta0on, £7.50 for herbal medicines. Indian head massage/reflexology, 11am-‐2pm, £10 waged/£5 unwaged. Toddle Time, 9.30-‐11.30am, 50p. Ac0vi0es providing fun and games for
parents and toddlers.
What’s on in Hulme This month’s featured venue: Zion Community Resource Centre. 339 Stresord Road, Hulme, Manchester, M15 4ZY. Telephone 0161 226 5412. Informa0on is also available on their website: hcp://www.zioncentre.co.uk DASH Needle Exchange: Open from 9.30am daily and from 1pm on Monday. Free support and advice around issues concerning drugs. Confiden0al needle exchange and condom distribu0on. Condoms available from recep0on, Monday to Saturday, free. Good Mood Food Café, Monday to Friday, 9am-‐3pm. Low cost healthy food. Internet Cafe, Monday to Friday, 0mes vary, free. Contact venue for further informa0on. Outdoor Gym: Monday to Friday, 9am-‐5pm, free.
A list of community venues in Hulme/Moss Side and their contact details can be found below. Please contact venues for details of classes, workshops and events. CLAREMONT SURE START CHILDREN’S CENTRE: Claremont Road, Moss Side, Manchester, M14 7NA. Telephone 0161 227 3463. This venue offers a variety of play sessions for parents/carers and young children and also ESOL/func0onal English courses. HULME COMMUNITY GARDEN CENTRE: 28 Old Birley Street, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5RG. Telephone: 0161 227 8198. Contact the venue for further informa0on and to confirm availability of workshop sessions. Further informa0on about current and forthcoming events and classes are available on their website: www.hulmegardencentre.org.uk. HULME LIBRARY: Stresord Road, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5FQ. Telephone: 0161 227 3739. Email: [email protected]. The library contains an IT suite, photocopying facili0es and Nashers Cafe. Please contact the venue for further informa0on. KATH LOCKE CENTRE: 123 Moss Lane East, Hulme, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M15 5DD. Telephone: 0161 455 0211. A variety of classes and therapies are available. Further informa0on is also available on their website: h=p://www.thebiglifegroup.com/big-‐life-‐centres/ MOSS SIDE LEISURE CENTRE: Moss Lane East, Manchester M15 5NN. Telephone: 0161 226 5015 MOSS SIDE POWERHOUSE LIBRARY: 140 Raby Street, Moss Side, Manchester M15 4SL. Telephone: 0161 227 3758. YARD THEATRE: 41 Old Birley Street, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5RF. Telephone: 0161 226 7696. Z-‐ARTS: 335 Stresord Road, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5ZA. Telephone: 0161 226 1912. The website hcp://www.z-‐arts.org/ has more informa0on about all classes, workshops and events. ZION COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE: 339 Stresord Road, Hulme, Manchester, M15 4ZY. Telephone 0161 226 5412. Informa0on is also available on their website: hcp://www.zioncentre.co.uk -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐
Sun March 3rd. @ 16:00. Sun June 2nd. @ 16:00. Sun Sept 1st. @ 16:00. Sun Dec 1st. @ 16:00.
Elec0ons for the following will take place at the Next GM
Commicee There is a by-‐elec0on for one commicee member to serve un0l the AGM in March 2013: In order to be a candidate for the commicee you must fill in and sign the nomina0on form below (If you do not wish to spoil your newslecer a piece of paper with the same or similar words will be acceptable). You must be a member to be a candidate for elec0on to the commicee. Nominated candidates are expected to a=end the mee.ng at which the elec.on takes place. If a candidate cannot a=end the elec.on, and they present a reason for not a=ending, that the returning officer decides is reasonable, they may appoint someone to make a statement on their behalf. Candidates at the mee.ng must provide an answer to any ques.ons put to them by the returning officer on behalf of the electorate. The elec0on will be conducted by ballot paper aJer the candidates have addressed the mee0ng and answered any ques0ons. Ques0ons must be in wri0ng and must not be directed at individual candidates. This elec0ons will be by the single transferable vote The vo0ng procedure will be as follows: You have one vote, this is a transferable vote. You must put a 1 against your first preference, a two against your second preference and so on un0l you are indifferent. A later preference cannot count against an earlier one. Re-‐ open nomina0ons will also be a candidate. Nomina0ons for commicee will be kept secret by me un0l the nomina0ons close. You are however welcome to announce your inten0on to stand in any way you feel necessary (ie Yell etc) -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐Nomina.on form I wish to be a candidate for the commicee elec0ons (Insert name)_____________________________________________ Normal Signature ________________________________________ Keith Underhill (Returning Officer) Flat 303 email [email protected] (0779 268 6588)
Present: Shelagh Murphy (Secretary) Safron Gardenchild, Angelo Kovacevic.
Keith Underhill (chair GM) Lorraine Burke (Mosscare) Rob O'Connor (Membership)
Apologies: Janine James, Janice Bell, Rob Harrison (Chair) Luke Hayward (Treasurer) Lee Fulwood.
1. Mosscare Report
Lorraine presented a total of three cases for approval to serve NTQ no0ces; all three cases were iden0fied last month. An addi0onal case has been requested for referral for Court Ac0on.
We have a court order to repossess one flat on the 18th January 2013. (Lee Fullwood requested to acend and provide key and addi0onal lock.)
We did not receive December rent data as none available, due to holidays.
2. Kids Space
No progress to report.
3. MMU Development.
Keith would like the commicee to invite Cath Keane ,Diane Higgins and Councillors Nigel Murphy and Amina Lane to acend another mee0ng aJer the next GM. This will be kept to one hour maximum and will provide a space for our
ques0ons to be answered. Keith also requests a volunteer to take notes. Mee0ng 7.15pm to 8.15pm immediately aJer GM on 15th January 2013.
Shelagh will contact Cath Keane with invite and request Katherine Bird to correspond with par0cipants.
4. Membership
Membership are proposing Chris0ne Donavan to be re admiced as a member of the Co Opera0ve at the January GM
Membership is liaising with Sue Corcoran (Mosscare )with regard an NTQ to be issued in special circumstances.
5. General Mee0ng
Keith is tabling a by elec0on for replacement commicee member.
6. AOB
Kallum Tolkein presented his case to the commicee and has wricen to all commicee members to request to be moved from lodger status to tenant and housed in appropriate accommoda0on when he vacates his present home of
16 years. The commicee received his request and will give response at the appropriate 0me.
7. Closed Session
7.1 Mosscare request for 3 no0ces to quit discussed and Agreed. 7.2 Mosscare request for move to court ac0on discussed and Agreed.
Paperwork to be given to Rob Harrison (chair) to approve and return to Mosscare.
7.3. Court Ac0on proceeding in February 2013.
Minutes. Shelagh
Chair: Keith Underhill, Minutes: Katherine Bird/Keith Underhill. The mee0ng started at 18:32 GMT 1) Members present: (26 including 4 commi=ee members) Bindi Foster-‐Brown, Chiara Addis, Chantelle Scoc, Chris Middleton, Fiona Reilly, Fiona Smith, Janice Bell, Jo Foley, John Pugh, Jonny Tasker, Julie Roberts, Katherine Bird, Keith Underhill, Lee Fullwood, Mark Hodgkinson, Mac Dunning, Mercedes Jacques, Nigel Wood, Niki Quinn, Rob O’Connor, Saffron Gardenchild, Sarah Gilston, Shelagh Murphy, Simon Parnell, Tachia Newall, Tony Pace Non Members present: (5) Christa Gibson, Clara Gooding, Helen Gale, Peter Menken, Scoc Miller , 2) New people. , Clara Gooding, Helen Gale, Peter Menken introduced themselves Minutes of Last GM: 3.1) Minutes were PASSED as a true and correct record with 1 absten0on. 3.2) Macers arising? – Further ruling on powers of general mee0ng Sec0on 6.3.4 of the tenancy agreement allows a lodger to request that the Co-‐Op overrides the wai0ng list and grants them a suitable tenancy, if one becomes available in the 4 month (or less) period specified in that clause. Only the lodger can request this. The request should be made to the commicee and the General mee0ng may overrule such a decision 4) Commi=ee report. No ques0ons. 5) Commi=ee report Ra.fica.on The report was PASSED with 1 against and 1 absten0on. 6) Approval of Constractors Shelagh Murphy proposed Plumbing and Drains this was approved unanimously Lee Fullwood proposed Pavetheway approved with 2 absten0ons Protec and Keyways Road and Pavement were withdrawn 7) Next Mee.ng Tuesday 15th January 2013 8) AOB. none 9) Elec.ons Deputy GM Chairperson: Katherine Bird was elected Unanimously Commi=ee by elec.on Ballot papers returned 26 The Quota was 13 Stage 1 Reopen Nomina0ons 16 Simon Parnell 10 Reopen Nomina0ons was elected another by elec0on will be held in January Closed Session: 10) Membership Issues 10.1) Peter Menken was elected to membership with 1 absten0on 10.2) Helen Gale was elected to membership with 1 absten0on 10.3) Clara Gooding was elected to membership with 1 absten0on The mee.ng finished at 19:04
Prospec.ve Member’s Surgery is from 6.00pm to 6.30pm and is for prospec.ve members to get any support and
advice about becoming a member of the co-‐op.
There will be a ques.on and answer session immediately aier the GM with invited guests including the Hulme
councilors, Diane Keane from the Council and the MMU liaison officer. Ques.ons will be restricted to the MMU
development and related topics.
1. Members and non-‐members present 2. Introduc.on of new people
3. Minutes of Last GM 3.1. Any correc.ons 3.2. Ma=ers arising
4. Commi=ee report 5. Ra.fica.on of commi=ee report
6. Date, .me and venue of next mee.ng 7. Any other business (to be given to the chair before
mee.ng starts) 8. Commi=ee By-‐Elec.on(to serve .ll the AGM in
March) Closed session
9. Removal from HfC membership: Caoimhe Scullion 10 New member
10.1 Chris.ne Donovan 10. Other closed session business
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INDEX:
H4c mee0ngs 02 The big yeller deadline 02 Useful phone numbers 02
Bulky waster 03 Pest control 03
LiJ Breakdown 03 Tenant repair form 04
Filming by Jaki 06
Suspended anima0on by the garden centre 06
In the neighborhood 08 Community lis0ngs 08
Induc0on dates 08
Commicee by elec0on 09 Commicee minutes 10
GM Agenda 12 GM Minutes 11
2012 int year of co-‐ops 21
Aims & objec0ves 22 Contacts 22
