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Super Senior Margaret Koppens Speaks

I am 76 years old and I have lived in Bolton all my life, I have two daughters and five grandchildren. With a lifetime’s love of history I joined Halliwell Local History Society 30 years ago and have enjoyed every minute of the time since then. I have been Secretary for the past 25+ years and since I retired this has filled my time. Over the past 10 years a colleague and I have catalogued our vast collection of photographs (2500+), maps, artefacts and books and these are now on a searchable database. I deal with enquiries via our website…

Super Senior Sue Desai- Winner of Outstanding Senior Woman INSPIRE Awards 2017

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Super Senior Sue Desai- Winner of Outstanding Senior Woman INSPIRE Awards 2017

Samatiben, ‘Sue’ arrived in the UK from Nairobi in 1965, at the age of 26 years, to get married. She quickly became involved in community work, teaching English, translating and generally helping people just arrived in the UK who needed help with a variety of official documentation. Amongst a variety of things that Sue has taken on, she spent 26 years as a hospital link worker, becoming especially involved in parent craft classes. In 2008 she received an MBE from the Queen for her community work and her efforts have also been recognised with other awards, including a Parliamentary Award,…

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WiN Super Senior – Olywn Holgate

Olwyn is the chair of The Golden Oldies, an older people’s wellbeing group in Tonge Fold. Before Olwyn came along the group was about to fold due to ill health and lack of confidence in existing members. Since she joined she has turned the group around, working tirelessly to ensure needs of residents in the local area are met. She chairs the Golden Oldies Community Group, and since she joined, has given the group a clear sense of direction, namely supporting the constitution of the group in order to source funding and improve and secure the future of the centre.Olwyn…

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Happy Older Persons Day

To celebrate the occasion and to showcase some of the positive contributions older people make to our community in Bolton we would like to invite you to attend: Super Seniors Premier Screening on Tuesday 24th October at The Light Cinema, Bolton Market Place Shopping Centre. 10:15-11:00. Super Seniors is a short film which has been produced by Women in Neighbourhoods in association with Ambition for Ageing and stars local Ambition for Ageing ambassadors: Mavis Bates, Margaret Koppens, Samatiben Desai, Olwyn Holgate, Linda Marland. You will all have chance to meet and greet the stars afterwards! To book a place on…

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Sep

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The Inspire Cooking Circle

One of the most popular sessions and often repeated sessions due to popular demand are our Cooking sessions. The participants lead these sessions, share recipes, have fun and make friends. These sessions help to reduce social isolation massively.

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Aug

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The Inspire Circle Gets Crafty

Our most recent project ‘The Inspire Circle’ funded by National Lottery reaches out to women and young girls in mostly marginalised hard to reach communities in Bolton. The project aims to address lack of leadership in women generally but particularly in BAME communities. Weekly sessions were organised were women participants took the lead and conducted sessions. They were leaders instead of participants and spectators. All participants really enjoyed taking in leadership roles. It boosted their self esteem and confidence. They felt worthy and appreciated. A variety of sessions were conducted ranging from food, art, makeup sewing, embroidery, fitness and mental…

Inveiled #40HERstories …the search is on ….

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Aug

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Inveiled #40HERstories …the search is on ….

Unveiled ...the first #40Stories to be featured in #100WomenStories #LegacyBook. Would anyone like to share their story? #100years #100women #100stories We each have unique talents and gifts that make us different. But not one of those talents and gifts is more important than the next. And not one of those talents or gifts is any good without others to complement it. Because it is only the contribution of the many that creates the world we need. The current narrative is about the equal recognition and appreciation of women’s contribution to our communities. Something we are all learning to do better…

Inspiring Women Honoured at Annual Awards

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Aug

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Inspiring Women Honoured at Annual Awards

SCORES of Bolton’s most inspiring women were honoured when the 2018 Inspire Awards were held at the Macron Stadium. Around 500 people were present to see 26 awards distributed to women from every area of local life – the charity field, social care, business, sports, industry and also highlighting individual achievement. The culmination was the 2018 Inspire Woman of the Year Award which was presented to Debbie Dowie who established the Boot Out Breast Cancer charity. Awards’ organiser Gulnaz Brennan said she was “very proud” to be able to honour the area’s remarkable women. “We had so many nominations and…

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Jul

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#100Years #100Women #100Stories

This year we celebrate #GreaterManchester Women across time, cultures, and industries by chronicling their stories in #100Women #100Stories Book. Having actively worked with Women and Media for over a decade, Gulnaz has decided to chronicle some of the most inspiring Women she has known, met and heard of. These remarkable life stories of courage, compassion, sacrifice and personal accomplishments have inspired her and she would like to share her inspirations, in the hope these stories can inspires others as well. FourTwographs will be working in collaboration, bringing expertise of portraiture shoots to this project. The photoshoot hopes to raise funds…

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Feb

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Souls Migrated- Project Report

The Souls Migrated film is an excellent resource documenting the story of people who have migrated to Bolton from all over the world. It explores the rich and diverse stories of migrants, sharing their culture and heritage covering themes of loss and hope. Making the film was a valuable experience for the participants and volunteers who took part and the outcome is an insightful film, capturing this important aspect of Bolton’s heritage. The film is a tool which can be used to explore themes of heritage and cohesion and its impact will go far beyond the lifetime of the project.…