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Mango Salsa from the House of Handis

Mango Salsa from the House of Handis

Mangoes are widely used in cuisine. Sour, unripe mangoes are used in chutneys (see Mango chutney), pickles, dhals and other side dishes in Bengali cuisine, or may be eaten raw with salt, chili, or soy sauce. A summer drink called aam panna comes from mangoes. Mango pulp made into jelly or cooked with red gram dhal and green chillies may be served with cooked rice. Mango lassi is popular throughout South Asia, prepared by mixing ripe mangoes or mango pulp with buttermilk and sugar. Ripe mangoes are also used to make curries. Aamras is a popular thick juice made of mangoes with sugar or milk, and is consumed with chapatis or pooris. The pulp from ripe mangoes is also used to make…
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Let’s Move My Way

Let’s Move My Way

Our latest project #Let‘sMoveMyWay, in collaboration with #SportsEngland #ThisGirlCan, was launched in February, with Lesley Kelly as Project Lead. With lockdown and working from home severely limiting our chances of physical movement, the project is designed to encourage women to get moving, with a variety of sessions and activities centred around fitness, wellbeing, meditation, yoga, walking and dance sessions. Physical fitness is known to help not just physical but also mental wellbeing. As we begin to move out of lockdown restrictions, our project remains relevant, with the Covid-19 transmission rates in several areas in the Bolton Borough reminding us that…
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Project Dignity at The Girls Club

Project Dignity at The Girls Club

The activity at our Girl’s Club last week was to decorate a Dignity bag each, refill with goodies and top off with a hand decorated cupcake as presents for their Mums or Grandmas. The girls had a fantastic time and the results looked amazing. L is 7 and said she had had a lovely time and she couldn’t wait to give the bag to her Mum and L’s Mum Bethany said she didn’t want to use anything because it looked so beautiful! Another one of the girls liked the bag contents so much that she kept them for herself and…
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Cook to Heal, Mind Your Mind and More

Cook to Heal, Mind Your Mind and More

UNIQUE FREE COURSES SUPPORTED BY THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND All courses will start on Zoom, with the intention (subject to prevailing legislation) to end each course by meeting up in a suitable venue. At the end of the course Learners will be awarded a certificate of accreditation from ASDAN, the internationally renowned training organisation. The project is organised by WEA (Workers Education Authority) with funding from the ESF, and delivered by Community Film Art & Media. Community Film Art & Media is a Community Interest Company working with ethnic minority communities for the past nine years. Activities help to engage…
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Sale mum wins prize at She Inspires Award

Sale mum wins prize at She Inspires Award

Having suffered from anxiety and depression, Faria has become an advocate to raise awareness about mental health conditions and the stigma attached to it. A single mum of two from Sale has won a special award for inspiring others. Faria Arsh scooped the SHEro Local category award at the She Inspires Awards celebrating the women of Bolton and the surrounding areas. She was nominated by her friend, who was inspired by Faria's hard work in running her business around her autistic daughter's needs while supporting other women in business, mums and carers with additional needs and, at the same time,…
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She Inspires Awards 2022 celebrating woman of Bolton and beyond

She Inspires Awards 2022 celebrating woman of Bolton and beyond

IT was a night of inspiration when 550 people got together to applaud female award-winners from the town, region and across the country and thousands more joined in online from around the world. The eighth She Inspires Awards held at the Bolton Stadium Hotel produced big winners and a chance for 36 individuals and several local charities and businesses to step into the spotlight. Around 25 women had flown into Manchester Airport especially for the event from as far away as Germany, Denmark, Spain, Doha, South Africa, America and India. One woman, Sunita Bhuyan a celebrated violinist who was awarded the global…
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SheInspires Awards 2022 celebrating woman of Bolton and beyond

SheInspires Awards 2022 celebrating woman of Bolton and beyond

IT was a night of inspiration when 550 people got together to applaud female award-winners from the town, region and across the country and thousands more joined in online from around the world. The eighth SheInspires Awards held at the Bolton Stadium Hotel produced big winners and a chance for 36 individuals and several local charities and businesses to step into the spotlight. Around 25 women had flown into Manchester Airport especially for the event from as far away as Germany, Denmark, Spain, Doha, South Africa, America and India. One woman, Sunita Bhuyan a celebrated violinist who was awarded the global Cultural…
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Bolton SheInspires Awards 2022 bigger than ever

Bolton SheInspires Awards 2022 bigger than ever

The 2022 SheInspires Awards’ night due to be held at the Bolton Stadium Hotel on November 24 is set to be a record-breaker. More than 500 people will attend the Premier Suite on the night with thousands more expected online as part of the awards’ global audience. And around 25 women with their teams will be flying into Manchester especially for the event from Germany, Spain, United Arab Emirates, India, America, South Africa and Denmark. They will be finalists in six of the 18 categories that have attracted 2,306 overall entries for the eighth annual awards, which have grown exponentially each year.…
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Bharatnatyam pro Sohini Roychowdhury opens up about her collaboration with Farah Daoud and Kristina Veselinova

Bharatnatyam pro Sohini Roychowdhury opens up about her collaboration with Farah Daoud and Kristina Veselinova

Danseuse and author Sohini Roychowdhury has had a busy calendar. She launched her book and wrapped up a performance in Kolkata where she performed alongside Farah Daoud and Kristina Veselinova, who hail from Iraq and from Bulgaria respectively. CT caught up with the Bharatnatyam pro and her collaborators to talk about their creative journey, their love for the form, their thoughts on Shaktism and more. Excerpts from the interview: Sohini, when did you meet Farah and Kristina?I met Farah in Madrid when I moved to the Spanish capital and started my dance school. I met her at a dance workshop;…
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Know your judges – Carole Swarbrick

Know your judges – Carole Swarbrick

Carole Swarbrick has won two SheInspires 2021 awards after she was recognised for her work in education for over 40 years with a Lifetime Achievement award. On top of that, Carole, who is originally from Blackhall and was educated in Hartlepool, also snatched the award for North West Woman of the Year – much to her surprise. Carole Swarbrick (centre) with Prof. George E Holmes DL and Annabel Tiffin. The former special needs teacher said: “I was delighted to win that, but then I actually was given the North West Woman of the Year award, so that was really exciting. "It…
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