About Wythenshawe Good Neighbours (WGN)

Welcome to Wythenshawe Good Neighbours (WGN) community group. We work with and for older people across Wythenshawe, and our work is  embedded in the Age Friendly Manchester Strategy 2023 – 2028  – ensuring a positive attitude to ageing well.

We have a range of ways in which we help older people connect to their community, such as our:

• weekly social eating programme in local venues (with a schedule of guest speakers and special events)
• Volunteer Drivers Scheme – helping older people to get from A – B locally, with our affordable transport service for WGN Members
• seasonal day trips
• resilience resources and support (including signposting older people to support services). 

Some of our services are available to all older Wythenshawe residents, others (including our Volunteer Drivers Scheme) are accessed through becoming a WGN Member.

In short, we are there when you need us. We listen when you want to voice your opinion; we act on what you tell us and we use our Age Friendly Manchester platforms so that others can hear and respond to your ideas.