Our Own Radio Show
We are currently working with Jason Cooke from North Manchester Radio 106.6fm to produce and broadcast ‘Our Own Radio Show’ Jason works with our citizens every Tuesday morning to gather content for the the radio show which is aired every Tuesday at 2pm on 106.6fm. The group have picked up some excellent skills while working with Jason and choose some brilliant music.
At the Shaw Centre we aim to break barriers and empower the individuals that we support to believe in themselves. We love to discover and offer opportunities that ensures our citizens have the chance to achieve amazing things.
As our supporters probably know, being radio presenters comes as part of a long list of brilliant achievements from The Shaw Centre citizens.
A poem written by The Shaw Centre radio presenters-
Tune in tune in and turn it up
Listen to 'Our Own Radio Show'
Hear it loud
It makes us proud
To share our songs with you
As friends we work together
Choose what we like
Speak to the mic
Then Jason makes it right
Tune in - Tuesday at 2
We'll share our favourite songs with you!
If you are not able to listen to the show live it is also aired Friday mornings at 9am. It is also available to stream on the NMFM website using their Listen Again service.
Learning Disability Week 23 ( June19th- 25th)
We had a fantastic Learning Disability Week!
On Monday we released our brand new music - No Barriers and The Missing Piece.
HOME MCR and Noel Fagan invited us to the Home event space on Tuesday. We danced the morning away with Dance-syndrome. In the afternoon, some of our citizens put on a brilliant drama performance. The performance was about feelings and emotions. After the drama performance we did some drumming with the very talented Iain Mellor.
A brilliant day had by all!
On Wednesday our song, No Barriers was played on North Manchester Radio 106.6 fm. What an achievement!
Hopefully we will be working with the radio station in the near future. Watch this space!
We was invited to a summer garden party at Heathfields day centre on Thursday! Lots of dancing and games- Another amazing day. We look forward to the next party.
Friday - We relaxed!
This year, learning disability week was all about busting myths and showing the world the incredible things people with a learning disability can achieve. We certainly did that!
No Barriers
We have released MORE music! Its available to stream on platforms such as Spotify
No Barriers is another single that we produced with Omni Music - This song explains how we felt about being back at The Shaw Centre and socialising with friends after the Covid-19 pandemic. Take a listen and let us know what you think!
Same Road, Different Journey
The Shaw Centre music is now available to stream online. Platforms such as Spotify and Amazon Music can be used to listen to our fantastic tracks or search “The Shaw Centre” on your preferred music platform.
The group created this collection of songs based on poems they had written which reflected their experiences of the Covid Lockdown in 2020
What an achievement! The group are so proud of themselves and we’re proud of them too!
This is not the only album created by The Shaw Centre- More tracks will be added soon.
Special thank-you to OmniMusic and Noel Fagan.
Cooking Made Simple For All!
The microwave cookery book stemmed from the idea of making cooking simple and safe for everyone.
All the recipes have been tried and tested in The Shaw Centre Kitchen.
All the recipes are made in a microwave using basic household utensils like a mug and cup measures. There is a conversion chart that can be used for anyone who does not have cup measures at home.
The book is available to buy directly from The Shaw Centre for £4.99 plus P&P.
OmniMusic- January 23
We have been working with OmniMusic again! OmniMusic use assistive music technology which enables all musicians to make and play music in ambitious and creative ways.
This is a Six month project funded by the We Love Manchester Charity.
Firstly we created a Christmas song - Take a listen and tell us what you think!
Merry Christmas - The Shaw Centre
The project will come to an end in March 23. Keep your eyes and ears peeled because we will have more great music created by the citizens that attend the centre
Sweet Dreams At Christmas
Our creative writing group have done it again!
We have launched a new book and we had a bit of a do to celebrate.
Sweet Dreams at Christmas is the second story penned by the creative writing group.
In the book you will meet all the family including Peanut the dog and you will be taken on five magical trips that whisked our family from their beds!
If you are interested in getting your hands on a copy we still have some available, they are available to buy direct from The Shaw Centre for just £9.95
Call into the centre or give us a call on 0161 203 5109 to arrange collection/post.
Spaces Available
If you are interested in attending The Shaw Centre, you can either be referred via your social worker or you can contact us directly and self-fund your days.
We are a city-wide service and provide up to 25 places a day for adults with learning disabilities.
Omni Music
Last year we worked with Omni Music to produce a music album, Same Road, Different Journey.
Scroll down and take a listen.
Omni Music use assistive music technology to enable disabled people and non-disabled musicians to make and play music in ambitious and creative ways.
October will see the start of a brand-new project. We will produce a new album.
Watch this space!
Keep In Touch by The Shaw Centre
Listen up.
Back In To The World by The Shaw Centre
Listen up.
Lockdown Dub, by The Shaw Centre -
Take a look at the OmniMusic website. Link below.
1st March 2022
Welcome to our brand-new website.
The website news will be updated regularly by both our staff group members. As well as a new website we have also set up a YouTube channel; here you will see videos of the group taking part in activities and producing vlogs letting you know how they have been spending their time at the centre. Click the link to take a look at The Shaw Centre YouTube channel