Community Media Crew Group
Learning disability activities Manchester
We work with people who have a learning disability including Downs, Autism and Asperger's. We make films, stage productions and feature films. People attend 3 days a week or 2 days or for 1 day and they make friends in a safe and friendly place to work.
We are pleased and honoured - we received this Queens Award for Voluntary Service. An MBE for Volunteer groups.
On November 22nd 2024 we performed our Stage Play ' The Day Centre' at the Forum Libraries Creative Space.
On 1st November 2022 we performed a street theatre play called 'Barry And Garry Go Civic' in Wythenshawe Town Centre - photos by Callum Harrison thank you. Video edit Marie Greenhalgh thank you.
We are grateful to have received funding and support from Our Manchester and this help has been invaluable to our organisation enabling us to keep working and to support people with a learning disability in Manchester
We are pleased and honoured - we received this Queens Award for Voluntary Service. An MBE for Volunteer groups.
On 21st October 2021 we staged our play 'ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR' at '53two' Theatre space in Manchester and BBC TV Northwest Tonight did a feature on this.
JOHN McCORMACK is the Director of Community Media Crew. Contact him to have a FREE 'TASTER DAY' to see if you like what we do 07881 468 569 or john.mccormack22@btinternet.com
Pauline Hendrickson is in 'The CROWN' NETFLIX Season 4 Episode 7 playing the Queen's Cousin.
Our Feature film CHARLIE"S CREW has been released on Amazon, please take a look at it and it's great fun.
SYNOPSIS: Charlie is determined to make his short film 'Shipwrecked' on a council estate, but he faces opposition from the cash strapped Managers of his Day Centre. Regardless, Charlie moves forward with his bold plans and assembles his Cast and Crew who are his mates with Downs and Autism to make his dream film come true.
TO ORDER A DVD please email john.mccormack22@btinternet.com with your name and address and we will post to you.
On Saturday 5th October 2019 we performed our new stage play THE DAY CENTRE at the BURY MET
Actors John Henshaw, Shaun Carter, Ben Singh in scene from new feature film 'PRICELESS' shot in Wythenshawe, Didsbury, New York, Rome, Auschwitz Poland and 7 Greek Islands!
Information Film about what we do, featuring people that attend the daily sessions.
Volunteers Hazel Dove (left) Stephanie Cameron (right) at Buckingham Palace on 23rd May 2017
We have competed our 2nd feature film PRICELESS with a cast of 20 mixed ability actors working alongside TV Actors John Henshaw, Stephanie Bishop and Robert Maxfield.
BBC TV Broadcast about our work and Comic Relief support which we secured via Forever Manchester.
We have been working with different community groups; Schools and Youths from The Challenge and Elderly on a WW2 project www.ww2wythenshawe.com
Actor Julie Hesmondhalgh piece to camera in St John's with the Community Media Crew and BBC TV for Comic Relief.
