Sunday, April 18, 2021

Tony Openshaw

Patch

Manchester

About

Tony is one of our Manchester reporters, you can read all about him on our Meet the Team page.

Our reporter, Tony Openshaw, set up Asylum Support Housing Advice (ASHA) in 2004 – helping 7,000 people seeking asylum in Greater Manchester.

He retired in 2015 and joined Out In The City, a social and support group for members of the LGBT+ communities aged over 50, which he now runs.

The sad loss of his partner to pancreatic cancer shook his life and retirement but he remains active in the community, also volunteering at George House Trust (a HIV agency); and is a trustee for Manchester City of Sanctuary, an organisation that supports refugees and people seeking asylum and even hosts his own reggae podcast.

Tony enjoys music – both recorded and live concerts – pub quizzes; and visiting places of interest.

He joined the Talking About My Generation campaign to help breakdown stereotypes and support others and will be using his podcasting and radio skills to do so – as well as plans for a Living Library.

Tony says: “When I was a teenager, I thought 40 was old, and I don’t think attitudes to ageing have changed much. This programme will help to breakdown stereotypes and show different aspects of ageing.”

Articles

Features

AIDS then and now: Bereavement, hope,...

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1981 was the year that gave us Kim Wilde, Donkey Kong, the wedding of...
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Manchester

Friendship group finally make it out...

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Members of the Out In The City friendship group were able to meet in person...
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Poetry Corner

Haircut Lockdown Blues

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I thought it would be isolation, Social distancing and separation, But it turns out my biggest...
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Meet The Team

Manchester reporter: Tony Openshaw

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Tony Openshaw REPORTER PATCH: Manchester Our reporter, Tony Openshaw, set up Asylum Support Housing Advice (ASHA)...
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Manchester

Turning 50 and taking on a...

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Our reporter Tony Openshaw spoke to Aderonke Apata – who has just reached the...
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