The Happy Somedays Podcast

On Episode 34 of our podcast, we welcome the amazing Elisha Emerson, who has set up an incredible wellness community for women in Manchester called Amore Wellness. Amore Wellness is only 6 months old, but in that time, Elisha has created something truly unique and special for women of Manchester where they can go and improve both their physical and mental wellbeing in a safe, supportive, and encou...

On Episode 33 of our podcast, it is a pleasure to welcomeRob Schofield. Rob is a local Wythenshawe lad and personal trainer, withover 17 years experience of working with people in the community on a 1-2-1 or group basis to help them achieve their fitness and wellbeing goals. However, in2024, Rob took a step back and re-assessed his own goals, lifestyle and habits after realising he had fallen foul...

Our podcast is back! And what an episode we have to bringyou with another participant story from someone else who has been involved since the very early days of Happy Somedays Craig Rigby started coming to sessions when we were onlygetting 10-12 people at a time for the men’s football, way before the women’s sessions launched, before the fitness classes, badminton, walks and the social events, too...

As part of our partnership with the Forum Library's Creative Space, this edition of the Podcast welcomes Stephen Evans from Block Cinema to chat about the project which aims to bring social cinema and a "proper movie atmosphere" to Wythenshawe. Block have moved into the Creative Space late in 2024 after establishing in Northenden in 2019. They have gone from strength to strength, off...

Across 5 years of Happy Somedays, we have welcomed so many wonderful participants to our sessions who make everything that we do so unique. We have always said that everyone has a story to tell, and this year we have committed to having more people from within Happy Somedays tell their story on our Podcast, as part of our ‘Participant Stories’ series. The second episode in this series – and our 30...

Welcome to Episode 29 of The Happy Somedays Podcast On 22nd March 2025, as part of our 5th birthday celebrations, members of Happy Somedays will be taking on a mammoth fundraising walk across Manchester taking in 5 football grounds along the way. Starting at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium, we will pass Manchester United’s Old Trafford, Altrincham FC’s Moss Lane, Wythenshawe Town’s Ericstan Park...

It's hard to think of Wythenshawe, and NOT think of Jimmy Egan's Boxing Academy. A proper institution of the Town, Jimmy Egan's has been transforming the lives of those who walk through their doors for 45 years in 2025. But their journey this far has not been easy. 13 different venues. Moving away from Wythenshawe and then back again, Facing bankruptcy... They've faced a lot to get to where they a...

In 2025, Happy Somedays turns five years old! We have always said that it is our participants that make us who we are, and so across the year, we will be featuring a lot more people from within Happy Somedays as part of a ‘Participant Stories’ series. The first episode of that series see’s me welcome a day one member. An OG. And someone who is so well loved, well respected and adored by all who co...

In this episode of The Happy Somedays Podcast, we team up with Music Evermore – a Community Interest Company that provides free and subsidised music workshops, classes, holiday clubs and 1-2-1 tuition to young people across the community. They operate and were founded right here in Wythenshawe by Chris Maddon, who joined us for a chat all about the project. Chris shares his own journey with learni...

In this inspiring episode of The Happy Somedays Podcast, we team up with Directions For Men to shine a spotlight on Men’s mental health and community support. This episode will discuss themes surrounding mental health conditions and also discuss suicide. Please listen with caution if these issues are sensitive to you. Our guest, Alan Shoreman, the facilitator of the Wythenshawe group, shares his j...

In this episode of the Happy Somedays Podcast, we were honoured to be joined by a real Manchester music legend. Her powerful, soulful voice has been heard on numerous tracks spanning multiple genres across the years as a successful soloist and through collaborations with Peter Hook & The Light, Shed Seven and of course the Happy Mondays. It is a real pleasure to welcome Rowetta to the podcast!...

If you've been around and about the streets of Wythenshawe, chances are you'll have seen either pink or green bags tied to bridges and posts on popular routes as well as next to bins ready to be collected. Those bags haven't appeared by magic - they've been collected and put there by some fantastic volunteer led organisations helping to keep the community's green spaces tidy and clean. One of whic...

We were extremely honoured recently to be invited to collaborate with an exciting Football Festival that took place right here in Wythenshawe in mid-July - Ball Together Now. Ball Together Now is a Trans inclusive festival of football for women and non-binary people. They held their first event in 2023 which was a roaring success so decided to do it again this year with double the participants inv...

Welcome to Episode 21 of the Happy Somedays podcast where this time we are talking to comedian and all round 'Local Legend' Lewis 'BigLou' Jones! Having started his comedy career right here in Wythenshawe via a course held at the Forum in 2009, Lewis has gone on to perform every kind of stand-up gig imaginable across the last 15 years and has built up an incredible repertoire of ma...

In February of this year, Happy Someday's turned 4 years old - Can you believe that?! In the space of 4 years, this incentive has grown and grown to become a much needed safe space for people in the local community to come and express themselves through sport and socialisation without any stigma or judgement attached. We have always said that anyone is welcome no matter your age, gender, abili...

In Episode 19 Of the Happy Someday's Podcast, we once again look within our very own network of unique participants to chat to Daniel Timmins. Daniel has been involved with Happy Somedays for only a few months, but has immersed himself into the ethos and has ensured it has felt like he's always been around! He was introduced to us by our very own Hayden (Who you can hear from in Episode 3)...

Welcome to Episode 18 and Part II of our chat with usual host Josh Deegan. As a reminder, in this edition, the tables have turned and he tells his story in the second part of this double header. A big thanks to guest presenter Jordan Pye for holding the fort In this second part, Josh details his later life up to now and explains the efforts he put in to turn his life around at age 25 after finding...

So, here it is... The host finally becomes the guest! In Episode 17, Guest host Jordan Pye has a chat with the Podcast's very own Josh Deegan. Josh has had a very eclectic life full of challenges which he will detail in both parts of this double header (It was a LONG chat!) From being born with sight loss, to being told by a doctor whilst a teenager that if he didn't change his lifestyle, his knee...

Wythenshawe: A small town with a big football presence. We are blessed that there are so many local sides and incentives such as ours giving boys, girls, men and women a chance at grassroots level to get involved with the beautiful game. Recently, the men's sides at our semi-professional teams, Wythenshawe Town and Wythenshawe Amateurs (Now just Wythenshawe FC) were both promoted last season, too....

The Happy Somedays Podcast has always been about letting people with real stories have a platform and a voice they otherwise wouldn't have to raise awareness of issues and causes close to their hearts. In this episode, our next guest, Kelly Jones, reached out herself a asking if she could do just that. Kelly unfortunately has lived experience of baby loss - Not just once, but twice - and she r...

In this episode of The Happy Somedays Podcast, we once again welcome one of our own. A keen participant of our sessions and someone always wanting to help, this person is always encouraging, motivating and inspiring. He is the current holder of our "Living the Ethos" award and it is for all of those reasons and more. It's a pleasure to welcome Jordan Pye to the podcast. TRIGGER WARNING - This epis...

Welcome to Episode Thirteen of The Happy Somedays Podcast. TW - This episode contains themes of negative Mental Health, anxiety, depression and suicide. The guest for this episode is award winning comedian, actor, writer, teacher and presenter Tom Short. Tom has been a mainstay on the comedy circuit since 2011, starting out seriously after being part of the first intake on the Comedy Practices deg...

Welcome to Episode Twelve of The Happy Somedays Podcast. TW - This episode contains themes of negative Mental Health, Suicide and Self Harm As we've always said here at Happy Somedays, using this platform to showcase real people with real stories is an honour. We are proud to support people in any way we can in terms of creating a positive space to improve either physically or mentally. One person...

Welcome to Episode Eleven of The Happy Somedays Podcast. PLEASE NOTE - THIS EPISODE HAS A SENSITIVE AND TRIGGERING CONTENT WARNING. Please read below and only listen if you feel you will be comfortable with someone talking about death and the loss of a child. When we started these podcasts up, well over a year ago now, the biggest thing we wanted was to use them as a way of giving people a chance...

Welcome to Episode Ten of the Happy Somedays Podcast - The first episode of 2023! We aim to keep bringing you these Podcasts across the year and beyond, and the first guest of the year is someone who myself and a lot of my friends will have a pretty personal connection with. It has been an honour and a privilege to speak to my former teacher and head of year, Mr. Terry Milligan on the Happy Someda...