0333 321 3021

FacebookYouTubeFlickrTwitter

All Sector News

BBC Children in Need and Wellcome launch Curiosity Fund

25 Aug 2017 - 12:10 by michelle.foster

Curiosity is a brand new £2.5m partnership between BBC Children in Need and the Wellcome Trust which will use the power of exciting and engaging science activities to create change for children and young people experiencing disadvantage in the UK. BBC Children in Need and Wellcome

News Type: 

LandAid Grants Programme - apply to become a LandAid Charity Partner and for a grant of up to £75,000

25 Aug 2017 - 12:07 by michelle.foster

LandAid's vision is a country where no young person is homeless. LandAid aims to bring about lasting change by helping tackle the causes of youth homelessness and contributing to the provision of safe supported housing for those who need it most. Landaid

LandAid award grants to outstanding projects on the ground that work to give young people the shelter and support they need.

News Type: 

VCSE Cancer Advisory Group has £5,000 to reduce health inequalities within people's cancer journey

25 Aug 2017 - 11:59 by michelle.foster

VCSE Advisory Group has £5,000 to allocate to a single project that aims to reduce a health inequality/ies faced by members of particular community within their cancer journey.

The VCSE Advisory Group know many communities within Greater Manchester experience many additional barriers to services; from awareness of signs and symptoms, early diagnosis, through treatment, living with and beyond cancer and dying well.

News Type: 

Section 48 and New Cultural Grants Scheme Consultation Events

25 Aug 2017 - 11:52 by michelle.foster

There are four consultation events taking place about the proposed closure of Section 48 and proposed criteria for a new Culture and Social Impact Fund. This is your opportunity to feedback your thoughts and to ask questions about the proposed changes to cultural funding across Greater Manchester.

Wigan
Date & Time: Thursday 31 August 2017, 2pm-4pm
Venue: Wigan Town Hall
Donna Hall, GMCA Portfolio Lead – Culture, Leisure and Sport, will be in attendance

News Type: 

Support for Tower Block Residents in Greater Manchester and nationally

25 Aug 2017 - 11:49 by michelle.foster

Community Links ran the National Tower Blocks Network in the 1980s and 1990s, to gather and share information about the issues in tower blocks. The Network published two National Tower Blocks Directories which contained details gathered from tower blocks owners and from tenants and community groups.

News Type: 
Shared Topic Areas: 

Community Revival free ESOL courses

25 Aug 2017 - 11:45 by michelle.foster

Improve your reading, writing, listening and speaking skills, entry 1, 2, 3 and Level 1.

You have to be over 19 years old and a UK/EU citizen (or have indefinite leave to remain) also receiving benefits and looking for work to attend.

The courses take place on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10am-12.30pm and 5pm-7.30pm.

For further information and to book a place, contact the Ethnic Health Forum, on 0795 731 7707, or drop in to the Health and Training Centre, 195 Wilmslow Road, (side entrance), Rusholme, Manchester, M14 5AQ.

News Type: 

Europia Taster Sessions

25 Aug 2017 - 11:44 by michelle.foster

Europia will be running two classes in September. One that is aimed at people who would like to improve on their professional English Skills, and the other will be aimed at individuals with intermediate English skills and are looking at improving on their written and spoken English. Europia

News Type: 

Our Manchester Voluntary and Community Sector Grant Programme Launch

16 Aug 2017 - 12:06 by michelle.foster

Book now to reserve a place at the launch of the new Our Manchester Voluntary and Community Sector grants programme.

Date & Time: Thursday 7 September 2017, 11.30am - 2pm
Venue: The Great Hall, Manchester Town Hall, Albert Square, Manchester, M60 2LA

Manchester City Council and partners are proud to launch a new funding programme for voluntary and community sector organisations.

Councillor Sue Murphy, Deputy Leader and lead Member for the voluntary and community sector, will introduce the session.

News Type: 
Shared Topic Areas: 

Pages