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Manchester Deaf Centre invites you for MDC day Wednesday 9 June
Did you know there are approximately 11 million people in the UK who are deaf or hard of hearing?
There are approximately 150,000 British Sign Language users. BSL is a rich and beautiful language comprising ofhand gestures, facial expressions and body movement. It was recognised as a language in its own right in 2003.
Sow the City are launching a new Manchester wide Social and Therapeutic Horticulture service in July. Greater Manchester was selected as one of seven government ‘Green Social Prescribing Test and Learn’ sites and awarded £500,000 to fund two-year pilot nature-based pilot projects.
With support from Co-op and Marcus Rashford, Manchester’s first Community Fridges were launched this week by Know Africa in Wythenshawe and Co-op Academy in Failsworth, with plenty more in the pipeline.
Join the sharing revolution
Get ready for Bike Month this June and ride your way into summer. The days are getting longer and the temperature is rising, providing the ideal opportunity to get back on your bike and enjoy all the benefits that go with it – from getting healthier, feeling happier and saving the planet.
“The stigma around HIV can massively impact on those living with the virus. In the early 1980’s, there was a huge lack of understanding around what HIV was. There was no cure, no effective treatment and a lot of fear. Fast forward to 2021 and people with HIV can expect to live a normal life expectancy and are more likely to die from something other than HIV, but knowledge and understanding has not kept pace. These days, when taking effective treatment, the HIV virus becomes undetectable and can no longer be passed on to others.
Covid-19 has had a tremendous impact on people ranging from children, young people, adults, parents and the elderly, some of whom have lost a spouse, family member or loved one.
NHS Blood and Transplant is asking for men between the ages of 17 and 66 to consider donating their blood plasma which is used in the production of life-saving medicines. Thousands of patients rely on these antibody-based medicines called immunoglobulins, which are used for short-term treatment or lifelong diseases, they help people with weak immune systems and a variety of other rare disorders.
Do it Now Now (DINN) is delighted to have received funding from Comic Relief’s Global Majority Fund to provide, through a Common Call grant fund, financial support to Black-led charities and social enterprises disproportionately impacted by Covid-19 in the UK. The £300,000 fund includes contributions from Barclays, National Emergencies Trust, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, The Clothworkers’ Foundation and Comic Relief.
Pandemic Pressures summarises Ambition for Ageing’s research into how Greater Manchester equalities organisations have responded to the needs of older people during the Covid-19 crisis. The report and supporting briefing highlight a number of recommendations for service commissioners, funders and contractors to contribute to future emergency planning and responses:
FoodCycle is preparing to open its first Wythenshawe-based free meals service for local residents. FoodCycle currently operate a free meals service in Prestwich, Levenshulme and Salford, and hope to restart the Oldham FoodCycle Project soon too.
FoodCycle is a national charity established in 2009, with the aim of tackling food poverty and social isolation using donated surplus food.
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