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Greater Manchester Walking Festival 2020 – opportunity to get involved

13 Dec 2019 - 10:57 by michelle.foster

Greater Manchester Walking FestivalThe 2020 Greater Manchester Walking Festival is all about the joy and fun of walking and GM Moving are hoping the walks can bring this concept to life. Using the joy and fun approach, the festival aims to celebrate walking, places to walk and people to walk with, and appeal to a range of audiences.

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Christmas and New Year closure information

11 Dec 2019 - 12:10 by michelle.foster

The Macc offices will be closed from 1pm on 24 December and will open in the New Year on 2 January.

Manchester Community Central / Capacity Building Team opening times
Monday 23 December – open 10am-4pm
Tuesday 24 December – Thursday 2 January closed
Please note: there will be no drop-in on 24 December or 31 December

Skill Givers opening times
Monday 23 December – Friday 10 January closed
Monday 13 January – open from 10am

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International Women's Day 2020: The Walk for Women 2019-20 Fund

5 Dec 2019 - 15:30 by michelle.foster

Manchester City CouncilAs long-standing supporters of gender equality Manchester City Council support activities every March to promote and celebrate International Women’s Day. The third annual Walk for Women takes place on Saturday 7 March 2020, and Manchester City Council want as many people and organisations as possible to join in.

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Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder small grants

5 Dec 2019 - 15:25 by michelle.foster

10GMVoluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) groups and organisations in each of the local authority areas of Greater Manchester are being sought to provide peer support opportunities for parents, carers and families of children with suspected or diagnosed Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

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Lloyds Bank Foundation funding applications now open

5 Dec 2019 - 15:00 by michelle.foster

Lloyds Bank FoundationCore funding grants are now available for small and local charities through a new simplified, more flexible and transparent approach.

Lloyds Bank Foundation have refined and improved their approach to funding to better help you be stronger and more effective.

This new approach involves:

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CAHN scoping of Caribbean and African community in Greater Manchester

5 Dec 2019 - 14:51 by michelle.foster

CAHNThe Caribbean and African Health Network’s (CAHN) ambition is to work with Caribbean and African community in Greater Manchester to eradicate health inequalities within a generation.

The aim of this scoping exercise is to gather essential information that will provide an overview of where the Black community lives across the 10 localities of Greater Manchester.

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Staff from Depaul UK, Greater Manchester region, worked with Manchester Art Gallery’s mental health and well-being team to co-curate an art exhibition

5 Dec 2019 - 14:49 by michelle.foster

DepaulThe And Breathe exhibition explores how people can interact with art to nurture their mental and emotional wellbeing.

It also considers the theme of care, particularly how we care for ourselves and our communities.

To understand the role a gallery can play in supporting those who care for others, Manchester Art Gallery asked the Depaul UK team to take part in a series of mindfulness sessions at the gallery.

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The Human Lending Library

5 Dec 2019 - 14:46 by michelle.foster

Human Lending LibraryThe Human Lending Library®, which matches charity and social enterprise leaders with successful entrepreneurs as mentors, has opened in Manchester.

Launched by the charity Expert Impact, the initiative has seen more than 200 leaders of social enterprises and charities ‘borrow’ an Expert for advice on improving their organisations and increasing their social impact.

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