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Men’s Shed is a local community project for men of all ages at St. Barnabas Rectory, South Street, Lower Openshaw, Manchester, M11 2EY.

It is a place for men to:
• Learn new skills
• Meet new people
• Refurbish old furniture
• Volunteer for your community
• Do your own project
• Relax and have fun
• Share knowledge
• Grow and eat your own food
• Renew old skills
• Or just hang out and talk

No experience is needed, all materials and equipment are provided and it’s free for all to join

MakeMCR are working with We Love MCR and MCR Markets, on raising funds for a new project, the Manchester Youth Market test-trading initiative and will be fund raising until 11 September.

We Love Manchester has pledged £29,247.00 to set up a new Manchester Youth Market that will pop up every month in a surprising locations where Mancunians aged 16 - 30 will be able to try out their business ideas and showcase their businesses.

People in Manchester are being encouraged to consider opening their home to a vulnerable adult as an innovative new service is launched in the city.

Award-winning social enterprise PSS and Manchester City Council have teamed up to unveil Shared Lives (or Adult Placement) - where vulnerable adults and young people over 16 live at home with a specially recruited and trained carer and their family.

Do you dream if setting up a project, group or activity?
Would you like to access funding to help you realise you dream?

Collyhurst Big Local’s small grants scheme is for projects that will celebrate Collyhurst, encourage people in Collyhurst to come together and improve the quality of life for residents in the area. There are grants of up to £500 to give away for ideas that you’d like to put in place, or to help start a community project.