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Proposed changes around New Cross

8 May 2015 - 09:57 by michelle.foster

New Cross is at the north-eastern fringe of the city centre bounded by Swan Street to the south, Livesey Street to the north, Rochdale Road and Bromley Street to the west and Oldham Road to the east.

Manchester City Council is asking for your views on their proposals about how the area could be developed and transformed into a successful, distinctive residential and commercial neighbourhood.

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Big Lunch 2015

8 May 2015 - 09:56 by michelle.foster

This year's Big Lunch will take place on Sunday 7 June.

The Big Lunch is a very simple idea from the Eden Project. The aim is to get as many people as possible across the whole of the UK to have lunch with their neighbours annually on the first Sunday in June in a simple act of community, friendship and fun. Since starting in 2009, thousands of Big Lunches have taken place in all types of communities. In 2014, 4.83 million people took to their streets, gardens and community spaces for the sixth annual Big Lunch.

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Have you got what it takes to be a #LocalHero?

8 May 2015 - 09:25 by michelle.foster

This June, Localgiving is celebrating all the fantastic fundraisers who put themselves out to raise money on behalf of a local charity. From marathons to bungee jumps, sponsored silences to fire walks – there is a whole host of people who do amazing things to support local causes.

To help give a boost to their efforts, Localgiving will be awarding £5,000 in prizes to the causes supported by the top 20 fundraisers in June. Participants will be ranked according to the number of unique donors from whom they secure sponsorship throughout the month.

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Social Enterprise seeks underused kitchen facilities

5 May 2015 - 15:02 by Mike Wild

A new social enterprise is looking for kitchen facilities which may not be in use all the time. "Leancuisine" is hoping to find spare capacity and resources which aren't always in use to develop a new initiative to promote a healthy diet and provide food to homeless people.

Ben Dolman, one of the people developing this initiative, said:

"We are looking for kitchen space to allow us to teach people how to cook healthy food on a low budget, with the food that is cooked then being given out to homeless people by our volunteers.

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Mind Your Money launches the Talk Money Stress Less campaign

30 Apr 2015 - 10:48 by michelle.foster

If you are a community group and want to put on an event that gets people talking about money Mind Your Money have a small budget and a wealth of knowledge to help you.

The 'Talk Money Stress Less' campaign aims to stop people feeling ashamed about struggling with money. If people are able to talk about money problems they are more likely to be pointed in the direction of good money advice rather than resort to payday loans, doorstep lenders or cutting back on essentials such as food, gas and electric.

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Free Wifi across the city

30 Apr 2015 - 10:47 by michelle.foster

Manchester’s free wifi networks are available in more locations across the city. You can browse the internet, access services, use social networks and search for local businesses and destinations while on the move.

'_FreebeeMcr' is the on-street network - it's free for the first 30 minutes, then £3 for the rest of the day*
'_BusybeeMcr' is the network in many of our public buildings, and is free all day.

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We Love MCR Run

30 Apr 2015 - 10:35 by michelle.foster

Also known as the City of Manchester 10k, this year’s ‘people's run’ is taking place on 12 July 2015 is one of the most well loved and well established 10k runs in the Manchester area.

It welcomes runners of all ages and all abilities. Whilst the winner may cross the line in less than 30 minutes, the last person could take 2 hours. Many runners choose to fundraise for charity, with many supporting We Love Manchester. After the completion of the 10k there is also a Toddler Trot for under 8s.

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Building Better Opportunities in Greater Manchester Briefing from GMCVO

30 Apr 2015 - 09:18 by michelle.foster

Building Better Opportunities (BBO) is a joint funding initiative from European Social Fund and the Big Lottery. In Greater Manchester BBO will be worth £10 million. £5 million from Big Lottery and £5million from European Social Fund. The first phase will deliver services from 2016 to 2018.

Who will it benefit?
The project is likely to be targeted at people from 25 years old who are unemployed or economically inactive, not in contact with mainstream services and who are experiencing a range of issues at the same time, including people who live in poverty.

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Grants for National Vegetarian Week 2015

30 Apr 2015 - 09:16 by michelle.foster

The Vegetarian Society have a fund to help support National Vegetarian Week (NVW) community activities and events.

Who can apply?
• Vegetarian groups, local network groups and student vegetarian and vegan societies (whether they are formally part of our network or not)
• Not for profit organisations in the UK e.g. community groups, schools, social housing schemes, youth clubs, Cubs, Brownies, Scouts or Guides
• Informal groups of friends, parents or students
• Individuals

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