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EnglishArabicBengaliBosnianBulgarianCatalanChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)CroatianCzechDanishDutchEstonianFilipinoFinnishFrenchGermanGreekHindiHungarianIgboItalianJapaneseKoreanKurdish (Kurmanji)LatvianLithuanianLuxembourgishMacedonianMalayMalteseNepaliNorwegianPersianPolishPortuguesePunjabiRomanianRussianSerbianSlovakSlovenianSomaliSpanishSudaneseSwahiliSwedishThaiTurkishUkrainianUrduVietnameseWelshYorubaThe Charity Commission, the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales, has released the new annual return for 2013 which is now available to complete online on the Charity Commission’s website, here: www.charitycommission.gov.uk/Manage_your_charity/Submit_Annual_Return_index.aspx
Manchester International Festival (MIF) are looking to recruit around 400 volunteers aged 18 and over from all over Greater Manchester.
The festival is in its 4th year now and returns from 4 – 21 July 2013, showcasing extraordinary and original work from the world’s leading artists across the spectrum of performing arts, popular culture and visual arts.
MIF are looking to recruit volunteers, whose invaluable support helps to make the Festival a success. There are a variety of roles for all skill levels, from front of house to backstage and marketing to administration.
From February 2013, records of baptisms, marriages and burials for the Greater Manchester area will be published online at Ancestry.co.uk.
The collections, dating from the 1500s to the 20th century, include church registers for Anglican churches in the Diocese of Manchester, including Manchester Cathedral.
In partnership with Ancestry.co.uk, Manchester City Council has digitised the original registers and there is now a name index of over 6,000,000 records accessible on the web.
Free access to Ancestry.co.uk is available at any Manchester City Council library.
Write a poem or limerick about what you love about libraries to win fantastic goodies – winning poems will be printed as a postcard.
Poems should be under 100 words.
Entry categories: 6–10 years, 11–13 years, 14–16 years.
This competition is open to 6-16 year olds and three lucky winners (one from each age group) will see their poems printed on limited-edition postcards.
To enter, visit: www.manchester.gov.uk/postcardpoetry, or visit a library for a form.
The community associations Manchester City Council support have historically been established community centres or associations providing a range of services and activities, or enabling others to provide services and activities, for local people. Just over £430,000 is spent on grant funding to support the valuable work these groups carry out in the community and we believe these associations have played a vital role in supporting local residents in response to local needs.
Community Association Funding Programme July 2013 - March 2016
Manchester is offering unprecedented market opportunities for experienced childcare providers in the near future.
Manchester City Council is committed to ensuring that its diverse population of young people get the best possible start in life, regardless of background, and are well supported throughout their early years. The Council are therefore looking to accept bids from high-quality day care providers, whether large or small - private sector, third sector or community-based, to deliver high quality day care in Manchester.
Community engagement organisation Your Square Mile has launched a portal for Moss Side and Hulme, at www.moss-side.yoursquaremile.co.uk, creating a central hub for local projects, event listings, news and polls. Ranging from a community action forum to anti-violence initiatives, these projects were voted on in a public workshop held at the Zion Arts Centre in Moss Side in November.
The Institute of Community Reporters is launching a new course for budding screen writers in the Manchester and Salford area.
The half day session is lead by Marc Gee whose script for "Al’s Lads" became a £3m feature film starring Ralf Little, Marc Warren and Ricky Tomlinson.
It is an opportunity to learn about the three act-structure, research, character development and how to write exciting dialogue. Marc will be showing excerpts from film classics and his film Al's Lads giving a unique insight into the world of writing for film.
In November last year The Silver Line pilot was launched in Manchester. This is a helpline which provides three functions to support older people:
• a sign-posting service to link them into the many, varied services that exist in their area;
• a befriending service to combat loneliness;
• and a means of empowering those who may be suffering abuse and neglect, if appropriate to transfer them to specialist services to protect them from harm.
Manchester City Council has published its proposed budget for 2013/14, setting out how it will address a £40 million funding shortfall over the next financial year, rising to around £80m in 2014/15.
The Council's financial position, and proposals for dealing with it, are set out in a series of reports to be considered by its Executive when it meets on Wednesday 23 January.
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