The plans for regeneration of the five wards (Ardwick, Hulme, Longsight, Moss Side, and Rusholme) of central Manchester are being reviewed and the views of local residents, businesses and people working in the central wards are needed to help shape the area's future.
The Cabinet Office is inviting organisations to apply to deliver activity aimed at getting more people on the electoral register and increase levels of democratic engagement. This is part of the campaign launched by the Minister for Constitutional and Political Reform, Chloe Smith MP. Organisations are formally invited to apply for part of the £4.2million aimed at engaging groups which are currently under-represented on the electoral register.
Two new projects have been launched to which the Cabinet Office is inviting bids:
I've mentioned previously that there's a danger that this blog becomes a series of rants about things I'm angry about. Well not today, at least!
Our State of the Voluntary Sector report shows there are over 3000 voluntary and community groups in Manchester. I don't know them all but I do know a lot of them and one of the great pleasures of my job is that I get to see some of the amazing things happening in groups across Manchester and meet some fantastic people.
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You can get even more from the redeveloped Manchester City Council website with a customer account.
Set one up and you can:
• see services, information, news and events in your neighbourhood
• You will soon be able to check the progress of your requests and get email updates
• send online requests without having to give your details every time
• get a quicker service. Your requests are fast-tracked to the right place
Does your community group or a volunteer you know deserve recognition for all their hard work? Macc has launched a series of awards for the voluntary and community sector in Manchester supported by the Voluntary Sector Assembly. We want to celebrate and highlight all the excellent work being carried out in Manchester’s voluntary and community sector. The awards will be presented at a special ceremony at the end of September which will include short films of the shortlisted nominees made by the Manchester Community Reporters.
What is it?
'A Day in the Life' is a free work shadowing initiative that provides a unique opportunity for staff in government and Civil Society to step into each other's shoes for a day and learn about how the 'other side' operates.
This short film includes presentations and interviews at the Launch of the Greater Manchester state of the sector report in May 2013. The report was compiled from the findings of the first survey of Greater Manchester's voluntary and community sector and includes key statistics on the impact of the sector.
Public Health England (PHE) are developing a voluntary and community sector (VCS) engagement strategy and are welcoming input from voluntary organisations.
They are currently building on comments already provided about VCS as advocates and mediators for public involvement, but would like some more specific and general information to get a feel for the best framework within which PHE can engage with voluntary organisations.
Can you help with a consultation 10 question survey as part of the Wythenshawe Community Housing Group Regeneration strategy review.
Wythenshawe Community Housing Group are in the process of reviewing the Regeneration strategy as they begin to look at Regeneration across the whole of Wythenshawe as Wythenshawe Community Housing Group.
To complete the survey, visit: www.surveymonkey.com/s/T7QG867
Wythenshawe Community Housing Group really welcome honest responses and value your input.
The Manchester Youth Council is running a campaign to change people's negative perception of Young People.
To promote this campaign and get young people involved they have decided to run a competition to promote their campaign, and have designed a poster to promote it.