Environment

Neighbourhood Nature Day

Join Ardwick Climate Action for a hands-on celebration of local organisations, and have your say on how to make local green spaces work for you.

There will be free food, moneysaving tips and a film screening.

  • Bike repairs: Get your bikes fixed with experts
  • Plant pot painting: Design a unique home for your plants
  • Seeds and planting: Start your garden today with seeds
    And more 
     
Brunswick Community Hub, Brunswick Street, Manchester, M13 9SX
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Environment

Utility Aid: Energy Market Insights for Charities – Managing Risk and Collective Purchasing

In a volatile energy market shaped by ongoing geopolitical uncertainty, charities are under increasing pressure to manage costs effectively while avoiding unnecessary risk.

This free webinar, hosted by Ben Mason, will explore current energy market conditions and provide practical guidance on:

Online
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Environment
Leadership
Learning, Skills and Employment
Other

Everyone’s Environment: Local – Cost of living and climate

Are you worried about the cost of energy bills? Concerned about green spaces in your neighbourhood? Feeling like environmental decisions get made without people like you in the room?

Turn2us are hosting a community conversation, as part of Everyone's Environment: Local, in Greater Manchester for people experiencing financial insecurity — and Turn2us want your honest views on what environmental priorities matter most in your area.

Friends' Meeting House, 6 Mount Street, Manchester, M2 5NS
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Environment

Green lending and savings offer from South Manchester Credit Union

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South Manchester Credit Union

South Manchester Credit Union offers ethical financial advice to anyone who lives or works in South and Central Manchester and Trafford. They work to support those in the community to borrow and save, including those with low credit scores, and they help people to develop a good saving habit. Their mission is to empower people to achieve financial goals.

Their 'Green Loans' have been designed to support people to buy things such as bicycles, garden tools, greenhouses, electric cars and upgrade doors and heating systems.

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Environment
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Gardening for wellbeing

Do you want to get outside more and meet new people?

22nd April - 10th June, 10am - 11.30am at The Grange Community Resource Centre, Pilgrim Drive, Beswick, M11 3TQ

Ecotherapy uses the power of nature to support people to improve their health and wellbeing. Sessions will be fun, informal, and relaxed, with activities including food growing, environmental art, and nature-based crafts. Sow the City will provide hot drinks, snacks, and all necessary gardening tools and materials.

The Grange Community Resource Centre, Pilgrim Drive, Beswick, M11 3TQ
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Environment
Health and Wellbeing
Mental Health

Community Green Leaders Course

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sow the city

Do you want to strengthen your organisation’s environmental and social impact?

Sow the City is hosting a unique development programme for 20 community green leaders in the VCSE sector – delivered at Manchester Museum.

This is a free, five-day programme (spread over three months) designed for 20 community green leaders in the VCSE sector. It brings together leadership development, practical skills training, peer learning, and opportunities to connect with key experts and partners across the city.

The course will cover:

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Environment
Leadership

Garden City Discovery Day Community Connector

Wythenshawe Community Housing Group (WCHG) invites you to their Garden City Discovery Day Community Connector, a family friendly event celebrating gardening, creativity, and community in Wythenshawe.

This family-friendly Connector will bring together residents, local Community Groups, and organisations to champion community growing, sustainability and local pride.

Wythenshawe Park (in front of Blossom), Manchester
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Arts & culture
Children and Families
Community Engagement
Community First
Environment
Other

Action for Conservation’s Summer Camps

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Action for Conservation

Action for Conservation’s (AFC) Summer Camps are a chance for young people to spend five all-inclusive days exploring and experiencing the outdoors, taking action for nature and making friends for life. The camps are open to young people aged 12-16 who are living in England or Wales.

AFC mission is to bring the magic of nature into young people’s lives, inspiring a youth movement committed to conservation and to the earth. AFC work with 12 to 24-year-olds across the UK, empowering and inspiring the next generation of environmental leaders.

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Environment
Young People

City of Trees: Citizen Forester Woodland Management

Join us for a day of woodland management and become a Citizen Forester with City of Trees!

We are carrying out this work to maintain a healthy and sustainable woodland that supports local wildlife and the surrounding community.

All tools will be provided; please wear suitable clothing for outdoor work and sturdy footwear. Drop in for an hour or stay the whole day – you will be guided throughout the day so no prior experience is necessary. This activity is suitable for adults and older children.

Little Wood, Hatchet Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M22 0FB
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Environment
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