All Health and Wellbeing

Manchester Mind: Building a Healthy Future (recurring)

This course will take place on Tuesday mornings, 11am – 1pm starting on Tuesday 30 April. We (Manchester Mind) will have a break on 28 May, and the final session is on 11 June.

Living with a long-term condition isn’t plain sailing and we don’t always get the support we need when things get tough.

This course is for anyone living with a long-term physical condition and who wants to find ways of managing and improving their psychological wellbeing. Conditions may include:

30 April, 2024 - 11:00 to 11 June, 2024 - 13:00

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Health and Wellbeing

Mental Health

Physical Disability

GM Walking Festival 2024

The Greater Manchester Walking Festival 2024 takes place 1-31 May. The festival celebrates the joys and many benefits of walking and wheeling – including for people’s health and wellbeing.

The GM Walking Festival 2024 has more than 300 walking and wheeling events throughout the month of May, with 50 walks in Manchester alone.

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Wellbeing of Women: Women’s Health Community Fund

Working in partnership with Holland & Barrett, the charity Wellbeing of Women is offering grants of up to £5,000 to small, grassroots organisations and community groups to deliver health information and support to women, girls and people from underrepresented groups in the UK.

The funding is for projects that address the following key points:

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Live Well Live: What’s the big deal about Public Living Rooms?

8 May, 2024 - 10:00 to 11:30

Public Living Rooms are popping up in communities across Greater Manchester – from to schools and colleges, libraries to hospitals, community centres to street corners.

Join the Association of Camerados, and Camerados from GM Public Living Rooms in Wigan, Rochdale and Bury, to find out more about the idea, the movement and how it’s having an impact on community health and wellbeing.

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Health and Wellbeing

Movement for Good Health and wellbeing special draw

To support the incredible work that so many charities do to support health and wellbeing, Movement for Good’s second special draw of the year will award £5,000 to 10 charities working in this area. This nomination window is open for five days, from 22-26 April 2024.

This special draw is open to charities whose core charitable purpose is the advancement of health including disability support, the prevention or relief of sickness or disease and the promotion of health.

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Data and Insights on mapping for residents of Caribbean Heritage

The Public Health Department at Manchester City Council invites Expressions of Interest to gather data and insights to better understand the Caribbean community in Manchester.

The Public Health Department are looking to commission an organisation or consortium to gather data and insights to help to increase their overall knowledge and understanding of Manchester’s residents of Caribbean heritage.

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People/communities experiencing racial inequalities

Health and Wellbeing

Free workshop open to all Greater Manchester peer support facilitators

Do you facilitate mental health peer support sessions?

Do you have questions about tackling difficult topics and behaviours such as aggression, racism or triggering material? Need some tips on managing your WhatsApp group?

Join Gaddum’s free and informative workshop to help manage risks and safety in peer support, and look after your wellbeing as a peer support facilitator.

The risks and safety in peer support workshop takes place over consecutive Fridays on 10 May and 17 May from 12.30pm -2pm on both days. All sessions are online on Zoom.

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TripleC Community Group

A group for deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent aged people 25+ for a creative outlet and to make new friends.

TripleC’s weekly creative community project to give an opportunity for the DDN community to come together, create, explore new experiences and meet new friends.

These free weekly in-person workshops run every Friday 10.30am - 1pm in central Manchester and are designed to help you explore how to channel and showcase your lived experience through various creative avenues.

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Lagan’s 9th Annual Cycle Challenge

Join cyclists from across the UK to compete in this year’s Cycle Challenge on Sunday 28 April 2024 where you can expect, challenging inclines, 3 routes available, fantastic views across North Wales, Cheshire and Blackpool. Riders provided with chip timer to track their exact finish time. Don’t miss out on the chance to challenge yourself, whilst raising money for an important cause.

There will be marshals along all routes and signs at every mile. If you’re a cycling enthusiast, this event is not to be missed.

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Manchester Women's Aid: Safe and Together

What if all Domestic Abuse survivors knew that professionals are not going to blame them for what the perpetrator is doing?

Systems that touch on domestic violence and coercive control are often blind to the choices of perpetrators as parents. They are siloed in their practices and do not have the training or skills to work holistically in collaboration with other agencies in the domestic violence ecosystem for solutions that keep children safe and together with their non-offending parent.

6 May, 2024 - 10:00 to 16:00

Room 214, City View House, 5 Union Street, Manchester, M12 4JD

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Health and Wellbeing

Learning, Skills and Employment