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Don't worry, we've got you covered!..
..sign up now and run for the Spirit of Manchester Fund from Macc (the organisation that coordinates the Spirit of Manchester programme).
Do you look after someone? Manchester Carers Network wants to know what is important to you. 
If you support a relative, partner or friend who due to physical or mental illness, disability, frailty or addiction could not manage without that support - and if you are unwaged for the support you give - you are a carer.
Gorton Community Grocer is a food-sharing project redistributing groceries and toiletries, which opens on 9 February, at Gorton Community Centre, 543 Abbey Hey Lane, M18 8PF. Gorton Community Grocer will be open every Friday 9.30am-12pm. 
All across this country there are families who struggle to put food on the table; children are going to school hungry and parents are skipping meals so that their kids can eat an evening meal. 
The Together Network wants to continue their work to stop this and they’re calling on churches, schools, families, and individuals throughout England to stand up to food poverty – and have some fun in the process.
NHS at 70 will create the first shared social history of the NHS. Through collecting stories and artefacts from NHS patients and workers as well as politicians and the general public, the project will record its unique place in everyday, post-war British life. The 70th anniversary of the NHS in 2018 is a perfect opportunity to celebrate its past and reflect on its present and future.
Volunteering for Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust is immensely rewarding. You can help The Trust go that extra mile in saving lives by raising awareness in your local community about cervical cancer prevention by talking to people, delivering awareness sessions and information stands at health events. There are also opportunities for you to volunteer in GP practices. 
Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust is working with Manchester Clinical Commissioning Group to better understand how women from minority ethnic communities living in Manchester feel about cervical screening (smear tests). 
A new campaign to encourage people living in and around Greater Manchester to get more involved with local health research opportunities. 
The collapse of Carillion is just the latest in a long line of failures by private companies to carry out public services in an effective and cost effective manner. Does anybody really believe, anymore, that privatising the railways or electricity or water, was a good idea?
Growing evidence suggests that inflammation in the brain could play an important role in memory loss and dementia. Animal research also suggests that pre-existing drugs developed to reduce inflammation could improve brain function. Manchester University wants to transform this research into better patient care but first a reliable way of studying how inflammation alters brain function over time is needed. 
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