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Old Frame New Picture Photography Competition

6 Oct 2020 - 13:24 by michelle.foster

We are delighted to invite you to submit your photographs to our competition, celebrating and promoting positive and realistic images of older people in Greater Manchester.

Old Frame New Picture is a competition designed to challenge the negative and stereotyped ways older people are represented as vulnerable or frail, something that has become even more prevalent during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Funding bulletin October 2020

1 Oct 2020 - 09:04 by michelle.foster

maccInformation for the bulletin is compiled from a number of sources including Grantfinder, and direct from funders themselves. It showcases just a few of the hundreds of funding opportunities available for local community, voluntary and faith organisations.

This bulletin is produced by a partnership of local support and development agencies across Greater Manchester.

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Spirit of Manchester Story Week 2020 - "We provide a safe space"

25 Sep 2020 - 09:09 by helen.walker

"It is a safe space for people to let emotions out and process them in a calm, quiet way"

Juanita, Director of The Resonance Centre in Clayton, Manchester has just led a Yin Yoga session for 13 people on zoom. She had the the idea to set up a centre in 2016 to provide yoga and other activities that help to connect mind and body, and address conditions such as stress, anxiety and depression. 

Then Covid-19 lockdown happened. 

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Mental Wellbeing Grants Stage 3 launched

24 Sep 2020 - 15:46 by michelle.foster

GMCVO, working in partnership with 10GM, have launched the third stage of a grants programme to support adults from communities of identity or experience, based in Greater Manchester that may struggle to achieve high levels of mental wellbeing.

The communities identified are:

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City Centre Transport Strategy consultation

24 Sep 2020 - 15:30 by michelle.foster

Since 2018 Manchester City Council have had many discussions with city centre residents, commuters, businesses and interest groups to learn how they want to travel into and around the centre of Greater Manchester, and how they would shape the next phase of improvements to roads, rail, tram, bus, bike, pedestrian and public spaces.

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Spirit of Manchester Story Week 2020 - Supporting people to manage all of the uncertainty

22 Sep 2020 - 16:08 by helen.walker

Since lockdown, Being There have launched an online wellbeing group on Zoom. It is an invaluable opportunity for people in touch with all of their five branches across Greater Manchester to come together with their counselling team to discuss issues relating to wellbeing.

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