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Spirit of Manchester Story Week 2019 – Climate Emergency

6 Aug 2019 - 13:46 by michelle.foster

Are you a Manchester voluntary, community and social enterprise sector organisation? Would you like to share a story of your activity to tackle the climate emergency, as part of the 2019 Spirit of Manchester Story Week in September?

Spirit of Manchester Story Week 2019 - Climate emergency

We are looking for 20 VCSE organisations to share their stories during the week of 23-27 September.

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NHS Blood and Transplant Black, Asian and minority ethnic funding call

26 Jul 2019 - 11:47 by michelle.foster

NHS Blood and Transplant has launched a funding call to enable organisations to apply for funding to positively engage local communities in organ donation, address myths and barriers, and increase support for organ donation among black, Asian, mixed race and minority ethnic communities. NHS Blood and Transplant

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Introducing No.93 – Supporting health and wellbeing in North Manchester

26 Jul 2019 - 11:38 by michelle.foster

No.93 is your newly renovated Health and Wellbeing centre at the heart of Harpurhey!

No.93, formerly known as Harpurhey Wellbeing Centre, is located at 93 Church Lane, Harpurhey, M9 5BG, opened on 22 July. No.93 will host community activities, volunteer led groups and also has a room for exercise classes and creative arts space open to everyone including centre users, local groups and the wider community.

The new centre also has outdoor space where gardening clubs will take place.

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The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service: 2019 Awardees

25 Jul 2019 - 11:41 by michelle.foster

The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service is the highest award given to local volunteer groups across the UK to recognise outstanding work done in their own communities. It was created in 2002 to celebrate the anniversary of The Queen's coronation. It is the MBE for volunteer groups. Queen's Award for Voluntary Service

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Celebrating 100 years of Social Action

22 Jul 2019 - 13:48 by michelle.foster

A tale of two cities

Monday 22 July 2019 marks 100 years (to the day) of the formation of Manchester and Salford Council of Social Service. Macc, Salford CVS and Gaddum have worked together to mark the occasion with a celebratory event at the People’s History Museum. We felt it is important to mark 100 years of social action across the twin cities of Salford and Manchester.

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Together Dementia Support are recruiting Trustees

19 Jul 2019 - 10:32 by michelle.foster

Together Dementia Support are looking for enthusiastic and committed individuals to increase their Board of Trustees and help drive forward their dementia support work over the next 3 years. Together Dementia Support are currently in need of general trustees and someone with a particular interest and skills in fundraising. Together Dementia Support

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Caribbean and African Health Network Healthy Hearts Project

19 Jul 2019 - 10:26 by michelle.foster

The Caribbean and African Health Network (CAHN) are delighted to announce a new project which has been funded by the National Lottery. Your heart is one of the most important organs in your body. You need to take care of it to prevent for example, high blood pressure that can lead to kidney failure, heart disease and stroke.

Workshops include: talks for specialists in heart health; health screening testing, physical activity, nutrition, stall, light refreshments.

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GM Moving – a chance for local people to get involved in the campaign

19 Jul 2019 - 10:20 by michelle.foster

GM Moving are launching a campaign to get the population of Greater Manchester moving more. They want to be the first 'active' city in the UK and are trying to show people that there is a lot of benefit in moving for just 30 minutes a day as part of your daily routine. GM Moving

The ads need to feature real people on real life situations and this is where they need your help. The team at GM Moving need people who are in the following groups:

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