Voting is now open to vote for the Best Community Space Spirit of Manchester Award 2016. 
Award criteria
A community space can be a piece of land or a building available for use by the community. Organisations needed to show:
• Best use of a community space
• How the space is seen as central within the community
• The impact it has within the local community
LGBT Foundation are recruiting for new Trustees to join their board. LGBT Foundation are seeking highly skilled and senior managers across all sectors who can bring influence, professional knowledge and experience to the organisation in the following areas:
• Health/with an NHS Background
• Research, Insight and Policy
• Legal/Governance/with Company Secretary background
• Commercial expertise and background
LGBT Foundation are hosting a Hate Crime Vigil in Sackville Gardens in the heart of Manchester’s Gay Village to commemorate International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) on Tuesday 17 May from 6-7pm. 
This is an opportunity for the community to come together and commemorate those who have been the victims of hate crime.
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Could you give us 10 minutes to talk about health?
As part of Greater Manchester’s Devolution agenda, for the first time Greater Manchester is taking control of £6 billion of public funding for health and social care from April 2016.
Better Things is a safe, friendly and supportive place for Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans people who have a learning disability.
You can share feelings, talk about fears or issues. Make new friends – it is free, it is friendly and it is fun.
The group meets every third Monday of the month at 6.30pm-8.30pm at LGF, 5 Richmond Street, Manchester, M1 3HF.
For further information and to attend, contact Brenda on 0161 728 7616.
As part of the National HIV Testing week Campaign 21 Nov. The LGBT Foundation are delivering an extensive programme of activities in Manchester city and across Greater Manchester. Including extended clinic times, Men’s Workshop, Drop in, outreach and more.
Men’s workshop
Date & Time: Wednesday 25 November 2015, 6.30pm-9pm
Venue: LGBT Foundation, Number 5 Richmond Street, Manchester, M1 3HF
(Light refreshments will be provided)
A few weeks back I met with a group of voluntary & community sector leaders working with children young people and families and our local Director of Children's Services. We were talking about how to build the relationship between the sectors so we hit on the idea of writing a blog to challenge a few myths and misconceptions which tend to distort the relationship.
A few weeks back I met with a group of voluntary & community sector leaders working with children young people and families and our local Director of Children's Services. We were talking about how to build the relationship between the sectors so we hit on the idea of writing a blog to challenge a few myths and misconceptions which tend to distort the relationship.
A few weeks back I met with a group of voluntary & community sector leaders working with children young people and families and our local Director of Children's Services. We were talking about how to build the relationship between the sectors so we hit on the idea of writing a blog to challenge a few myths and misconceptions which tend to distort the relationship.
The Spirit of Manchester Awards is a series of awards celebrating and highlighting all the excellent work being carried out in Manchester’s voluntary and community sector. As well as providing recognition to the sector in these hard times, we want to raise the profile of the sector amongst the general public and encourage local giving and active citizenship.