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Turn your Big Bill into a Little Bill

8 Aug 2014 - 11:13 by michelle.foster

Manchester City Council is working together with Greater Manchester Energy Advice to assist households improve the energy efficiency of their homes towards getting a ‘Little Bill’.

Little Bill Communities
If you live in Levenshulme, Higher Blackley, Northenden or Whalley Range, you could be eligible for up £7,000 towards the cost of installing energy efficient home improvements such as solid wall insulation or other eligible measures. Households can also register their interest in becoming a showhome and receive additional funding.

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Manchester is buzzing with free wi-fi in the city centre

1 Aug 2014 - 09:52 by michelle.foster

Manchester’s free Wi-Fi network, ’freebee’, provides 30 minutes’ free internet access in key city-centre locations. You can browse the internet, access services, use social networks and search for local businesses and destinations while on the move – and it’s free.

Access ‘freebee’ on _FreebeeMcr Wi-Fi. After the initial free 30 minutes, you can either disconnect or opt to pay £3 for unlimited access over the next 24 hours.

Find a detailed map of access points at: www.manchester.gov.uk/freebee
 

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Introducing the Spirit of Manchester Festival

31 Jul 2014 - 13:40 by Mike Wild

One of the things I love most about working in the voluntary sector is that if you have a really good idea you can generally find a way to make it happen. It might take a while – things like our State of the Sector and Civil Economy work were on my wishlist for years before we were finally able to publish the finished work. But sometimes you can be taken by surprise at how fast you can go from the idea to it actually happening.

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The Pride of Gorton Awards

25 Jul 2014 - 10:29 by michelle.foster

Greater Manchester Police have worked with the local community to significantly disrupt criminal activity in Gorton, resulting in numerous cash seizures under the Proceed of Crime Act. Some of the money taken from criminals has been used for The Pride of Gorton Awards, so that local residents and community groups can be recognised for the huge difference they make to their local area.

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Centre for Social Action Innovation Fund: Digital Social Action

24 Jul 2014 - 15:38 by michelle.foster

The Centre for Social Action Innovation Fund is a £14m fund run by Nesta, the UK's Innovation Foundation, working in partnership with the Cabinet Office.

They will provide financial and non-financial support to help grow the impact and reach of innovations that mobilise people's energy and talents to help each other, working alongside public services.

The Fund is currently looking for innovative organisations and programmes that use social action use digital technology to get people involved in social action.

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100 people offered free cooking lessons in East Manchester

2 Jul 2014 - 16:01 by michelle.foster

On Sunday 6 July, 100 people from East Manchester will have a chance to learn how to cook up a great meal. The Community Cooking Roadshow “cooking pods” will be at New Smithfield Market in Openshaw from 11am - 2pm, and will teach local people how to cook three different delicious meals. As well as the FREE cooking lesson and FREE meal, all participants will receive recipes, ingredients, and store cupboard spices to take away, to inspire them to recreate the meal at home.

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Honourable Mentions

19 Jun 2014 - 10:26 by Mike Wild

In the last few weeks, we’ve seen announcements of the Queens Award for Voluntary Service and the Birthday Honours. Of course I always check these to see if any local people or groups have won recognition for their work and it’s been great to see Manchester well represented. Here’s a quick list

Queens Award for Voluntary Service 2014

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Wythenshawe Games 2014 – Get involved

13 Jun 2014 - 09:28 by michelle.foster

Established in 2012 as a legacy of the London Olympic and Paralympic Games, Wythenshawe Games is a large community sports festival, which takes place every year in one of Manchester’s most disadvantaged communities. The Games centre around a drop-in sports festival in Wythenshawe Park, one of Manchester’s most beautiful community parks and host to some great community sports facilities - an athletics track, tennis courts, bowling greens, football pitches, a community farm and an historic Hall.

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