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New NW Community Empowerment Awards Scheme

12 Oct 2012 - 13:04 by michelle.foster

North West Together We Can, supported by Our Life, has launched a new Community Empowerment Award to reward best practice in communities around empowerment, cohesion and resilience that has taken place over the last 12 months in the North West.

Do you know of any community and voluntary groups that have delivered a project that has made a positive difference in their community and which you think should be recognised for their achievements? Nominations can be made using the attached nomination form.

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Dickens at 200

4 Oct 2012 - 12:59 by michelle.foster

Throughout 2012, Manchester Libraries have been celebrating "Dickens at 200" with a series of events and promotional initiatives, culminating in their involvement in the Manchester Literary Festivals "Dickens Day" in October.

To bring to a close the celebration of Dickens at 200 the Manchester Library and Information Service would like budding writers everywhere to complete a ghost story.

The competition is open to entrants aged 16 and over and winning entries will receive a Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Collection DVD Set.

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Leadership required for GMCVO Board

28 Sep 2012 - 10:43 by michelle.foster

Are you a supporter of the voluntary sector? Do you value its independence, creativity and commitment? Do you believe it has a major role to play in the economic and social welfare of the people of Greater Manchester? Would you like to see it getting a fair share of resources and punching its weight with the policy-makers?

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Looking back on our big day

27 Sep 2012 - 14:57 by Mike Wild

A week later and I’ve calmed down a bit now.

I’ve found it rather hard to judge whether our Macc to the Future event last week was a success. People have said great things about it but my memory of the day is one of rushing about: when I wasn’t speaking to an audience I was catching quick conversations with people some of whom I knew and some I didn’t. Still, that's a good sign.

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No, we’re not calling ourselves ‘Big Macc’

12 Sep 2012 - 13:51 by Mike Wild

I've finally got a blog of my own! Of course the immediate problem is what insightful and entertaining pearls of wisdom I should try to create for my first post.

One question I get asked a lot is "What does ‘MACC’ stand for?” And I usually reply by starting to talk about values until it dawns on me that they're actually just asking about the acronym M.A.C.C.

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Information and Advice Afternoon About Changes to Benefits

17 July, 2012 - 12:30 to 15:00

From April 2013 the Government is introducing big changes to the way benefits are paid. In particular, the new size criteria for social housing and Universal Credit will have big impact on how tenants receive their Housing Benefit.

Southway Housing Trust Project are holding an advice and information afternoon to provide tenants, professionals, volunteers and anyone else interested in the changes with more detail on how the changes could affect them.

Booking is essential.

Refreshments will be provided.

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The Olympic Torch Relay in Manchester

23 June, 2012 - 00:00 to 24 June, 2012 - 00:00

The Olympic Flame comes to Manchester as local residents carry it through it the city streets ahead of London 2012.

Residents will be able to cheer the torchbearers on and celebrate work they have done to improve life in their neighbourhoods when the Olympic flame comes through Manchester on Saturday June 23.

The torch relay will come into Manchester from Salford at around 5.40pm on June 23 and will travel along Elizabeth Street, Queens Road, Cheetham Hill Road and Miller Street before a 15 minute stop outside the Co-op headquarters on Balloon Street just before 6pm.

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Public Law & Judicial Review North 2012: Challenges to Justice

12 July, 2012 - 09:30 to 17:00

The Public Law Project (PLP) is an independent, national legal charity which aims to improve access to public law remedies for those whose access is restricted by poverty, discrimination or other similar barriers.

To fulfil its objectives PLP undertakes research, policy initiatives, casework and training across the range of public law remedies.

At this conference there will be an opening address by the Hon Mr Justice Hickinbottom.

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Domestic Violence Awareness event

21 June, 2012 - 14:30

The Challenging Hate Forum, meets monthly at Manchester
Cathedral and at various venues in and around the city, they are hosting a special public meeting to focus on raising awareness of domestic violence.

A major contribution to this event will be made by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which hopes to raise awareness and highlight issues of Domestic Violence, the impact on victims and witnesses and to provide information on the special measures the CPS can offer in order to support victims and witnesses. After the

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