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If you work with people and communities across Ardwick and Longsight, we’d love you to join us for the first gathering of the Ardwick & Longsight Community Support Network.

At 422, we have the privilege of speaking to many of you and we hear the same thing over and over - we’re all busy doing our jobs, supporting residents and responding to the needs we see every day. That often means there simply isn’t enough time to meet the other people and services working on our doorstep, or to keep up with everything that’s happening locally.

Learn more about what it means to be a good employer when it comes to the employment of people with criminal records

What does it mean to be a good employer when it comes to people with criminal records? What is the Greater Manchester way of understanding and rehabilitating the history of offending through employment?

An in person event to explore fresh perspectives on ADHD & autism for adults navigating demanding work, relationships and responsibilities.

Rethinking the way we understand ADHD and autism, with useful insights and practical ideas for everyday work and home life.

This monthly Manchester meetup is open to adults with ADHD, autism or both, including those who are diagnosed, awaiting assessment or exploring whether they may be neurodivergent.

An in person event to explore fresh perspectives on ADHD & autism for adults navigating demanding work, relationships and responsibilities.

Rethinking the way we understand ADHD and autism, with useful insights and practical ideas for everyday work and home life.

This monthly Manchester meetup is open to adults with ADHD, autism or both, including those who are diagnosed, awaiting assessment or exploring whether they may be neurodivergent.

Join the MSP Children's Forum for safeguarding updates, shared learning and multi-agency practice discussions. The Manchester Safeguarding Partnership (MSP) Children's Forum brings together professionals from across the partnership to share learning, explore emerging issues, and strengthen multi-agency approaches to safeguarding children and families across Manchester.

This event has been organised by the Manchester Trauma and Sexual Violence Network to launch their disclosure guide 'When They Tell You'.

'When They Tell You' is a guide for professionals receiving disclosures from adults of sexual harms which have occured in either childhood and/or adulthood.

How can local government work in partnership with the VCFSE sector to support communities?

Join NAVCA and Action with Communities in Rural England, with the Local Government Association, to explore how LGR, devolution, ICB reorganisation, and neighbourhood health create new opportunities to work with voluntary sector partners.

Featuring policy insight, practical examples and straightforward actions, this webinar will help officers and elected members strengthen local partnerships and turn ambitions for healthier communities into action.

Food poverty is a significant public health challenge with profound social, psychological and economic consequences for individuals, families and communities.

This lunch and learn session, hosted by the Local Government Association, will begin by exploring the emerging evidence around hunger trauma, highlighting how food insecurity can affect mental health, wellbeing, dignity and identity. The session also outlines the psychological, practical and ethical challenges faced by staff and volunteers in community food support organisations.

The Local Government Association (LGA)’s Public Health Improvement Programme is reflecting on Suicide Prevention Day (10 September 2026) with a webinar to discuss how councils work collaboratively with partners in relation to suicide prevention.