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What does the right support look like when communities are given the space to lead?

See social infrastructure in action at Our Sale West Big Local and explore how the places, organisations, relationships and spaces that connect communities can create the foundations for community-led change.

The event will also explore the support infrastructure around community-led programmes: the relationships, resources, capacity building and practical support that can help communities develop and sustain their own ideas and solutions.

A civic dialogue in Manchester cohosted by CARISMA and Peace Path Communities. Part of the Safer Communities Project.

Organised and Sponsored by IPYG UK, CARISMA Services, Peace Path Communities, Nurturing Foundations, Mahtsen, and Ambassadors of Peace in East Africa.

You are invited to the launch of the first edition of the Adult Social Care Working Together Handbook. 

The handbook brings together the Adult Social Care Principles for Working Together, which were co-produced by people with lived experience, Adult Social Care colleagues, care providers and community organisations. It also contains practical resources for putting co-production into practice.

Join Greater Manchester's Black History Month Civic Launch: live performances, community and the 2026 BHM calendar launch.

Greater Manchester's Black History Month begins here.

Join civic leaders, community organisations and cultural institutions for an evening of live performances celebrating Black history and heritage, marking the official launch of the Greater Manchester BHM 2026 calendar of events.

The training is delivered online and is specially designed for those with little or no technical knowledge, to help them understand and identify threats and scams.

It also provides trusted guidance about simple steps everyone can take to make themselves, their organisation and those they work with to become more cyber resilient.

The training is delivered online and is specially designed for those with little or no technical knowledge, to help them understand and identify threats and scams.

It also provides trusted guidance about simple steps everyone can take to make themselves, their organisation and those they work with to become more cyber resilient.

The training is delivered online and is specially designed for those with little or no technical knowledge, to help them understand and identify threats and scams.

It also provides trusted guidance about simple steps everyone can take to make themselves, their organisation and those they work with to become more cyber resilient.

The training is delivered online and is specially designed for those with little or no technical knowledge, to help them understand and identify threats and scams.

It also provides trusted guidance about simple steps everyone can take to make themselves, their organisation and those they work with to become more cyber resilient.

What is a mentor-a-thon? How can I use it to grow my social venture in Manchester, with the help of a cross-sector group of mentors?

On 15th October 2026 Flourish CIC will be holding a Mentor-a-thon at DiSH, Heron House, Manchester. Participants will have the opportunity to troubleshoot challenges, gain new perspectives and access cross-sector business support, by sharing a challenge with a ‘sounding board’ group of mentors through a structured, chaired discussion.

What is a mentor-a-thon? How can I use it to grow my social venture in Manchester, with the help of a cross-sector group of mentors?

On 15th October 2026 Flourish CIC will be holding a Mentor-a-thon at DiSH, Heron House, Manchester. Participants will have the opportunity to troubleshoot challenges, gain new perspectives and access cross-sector business support, by sharing a challenge with a ‘sounding board’ group of mentors through a structured, chaired discussion.