Free

Celebrating older people’s lives and communities in North Manchester

This event celebrates the lives of older people living in North Manchester and their contribution to their communities.

At this pop-up exhibition, creative work produced by older residents and community groups across North Manchester will be shown including photographs, a zine, embroideries and calligraphy. These creative pieces were created during a year-long participatory project led by Camilla Lewis and Niamh Kavanagh from the Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group (funded by Healthier Futures).

Manchester Museum, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL
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Cohousing and Coop Living in GM – A call to action

An afternoon of action bringing together like minded people and exploring how can we we work together to create collaborative housing in GM.

Agenda
1pm-2pm Networking and visits
Arrive from 1pm for networking and tours! Tour of Homes for Change at around 1.20pm; visit Hulme Community Garden Centre (opposite) for some green time. Bring lunch and eat with us, or try out Kim's Kitchen or the Garden Centre cafe (food not provided for this event).

Space For Change, 41 Old Birley Street, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5RF
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Community Security

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and Community Security Trust (CST) welcome you to a webinar on Community Security.

This is an introduction to Community Security, looking at the implications of Martyn’s Law – the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 – and providing practical security advice.

The webinar will also discuss risk assessments and the preparation of an action plan. This is a detailed introduction to security for places of worship and vulnerable communities.

 
 

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Event security

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and Community Security Trust (CST) welcome you to a webinar on Event Security.

Are you hosting large events? Would you like some helpful hints to assist in keeping your event safe?

The Event Security webinar offers advice on appropriate security measures to improve people's safety at events of different types and sizes.

Updated to reflect Martyn's Law.

 

 
 

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Security-minded communications

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and Community Security Trust (CST) welcome you to a webinar on Security-Minded Communications.

Make your communications provide a very effective layer of protective security, at little or no cost. By adopting a security minded approach to your communications and online content, you can deny a hostile the valuable information they require in the attack planning stage – and also provide specific information to put them off.

And, at the same time, you can make your community and the public feel safer.

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Get Grants Virtual Fundraisers Networking Event

An opportunity to meet fellow Fundraisers and discuss the challenges and new opportunities arising in our sector.

There has never been a greater need for fundraisers to get together and share knowledge and experience. Get Grants free Virtual Fundraisers Networking Events bring fundraisers together to access friendly peer support from our UK-wide Get Grants Community.

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Meet the Funder Event: Tesco Fruit and Veg Grants

Join Get Grants for a Meet the Funder event with Alicia Cheshire from Groundwork. Tesco Fruit & Veg Grants provide charities, community organisations, schools and local good causes with grants of up to £1,500. Every four months, three local good causes are selected to be in the blue token customer vote in Tesco stores throughout the UK. The funding aims to make a positive difference to local communities, with priority given to causes that help children and young people.

By attending this event you will be given the opportunity to:

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Help to shape how Live Well comes to life

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) are developing the next stage of how Live Well is brought to life across Greater Manchester and would love your help to get it right.

Live Well has evolved over the last few years through the involvement of people and communities across Greater Manchester. GMCA would like to continue building on that together.

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Keeping Children and Young People Safe

As part of Lives Not Knives Week of Action (9th-13th November 2026), Manchester Safeguarding Partnership are offering a range of free online learning opportunities designed to support professionals working with children, young people and families.

These sessions will increase awareness of serious violence, exploitation, online harms, safeguarding, early intervention and support services available across Greater Manchester.

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