Councillor Sue Murphy (Deputy Leader of the City Council) made a great start by saying how proud the Council is of the local sector. Click here to read Councillor Murphy’s speech
Debbie Dalby (Chair of Voluntary Sector Northwest) gave an inspirational speech starting from a bleak view of towns dying in front of our eyes, losing much-loved groups, services
Following on from a North West perspective, Alex Whinnom (GMCVO) focused on Greater Manchester and Manchester’s role as the heart of the sub-region’s economy. Click here to view Alex Whinnom’s presentation
Mike Wild, Chief Executive at Macc, gave the final speech who showed how we’ve built on Macc’s history and took the opportunity offered by the City Council to put in place a Volunteer Centre, support around commissioning, work on equalities and community engagement and to develop a new Assembly for local voluntary and community groups. Clcik here to view Mike's presentation