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GMCA Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Between Monday 9 March and Monday 23 March 2026, Greater Manchester will be hosting the first ever Live Well Spring Festival. Rather than one system-wide event, the festival will pop-up locally with…
British Red Cross
The British Red Cross offers free educational workshops to help young people and adults within communities to build resilience and learn vital life skills. Workshops are available online to face-to-…
Greater Manchester VCFSE Leadership Group the sector's voice in devolution
This is an opportunity to be part of the GM Research Engagement Network Learning for Change programme. This unique experience brings together Greater Manchester Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social…
42nd Street free training: Supporting young people's mental health and wellbeing
42nd Street are excited to continue working in partnership with the Making Manchester Fairer scheme to deliver training that really makes a difference. Together, they are supporting the amazing…
University of Manchester
The Manchester Enterprise Challenge combines an academic unit on enterprise with a community project and allows students to learn about enterprise while putting their skills into practice for a…
GM Live Well Podcast Episode six: From fixers to partners: When public services share power with communities
This episode focuses on what happens when systems start to share power with communities and shift from fixers to working in genuine partnership. It explores what happens when we rethink culture and…
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Thank you to everybody who took the time to complete our survey on the barriers to attending free workshops and training, which we launched based on an increasing trend of the level of attendance at…
Slater and Gordon lawyers
After its successful launch in 2024, Slater and Gordon is excited to announce the return of its much-anticipated Charity of the Year campaign for a second year. The campaign will be aimed at…
GMCA Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Paul Dennett has asked that the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) respond to the Government’s consultation on Earned settlement which closes on 12th February.The policies outlined in the…
Lancashire Cricket Foundation
Lancashire Cricket Foundation have organised a series of cricket taster events for the LGBTQ+ community. The sessions are open to anyone (18 years and above) from the LGBTQ+ community or allies who…
Community Revival
Community Revival are running free ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes. Community Revival’s ESOL programme is designed to help learners improve their everyday English, build…
GM Live Well Podcast Episode six: Striving not surviving: community power in action
Episode six of the Greater Manchester Live Well Podcast explores the strengths within Greater Manchester’s neighbourhoods and communities – their knowledge, skills, and experiences – and hear how…