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From clothes shops to hotels, car showrooms to solicitors, locksmiths to mechanics, bakers to book shops, cafes, restaurants, bars and pubs to hairdressers, high street brands and independents; every…
"The Sunday Assembly was started by Sanderson Jones and Pippa Evans, two comedians who were on the way to a gig in Bath when they discovered they both wanted to do something that was like church but…
The Care Leavers Association is a charity working with young people and adults who were in care as children. Their current office space is being redeveloped and they need to find alternative space.…
A public consultation on the proposed strategy for the long-term future of Manchester’s parks is under way.
The consultation gives everyone the chance to have their say on how they would like to see…
The Local Sustainability Fund, administered by the Big Lottery Fund, is providing up to £20 million of government funding to high-impact VCSE organisations. It is targeting small to medium-sized VCSE…
Local groups and organisations with great ideas to make their communities even better places to live are now invited to apply for funding to turn their ideas into reality.
Using money raised by…
Fourteen is a programme funded by Spirit of 2012, a charity set up by the Big Lottery Fund to connect events to communities across the country; tackling disadvantage by supporting opportunities in…
Greater Manchester has led the way on ‘devolution agreements’ that move decision-making on crucial public services like local transport, housing, health and skills training closer to local people.…
Do you have experience of issues relating to dementia?
Manchester Carers Forum runs a carer support service where volunteers visit people who are caring for someone with dementia. Manchester Carers…
The AbilityNet Tech4Good Awards recognise organisations and individuals who use digital technology to improve the lives of others. These awards are the only ones to highlight the wealth of charities…
On 29 March the Care Quality Commission (CQC)launched a campaign to encourage older people and their loved ones to feedback about the quality of health and social care they have received.
CQC are…
The Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) have just announced a new programme of learning events and think times. All the events draw directly on CLES’ experiences supporting localities across…