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This year's Big Lunch will take place on Sunday 7 June. The Big Lunch is a very simple idea from the Eden Project. The aim is to get as many people as possible across the whole of the UK to have…
The needs of service users are increasing and becoming more complex, and the majority of organisations rarely achieve full cost recovery on the contracts they deliver. These are some of the findings…
This June, Localgiving is celebrating all the fantastic fundraisers who put themselves out to raise money on behalf of a local charity. From marathons to bungee jumps, sponsored silences to fire…
A new social enterprise is looking for kitchen facilities which may not be in use all the time. "Leancuisine" is hoping to find spare capacity and resources which aren't always in use to develop a…
If you are a community group and want to put on an event that gets people talking about money Mind Your Money have a small budget and a wealth of knowledge to help you. The 'Talk Money Stress Less'…
Manchester’s free wifi networks are available in more locations across the city. You can browse the internet, access services, use social networks and search for local businesses and destinations…
Also known as the City of Manchester 10k, this year’s ‘people's run’ is taking place on 12 July 2015 is one of the most well loved and well established 10k runs in the Manchester area. It welcomes…
Building Better Opportunities (BBO) is a joint funding initiative from European Social Fund and the Big Lottery. In Greater Manchester BBO will be worth £10 million. £5 million from Big Lottery and £…
The Vegetarian Society have a fund to help support National Vegetarian Week (NVW) community activities and events. Who can apply?• Vegetarian groups, local network groups and student vegetarian and…
Comic Relief fully understands how important digital technology is in modern life and have ample evidence of its potential to address some of our biggest social challenges. Through Tech For Good…
The Big Lottery currently offer an Awards for All England webinar, and an identifying need and an outcomes webinar for applicants that are thinking of applying to their Reaching Communities programme…
As a result of the recent consultation and budget set by Manchester City Council on 6 March 2015, the Local Authority Youth and Play Funds will remain at £1.588m in 2015/16. The purpose of the Youth…