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My Voice My Vote, is a ground breaking project for passionate young people who have completed the National Citizen Service (NCS) programme, however you won’t be turned away if you haven’t completed…
Making good - The future of the Voluntary Sector is a collection of essays by voluntary sector leaders. In these essays, 29 voluntary sector leaders and commentators give their views on where and how…
Your local market has Christmas wrapped up. With independent traders and great value, your local market is the place to visit this Christmas. There’s a massive range on offer, from fashion and beauty…
The Fair Tax Mark has launched a competition to find 25 small businesses in five categories to win the chance to receive a free Fair Tax Mark accreditation. The categories are as follows:• Book shops…
Grants from Help the Homeless are available to small and medium-sized charitable organisations. Grants of up to £5,000 are available for the capital costs of projects. All applications must relate to…
Manchester City Council has launched the main consultation on its 2015-17 budget options, along with a number of individual consultations on specific elements. Options for consultation were agreed by…
More information on the Voluntary Sector Cuts available here. Manchester City Council (MCC) are facilitating a number of briefings regarding the Youth and Play Budget Options during the week…
Greater Manchester has an allocation of £356 million of European Structural Funds for the 2014-20 programme. The European Structural Funds overall are designed to reduce economic inequalities by…
The Indices of Deprivation 2010 provide a relative measure of deprivation for small areas (Lower-layer Super Output Areas) across England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines indices for the…
Manchester Citizens Advice Bureau are calling on Manchester City Council to reconsider their proposals to cut funding to advice services and to instead provide a level of funding that will meet the…
The Big Lottery Fund has made available fixed amounts of funding per LEP area proportionate to its investment in the area. Greater Manchester was allocated £20,000. This funding, under the BLF’s…
Small Business Saturday 2014 is a national campaign to celebrate small businesses and the value they add to the character of your community. In the run-up to Christmas, come and discover the unique…