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Manchester City Council (MCC) recognises the important role Work Clubs play in providing flexible and informal employment support to workless Manchester residents. In late 2011, Manchester City…
The Charity Commission, the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales, has released the new annual return for 2013 which is now available to complete online on the Charity Commission’s…
Manchester International Festival (MIF) are looking to recruit around 400 volunteers aged 18 and over from all over Greater Manchester. The festival is in its 4th year now and returns from 4 – 21…
From February 2013, records of baptisms, marriages and burials for the Greater Manchester area will be published online at Ancestry.co.uk. The collections, dating from the 1500s to the 20th century,…
Write a poem or limerick about what you love about libraries to win fantastic goodies – winning poems will be printed as a postcard. Poems should be under 100 words. Entry categories: 6–10 years, 11–…
The community associations Manchester City Council support have historically been established community centres or associations providing a range of services and activities, or enabling others to…
Manchester is offering unprecedented market opportunities for experienced childcare providers in the near future.  Manchester City Council is committed to ensuring that its diverse population of…
Community engagement organisation Your Square Mile has launched a portal for Moss Side and Hulme, at www.moss-side.yoursquaremile.co.uk, creating a central hub for local projects, event listings…
The Institute of Community Reporters is launching a new course for budding screen writers in the Manchester and Salford area. The half day session is lead by Marc Gee whose script for "Al’s Lads"…
In November last year The Silver Line pilot was launched in Manchester. This is a helpline which provides three functions to support older people: • a sign-posting service to link them into the many…
Manchester City Council has published its proposed budget for 2013/14, setting out how it will address a £40 million funding shortfall over the next financial year, rising to around £80m in 2014/15.…
Climate Week is Britain’s largest campaign against climate change with over half a million people participating in more than 3,000 events each year. Climate Week seeks to inspire a new wave of action…