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The Faith Network for Manchester (FN4M) are arranging an act as a mark of respect and to send a message of solidarity amongst all our communities to coincide with the London event tomorrow. The London Met are holding a minute silence by getting people to link arms along Westminster Bridge at 2.40pm this Wednesday 29 March.

FN4M are requesting your assistance in being able to organise this locally, i.e. 2.40pm this Wednesday. FN4M are also hoping for everyone to call the venue 'Westminster Bridge' for that minute of silence and use the #westandtogether.

Manchester City Council finalised their Council budget in early March after more than eight months of listening to the views of residents who took part in their biggest ever budget consultation.

To take a look at the basics of how the new budget will be spent visit: www.manchester.gov.uk/budget

This issue includes an invitation to join GM Poverty Action’s fourth special interest group focussing on Early Years Poverty, a report on Northwards Housing’s effective fuel poverty assistance, two members of their Work and Wages group write about the gender pay gap, there is a brief introduction to Lifeline’s report on Substance Misuse and Homelessness in Greater Manchester, an appeal for information about holiday hunger from the Food Poverty group, as well as the usual for

This issue includes a further article in the Work and Wages series looking at what the writer calls the Pension Time Bomb, information about a project centred on the garment industry and an appeal for contacts, a profile of Bolton Community Transport and Furniture Services as well as a job opportunity and the usual forthcoming local events.