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This new £2m fund that will support services that use social action to help older people stay well, manage their conditions or recover from illness or injury, and thereby reduce pressure on hospitals.

Grants are now available to help Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs) and local NHS/social care organisations to develop innovative social action interventions that provide extra support to older people and help reduce pressure on hospitals this coming winter (2014/15).

The BARC Welfare Fusion café in St Lukes Church and Neighbourhood Centre, Longsight, was established following the closure of the Elderly Day Care Service during the summer of July 2013 whom many of the Elders, Trustees and Executive Committee were saddened to see close.

The Broad African Representative Council (BARC) put their ideas together and Fusion Community Cafe was born!

Opportunities and Activities is an independent initiative in Adult Education. Established in 1991, there are now 300 students, 37 classes and 14 tutors. Most classes are held at Union Chapel in Fallowfield, M14 6EQ.

Tutors are paid from the students' fees. The turnover is around £47,000 per year.

The Treasurer spends about four hours per week entering the income into Excel and arranging payments. At the beginning of term, there is a lot of work less mid-term. To give a fuller picture of the organisation other details, such as numbers and ages of students, are also recorded.