Professional development

A new series exploring how faith, art and culture are intertwined, the stories they hold, how they got to Manchester and how they are preserved.

Join Faith Network for Manchester in exploring the diverse stories of Manchester’s Jewish communities in their gallery with an introduction to some of the main themes held in their collections as well as visiting their 19th century Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue with the opportunity to have questions answered.

Light refreshments will be provided.

This is a free event to give people a chance to come along to Guide Bridge Theatre and experience a little of what JBTC do and see if they'd like to join. The taster event will include some drama games, music, podcasting, and letting people know how the group makes a difference in our community. No experience needed! There will also be cake and a brew!

JBTC is a free group that meets every Thursday. It's a group for all adults (18 and over, we have a full range of ages in the group!) and it's especially designed for adults that might be struggling with their wellbeing.

Home Truths 2: Race Equity Series session four continues a new event series hosted by ACEVO and Voice4Change England. This is an integral part of our ongoing initiative aimed at challenging and addressing racial inequality in civil society.  

Join for a lively discussion on how mainstream civil society can transition towards a deeper and irreversible commitment to race equity. The session will explore how civil society can move from occasionally focussing on anti-racism and race equity to making these values central to who we are and what we do.

Join Feeding Britain’s webinar with the Alliance for Dignified Food Support in which members of the coalition will share more about their Principles of Dignified Food Support and their Dignity Toolkit.

The webinar will be taking place on Zoom.

You are welcome to join at any point once the webinar has started and it will be recorded for anyone who cannot make it. You can use this form to sign up to receive a copy of the recording.
 

Hear from Feeding Britain partners who will share their good practice on food supplies for affordable food clubs with a particular focus on fresh fruit and veg as well as bulk purchasing and culturally appropriate food.

The webinar will be taking place on Zoom.

You are welcome to join at any point once the webinar has started and it will be recorded for anyone who cannot make it. You can use this form to sign up to receive a copy of the recording.

This training package is for researchers who want to break stereotypes around addiction and recovery, centre family experiences, and create research that truly matters.

Co-produced with parents with lived experience, our audio story and insights are designed to support you in creating meaningful and impactful research that leads to rich and diverse outcomes.

Join this free interactive event; there are no geographic barriers as all our events are virtual via Zoom.

You will:

Join the GM Live Well Team to collaborate on the next GM Live Well event taking place in March 2025. This in-person event will focus on ‘everyday support in every neighbourhood’ for health creation, social connection and economic inclusion.

This session is an opportunity to shape the next system wide Live Well event right from the beginning! The team want this event to elevate the work you are already leading around everyday support across GM, as well as looking at solutions to some of the systems barriers you are facing in growing your approaches.

NHS Greater Manchester and Greater Manchester Combined Authority are leading a partnership with public services, health and social care providers, cultural and voluntary organisations, universities and residents to create lasting ways for creativity and culture to be at the heart of communities’ health and wellbeing.

The Creative Health GM Place Partnership is part of Live Well: Greater Manchester’s shared commitment to everyday support in every neighbourhood, changing how we work with communities and in public services to grow opportunities for everyone to Live Well.