Sector News

Manchester Mind are running two mindfulness courses in the Autumn

The government is currently running a public consultation on how organisations involved in preparing for and responding to emergencies (such as local councils, health bodies, and emergency services) work with voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) organisations.

The Greater Manchester Good Landlord Charter is a new initiative to raise housing standards in Greater Manchester. It will support landlords to deliver a good service to their tenants, and help tenants find a landlord who is committed to setting an example to show that renting can be better.

This year’s Benefact Group Charity Heroes Awards are now open for entries.

The Charity Heroes Awards are designed to celebrate and support the brilliant charities who work tirelessly to make positive change.

The entry process has been designed to be as easy as possible – charities simply need to send 250 words on why their charity should win. Winners in each category will win a £5,000 donation for their charity and runners up will receive a £1,000 donation.

Reclaim The Frame, a charity that supports films by and creates audiences of people of marginalised and minoritised genders, have an upcoming screening of the documentary film Holloway on the 7th August at HOME, Manchester.

NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Greater Manchester and the Greater Manchester Research Engagement Network Team have launched the Greater Manchester Research Engagement Network (GM REN) and Respectful Research Charter, to enable them to reach communities and organisations across Greater Manchester and to share their mission to create an inclusive environment that enables diverse communities to take part in health research, addressing health and care inequalities.

Salford CVS is organising a series of focus groups on behalf of 10GM to better understand the needs of marginalised groups and their organisations before, during, and after civil contingencies such as floods, wildfires, and pandemics. The outcome of these focus groups will be twofold: 

The Africa Migration Report Poetry Anthology Series is inviting poems for possible inclusion in a new poetry anthology on African migration and (im)mobility.

Also welcome are poems that explore the past, present and possible futures of African and African diasporic migration across time and space, in and around this world and beyond.

Greater Manchester City-Region is supporting the One Tonne Plastic Challenge, a nation-wide initiative being led by Cheshire school boy, Thomas Morgan.

The aim of the challenge is to collect 1 tonne of plastic waste through litter picking to stop plastics from entering the waterways.

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) are calling for all active community groups in the region to come together in their local litter hotspot and help to clean it up, whilst raising awareness of helping to make their environment litter and plastic free.

If currently smoke The Christie would like to hear your thoughts about a new campaign to raise awareness of lung cancer amongst people who do not smoke.

The Christie want to see what people who smoke think about the new messaging they have developed for a lung cancer awareness campaign for people who have never smoked.

What’s involved?

• Take part in a telephone interview with a researcher
• The interview will take 30-60 minutes
• You will receive £10 for taking part

Can you take part?