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Citizens Advice Manchester – Big Energy Saving week events

Come along to these events and Citizens Advice Manchester can help you save money on your energy bills. Citizens Advice Manchester

All events run from 10am – 2pm

Monday 22 January
The Atrium Central Manchester Eye Hospital and Manchester Fort Shopping Centre

Tuesday 23 January
Eastlands Asda and UHSM Wythenshawe Hospital (Main Entrance)

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Masonic Charitable Foundation Charity Grants – deadlines for 2018

The Masonic Charitable Foundation Community Support grants for charities help people experiencing poverty and disadvantage, sickness and disability or barriers to education and employment. Masconic Charitable Foundation

The charities supported make a significant and lasting difference to thousands of people in need and further those causes about which Freemasons and their families are most concerned.

Community Challenge Prize How would you use £2,000 to help people spend less money?

Good Things Foundation and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation have teamed up. Together, they have created a competition which rewards the best ideas in the Online Centres Network. They know the difference that you make in your community. Now they want to know how you solve problems. Online Centres Network

Women’s Voices: English Conversation

Starting on Monday 26 February, Women’s Voices are delivering sessions on English Conversation, come along to practice and learn English. Women's Voices Manchester

The sessions are free and everyone is welcome to attend. The sessions will run every Monday, 1.30pm-3pm at the Pakistani Community Centre (near Longsight Library), 481 Stockport Road, Manchester, M12 4NN.

ERDF Business Support Call in Greater Manchester - What support does your organisation need?

Are you a small or medium sized enterprise or a recent start-up? Do you have ambitions to set-up a new organisation but need some support to get started? Do you work in a social enterprise looking to get support to start, build or grow your activity? Do you have ideas about making your organisation more energy efficient or run your organisation in a more eco-friendly way? GMCVO

Europia Women's Awards Public Vote Poll

Europia is proud to bring you their first Awards public vote. Out of the 91 nominations received, Europia have now created 7 categories with 23 nominees. Your vote is needed to decide on who is a worthy winner of their Award to recognise the Contribution of and to European Expats in Greater Manchester. Europia Women's Awards

GM Poverty Action newsletter: Supporters Scheme, can you help? Looking ahead in 2018; Universal Credit; GM Living Wage; jobs and events

In Greater Manchester poverty Action’s first 2018 newsletter they are asking for your help. Could you support Greater Manchester Poverty Action? Could you or your organisation become a Supporter or Principal Partner? Greater Manchester Poverty Action