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Building a Healthy Future Wellbeing in Retirement – free wellbeing and resilience courses for anyone over 55

18 Mar 2016 - 09:55 by michelle.foster

Would you like to learn new skills to help you make the most of your retirement years?
Have you recently retired and are struggling to adjust?
Did you retire a while ago and feel life is less rewarding than you’d like?
Are you approaching retirement with worries about the future?

• Lift your mood
• Boost your confidence
• Meet new people and share experiences
• Learn to better handle worries and fears
• Experience different relaxation techniques
• Gain new skills and take action

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Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Health and Wellbeing

The Big Dig - Volunteering opportunities

18 Mar 2016 - 09:54 by michelle.foster

Why not take part in Big Dig this year on Saturday 16 April? This is a special day when volunteers are recruited to help you get ready for the new growing season. Volunteer for a day of good work and good food to help local gardens get ready for the growing season.

If you want to take part your project will be promoted to people across the city and you’ll receive a pack with postcards and seeds to help you recruit people in your local area.

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Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Volunteering

Opportunity to get involved in research exploring daily activity for people with low mood and physical health conditions

18 Mar 2016 - 09:52 by michelle.foster

The purpose of the study is to better understand the day to day lives of people living with one or more physical health conditions and who also have low mood. This is to help work out better ways to support people who have these conditions. In particular, the study is to find out about people’s daily activities and any activities they may do with friends and family.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Health and Wellbeing

Outstanding volunteer efforts recognised by Manchester housing association

16 Mar 2016 - 14:06 by michelle.foster

Award-winning Manchester volunteers using their own experience to help others with mental health, substance misuse and offending issues turn their lives around have scooped awards for their efforts.

Simon O’Brien and Catherine Hay have both been recognised at Riverside’s Volunteering Awards for the impact they have made on their communities.

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Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Volunteering

if Volunteering for wellbeing – Taster sessions

14 Mar 2016 - 14:46 by michelle.foster

Imperial War Museum North and Manchester Museum are actively seeking to recruit people who want to improve their health and wellbeing, specifically:
• Young people (16-25 years old)
• Ex-service personnel
• Older people (50 years plus)

Applications will be considered from anyone in the Greater Manchester area who feels they may benefit from the programme.

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Sector News
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Volunteering

Better Community Business Network grants initiative

11 Mar 2016 - 09:56 by michelle.foster

Better Community Business Network Grant Initiative aims to provide small grant awards to empower charities and local community projects for the betterment of society. This initiative will distribute up to £3000 per month to small but credible community projects, which are able to demonstrate the positive impact that they add to the local community.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Business citizenship
Capacity Building
Funding

Triangle Trust 1949 Fund grants for organisations working with unpaid carers

11 Mar 2016 - 09:54 by michelle.foster

The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund has grants available for charities, not-for-profit social enterprises and community interest companies in the UK that are working to support unpaid carers.

Grants are available for up to £80,000 over three years. The emphasis of the Development Grant is to support the development of a solid foundation for the future.

The grant could, for example, be used to enable an organisation to make a step change such as diversifying its income streams or setting up a social enterprise to help it become more sustainable in the long term.

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Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Capacity Building
Funding
Health and Wellbeing

Invitation to Tender for Fourteen: Inclusive Youth Project

11 Mar 2016 - 09:53 by michelle.foster

Fourteen is a £3.5m national programme funded by Spirit of 2012, a charity set up by the Big Lottery Fund to connect events to communities across the country; supporting opportunities in sport, physical activity, culture and the arts, volunteering and social action. Forever Manchester is the local partner responsible for managing the money and Harpurhey and Moston is the beneficiary area for the funding.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Capacity Building
Funding

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