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CQC are encouraging older people to feedback on their care, as research has shown that older people are far less likely to complain about services and are less aware of the ways they can share their views.
The Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) have just announced a new programme of learning events and think times. All the events draw directly on CLES’ experiences supporting localities across the UK to deliver the best possible social, economic and environmental outcomes, as well as their comprehensive knowledge of European, national and local policy agendas.
A community fund provided for the growth of social enterprises and voluntary groups across Manchester has bolstered 53 projects with a total of £100,000 since launching in April 2015.
Charities across Greater Manchester that support women offenders and those at risk of offending are celebrating after being awarded £375,000. Greater Manchester Women Offenders Alliance made a bid for money from the Governments £12 million ‘Tampon Tax’ Fund, which is an amount equivalent to VAT receipts from sanitary products each year.
Janet Linacre, Chief Officer of Manchester Care and Repair has written an article for Public Finance where she discusses the benefits and disadvantages of Health and Social Care devolution in Greater Manchester. Her major concern is that "in attempting to achieve universality of services across Greater Manchester we will see a race to the bottom rather than an improvement in provision across the board".
Friends of Wythenshawe Hall are raising £250,000 to repair the much loved Wythenshawe Hall that was damaged due to a fire in the early hours of Tuesday 15 March.
Friends of Wythenshawe Hall are a group of like-minded people who have a passion for Wythenshawe Hall and park who come from all walks of life, in fact one of the members, Richard Jackson, the current Chair of the committee, is a direct descendant of the Tatton family. 
Breathe Investment Grants (BIG) are available to support small scale community projects that will improve the quality of life for Adactus Housing Group residents and make a real difference to the neighbourhoods where Adactus operate.
BIG has replaced and consolidated Adactus Housing Group previous funding streams the Neighbourhood Fund, Green Grants and You Decide.
In 2016, The Santander Foundation has become The Discovery Foundation to reflect its important role in Santander UK's new flagship community programme called The Discovery Project.
The aim of The Discovery Project is to help people have the confidence to make the most of their future.
The Big Lunch is a very simple idea from the Eden Project. The aim is to get as many people as possible across the whole of the UK to have lunch with their neighbours annually in June in a simple act of community, friendship and fun.
Social Tech Seed is an open grant-funding programme that offers entrepreneurial organisations early-stage investment to develop innovative projects harnessing the power of the internet and digital technologies to deliver significant social change. The programme supports projects tackling pressing social challenges such as the environment and sustainability, education, employment and healthcare. Social Tech Seed will provide funding and support to help you demonstrate the social, user and financial value of your existing digital prototype.
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