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The idea is to host regular (maybe monthly) group sessions, each one focusing on a specific aspect of developing a social enterprise (e.g. market research, legal issues etc).
Chorlton Youth Project works with young people throughout Chorlton in South Manchester to help them engage in positive activities and learn skills such as team building, confidence and respect.
Through the provision of space to meet in the evening and a daytime service for children on the verge of exclusion from school, Chorlton Youth Project works with some of the most ‘hard to reach’ young people helping them to find their place in society and improve their general health and wellbeing. Chorlton Youth Project also run a summer playscheme for younger children each year.
Manchester City Council has launched consultations on its 2013-15 budget proposals for leisure centres and libraries and wants to hear people's views.
The Council as a whole has to address a funding shortfall of £80 million over the next two financial years and has set out in detail proposals for how it intends to achieve this.
The separate libraries and leisure consultations set out how the council proposes to deliver a quality, accessible service while making a contribution to the savings required.
Manchester City Council (MCC) recognises the important role Work Clubs play in providing flexible and informal employment support to workless Manchester residents.
In late 2011, Manchester City Council in partnership with JCP surveyed all 23 active Work Clubs to identify the challenges they face in delivering support to unemployed residents. Through the survey, Work Club leaders identified a number of delivery challenges where MCC and JCP could provide support.
The Charity Commission, the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales, has released the new annual return for 2013 which is now available to complete online on the Charity Commission’s website, here: www.charitycommission.gov.uk/Manage_your_charity/Submit_Annual_Return_index.aspx
Manchester International Festival (MIF) are looking to recruit around 400 volunteers aged 18 and over from all over Greater Manchester.
The festival is in its 4th year now and returns from 4 – 21 July 2013, showcasing extraordinary and original work from the world’s leading artists across the spectrum of performing arts, popular culture and visual arts.
MIF are looking to recruit volunteers, whose invaluable support helps to make the Festival a success. There are a variety of roles for all skill levels, from front of house to backstage and marketing to administration.
From February 2013, records of baptisms, marriages and burials for the Greater Manchester area will be published online at Ancestry.co.uk.
The collections, dating from the 1500s to the 20th century, include church registers for Anglican churches in the Diocese of Manchester, including Manchester Cathedral.
In partnership with Ancestry.co.uk, Manchester City Council has digitised the original registers and there is now a name index of over 6,000,000 records accessible on the web.
Free access to Ancestry.co.uk is available at any Manchester City Council library.
Write a poem or limerick about what you love about libraries to win fantastic goodies – winning poems will be printed as a postcard.
Poems should be under 100 words.
Entry categories: 6–10 years, 11–13 years, 14–16 years.
This competition is open to 6-16 year olds and three lucky winners (one from each age group) will see their poems printed on limited-edition postcards.
To enter, visit: www.manchester.gov.uk/postcardpoetry, or visit a library for a form.
The community associations Manchester City Council support have historically been established community centres or associations providing a range of services and activities, or enabling others to provide services and activities, for local people. Just over £430,000 is spent on grant funding to support the valuable work these groups carry out in the community and we believe these associations have played a vital role in supporting local residents in response to local needs.
Community Association Funding Programme July 2013 - March 2016
Manchester is offering unprecedented market opportunities for experienced childcare providers in the near future.
Manchester City Council is committed to ensuring that its diverse population of young people get the best possible start in life, regardless of background, and are well supported throughout their early years. The Council are therefore looking to accept bids from high-quality day care providers, whether large or small - private sector, third sector or community-based, to deliver high quality day care in Manchester.
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