Policy and Influence

Greater Manchester Strategy 2025-2035 – a thriving city region where everyone can live a good life

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has launched the Greater Manchester Strategy 2025-2035 and set out how the strategy marks a new way of doing government that will reimagine how public services are designed and delivered.

Read the Greater Manchester Strategy 2025-2035 here 
 

VCSE Safeguarding Conversation Part 3: Children's Safeguarding in Manchester

Join us on Monday 1st September 10-1pm at the St Thomas Centre for the third of Macc's conversations around safeguarding in Manchester's VCSE sector. This time, we will be joined by Manchester Safeguarding partnership to hold a conversation  focused on the role of the VCSE sector in safeguarding children in Manchester.

More details to follow, sign up below. 

St Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, Manchester, M12 6FZ
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#DoWith North West

#DoWith North West is a half-day event hosted by Voluntary Sector North West and The King’s Fund, designed to gather real thoughts, experiences and ideas on how we move from talking about co-production to truly doing it.

Voluntary Sector North West and The King’s Fund are bringing people together from the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector, public services, researchers, lived experience networks and beyond, to explore: how do we shift to a real ‘Do With’ approach, not just in theory, but in practice?

St Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, Manchester, M12 6FZ
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Do you vote by post? New rules for postal voting

New legislation as part of the Elections Act 2022 means that all postal voters must reapply every three years and complete an identity check.

What’s changing?
If you applied for a postal vote before 30 October 2023, you need to reapply this year to keep voting by post.

How to reapply
Apply securely online here 

If this affects you, you should have received an email or letter from the Elections Team. Please respond as soon as possible. Don’t wait for the deadline.

The Open Doors Project (free room booking)   

The Open Doors Project is a pilot scheme established by the Office for Social Responsibility in collaboration with Manchester Museum and Alliance Manchester Business School. The scheme allows community members to book meeting rooms totally free-of-charge on the Oxford Road campus. These room bookings are open to voluntary and charity organisations, CICs and social enterprises, community groups, and residents’ associations.