Spirit of Manchester - That's Manchester TV interview
Watch our Chief Executive, Mike Wild talk about our upcoming Spirit of Manchester Awards on That's Manchester TV
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Watch our Chief Executive, Mike Wild talk about our upcoming Spirit of Manchester Awards on That's Manchester TV
The Greater Manchester Work and Skills Strategy has been published and is now open for consultation.
The strategy sets out the current skills position in Greater Manchester, the inclusive growth and reform challenge facing the city-region, and the ten priorities which have been identified as key to delivering a work and skills system which meets the needs of Greater Manchester’s employers and residents now and in the future.
Have you seen the Interactive Eye Pod at Tesco and Manchester Fort in Cheetham Hill?
Care from Clare is a peer support group, aimed at female survivors of sexual violence who are aged 16 or above. The group meets on Wednesday evenings from 7pm-9pm in the city centre.
Microvolunteering and online volunteering may not be the first things that spring to mind for people looking at volunteering opportunities. Traditional volunteering roles usually involve spending time on site with an organisation working with other staff, volunteers or service users, or maybe volunteering at an event.
Micro-volunteering is when a volunteer, or a team of volunteers undertake a task either online through an internet-connected device, such as a smartphone, or in small or bite-sized chunks of time – this is usually for a charity or other non-governmental organisations.
Every Friday afternoon starting at the beginning of September 2016, there has been a FC United of Manchester Sporting Memories Group for Manchester United supporters to meet and bring stories of football from the past. These stories go back as far as the Second World War and also discuss the wider social changes at the particular time. The group members also bring photographs and memorabilia of football matches such as the 1968 European Cup Final. The group is open to anyone and it's aim is to address health issues such as dementia, depression, and loneliness and isolation.
Whitemoss Club for Young People is a community centre in Charlestown (North Manchester) which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. The centre is very well used; with a whole range of activities taking place six days a week, there’s always something going on! The centre is particularly busy on Fridays, with activities for children, young people and over 50s taking place.
Ten Marrow Barrows regulars attended a session in Birley Fields Orchard today, Friday 23rd September. Victoria is one of them. She’s been coming to Marrow Barrows sessions, a group for people with complex needs, for some time now and she loves doing something that she’s never done before, getting her hands mucky whilst having a relaxing chat.
Coming to this Hulme Garden Centre gardening project boosted her confidence and she found herself “able to speak to more people”. She regularly attends the session on Friday mornings and uses the knowledge and experience she has gained.
Stroke Association North West held its Life After Stroke Awards in Salford yesterday, Thursday 22nd September. Its Life After Stroke Awards recognise the brilliant work that volunteers, stroke survivors, carers, stroke clubs and health professionals do for the charity. The event was attended by over 100 people, with roughly half receiving an award.