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Putting the Great in Greater Manchester: RECLAIM Project launches #GreatManc campaign

8 Apr 2016 - 09:42 by michelle.foster

What do you think makes Greater Manchester so great? That’s the question being asked by Greater Manchester’s youth leadership charity, RECLAIM Project, as part of their new #GreatManc campaign.

From the 11 April, Greater Manchester will begin to see the face of 16-year-old Elijah, one of RECLAIM Project’s Powerhouse Pioneers, on billboards featuring a point from their recent manifesto:

“Discarding intolerance makes a great society, embracing our differences makes our Manchester Greater.”

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Get involved in The Big Dig in Manchester on Saturday 16 April

8 Apr 2016 - 09:39 by michelle.foster

It's about much more than digging. It’s about growing food and getting outside.
It’s about building raised beds and creating community. It’s about planting seeds and making new friends.

Ways to get involved:
• Find a garden to volunteer with on the day
• Promote the Big Dig to your friends and family to help support your local community gardens
• Attend the open day and have fun

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Heritage Windows: Businesses across Greater Manchester invited to tell their stories and histories during Manchester Histories Festival 2016

8 Apr 2016 - 09:36 by michelle.foster

From clothes shops to hotels, car showrooms to solicitors, locksmiths to mechanics, bakers to book shops, cafes, restaurants, bars and pubs to hairdressers, high street brands and independents; every business is part of telling the story of the great City region.

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Sunday Assembly in Manchester

8 Apr 2016 - 09:34 by michelle.foster

"The Sunday Assembly was started by Sanderson Jones and Pippa Evans, two comedians who were on the way to a gig in Bath when they discovered they both wanted to do something that was like church but totally secular and inclusive of all - no matter what they believed.

The first ever Sunday Assembly meeting took place on 6 January 2013 at The Nave in Islington. Almost 200 people turned up at the first meeting, 300 at the second and soon people all over the world asked to start one.

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The Care Leavers Association are searching for new premises can you help?

8 Apr 2016 - 09:33 by michelle.foster

The Care Leavers Association is a charity working with young people and adults who were in care as children. Their current office space is being redeveloped and they need to find alternative space. The Care Leavers Association are looking for something between 700 and 1000 sq foot in Manchester city centre and are flexible in terms of layout. If you have or know of a suitable space, contact 0161 637 5040, or email: [email protected].
 

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Manchester Parks Strategy consultation

8 Apr 2016 - 09:32 by michelle.foster

A public consultation on the proposed strategy for the long-term future of Manchester’s parks is under way.

The consultation gives everyone the chance to have their say on how they would like to see the city's parks and green spaces develop over the next decade.

The Council’s proposed vision for parks and green spaces sees them as vital, well-used community assets, with more opportunities for residents to be engaged in how they are run.

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