Local Interest

GMCVO have launched a grants programme to get Greater Manchester Walking.

Funded by Greater Manchester Moving (with money from Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership), a total of £225,000 will be given out between now and August 2020.

Expression of interest to undertake train the trainer course to deliver parental conflict training:

We are looking for a number of people across the local authority, schools, community and voluntary sector and partner agencies to undertake a train the trainer course that will enable them to deliver the training to their own organisation or/and to be part of a training pool, delivering the course as part of the multi-agency offer across Salford. 

Thursday 5 December 2019, 9:00 – 11:00

Federation House, 2 Federation Street, Manchester, M4 4BF

How can civil society and the social sector be at the forefront of shaping the impacts of technology on our lives and communities?

Greater Manchester is a place where everyone should feel safe to be themselves.

No one should face violence, abuse or hatred just because of who they are, who they love, where they’re from, what they look like or what they believe. Hate incidents and hate crime will not be tolerated in Greater Manchester.

Salford’s Santa Appeal to collect brand new Christmas toys or gifts for children and young people who might otherwise miss out is coming back.

This year the public can put items out for collection by Salford City Council bin crews between Tuesday 3 December and Friday 6 December.

Time to Grow Programme

Flourish CIC are running their ‘Time to Grow’ programme from January 2020 – July 2020 to support women who would like to explore different pathways back to work whilst make a difference in their community. They are looking for 25 women, currently unemployed from across Greater Manchester to go on a journey of self-discovery.

GM i-THRIVE: the transformation of children’s services across Greater Manchester, have launched a GM i-THRIVE Arts and Mental Health Innovation Programme Survey (Manchester University Hospitals Foundation Trust). This programme is unique to GM i-THRIVE in the context of a 30+ year history of arts and health research in Manchester.

Mayor Andy Burnham and Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) signed the Charter for Faith & Belief Inclusion in the presence of the Bishop of Manchester, David Walker, and other leaders of Greater Manchester Faith Communities at an event today (Monday 11th November).

Free Digital Phoenix Drop-in running every Thursday (1pm-3pm) at Langworthy Cornerstone.

The drop-in is designed to help those with mental health and disabilities to get online and support them in this digital age.

Manchester Art Gallery welcomes you to Open Doors Sat 16th November.

Open doors is a creative workshop especially for children and adults  with autism and other social communication issues, their families and carers. We open our doors early so that you can come enjoy and explore art together as a family.

The sessions planned for 2020 so far are:

The Keep It Out campaign, that warns people about the harms caused by illegal tobacco and encourages them to report it has been relaunched today (18 November).

It follows the first successful phase of the campaign that took place in the summer, which saw a tenfold increase in reports to Greater Manchester Trading Standards departments – resulting in more illegal tobacco being seized between April and October 2019 than the whole of the previous year.

PARENTS and professionals working with pre-schoolers will now benefit from free digital resources to support children’s development – thanks to an initiative launched by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and the BBC.  

Tiny Happy People is a brand new venture designed to tackle the pre-school language and communication gap in Greater Manchester.

Next week (18th - 24th November) is national Safeguarding Adults Week.

Here in Salford we’re taking this opportunity to remind you how to report a concern about an adult who may be unable to protect themselves.

The Skill Givers project, delivered in partnership with Macc and Salford CVS, aims to make the most of volunteer time offered by employer supported volunteering schemes, for everyone involved.

They do this by working with local voluntary and community groups, sports clubs, charities and social enterprises who support their community to get active, across Manchester and Salford, to identify where they could most make use of support from employee volunteers.

As part of their refreshed Strategic Growth Plan, Breakthrough UK are keen to understand the feasibility of investing in a new Social Enterprise which will part of the next stage of Breakthrough’s development.

Salford Social Enterprise City are working with Power to Change, Social Enterprise UK, The Business Group, Abram Ward Cooperative, Flourish CIC and Manchester Social Entrepreneurs in an attempt to identify all incorporated social enterprises within the Greater Manchester region, with a focus on four areas of GM for more detailed information – Manchester, Salford, Stockport and Wigan.

Social Enterprise Day 2019 is on Thursday 21st November, and is part of Global Entrepreneurship Week.

On this day #WhoKnew will be taking place – a global digital campaign designed to give social enterprises the chance to tell their stories, show what makes them different from traditional businesses and shout about the impact of their work.

Markets

17th November and 15th December 

With a variety of stalls

Christmas Trees

Real trees and wreaths available from the end of November

Elf Club!

1st, 8th, 15th December

Join the elves as they prepare for Christmas with crafting and lots of festive fun

Holly Jolly Festival

Train rides, market stalls, Santa's Grotto, food, entertainment and more...

Homelessness charity Emmaus Salford has received a donation of £1,000 following an Oktoberfest fundraiser at Exchange Quay, one of the North West’s largest office developments. The event raised more than £500 and the management team at Exchange Quay matched the funds to bring the total to £1,000 for the charity.

The GM VCSE Leadership Group, with support from colleagues at the GMCA have developed a VCSE Policy Position Paper which sets out a long term ambition for the VCSE sector in Greater Manchester.

Are you a contemporary visual artist over 50 years of age living in Greater Manchester?

Do you have a track record of recent professional activity as a visual artist*?

Do you want an injection of critical and professional support to move your practice on to the next level?

Food For Life 'Get Togethers' - Local Commissioning Partnership (up to £10,000)

Food For Life (FFL) are seeking applications from individuals, organisations and groups to partner with their FFL ‘Get Togethers’ 4 year Lottery Community funded programme. Get Togethers aim to bring people from different generations and backgrounds together through good quality food.

Salford Loaves and Fishes would like to invite you to their Open Event to celebrate two years on in our new building and to look back on the what they have achieved.

Salford Loaves and Fishes look forward to seeing their friends, partners, funders and supporters on:

Tuesday, 12th November 2019 between 1pm and 3pm

1 Paddington Close, (off Churchill Way), Salford, M6 5PL

The Greater Manchester VCSE Mental Health Forum is in the process of evolving the way that the VCSE sector works with the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership and the wider system around mental health.

Saturday 16th to Friday 22nd November 2019.

Testing is easy, free and confidential. Our tests are simple and require a small amount of blood from your finger.

Next dates: Thursday 14th and Friday 15th November 2019 (Two day course)

Closing date for nominations: 28th October 2019.  

Time: 9.15am – 4.30pm

Presented by: Salford SCP Training Pool

Target Group: Staff from all agencies who may be involved with families where domestic abuse is an issue.

The English Language School (www.englishlanguage-school.co.uk) is offering free English classes for staff and volunteers who are speakers of other languages ac

The VCSE Devolution Reference Group was formed in 2016 as a coalition of leaders from the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector who wanted to promote the role and involvement of the VCSE sector and communities in Greater Manchester devolution.

Claremont & Weaste Community Committee Budget Sub Group fund things which provide a benefit to part or all of the community.

It has four priority areas so applications which address one or more of the following will be looked on particularly favourably:

1. Youth
2. Crime and disorder
3. Cleansing and environmental maintenance
4. Older people

In addition, the Budget Sub Group has two main geographical priorities:

You have a great idea for a tech product or service that can create social change - but you need budget to get it off the ground and a model that can sustain it ongoing. There are a bunch of ways you can do this and Tech for Good are bringing in a range of experts that can talk about how.

They will also have community announcements, drinks and food, and a chance to meet people and connect.

The Healthwatch Salford Network is a project linking in existing community social and health related support groups directly with Healthwatch, giving more people across Salford a chance to have their say in their health and care services.

What groups can take part?

Community Change Programme (CCP) works directly with people who are in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. They seek to enable individuals to re-integrate back into their communities through empowering them to take back control of their own positive growth and change. This is achieved through people engaging with their structured programme of training, development and support groups.

The Re:Connect project, consists of:

Reading and writing is an essential part of everyday life and it’s hard to imagine trying to navigate the modern world without these skills, yet a national survey carried out in 2011* found that as many as 2.4 million adults in England had a reading age of less than would be expected of a 7-year-old.

LGBT Patients' Experiences of Primary Care Annual Survey 2019.

This research is part of Pride in Practice, a quality assurance and social prescribing programme for primary care services and LGBT communities. Pride in Practice provides training, assessment, accreditation and ongoing support for healthcare services to help them be inclusive of LGBT patients. Pride in Practice is funded by the Governemtn Equalities Office and Greater Manchester Health and Care Partnership.

Our 46th Annual General Meeting will be held at Eccles Community Hall on Tuesday 22nd October from 6pm.

It’s not too late to join us, we’re kicking off with refreshments and networking. ⁦⁩

The formal AGM commences at 6.30 pm, we will talk through our achievements and accounts.

You are invited to Doing Things Differently for Care Leavers in Greater Manchester, an event to showcase the work that is taking place in Greater Manchester to support care leavers.

The event will be held on Friday 1st November 2019 from 11:30-16:00 at the University of Manchester’s University Place.

Thursday 24th October 2019, 3pm - 6pm.

Brabners, 55 King Street, Manchester, M2 4LQ.

Charity Fraud Awareness Week promotes openness and honesty about fraud. It brings together everyone involved in the charity and not-for-profit sectors to raise awareness and share good practice in tackling fraud and financial crime.

The GM VCSE Reference Group and GM Health and Social Care Partnership are seeking to increase cross-sector understanding of our great VCSE workforce.

To take this forward, Macc and Connected Consultants have been working in partnership to try and engage with as many VCSE leaders as possible to explore workforce development, HR challenges and any recommendations for the VCSE sector, the public sector, or our commissioners.

Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an internationally recognised training programme designed specifically for anyone who works / volunteers with young people aged 8-18. The course will provide you with skills and confidence to step in, offer first aid and guide them towards the support they need.

There are 2 levels of the MHFA training programme, they are:

Are you a Chair / Vice Chair of a charity with an income under £1m?

Wednesday 6th November 2019

Young people over fourteen years old are the most likely group after under 1’s to be subject to a child protection Serious Case Review. The current focus on Gangs, Knife Crime, County Lines, and CSE acknowledges that risks, choices and opportunities pose the most significant challenges for young people.

Salford Council has responded to this challenge by developing Young Person Plan’s that aim to work with the young person to achieve change.

An award-winning photographer is sharing the stories of Salford’s black, Asian and minority ethnic communities through an exhibition at The Lowry marking Black History Month.

Still I Rise celebrates black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) culture in Salford and tells the stories of some of those working in the city’s public and voluntary sectors.

The Big Health Day is an annual event for adults with learning disabilities, their families and paid staff that aims to give people information and skills to improve their health.

This year the theme is around people with learning disabilities having more choice, control and sense of personal responsibility around their health because they have told us they do not feel this.

Age Proud is the theme of this years Salford Older Person Day.

The theme will be explored through arts and culture activities.

Salford Celebration International Older People Day

Tuesday 1st October 2019 - 10.00am – 3.00pm

Salford Art Gallery and Museum, The Crescent, Chapel Street Salford

Salford will once again be celebrating our older population on Tuesday 1st October as part of the International Older Peoples Day event.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Group are delighted to invite you to their Joint Annual Members & Public Meeting (Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust) to celebrate a fantastic year for the Northern Care Alliance NHS Group.

Chief Executive Raj Jain and the Board of Directors will be joined by the Governors, staff members and volunteers to talk to you about this year’s activities, NCA's achievements, their plans for the future and their challenges.

Free event in Manchester for charities, social enterprises and community organisations.

Thursday 17th October 2019, 9am – 12pm at St Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, Manchester, M12 6FZ

This half-day event is suitable for trustees, directors, CEOs and managers.

Our new Smart Meter project aims to raise awareness of Smart Meters by reaching older people aged 65+ in Salford.

Key Project Objectives

1. Develop strategic partnerships to sustain behaviour change & reduce energy consumption

Still I Rise: 10 years of Safety4Sisters

Pay As You Feel (Suggested Donation £5)

CELEBRATING the work of S4S and the voices of migrant BME* women

FUNDRAISING some cash to help S4S keep going

CONSCIOUSNESS RAISING so S4S can keep fighting for the rights of migrant BME women

S4S have amazing women on decks:

Langworthy Cornerstone are taking part in the Festival of Learning's Have a Go Month by hosting their very own taster week from 16th - 20th September.

All of the activities featured below will be running free taster sessions during that week. Plus the regular free / reasonably priced class will be running as usual.

If you want to try something new, or aren't sure if something will be for you take part in a free session and find out!

To coincide with World Suicide Prevention Day (Tuesday 10 September) we are proud to be partnered with the Zero Suicide Alliance to provide suicide prevention training for all our staff and the public.

The Age UK Salford Annual Boat Race is back for it's third year! 

This year it will be held on World Alzheimer's Day -  21st September. 

The day will run 11am - 3pm and will include boat races, information stalls, scrumptious food, fun and laughter.  The day aims to positively challenge the stigmas associated with dementia.

NHS Salford CCG need your views!

Salford’s locality plan is the ‘blueprint’ for our health and social care. Launched in April 2016, it explains how providers of public services - like the NHS, Salford City Council, Fire Service and Police - will work closely together with the private and voluntary sector so services work better and cost less.

Have your say: 28^th September 2019

The VCSE Devolution Reference Group, with support from colleagues at the  Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), have developed a draft VCSE Policy Position Paper which sets out a long term ambition for the VCSE sector in Greater Manchester. 

PrEP and Prejudice in partnership with BHA for Equality in Health and Social Care, invite Front line service providers in Manchester to a free PrEP awareness Training workshop.

The workshop will take place on:

 Friday 20th September 2019 9:30am- 12:30pm

St Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, Manchester, M12 6FZ

Light refreshments will be provided.

Are you a voluntary, community and social enterprise organisation that provides ‘on the day’ health or care services in Salford?

This may be for people in crises or who are unable to get help elsewhere at short notice.

We have been asked to collect some information on these services to inform the planning of health and social care services in Salford, it may help us to secure support and investment into the sector in the future.

Please provide:

“A canary in a coal mine is an advanced warning of some danger. The metaphor originates from the times when miners used to carry caged canaries while at work; if there was any methane or carbon monoxide in the mine, the canary would die before the levels of the gas reached those hazardous to human.”

The White Paper on Unified Public Services for the People of Greater Manchester is one of the major strategies that underpins the Greater Manchester Strategy (see the diagram below). The paper was considered and endorsed by the full meeting of Greater Manchester Combined Authority on Friday 26th July. 

The Dementia United team are asking you for a few minutes of your time to complete a short survey to support the development of a “lived experience barometer” for people living with dementia and/or caring for someone with dementia in their own right in Greater Manchester.

The next Princes Trust Team at Eccles Fire Station will begin on 9^th September!:

Eccles Fire Station, 9.30am – 4.30pm

Monday – Friday for 12 weeks

The programme is for 16-25 year olds that aren’t in employment, education or training to gain qualifications and take part in something challenging and rewarding.

Looking for digital skills training and need help preparing for employment?

Skills People Group can offer a fully-funded 10-day course in Salford for individuals aged 19+ who are not in employment.

The purpose of this course is to allow learners to demonstrate an understanding of, and competency in, digital skills and to enhance their success in employment. It will help learners progress to a work role where digital skills are required.

On Thursday 29th August, Europia is launching its EU Settlement Scheme Support Project in partnership with Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton.

The event will take place in Manchester Cathedral with keynote speeches from The very reverend Rogers Govender the Dean of Manchester Cathedral, the CEO of Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton, Richard Wilkinson and the Executive Director of Europia, Kush Chottera. 

Positive Moves CIC have a minibus for sale.

The mini-bus Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2.2 CDI 413 Window H/R Mobility 4dr (LWB) was used for short distances excellent runner 16 seats including driver inspected every 10 weeks.

How can we maximise the support available to low income households in the austerity era?

A one day course.

Answer Cancer is a Voluntary Community & Social Enterprise sector-led response to cancer in Greater Manchester. It is the working name of the Greater Manchester Cancer Screening Engagement Programme, a Voluntary Sector partnership working to improve cancer awareness across the region.

There are places available on this 20 week accredited course based at START, Tuesdays 1pm-4pm starting on 1st October 2019—24th March 2020.

Attenders will complete 3 units in the Open Awards Level 1 Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment course. These are Colour Theory and Design, Carrying out a Research Project and Interpersonal Skills.

What: One day workshop for non-profit organisations.
When: 10am – 4pm, Wednesday 13th November 2019
Where: Ardwick Green Hall, St Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, Manchester M12 6FZ

The Age Friendly Salford Culture Champions scheme is part of a larger programme to extend the reach of arts and culture to a wider audience of people aged 50+ across Greater Manchester.

Groundwork in Greater Manchester and the Environment Agency would like to invite environmental volunteers to take part in a survey.

This survey is for anyone involved in a local community or voluntary group including local charities, E-NGOs and community interest companies (CICs).

This survey should take about 10 minutes to complete.

People aged 50 and over from across Greater Manchester are changing the record on what it means to grow older in the region.

They have teamed up for a new campaign – Talking About My Generation – to become community reporters and show what it’s really like to grow older in Greater Manchester.

Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organisation (GMCVO) is the programme lead for Greater Manchester’s Hidden Talent: a voluntary youth employment programme working with hidden young people - 18-25 year olds who are not in employment, education, or training (NEET), and not claiming benefits. We are delighted to announce the first in a series of free employer workshops 

Salford Histories Festival Walkden Methodist Church on 21^st September.

The event is organised by Salford Local History Forum. Stallholders include Lancashire Mining Museum (Astley Green), Elizabeth Gaskell House, Worsley Civic Trust, Broughton House, the Working Class Movement Library and the Friends of Salford Museums Association.

Entry is free and the day will run from 10am - 4pm.

Salford mental health charity Start Inspiring Minds will take to the streets for a Vigil & Procession of Remembrance of all the lives that have been lost to suicide on World Suicide Prevention Day. Tuesday 10th September will see members of the public uniting at Starts Wellbeing Centre, before the Vigil & Procession of Remembrance commences remembering those we have lost to suicide and in support of those left behind.

What can we learn from co-production already happening across Greater Manchester?

Join the 4^th GM Co-production Network where they will be bringing together projects doing great co-production to share what’s happening on the ground in services and communities across our city.

Mind are launching a new counselling service as part of their Rainbow Mind project, specifically for individuals within the LGBTQI+ community.

Rainbow Mind is a new collaborative project aiming to tackle mental health issues specifically within the LGBTQI+ community across Greater Manchester and London. The project is mainly led, staffed and directed by LGBTQI+ people.

The new 1 to 1 counselling service offers up to 8 sessions that are free to access and are based in Salford.

The vision of the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership (GMHSCP) is to design and deliver a population mental wellbeing programme to complement the existing clinical pathways and to support the population of Greater Manchester to remain well for longer and to return to wellness sooner. The GM-Connect 5 approach to mental health is therefore based on an understanding that while there will always be a need to treat mental illness clinically, this is not the sole approach. 

Greater Manchester Combined Authority would like to invite your community group to be part of a pilot project to increase the amount of science technology engineering and maths young people and wider communities experience outside of formal education.

Have your say!

The VCSE Devolution Reference Group with support from colleagues at the GMCA have developed a VCSE Policy Position Paper which sets out a long term ambition for the VCSE sector in Greater Manchester.

Please share your views on the draft Paper. Does it describe a way forward that is meaningful for all VCSE organisations?

Worthy Wash will be Community Launderette and Arts space tackling poverty in Salford.

WW will provide affordable washing facilities, proper coffee and a space for people to come together. There will be music, comedy, film screenings and workshops for anyone to participate with. 

All profits will go towards supporting the LifeCentre in Salford.

In 2017, the GM Adult Social Care Transformation programme was initiated and tasked to deliver on four key and two enabling priorities.

Each has been led by a nominated DASS lead with objectives detailed within a delivery plan that was agreed and acknowledged across the GM system. This report details the key achievements to date from the programme and the focus of work for 2019/2020.

The Heart of Salford Awards are a great chance to recognise and celebrate your volunteers and the work of your organisation.

You can nominate your volunteer, volunteering team, organisation and project.

Last chance to nominate!

The deadline for nominations has been extended to Friday 27th September 2019.

The awards take place on Monday 18th November 2019.

Eccles Reform Society invite you to the Peterloo Massacre 200th Anniversary event.

Saturday 17th August 2019

On the 17th August, it will be 200 years and a day since our heroic forebears made their way into Manchester to peacefully protest for Democracy and their rights. At the end of the day, over 700 had been injured and 18 were dead. Amongst the dead were 2 people from Eccles.  

Free accessible opportunities available to disabled people across Greater Manchester.

Breakthrough UK have spaces available on their Manchester Community Connecting, GM Pathways courses, GM Women’s Peer group, GM Youth choices project and Manchester Job club. They also have volunteering opportunities. 

Community wealth building introduction

Introduction to community wealth building is a half-day training course for people wanting to learn about the theory and practice behind community wealth building, and how they can get involved in the growing movement.

Book now for the following Manchester dates:

Gain a Level 1 Award in Practical Horticulture Skills, leading to a nationally recognised City & Guilds qualification. The course is delivered by YMCA Training,
experts in education, health and wellbeing.

The combination of tailored training and work placement will give you a good basic understanding of the horticulture industry while giving you practical gardening skills in a realistic setting.

WHAT YOU WIILL LEARN

You’ll learn a variety of skills such as:

Greater Manchester Homelessness Action Network (GMHAN) have been tasked by Mayor Andy Burnham with developing a ten year GM Homelessness Prevention Strategy, with the Accountability Board (chaired by GM Housing and Homelessness Portfolio Lead City Mayor Paul Dennett) taking responsibility for starting and guiding this process.

Community shares are a new way of raising investment capital from communities. Local people are encouraged to buy shares in the enterprise and become part-owners. 

This Share Offer seeks to raise £500,000 to fund phase 1 (former St Ignatius Rectory) of the St Ignatius Centre restoration work.

Our shares are offered as a social investment for public spirited and environmentally aware individuals and organisations and lovers of culture and heritage.

Between May 2018 and May 2019 teams from four Greater Manchester localities worked as part of an ‘Innovation’ programme.

Making Greater Manchester the most cooperative place in the UK.

The Commission wants to work with co-operatives to reduce inequality, improve education and employment and help the sector grow into other areas of the economy to make Greater Manchester the most co-operative region in the UK.

The commission will focus on where co-operatives can support the delivery of the Greater Manchester Strategy.

It identifies four particular opportunities:

Bright Ideas Fund will re-open on Tuesday 6 August 2019!

The Bright Ideas Fund supports new community business ideas through the start-up and planning stages with tailored business support, to the implementation stage with grants of up to £15,000.

Thursday 18th July 2019, 10.30am - 1pm

George Street Chapel, Oldham, OL1 1LS

These workshops are for groups who haven't applied for funding before and are interested in finding out more about The National Lottery Heritage Fund Small Grants programme, and the wide range of work and activities we can support.

Thursday 11th July 2019, 8.30am - 4.30pm

Audacious Church - Manchester, Trinity Way, Manchester, M3 7BD

A THREE-DAY event is coming to Manchester this summer, which will explore how technology changes the way we create, share and consume art, music and entertainment.

A number of organisations have created Distractions, including Greater Manchester Combined Authority, FutureEverything, Manchester International Festival and Sound City – and you can get your tickets now.

Open day at the Wai Yin Welcome Centre on 17th July 2019.

The open day is being run with Wai Yin's partners, Your Housing Group, in order to give everyone a chance to learn more about all the exciting work that goes on at Wai Yin. 

The event starts at 11am and finishes at 1pm.

Would you like to learn more about cooking and volunteering for activities?

This six weeks course is free and will start on Wednesday 17th July 2.30-4.30pm.

The following week on Wednesday 28th August they will again meet at 2.30pm to prepare food and at 3.30-4.30pm host a showcase event for local groups and organisations to come and meet these new volunteers and find out about their newly acquired skills. 

Up to 6 of TfGM’s current Yellow School Bus fleet are due to be decommissioned in July 2019, the vehicle specification is as follows:

- Iveco Scolabus 24
- Registered in 2003/2004
- In full operational condition
- Fitted with 67 seats
- Powered DDA ramp fitted
- Cosmetically refurbished in 2015
- Exterior dimensions are 12 meters in length by 2.5 meters in width

Our Pass is the new bus pass for 16-18-year-olds.

For a one-off £10 administration fee, it unlocks free bus travel right across Greater Manchester – meaning that young people could unlock potential savings of over £500.

Our Pass will cover all local bus services across Greater Manchester.

The card removes the hassle and cost of buying tickets or passes for specific routes and operators.

You are invited to attend the launch of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter Supporters' Network on Monday 22nd July at Etc Venues, Manchester.

Mayor Andy Burnham, Deputy Mayor for Business & Economy Sir Richard Leese, and Cllr Sean Fielding lead for Skills & Work in Greater Manchester will all be attending, along with employers, employees and others.

Have you or anyone else close to you been affected by cancer?

Would you like to meet with other people in similar circumstances?

Can-Survive UK welcomes you to our fortnightly Coffee, Connect and Chat support group. Join us for board games, dominoes, sewing and knitting,
information or just simply a drink and chat! Refreshments provided.

Wednesdays (fortnightly), 1pm – 3pm at
Kath Locke Centre, 123 Moss Lane East, M15 5DD

2019 dates:

Windrush Day 2019 Celebration Saturday 22nd June 2019

This comprehensive 2-hour combined session including training on awareness of the dangers of the far right and counter narratives to it.

Sunday 23rd June, 12pm - 5pm

Sackville Gardens, Manchester M1 3HB - in the heart of Manchester’s Gay Village

LGBT Foundation are partnering with Jo Cox Foundation to bring you the Great Manchester Get Together! Join them on their rainbow picnic blanket as they celebrate what we have in common.

Friday 21st June 9.30 am – 1.30 pm

Little Hulton Big Local, Little Hulton District Centre, Little Hulton, Manchester M28 0AT

(Lunch provided)

For anyone over 50 who would like or have been advised to get more active.

Under the supervision of Maureen Lawlor a qualified exercise specialist with 15 years experience of working with people with long term health conditions such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, C.O.P.D and arthritis.

Call into any of the Healthy Hearts sessions and see for yourself how individuals cope with their various health issues and also the fun we have during each session.

People who are approaching the end of their lives are to be assured the highest standard of care – thanks to new “commitments” made by health and social care leaders.

Greater Manchester leaders have approved a series of commitments which aim to ensure people can live well in the last year of their life, before dying as comfortably as possible, in the place of their choice.

This Ambition for Ageing seminar will consider how we use public spaces in our communities, neighbourhoods and wider towns and cities.

When, why and how do we leave our homes? Let’s move beyond the semi-public space that we still see as ‘ours’, such as the garden or yard, to the street and beyond. Is this something we do on a daily basis? If not, then how often and where do we go? Is walking the option we choose If not, then what transport do we use, and what influences this?

Is co-production as messy, expensive and time-consuming as everyone says?

Join the third GM Co-production Network to connect with other people trying to share power and work in new ways. We think the best way to co-produce is just to jump in and start doing something, so the network is focused on sharing our skills and experiences to learn from each other and do just that.

This time, we will hear about:

'Nothing About Us Without Us is For Us.'

Thursday 27th June 2019 from 11am to 1.45pm.

Comedy Store, 3 and 4, Arches, Deansgate Locks, Whitworth Street West, M1 5LH

Part of PHM’s year-long programme exploring the past, present and future of protest, marking 200 years since the Peterloo Massacre; a major event in Manchester’s history, and a defining moment for Britain’s democracy.

What is the Freedom Project?

Are you struggling to find a purpose? Do you want to get past a lack of work experience or skills, housing or money issues, low confidence, a criminal record, mental health or addiction? Mustard Tree’s Freedom Project is here to help you.

What proposals should be made in the next UK White Paper on social security (welfare benefits)?

Supported by the UK Social Policy Association.

Tuesday 23 July 2019, 1pm-3pm, hosted by Greater Manchester Poverty Action and University of Salford (venue: University of Salford, Media City)

MICRA 2019 Annual Lecture on Extending Working Lives: the implications for winners and losers in the changed UK policy landscape.

Tuesday 18th June 2019, 5pm to 8pm

Organiser: Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA)

Who is it for: University staff, External researchers, Adults, Current University students, General public

Speaker: Professor Sarah Vickerstaff

GMCVO is seeking organisations with strong links into Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities and who can engage with the BAME-led organisations in Birmingham, Camden, Hackney, Leicester and Manchester.

Bolton Community and Voluntary Services (Bolton CVS) has been awarded a 3-year contract from Bolton Council to provide support to people and those organisations that exist to make a positive change in Bolton.

The focus of the work will be championing the value of volunteering and connecting people to the volunteering roles available in Bolton; building awareness of the funding available to good causes in Bolton; and helping groups and organisations deliver a quality offer.

Training for Volunteers and Community Groups.

Monday 8th July 2019

Who should attend?

• Anyone who is involved in community volunteering
• Any group or person who is looking at applying for funding
• Anyone that wants to increase or refresh their understanding on disability legislation

A unique opportunity to purchase a very special mobile events space.

Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an internationally recognised training programme designed specifically for anyone who works / volunteers with young people aged 8-18. The course will provide you with skills and confidence to step in, offer first aid and guide them towards the support they need.

Friday 28th June 2019, 2pm -  3pm

Eccles Library, 28 Barton Lane, Eccles, M30 0TU

Join Simon McDermott as he talks about his family's journey with dementia.

Simon is the son of YouTube sensation and Pride of Britain Winner 'Teddy Mac', the Songaminute Man.

There will be books and CD's available to purchase on the day.

Calling all Little Hulton residents!

Drop in and see some historic photos and maps of the area. Share your thoughts and memories on how the Little Hulton landscape has changed and tell us about any wildlife stories of the area you may have.

Refreshments will be provided.

Monday 24th June at 1.30pm - 3.45 pm at St Thomas Centre, Manchester.

The GM VCSE Devolution Reference Group and the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership have commissioned a partnership of Bolton CVS, Mind in Greater Manchester, GMCVO and VSNW to ensure that the voluntary community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector plays a comprehensive role in commissioning both at a local and Greater Manchester level.

Bolton Solidarity Community Association (BSCA) has been recognised for their contribution to the communities in Bolton by receiving The Queens Award for Voluntary Service.

Do you have a view on housing in Salford? Have your say on the new housing strategy priorities.

Salford City Council is developing a new housing strategy and to ensure we get it right we want the views of as many people as possible to inform our priorities. The housing strategy sets out the council’s plans to deliver housing and housing related services across all tenures (home ownership, private renting and social housing) throughout the city.

The voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE), Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership (GMHSCP) are collaborating to establish the GM Inclusion and Wellbeing Partnership (GM IWP).

The GM Inclusion and Wellbeing Partnership’s main role is to encourage and champion equality, diversity and inclusion through engagement across GM and within localities. Additional information about the Partnership is attached.

Children not eating healthy meals, childhood obesity, family food poverty and older adults suffering from malnutrition have all been highlighted in the press as major issues in communities.

Challenge 1: Reduce Reoffending Rates

Wednesday 26th June 2019 @ 3.30 pm for a 4 pm start until 7 pm

Employing or working with prison leavers can be a challenge. There are risks. However, ANTZ can identify those risks and provide guidance and governance to deal with them.

Tuesday 18th June at Novotel Manchester West

42^nd Street invite you to a FREE interactive development day is aimed at all front line practitioners and managers that work with children, young people and families in Salford and will focus specifically on exploring and finding collaborative solutions.

The impact of Domestic Violence on child and adolescent mental health issues.

De-escalation approaches with children and young people presenting in crisis/distress.

One-day ESOL Employability Workshop

• CV Writing
• Using transferable skills
• Communication for the workplace

Venue: The Humphrey Booth Centre, Heath Avenue, M7 1NY

Dates available 10th June and 24th June 2019 from 9.30 am - 3 pm

Free Beauty Course

Look Good Feel Good 4 Week Course.

The Greater Manchester local authorities and Transport for Greater Manchester are working together to develop a Greater Manchester-wide Clean Air Plan, to reduce levels of air pollution in the region.

Many roads in Greater Manchester have high levels of air pollution, which is harmful to everyone’s health and linked to early deaths.

Our Communities Programme, #HOMEinspires connects with groups, charities and voluntary organisations from across Greater Manchester to ensure that as many people as possible have the opportunity to take part in and experience HOME, both as audiences and as artists.

The #HOMEinspires Community Programme includes:

Inspire Gallery: Our dedicated exhibition space in HOME’s downstairs bar area showcasing work by partner organisations.

Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership have commissioned a 3-year Greater Manchester Cancer Screening and Engagement Programme.

Tuesday 4th June 2019, 9.30 am – 12.30 pm

Kings House Conference Centre, Kings Church, Sidney Street, Manchester, M1 7HB

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is currently looking proposals for ways of restructuring its services. 

The main impacts of the proposals for the voluntary sector are:

What does economic justice mean for the North West?

The UK economy is not working. It is no longer delivering rising standards for a majority of the population. Too many people are in insecure jobs; young people are set to be poorer than their parents; the nations and regions of the UK are diverging further.

GMCVO, as part of the Health and Social Care Engagement project, are holding an event to bring together all VCSE (Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise) organisations that work with Children, Young People and Families in Greater Manchester. This event will also be of interest to those wanting to find out more about what is going on in this area of work at the moment.

Join gaddum and a host of partner organisations from across Greater Manchester for the FIRST EVER, Carers Fest.

What is Carers Fest?

Carers Fest! provides opportunities for carers and those cared for of all ages to enjoy a break from their responsibilities, have fun, make new friends and have their voices heard on issues that affect them.

Since 2011, Salford Mental Health Forum that has been providing a user-led space for service users, ex-service users and their carers to share experiences with a view to having a say in the planning and provision of mental health services in Salford through consultation and involvement.

It has gone from strength to strength over the past 8 years because of the mental health service users and carers that have given their time to help it grow.

Evidence tells us that stigmatising attitudes result in people being less likely to get help or give help.

If we don’t speak up about persistent stigma, we are at risk of perpetuating a society where we remain reluctant to reach out for help for ourselves or to support others.

The clock is ticking. Less than 12 years. That’s all the time scientists say we have left to fix the climate.

We’ve endured the heatwaves and experienced the floods. The hottest years on record. We’ve seen people forced to flee their homes because of rising waters. We’ve seen forest fires in the Arctic. The effects of climate chaos are happening around us and the window of opportunity to act is closing.

Yet we have hope. Because we are our hope.

Dementia Action Week runs from 20th - 26th May 2019.

As part of Dementia Action Week, Salford Institute for Dementia has organised a series of events for the week. Below is a list of events and links to the Eventbrite pages for you to sign up. For many of these events, space is limited so sign up quickly.

Europia is pleased to invite you to a writing successful funding application event. 2nd European Community Support and Networking Event is a practical information session where you can bring your thoughts about a particular project you might want funding for or an application you think to submit.

Saturday 18th May 2019, 3 - 4.30pm

The Greater Manchester (GM) Tobacco Programme, ‘Making Smoking History’, sets out an unprecedented ambition to deliver a tobacco control programme at a pace and scale greater than any other global city.

Big Issue Invest are working in conjunction with Barclays UK across the UK to deliver a programme of events aimed at connecting social and community business to deliver value led outcomes for all parties. This follows the successful delivery of a programme in 2018.

Volunteers’ Week is an annual celebration of the fantastic contribution millions of volunteers make across the UK – and it’s taking place from the 1st - 7th June 2019!

Volunteers’ Week is a great time to raise awareness of your organisation and recruit volunteers, it is also a good time to thank your existing volunteers and recognise the difference they have made to your organisation. The good news is Salford CVS can help you do both.

When Jo Cox was killed, we saw what can happen in a culture of intolerance and hate.

Yet 3 years later, we still feel more divided than ever. But Jo wouldn’t have given up, and neither will we.

This week The Great Get Together are asking you to pledge to get back together with someone or something in your community you’ve lost touch, argued with or are simply avoiding. And what better time than at The Great Get Together weekend on 21-23rd June.

The Princes Trust are currently recruiting for Princes Trust Team 19 and they will be carrying out a 2-week community project week commencing 28^th May.

If your voluntary or community organisation has a project in mind – large enough for approximately 10 young people to do over two weeks  - get in touch with Natalie Stokes.

The Salford Clinical Commissioning Group and the council will be working with the Dementia Champions Group, partners and delivery services and organisations to hold a one off celebratory event on Friday 24^th May between 10am – 2.30pm at the Lighthouse in Eccles, M50 1RE as part of the National Dementia Action Week.

Local lad, Ben Andrews, has been announced as Salford’s Citizen of the Year.

The presentation was made at the Spirit of Salford Community Awards by the Mayor of Salford, Paul Dennett, and world-renowned musician, Peter Hook, formerly of Joy Division and New Order.

Ben was declared the winner for his work in creating spaces and communities in which disabled people can be physically active.

Join Media Trust on Monday 13 May for an afternoon with Manchester-based media and creative industry experts to get on the spot advice, ideas and feedback.

Are there aspects of your communications strategy that you would like to get advice on? Do you have a campaign or event on the horizon or new audience you would like to engage? Then sign up for our free Speedmatching event.

Does your group work with children and families in the early years anywhere in Greater Manchester?

Reclaim work in working-class communities to amplify the voices of young people for the change they want to see in their communities. 

They have been working in Salford for 9 months with a group of girls. The girls they have been working with in Salford have decided they would like to hold a community event.

Later this month, a Salford fundraiser will be taking on the London Marathon in support of homelessness charity Emmaus Salford.

Will Atkinson, aged 24 and originally from Kendal, is gearing up to take part in the London Marathon on Sunday 28 April. Will applied to take on the 26.2 mile run for Emmaus because of his desire to test himself as well as raising money and awareness for a good cause.

Will said:

Tuesday 4^th and Wednesday 5^th June, 9.15am - 4.30pm

Closing date for nominations is 7^th May 2019.

Training presented by Salford SCP Training Pool and CAMHS.

Target group

It is felt that this course would be beneficial for most of the partners within the SSCP to help inform their assessments and subsequent intervention.  It is aimed at front line workers who have regular contact with children and young people.

This is a study to measure the general public’s knowledge of genetics, and awareness and acceptance of the use of genetics in healthcare. This study will also explore if there is a link between the three. This information is important because attempts to understand public attitudes towards genetics can be used to guide communication efforts.

The next Greater Manchester Teaching Care Homes event will be a celebration of innovation and best practice and will be held at Media City Salford on the Thursday 2^nd  May 2019.

This will be an event that showcases innovative best practice currently being delivered within care homes, which will include work care homes are undertaking with voluntary and community service. 

Wednesday 26th June 2019, 10am – 4pm

Science and Industry Museum, Liverpool Road, Manchester, M3 4FP

Join gaddum and a host of carers partner organisations from across Greater Manchester for the first ever, Carers Fest!.

On Thursday 4 April 2019, at Action Together’s third AGM its members unanimously voted to make an amendment to the charity’s constitution to include Rochdale as an area of benefit in Action Together’s charitable objects.

Working Inclusively to Make Communities Age-Friendly is a briefing document by the Equalities Board of Ambition for Ageing, which supports those working to build age-friendly communities in an inclusive and diverse way.

Are you an avid collector of clutter? Have you had enough falling over stuff? Do you avoid inviting friends or family around?

If this sounds familiar, come and join this new clutter and hoarder’s support group here in Salford.

The group is made up of like-minded people, who help one another and themselves to understand and make sense of their hoarding behaviour. The aim is to enable everyone to be free from clutter in the future!

Salford is the first Social Enterprise City in the North West of England.

Social Enterprise Places are areas where social enterprise activity is thriving. From quarters, towns, cities and zones, areas around the UK are declaring themselves as social enterprise places committed to investing in the sector.

“Names not numbers” is the commitment Greater Manchester’s leaders have given today by publishing two documents which together set out the most radical overhaul of the way public services have ever been delivered – with people’s health and the NHS at its heart.

Make it Work is a lottery-funded project which consists of a free unique, fun and informative, employability and enterprise skills programme for single parents delivered by Gingerbread and Banana Enterprise Network.

The programme provides free childcare, free travel and free lunch.

The next free programme in Salford will be at Langworthy Cornerstone, 451 Liverpool St, Salford M6 5QQ.

Saturday 11th May 2019, 10am – 12.30pm

RCCG City of Praise, St. Pauls Peel Parish Community, Manchester Road West, Salford, M38 9EG

Book your place

Rise Voice Vote is a youth engagement project which connects young people aged 10-19 years old with the history of suffrage in Manchester and with contemporary campaigns in their local area.

The project equips young people with the resources and tools to mount their own campaigns and make their voices heard on issues they care about.

Free community learning courses in Salford.

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service has unveiled proposals that put firefighters at the heart of the work that we do and lay the foundation for a stronger organisation, focused on keeping communities safe and delivering a sustainable, affordable, frontline-first emergency service.

Greater Manchester Leaders have unveiled the city-region’s first ever culture strategy. 

Do you live in Salford?

Free 8 week courses for Salford residents:

First Steps in ICT

This course will get you started online with email and social media.

When: Wednesday 01/05/19 – 26/06/19
Time: 10am – 12:30pm
Where: Pendleton Gateway, 1 Broadwalk, Salford M6 5FX

You can join the course by calling into any Salford library to register or by contacting Susan on 07832 996 498 or 01618330377

The Dementia 2020 Citizens' Panel for England - Daily Life With Dementia and Dementia Friendly Communities

The Department of Health and Social Care for England has asked an independent organisation called Opinion Research Services (ORS) to collect the data on their behalf.

Have you, or has somebody close to you, been diagnosed with dementia in the last few years? If so, ORS would really like your help.

The Roadshow will be hosted by Social Value UK and the Greater Manchester Social Value Network.

Monday 29th April 2019, 09.30am - 12.30pm

Stockport Homes, Cornerstone, 2 Edward Street, Stockport, SK1 3NQ