NEWS: Government has announced only older people on Pension Credit will receive Winter Fuel Payment this year.

Pension Credit – Have you topped up?

To make the most of your retirement, claim what is rightfully yours.

If you’ve reached State Pension age, and your weekly income and savings are below £218 for a single person and £333 for a couple, you might be entitled to Pension Credit.

More than a third of people who qualify for Pension Credit aren’t receiving it – and you could be getting up to £1,000 extra a year. Even if you only qualify for a few extra pounds a week, it’s still worth applying, because Pension Credit can unlock additional support that could save you even more money on your Winter Fuel Payment, healthcare, rent and Council Tax.

You can check your eligibility online

Pension Credit Eligibility:  www.gov.uk

Pension Credit Helpline: 0800 99 1234

Or call Independent Age: 0800 319 6789

Job opportunities

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Job Vacancies 13^th January 2025

Metroline Manchester

Various job opportunities with Metroline Manchester

To discover opportunities and find the role that’s right for you, either email joinmanchester@metroline.co.uk or click the link above to search opportunities on their website.

????Manchester City Council

More than a job 

Working at Manchester City Council isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to contribute to a city that pioneers change and transforms lives. From customer services to data analysts to park rangers. With over 7,000 jobs, what will you become? Sign up for job alerts and be the first to know about exciting opportunities to make a real difference in your community.

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It’s that simple! Don’t miss out on your dream job. Sign up today.

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One Million Mentors 

Programmes Administrator

The Programmes Administrator will be in charge of the smooth running of 1MM Mentoring Programmes in Greater Manchester and other regions, including the supporting of mentors and mentees through their journey. By ensuring a fast and effective onboarding process, timely communication, and ongoing support for their participants the Programmes Administrator will assist Regional Managers and/or the Head of Delivery with maximising the positive impact of 1MM’s mentoring programmes. This role reports to the Head of Delivery.

Hours: 37.5
Salary: £22,000
Closing date: Ongoing

St Pauls Academy

ICT support engineer

Corpus Christi Catholic Academy Trust wishes to appoint an ICT Support Engineer to provide technical support and operational management of School’s IT systems.

The role will be to provide specialist technical support to maintain ICT infrastructure and support the requirements of agreed curriculum developments in line with the school and Trust ICT development plans.

Hours: 35
Salary: £28,183 to £31,087
Closing date: 13 January

NHS 

Maternity Support Worker 

They are looking for enthusiastic, caring and compassionate Maternity Support Workers with a passion to be a key part of the patient care journey at Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MFT). Their Maternity Support Workers take great pride in the essential work they do. That’s because they’re not just helping patients, they’re going the extra mile for them – day in, day out. Their nursing teams are committed to caring for their patients and families, delivering consistent, high quality, patient focused care.

You’ll communicate in a sensitive and compassionate manner with patients, relatives, and other members of the multi-disciplinary team, working flexibly across a range of day and night shifts over 7 days a week.

Hours: Full time
Salary: £23,615 to £25,674
Closing date: 19 January

FareShare GM 

Food Allocations Coordinator

FareShare GM redistributed an amazing 1,929 tonnes of surplus food to 306 community groups, supplying 4.6 million meals to those in need in 2023/24. Their warehouse is a busy operation with a lot of moving parts: you’ll take ownership of the smooth running of the Allocations office, supervising the distribution of surplus food to our Community Food Members. By working closely with the Warehouse team and drivers, you’ll help ensure timely, accurate and food-safe compliant deliveries and collections, optimising our income whilst minimising food waste. You’ll have experience in a busy office or operational environment, and experience of supervision and motivating a team.

Email recruitment@emergemanchester.co.uk for an application pack.

Hours: 37.5
Salary: £25,350
Closing date: 20 January 2025

Manchester City Council

Digital Inclusion Officer

Manchester City Council’s Let’s Get Digital team are looking for a passionate digital inclusion advocate to support their vital work building a fairer future for everyone in Manchester. If you’re genuinely passionate about supporting people in need, eager to work with communities to increase understanding and trust of new technologies and committed to building a more digitally inclusive society, they want to hear from you! To join a small team that’s making a big difference in the lives of people in Manchester, submit your application before the 21 January 2025.

Hours: 35, Temporary for 12 months
Salary: £32,115 to £35,235
Closing date: 21 January

NHS 

Assurance and IG Administrator 

The Information Governance department is seeking to recruit an Assurance and IG Administrator to support improvements to their services. To provide a comprehensive and high – quality administrative support to the corporate Group Digital Services Governance and Assurance function, with particular focus on Information Governance services.

Hours: Full time
Salary: £26,530 to £29,114
Closing date: 21 January

 Manchester Community Central 

Volunteering Development Worker

The purpose of the role is to support the delivery and ongoing development of a quality and responsive volunteering brokerage service for people that live, work or study in the City of Manchester; by working closely with volunteer-involving organisations and groups to identify and develop new volunteering opportunities; and to provide a range of services in support of developing good practice in volunteer involvement. This role will lead on the active communities’ objective to support a growing range of opportunities for local people to be active citizens in their communities.

Hours: 35
Salary:  £28,382.64
Closing date: 31 January

CBW Staffing Solutions Limited 

Facilities Contract Support 

CBW Staffing Solutions are seeking a skilled Contract Support specialist to join their Facilities Management client’s team on a permanent basis. The Contract Support will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth execution of contracts, managing client relationships, and coordinating various aspects of FM services.

This is a full time and permanent role, based at the client’s office in Deansgate, Manchester.

Hours: Full time
Salary: £27,000 to £29,000
Closing date: 6 February

123 Recruitment and Training 

Car Sales Executive

As part of their ongoing growth strategy, they are now looking for pro-active used car sales professional. If you are highly motivated, efficient, organised and have a proven track record within used cars sales and used to working in a fast pace, target driven environment, this job is suitable for you!

You will be expected to:
Deliver outstanding service for every customer, going the extra mile for everyone.
Build and maintain lasting relationships with customers, both in the showroom and on the telephone.
Provide right package for the customer, from finance to insurance products to paint protection with consistent professionalism. Go out of your way to get customers excited about our incredible range of used cars.
Communicate with your customers, from the order to delivery of vehicles and keep them informed every step of the way.

Hours: Full-time
Salary: £25,000 to £45,000
Closing date: 8 February

Reform Radio 

Interim Head of Development

There is an exciting opportunity to join the Reform Radio team in Manchester as Interim Head of Development (on a maternity leave cover contract 9 to 12 months).

As part of their Senior team the Interim Head of Development will work closely with their three Directors to develop and meet organisational income targets and business development goals. Their diverse income portfolio includes public sector tenders and grants, trusts and foundation grants, and commissions.

Their ideal candidate will have experience in strategic development and management of fundraising, ideally in arts organisations, with a proven track record of securing significant grants from public and private funders. This could be the ideal role for somebody looking for a flexible, part-time senior position and for the next exciting step in their fundraising career.

Hours: Part time
Salary: £35,000 to £40,000 pro rata, dependent on experience.
Closing date: TBC

Factory International 

Keep up with the latest job opportunities:
Current job openings – Manchester International Festival (mif.co.uk)

Manchester City Council Jobs

See vacancies and opportunities (Manchester City Council).

Civil Service Jobs

See vacancies, working for the Civil Service

Find a job – DWP

Search for vacancies with a range of employers, in Manchester, Greater Manchester and nationally.

Age UK Manchester 

Various Job Opportunities 

Age UK Manchester is an independent charity, supporting older people across Manchester. With over 100 members of staff, they help thousands of local older people every year; providing information and advice, activities, events, and home support.

Aspire Recruitment

View the latest Aspire Recruitment vacancies advertised on their website

Be Caring

Various vacancies

Be Caring regularly have vacancies in various sites in Manchester. They are often looking for care workers and drivers. Choose the site in the Locations drop down box and find your next job

Belong Didsbury

Various vacancies

Belong Didsbury is a community village in South Manchester with state of the art facilities and high quality nursing and dementia care.
Find out about their vacancies by visiting the Belong vacancies page and choosing Belong Didsbury from the drop down list under Location.

Career Connect

Find out about the latest job vacancies at Career Connect 

Construction Industry Talent Retention Scheme (TRS)

The Construction Talent Retention Scheme (CTRS) is a free service to help:

• Individuals search for a new job
• Employers post job vacancies & search CVs
• Employers with restructuring and redeployment

Find out more about the Talent Retention Scheme

Change Grow Live

Change Grow Live is a Manchester-based adult and young persons drug and alcohol service. Refer someone or yourself to Change Grow Live

Once you are ready to look for work then you can move onto the Individual Placement Support IPS service

• IPS uses a personalised and strength-based approach to support people to find a job of their choosing.
• IPS aims to help people find paid jobs within just weeks of being referred to the service.
• Then it continues to work with both employer and employee to sustain the job placement for as long as possible, or to help the client into a different job.
• IPS directly tackles the lack of integration of healthcare and employment services and the disconnection of different specialists by integrating employment specialists into health teams.

GLL Apprenticeship Vacancies

Check out the webpage regularly to find out about new vacancies
GLL Apprenticeship Vacancies | Apprenticeship Vacancies (lifetimetraining.co.uk)

 

Home Instead

Join the Home Instead team today

Find out more about being a part of the Home Instead team and apply to become a Care Professional

Join them for Talk Care Tuesdays: Become a Home Instead Care Professional

Are you looking for a fulfilling career where you can make a real difference in the lives of older people? Look no further than Talk Care Tuesdays with Home Instead Altrincham Sale and Wythenshawe!

Join them Every Tuesday from 1pm to 2pm at Home Instead Altrincham, Sale and Wythenshawe, located at The Parflo Building, Huxley Street, Broadheath, WA14 5EL.

Get personalised advice on starting a career with Home Instead Altrincham, Sale, and Wythenshawe.

Discover why their Care Professionals love their role and get answers to all your questions.

• Benefits of working with Home Instead:
• Minimum 1-hour call times
• Regular clients
• Full training provided
• Rates of pay: £13.40 per hour during the week, £14.40 per hour on weekends, plus mileage
• Care experience not necessary

As Julie, one of our Care Professionals, says, “Not one Care company does what Home Instead does.”

And Jackie, another Care Professional, shares, “I like being able to make a difference to someone’s day, leaving them feeling safe and supported.”

Can’t Make It on Tuesdays?

No worries! They understand that Tuesdays might not work for everyone. Simply give them a call at 0161 506 8305 and they can arrange for you to pop in.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT)

View all the Manchester University NHS vacancies here 

Here are a few tips to think about when completing the “Supporting Information” section of an application on the NHS Jobs site.

One Manchester 

Various job opportunities
Take a look at the list of latest job vacancies with One Manchester.

Screen Manchester

Crew & Facilities Service
Due to the region’s ever-growing popularity from indigenous, national and International productions, there is increasing demand for experienced local crew and facility companies. To meet this demand, Screen Manchester launched a regional Crew and Facilities service.

Their aim is to provide an essential database resource for production companies looking to hire experienced locally based freelance crew and source facilities across Manchester and the wider region.

They would now like to invite experienced production freelancers and facility companies to Register to be included on the Crew and Facilities Database.

Think Employment

Are you looking for teaching support?

Think Employment have candidates ready to interview. Their candidates are level 3 qualified and DBS checked.

At Think Employment, the (Ofsted Rated ‘Good’) training provider, they’re offering a select-few Manchester-based education institutions collaboration to provide candidates for their roles. They only enroll the most suitable people on their Bootcamp, monitoring their progress, ability, and passion for a career in teaching support. Upon completion of their Bootcamp, learners receive a Level 3 qualification and are fit to provide teaching support to educators. You tell them when you’re hiring, and they’ll send you suitable candidates.

Get in touch to find out more, email:Jo-anne.daley@thinkemployment.com

Sessional Youth Workers (Performing Arts & Dance)

Empower Youth Zones, Part-Time, Permanent

Greater Manchester, Manchester, Salford

Salary: £12.60

The arts, alongside sport and youth work will be at the heart of Salford Youth Zone offer to young people.

Closes on 10 February 2025

 

 

Sessional Youth Worker (Music & Podcast)

Empower Youth Zones, Part-Time, Permanent

Greater Manchester, Manchester, Salford

Salary: £12.60

The Arts, alongside sport and Youth Work will be at the heart of Salford Youth zone offer to young people.

Closes on 10 February 2025

 

Sessional Youth Worker (Recreational Youth Engagement & Activity Area)

Empower Youth Zones, Part-Time, Permanent

Greater Manchester, Manchester, Salford

Salary: £12.60

The recreation and activity area (The Rec!

Closes on 10 February 2025

Grants & Contracts Manager

LGBT Foundation, Full-Time, Permanent

Hybrid, Greater Manchester, Manchester

Salary: from £33,816.00 to £33,815.98

Special Terms: Full-Time – 37 Hours per week, Permanent
Salary: £33,816 + 10% pensi…

Closes on 20 January 2025

 

 

Head of Creative

Our Room Manchester, Part-Time, Permanent

Manchester

Salary: £37,070.00

Our Room are recruiting for the post of Head of Creative!

Closes on 24 January 2025

 

 

Volunteering Development Worker

Macc, Full-Time, Permanent

Manchester

Salary: £28,382.64

We are seeking a proactive and passionate individual who is dedicated to working collaboratively with partners across the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE), public and private sectors.

Closes on 31 January 2025

 

 

Technical Production Lead

Factory International, Full-Time, Fixed term

Manchester

Salary: £35,000.00

Co-ordinate all MIF events & activities including store and inventory management, help facilitate the hiring and scheduling of technical production staff, parking & transport logistics, plant and equipment hire.

Closes on 19 January 2025

 

 

Mental Health Project Worker

Caritas Diocese of Salford, Part-Time, Permanent

Manchester

Salary: £37,339.00

We are looking to recruit a Mental Health Project Worker who will be based at our Cornerstone Day Centre, a community centre for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Closes on 3 February 2025

 

 

Night Project Worker

Caritas Diocese of Salford, Full-Time, Permanent

Manchester

Salary: £26,969.00

Morning Star hostel provides a pathway out of homelessness for single men with low support needs and it provides high-quality, single-room accommodation with 24-hour staffing for 20 men in Hulme.

Closes on 27 January 2025

 

 

Operations & Data Manager

Together Dementia Support, Full-Time, Permanent

Hybrid, Manchester

Salary: from £32,750.00 to £35,250.00

We are looking for someone with experience of leading/managing a team and who has a strong grasp of processes and data management, who can help our charity to be stronger and better able to demonstrate our impact.

Closes on 14 February 2025

 

 

Data Management Officer

Manchester Carers Forum, Part-Time, Permanent

Remote, Manchester

Salary: £12,348.00

We are recruiting a part-time (16 hours per week) Data Management Officer to join our supportive team who are committed to making life better for Manchester’s unpaid carers.

Closes on 4 February 2025

 

HR Manager (Part Time)

Pankhurst Trust (Incorporating Manchester Women’s Aid), Part-Time, Permanent

Hybrid, Manchester

Salary: £25,800.00

Dear Idea makers, Boundary Pushers, Problem Solvers, and Forward Thinkers!

Closes on 3 February 2025

 

 

 

Sessional Youth Worker (Training Kitchen & Cooking)

Empower Youth Zones, Part-Time, Permanent

Greater Manchester, Manchester, Salford

Salary: £12.60

Cooking, the food we eat and how it’s influenced by family, cultural and community values, is at the heart of Salford Youth Zone.

Closes on 10 February 2025

 

 

Sessional Youth Worker (Film & Media)

Empower Youth Zones, Part-Time, Permanent

Greater Manchester, Manchester, Salford

Salary: £12.60

The Arts, alongside sport and youth work, is at the heart of Salford’s offer to young people.

Closes on 10 February 2025

 

 

Sessional Youth Worker (Health & Wellbeing)

Empower Youth Zones, Part-Time, Permanent

Greater Manchester, Manchester, Salford

Salary: £12.60

Our targeted youth work and projects, alongside arts and sport are at the heart of Salford Youth Zone’s offer to young people.

Closes on 10 February 2025

 

 

Sessional Youth Worker (Sports & Fitness)

Empower Youth Zones, Part-Time, Permanent

Greater Manchester, Manchester, Salford

Salary: £12.60

Sports, along with the Arts and Youth Work, will be at the heart of Salford Youth Zone offer to young people.

Closes on 10 February 2025

 

 

Sessional Youth Worker (3G Pitch)

Empower Youth Zones, Part-Time, Permanent

Greater Manchester, Manchester, Salford

Salary: £12.60

To deliver an exciting programme of sports activities which will engage young people aged 8 – 19 years (up to 25 for those with additional needs) at Salford Youth Zone.

Closes on 10 February 2025

 

 

Sessional Youth Worker (MUGA)

Empower Youth Zones, Part-Time, Permanent

Greater Manchester, Manchester, Salford

Salary: £12.60

To deliver an exciting programme of sports activities which will engage young people aged 8 – 19 years (up to 25 for those with additional needs) at Salford Youth Zone.

Closes on 10 February 2025

 

 

Sessional Youth Worker (Climbing Instructor)

Empower Youth Zones, Part-Time, Permanent

Greater Manchester, Manchester, Salford

Salary: £12.60

Sports and outdoor pursuits, alongside the Arts and Youth Work, will be at the heart of Salford Youth Zone offer to young people.

Closes on 10 February 2025

 

 

Sessional Youth Workers (Art)

Empower Youth Zones, Part-Time, Permanent

Greater Manchester, Manchester, Salford

Salary: £12.60

The Arts, alongside sport and youth work, is at the heart of Salford’s offer to young people.

Closes on 10 February 2025

 

 

Trainee Generalist Adviser

Citizens Advice Manchester, Full-Time, Permanent

Greater Manchester, Manchester

Salary: from £24,570.00 to £25,551.00

Citizens Advice Manchester is a charity which provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities.

Closes on 17 January 2025

 

 

Migrant Destitution Project Worker

Macc, Part-Time, Fixed term

Manchester

Salary: £14,830.00

Established in 2020, the Migrant Destitution Fund (MDF) supports people in Greater Manchester forced into destitution by their immigration status.

Closes on 7 February 2025

 

 

Fundraising Manager

Together Dementia Support, Full-Time, Permanent

Manchester

Salary: from £32,750.00 to £34,750.00

We are looking for an enthusiastic and capable individual who will drive our charity’s fundraising strategy and implementation.

Closes on 14 February 2025

 

 

Now Fellowships

SICK! Productions, Part-Time, Temporary

Hybrid, Manchester

Salary: SICK! Productions will provide:A £300 monthly stipend.Lunch and travel expenses where required.Access to materials budget and equipment (e.g. laptop) if necessary to support your participation.The programme will run from 24 February to 24 August 2025.It is expected there will be the equivalent of two days contact time per month, either online or in person (in North or Central Manchester) and additional time spent on independent research.There will be flexible scheduling to fit around yours and collaborators’ commitments, NOW Fellows will however be required on 17 May 2025 for a community event at Boggart Hole Clough.

ARE YOU 18-25 AND PASSIONATE ABOUT EXPLORING LOCAL HISTORY?

Closes on 27 January 2025

 

 

Shared Heritage Murals Artist

SICK! Productions, Part-Time, Temporary

Manchester

Salary: This is a freelance opportunity.Fee: £1,750, inclusive of meetings, concept creation and production of the final piece (approx 7 days total). There is also a £200 budget available for materials

It’s an exciting time to collaborate with SICK!

Closes on 3 February 2025

 

 

Administrative Producer

SICK! Productions, Part-Time, Temporary

Manchester

Salary: £26,000.00

ABOUTIt’s a very exciting time to join us at SICK!

Closes on 15 January 2025

 

 

Marketing Officer

Factory International, Full-Time, Fixed term

Hybrid, Greater Manchester, Manchester

Salary: £28,000.00

Factory International, the organisation behind Manchester International Festival (MIF), is looking for a Marketing and Audiences Officer to help share the stories of our ambitious year-round programme and iconic festival.

Closes on 30 January 2025

 

 

Outdoor Sports Coordinator

Empower Youth Zones, Full-Time, Permanent

Greater Manchester, Salford

Salary: from £26,278.00 to £28,423.00

The Outdoor Sports Coordinator will develop and oversee the delivery of the outdoor sports offer within the Youth Zone including the MUGA, Sports Pitch, Outdoor Recreation & Adventurous activities including Urban Sports and indoor climbing.

Closes on 20 January 2025

 

 

Reception & Membership Manager

Empower Youth Zones, Full-Time, Permanent

Greater Manchester, Salford

Salary: from £24,960.00 to £26,278.00

As Reception and Membership Manager, you will be responsible for leading a small team of Reception and Membership Coordinators to ensure that our members have the best possible service whilst with us.

Closes on 20 January 2025

 

 

Deputy Youth Work Manager

Empower Youth Zones, Full-Time, Permanent

Greater Manchester, Salford

Salary: from £26,278.00 to £28,423.00

Working alongside our Youth Work Managers to support the delivery of our 7 day offer of varied enriching and life enhancing activities for young people aged 8 – 19 (up to 25 with additional needs).

Closes on 20 January 2025

 

 

Festival Volunteer Manager

Factory International, Full-Time, Fixed term

Manchester

Salary: from £32,000.00 to £34,000.00

We couldn’t run Manchester International Festival without the dedication, energy and enthusiasm of our amazing volunteers.

Closes on 15 January 2025

 

 

Social Media Producer (MIF25)

Factory International, Full-Time, Fixed term

Manchester

Salary: £32,000.00

JOB SUMMARYWe’re looking for a creative and dynamic storyteller to join our team and bring the programme for Manchester International Festival 2025 (MIF25) to life across our social media channels.

Closes on 30 January 2025

 

 

Sessional Youth Worker (Climbing Instructor)

Empower Youth Zones, Part-Time, Permanent

Greater Manchester, Manchester

Salary: £12.00

Sports and outdoor pursuits, alongside the Arts and Youth Work, is at the heart of HideOut Youth Zone offer to young people.

Closes on 15 January 2025

 

 

Eco- Garden Playworker- 16 hours pw

Manchester Young Lives, Part-Time, Fixed term

Manchester

Salary: from £23,418.00 to £26,469.00

Job Title: Eco- Garden PlayworkerSalary: £12.

Closes on 20 January 2025

 

 

Youth Engagement Worker

Manchester Young Lives, Part-Time, Temporary

Greater Manchester

Salary: from £23,418.00 to £26,469.00

Youth Engagement Workers£23,418- £26,469 (21 hours year-round £14,050-£15,881) start point depending on experience21 hours per week (term time only or year-round contract)This position is primarily based in Moss SideManchester Young Lives does education differently.

Closes on 20 January 2025

 

 

Vocational Skills Tutor

Manchester Young Lives, Part-Time, Temporary

Greater Manchester

Salary: from £24,900.00 to £27,308.00

Vocational Skills Tutor£24,900 – £27,308 (28 hours year-round £19,920-£21,846) Start point dependant on experience28 hours per week (term time only or year-round contract)This position is primarily based in Moss SideManchester Young Lives does education differently.

Closes on 20 January 2025

 

 

Area Play & Youth Worker

Manchester Young Lives, Part-Time, Temporary

Greater Manchester

Salary: from £23,166.00 to £25,209.00

Area Play & Youth WorkerHours 2.

Closes on 20 January 2025

 

 

Sessional Youth Worker (Performing Arts & Dance)

Empower Youth Zones, Part-Time, Permanent

Greater Manchester, Manchester

Salary: £12.00

The arts, alongside sport and youth work, is at the heart of HideOut’s offer to young people.

Closes on 15 January 2025

 

 

Sessional Youth Worker (Art)

Empower Youth Zones, Part-Time, Permanent

Manchester

Salary: £12.00

The Arts, alongside sport and youth work, is at the heart of HideOut’s offer to young people.

Closes on 15 January 2025

 

 

Sessional Youth Worker (Health & Wellbeing)

Empower Youth Zones, Part-Time, Permanent

Greater Manchester, Manchester

Salary: £12.00

Our targeted youth work and projects, alongside arts and sport are at the heart of HideOut Youth Zone’s offer to young people.

Closes on 15 January 2025

 

 

Communications & Policy Officer (Greater Manchester)

Voluntary Sector North West, Full-Time, Fixed term

Hybrid, Greater Manchester, Manchester

Salary: from £33,366.00 to £35,235.00

Voluntary Sector North West (VSNW) is the regional voluntary sector network for the North West.

Closes on 16 January 2025

 

 

Outdoor Sports Coordinator

Empower Youth Zones, Full-Time, Permanent

Greater Manchester, Manchester

Salary: from £26,278.00 to £28,423.00

The Outdoor Sports Coordinator will develop and oversee the delivery of the outdoor sports offer within the Youth Zone including the MUGA, Sports Pitch, Outdoor Recreation and Adventurous activities including Urban Sports and indoor climbing.

Closes on 15 January 2025

 

 

Carer Outreach Coordinator

Manchester Carers Forum, Part-Time, Permanent

Hybrid, Manchester

Salary: £10,804.00

We are recruiting a Carer Outreach Coordinator (14 hours per week) to join a supportive team who are committed to making life better for Manchester’s unpaid carers.

Closes on 24 January 2025

 

 

Operations Manager

M13 Youth Project, Part-Time, Fixed term

Manchester

Salary: from £21,677.00 to £30,000.00

M13 Youth Project is seeking an inspiring and dedicated Operations Manager to play a key role in our organisation, leading and supporting our passionate staff team of eight people and managing daily operations at M13, supported by and reporting to our Founder.

Closes on 22 January 2025

 

 

Volunteering Development Worker

Macc, Full-Time, Permanent

Manchester

Salary: £28,382.64

We are seeking a proactive and passionate individual who is dedicated to working collaboratively with partners across the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE), public and private sectors.

Closes on 31 January 2025

 

 

Activities Support Worker

Rainbow Haven, Part-Time, Fixed term

Manchester

Salary: The pay is the Real Living Wage, £12.60 an hour. 

Support Rainbow Haven to plan, deliver and monitor our weekly timetable of activities.

Closes on 15 January 2025

 

 

Sessional Youth Worker (Training Kitchen & Cooking)

Empower Youth Zones, Part-Time, Permanent

Greater Manchester, Manchester

Salary: £12.00

Cooking, the food we eat and how it’s influenced by family, cultural and community values, is at the heart the Youth Zone.

Closes on 15 January 2025

 

 

Sessional Youth Worker (Film & Media)

Empower Youth Zones, Part-Time, Permanent

Manchester

Salary: £12.00

The Arts, alongside sport and youth work, is at the heart of HideOut’s offer to young people.

Closes on 15 January 2025

 

 

Sessional Youth Worker (Recreational Youth Engagement & Activity Area)

Empower Youth Zones, Part-Time, Permanent

Manchester

Salary: £12.00

The recreation and activity area are at the heart of HideOut’s offer to young people.

Closes on 15 January 2025

 

 

Catering Manager

Empower Youth Zones, Full-Time, Permanent

Manchester

Salary: from £24,960.00 to £26,278.00

To cater to all members of HideOut Youth Zone and take the lead on running all aspects of an inspiring, healthy and cost-effective catering provision including line managing Catering Assistants.

Closes on 15 January 2025

 

 

Enterprise & Projects Manager

Empower Youth Zones, Full-Time, Permanent

Manchester

Salary: from £26,278.00 to £28,423.00

This exciting role will provide the right candidate with an opportunity to establish and shape HideOut’s Employability & Projects offer.

Closes on 15 January 2025

 

 

Youth Work Manager – Seniors

Empower Youth Zones, Full-Time, Permanent

Manchester

Salary: from £27,824.00 to £30,074.00

The Youth Work Manager – Seniors is a lead member of the delivery team.

Closes on 15 January 2025

 

 

Food Allocations Coordinator

EMERGE 3Rs (for FareShare Greater Manchester), Full-Time, Permanent

Manchester

Salary: £25,350.00

FareShare GM redistributed an amazing 1,929 tonnes of surplus food to 306 community groups, supplying 4.

Closes on 20 January 2025

 

 

Grants Worker

Bury VCFA, Part-Time, Permanent

Hybrid, Greater Manchester, Bury

Salary: from £23,000.00 to £25,000.00

We’re looking for someone who is well organised with excellent attention to detail.

Closes on 2 February 2025

 

 

Sessional Worker

Greater Manchester Youth Network, Part-Time, Permanent

Greater Manchester

Salary: Support sessional worker – £13 per hourLead sessional worker – £15 per hourSpecialist sessional worker – £17 per hour

Due to an increase in the number of programmes we are delivering, we are looking for skilled and enthusiastic Sessional Workers to join #TeamGMYN.

Closes on 3 January 2026

 

 

Arabic

Punjabi

Urdu

 

Visit the Facebook page for all activities, news and events

https://www.facebook.com/TheCarltonClub

 

 

https://www.change.org/p/carlton-club-save-our-club-petition

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/sep/19/all-sorts-happens-here-the-battle-to-save-a-beloved-manchester-social-club

https://manchestermill.co.uk/p/what-went-wrong-at-the-carlton-club

https://manchestermill.co.uk/p/the-carlton-club-saga-the-building

https://djmag.com/news/manchesters-carlton-club-launches-fundraiser-and-petition-amid-eviction-threat

https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Whalley-Range-club-established-1911-served-eviction-notice–/59439/

1. Events
2. Regular Activities
3. Health & Wellbeing
4. Children and Young People
5. News, Exhibitions & meetings
6. Sport/Active lifestyle
7. Volunteering
8. Support
9. Festivals and special events

Events and activities

Cooking at JNR8: we have a couple of 1 hr sessions on 20th and 27th January – and you can choose between a morning or afternoon session!

 

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Our Pantomime Little Miss Muffet opens Thursday January 23rd 2025 and runs for 3 nights with a matinee on Saturday January 25th 2025.

Doors open 7.00pm, curtain up 7.30pm prompt and the matinee 2pm, curtain up 2.30pm prompt. Tickets available online from chorltonplayers.com

The matinee performance is sold out and there’s limited availability for the remaining 3 performances so we suggest you get your tickets online ASAP.

We have a very competitively priced bar serving a selection of beer, ales, spirits, wines and soft drinks.
We look forward to seeing at St Werburgh’s Hall!

More details in the event link https://fb.me/e/2DkVkYorP

 

News from the Friends of Alexandra Park…

The Friends and Café Bembe are joining forces to help park users give an approved type of food to the birds that live on the Lake. The food chosen is called “Duck and Swan Mix” from Vine Farms, an established supplier of specialised bird foods.

People will be guided by a notice at the Lake side to go to the Café and ask at the counter for a small paper bag of food. In this pilot stage of the arrangements, they will be asked to make a small donation for each bag.

On receiving the bag the Café staff will also give the person guidance on how and where to throw the food so that the wildfowl gets it rather than the pigeons.

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Regular Activities

Friday Community hub @ JNR8 – 10-1pm

 

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JNR8 (pronounced generate) is a warm and welcoming space for our community to meet with others, and on Fridays you are welcome to drop in to our Warm Hub, have a cuppa and a crumpet/piece of toast, fruit – and soup and a roll when the weather is colder!

Whalley Range Community Forum Warm Welcome Space page:

https://www.warmwelcome.uk/space?l=17701

Find other local Warm Welcome Spaces at: https://www.warmwelcome.uk

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A place to belong, make friends and have a place to talk…

WEDNESDAY YOUTH NIGHTS | 7 – 8.30pm
St Werburgh’s Chorlton

This weekly, free youth club is open for young people of all backgrounds in secondary school.

Keen to come join? It’s easy.
All the info and consent forms on our website.
www.stwchorlton.org/youth
Or if you’re getting dropped off we’ve got paper copies for parents to fill out too.

We can’t wait to see you! 

 

 

 

 

Health & Wellbeing

This exciting new social group for people with leg conditions and those who are feeling isolated is on Wednesdays at JNR8 from 11:45-1:30pm

Who’s who at your GP practice

Our campaign aims to improve the understanding of the different professionals working in a general practice, including the skills, experience and benefits that different roles bring to patient care.

We want to help you understand what different members of the general practice team do and why you may be seen by someone other than a GP.

Click the link to find out more:

Who’s Who at your local GP Practice

Children and Young People

Spaces in our rainbow unit for girls aged 4 to 7 years in Whalley Range.

Rainbows have fun learning new things with friends and earn badges by taking part in activities.

We meet at St Edmunds church on Alexandra Road South on Fridays (during term time) from 6.15 to 7.15 pm.

We have spaces in our guide unit for girls aged 10 to 14 years in Whalley Range

Our activities are for all abilities and girls enjoy trying new things and have the opportunity try different activities

We meet at St Edmunds church on Alexandra Road South on a Friday evening (in term time) from 7.30 to 9.00pmdays out further afield (contains links outside our website)

News, Exhibitions & Meetings

 

Russell Road LGBTQ+ Extra Care Scheme.

UPDATES COMING SOON!

What is extra care?

Extra care is an affordable housing option from not for profit social landlords offering self-contained homes for older people aged 55 or over.  It includes flexible and responsive services to enable them to maintain their independence and stay where they live if their care needs change.

You would have your own apartment and tenancy with access to flexible care and support services if needed. A team of care staff is on site 24/7 rather than being brought in on a visiting basis. This is to ensure better joint working between housing and care teams and to provide a model that can adapt to people’s needs as they change, rather than people having to move when this happens. 

Care provided is in line with domiciliary care, e.g. up to 4 care visits per day. Carers on site over night are there for emergencies and peace of mind. 

Amy and Louise from Great Places and Angela and Kath from MCC can speak to people about Extra Care services in more detail. Information on other Extra Care schemes, and how to apply, will be available if people are interested.  This will also help answer any questions from people who may think this will be the only EC scheme in the city. 

How can someone register for the properties?  

Waiting lists are not open.  Add your name to the mailing list and you’ll receive updates on the scheme. 

How will properties be allocated? 

The shared ownership apartments will be sold on a first come first served basis.

The extra care apartments will be allocated by a panel according to level of care need but someone doesn’t have to be in receipt of care to move.

Is the Extra Care scheme just for Manchester residents?

Yes, but exceptions may be considered by the panel on a case by case basis. 

Who will provide the care?

A care provider hasn’t been appointed yet.  The care and support services will be commissioned by Manchester City Council.

Can the local community access and people in the adjacent block access the facilities in the extra care housing scheme?

Yes. It will be a welcoming and inclusive scheme. Some areas, such as the café area, will be open; some will only be accessed by pre-arranged appointments, such as treatment or meeting rooms; some areas, such as the residential apartment areas on the upper floors, will be for extra care residents and their guests only.

Height/size?

Height of similar size to the previous Spire Hospital building that occupied the site.

The height of the scheme will be 4 and 5 storeys which falls into line with adjacent buildings.

Building has been set back from Russell Road & Carlton Road so as not to feel overbearing on existing two-storey semi-detached dwellings which line these streets.

Extra Care of 5 storeys (around 80 1- and 2-bed apartments).

Shared Ownership block of 4 storeys (around 40 1- and 2-bed apartments).

For further information speak to Alison or Maddi from Triangle Architects.

Will it be net zero?

The development will be as low-carbon as possible.

A ‘fabric first’ approach will be taken which prioritises the energy efficiency of a property from the start of the design and development process.  

An energy and sustainability strategy will be developed with a specialist consultant.

For further information speak to Alison and Maddi from Triangle Architects, Chris from Great Places, and Dave C and Dave H from Rowlinson.

Traffic/parking?

Parking numbers will be discussed and agreed with Manchester City Council Planning. Parking numbers indicated are in line with similar nearby developments.

Planning policy requires 20% of spaces will need to be electric vehicle charging spaces, with provision in place to adapt the other spaces in the future.

Cycle parking spaces will be set by Planning.

Two vehicular access points are provided into the Extra Care parking area, utilising existing access points and taking into account the Whalley Road School Street trial that is currently ongoing.

One vehicular access point is provided into the Shared Ownership parking area, utilising an existing access point.

Parking spaces have been carefully positioned within existing hardstanding areas, to ensure existing trees/roots are not damaged.

Planning conditions attached to any decision will determine site operating and delivery times. A construction traffic management plan will be developed and agreed with Planning officers.

For further information speak to Alison or Maddi from Triangle Architects.

LGBTQ+ majority?

Not exclusive, minimum of 51% LGBTQ+ community. Allocations will be made within the current process for Extra Care, with the additional support of the LGBT Foundation.

Evidence of need within LGBTQ+ community, supported by survey and report by LGBT Foundation (paper copies available for reference (not to give out), links to reports are on consultation website). Issues facing older LGBTQ+ community include social isolation, feeling they may need to go ‘back in the closet’ when accessing housing to meet their needs, partners not being included as family members, less likely to have children, plus more specific needs of trans people, first generation living to older age with HIV.

The aim of RR is to create a centre of excellence in housing, care and support provision for older LGBTQ+ people. This will be supported by Pride in Ageing accreditation which is being rolled out across all Extra Care schemes in the city. This is a quality assessment to ensure Extra Care housing landlords and care providers are, as a minimum, LGBTQ+ affirmative and exclusive.

The scheme will be inclusive and welcoming.

Evidence of need
LGBT Foundation’s 2020 report, Housing, Ageing and Care

• 89% wanted more supported housing options for older LGBT people
• 74% wanted to move into the proposed LGBT extra care scheme 

51% would be uncomfortable in non-LGBT specific care or housing (for over 75s this was higher at

Latest update on Russell Road LGBTQ+ Extra Care Scheme.

Work continues to move forward with the plans for the first purpose-built LGBTQ+ majority Extra Care scheme in the UK at Russell Rd. The scheme will offer high quality, affordable, low carbon housing for social rent and all partners are working towards the pre-planning works as quickly as possible. Preparations are underway to begin site investigations which will help to inform the design.

Despite some slight delays we envisage that we will be able to share our proposed plans with you in the next few weeks and are continuing to work towards submitting our planning proposals before Christmas – following community consultation.

The co-production with the Community Steering Group (CSG) for the proposed scheme has continued positively over the summer with three co-production design meetings since July.

At these meetings, members of the CSG have met with the design team (Great Places, Triangle Architects, Rowlinson Construction and Simon Fenton Partnerships), Manchester City Council and LGBT Foundation to co-produce the top-level design of the scheme ahead of the public planning consultation.

Meetings to date have included making decisions about flat layouts and design features (bathroom access, kitchen access, bedroom layouts) and internal communal spaces (public and customer use, access arrangements, facilities for customers and the wider community and access to outdoor spaces).

These discussions have built on the expertise in the room of designing, building, and managing Extra Care schemes as well as looking at the specific needs of future customers through lived experience.

As part of the co-production, the CSG has also learned about the planning process and the conservation area in Whalley Range to ensure that the building and its purpose enhance the local area.

In September, members of the design team attended a meeting of the Whalley Range Community forum to talk about the planned scheme and were met with a very positive reception from members of the Whalley Range community.

Co-production is not just about the design of the building and will also look at how services will be designed and managed when the scheme opens, and co-production activities with the CSG and wider community are planned throughout the whole process and beyond the doors opening.

To support the co-production process and share news about the proposed scheme, colleagues from Manchester City Council and Great Places joined members of the CSG and LGBT Foundation at Celebrate Festival, Pride on the Range, Manchester Pride, Sparkle Weekend and Chorlton Pride over the summer, and will continue to have a presence at local events as the scheme develops.

In addition, the project team also provided updates at a recent Whalley Range Ward Co-ordination Meeting. The plans were met positively by the group who also shared really useful local knowledge with the design team. Regular progress updates will also be given at future meetings.

The involvement of the CSG is invaluable in ensuring that this first purpose-built LGBTQ+ majority Extra Care scheme will meet the needs of the community when it opens and into the future. You can hear from members of the CSG in the first of a series of videos we’ve made to document the development of the scheme.

If you’re interested in becoming involved in this exciting project, the Community Steering Group is still looking to expand its membership and particularly wants to expand the diversity and inclusion of the group.

For more information on how you can get involved contact Adam Preston from LGBT Foundation at adam.preston@lgbt.foundation

Plans for Russell Road, including the first purpose-built LGBTQ+ majority Extra Care scheme in the UK, are now moving forward following the recent appointment of Great Places Housing Group as the new preferred provider.

The Extra Care scheme will form part of the new development on the site of the former Spire Hospital. It will offer affordable self-contained homes for people aged 55+ with access to flexible care and support services on-site if needed, enabling residents to keep their independence and stay in their home if their care needs change. All partners involved are delighted that the project is moving ahead. This is a great opportunity to develop and deliver a Centre of Excellence in Manchester providing safe, respectful and identity confirming Independent Living and Extra Care services for the LGBTQ+ community.

Co-production will be a key part of the scheme’s development. Great Places is working in close partnership with the Community Steering Group (made up of representatives from the local, LGBTQ+ and older people’s communities), LGBT Foundation and Manchester City Council to ensure the scheme achieves its agreed purpose and creates a lasting positive addition to Whalley Range. The Community Steering Group is already meeting with the project team. Initial meetings included a walkabout of the local area to look at how the scheme will fit in with existing buildings and architecture and to map out the existing nearby amenities and services. Planned future sessions include a visit to Elmswood Park Extra Care Scheme, and a trip to the LGBT Foundation Archive at Central Library. These sessions will form an important part of informing the co-production process as the Steering Group works with Great Places to develop design proposals for the planned development.

We also anticipate that site surveys and investigations will also begin at Russell Road in August, so neighbours are likely to see activity on the site at that time. As the project progresses, we will provide further updates, sharing proposed plans with the local community ahead of sending these for planning permission later in the year.

If you’re interested in becoming involved in this exciting project, the Community Steering Group is looking to expand its membership and particularly wants to expand the diversity and inclusion of the group. For more information on how you can get involved contact Adam Preston from LGBT Foundation at adam.preston@lgbt.foundation

 

Volunteering

 

Welcome to Greater Manchester Mature Minds Matter!

The purpose of our network is to ensure the voice of older people with lived experience of mental health are able to use their experiences to influence the transformation of mental health support across Greater Manchester.

​We are here to join up existing networks and recruit individual members to act as experts by experience and leaders to inform issues around age-appropriateness, awareness, language, stigma, access and interventions. We aim to support and empower individuals and provide lived experience expertise to various projects across Greater Manchester such as complex emotional needs, eating disorders and self-harm.

​We recently renamed our network from the Greater Manchester Older People’s Mental Health Network to Greater Manchester Mature Minds Matter.

​We are always looking for people to join our growing network, so if you are interested and would like to learn more or have an informal conversation, please contact sophie@macc.org.uk or call 

0161 834 9823.

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Sport/Active Lifestyle

 

Support

 

 

 

 

 

Our mobile food clubs give access to nutritious and affordable food taken into the heart of communities starved of money, food and resources. This low cost weekly shop provides essential produce for family eating – fresh fruit and veg, fridge favourites and cupboard staples.

Read more:

https://www.breadandbutterthing.org/become-a-member

Festivals and special events

Local Residents BMHC Development Liaison Group (RBDLG)

Our group was formed as an organic response to development proposals shared at an event at the British Muslim Heritage Centre in November 2021. The group consists of local residents who have concerns about the negative impact that possible over-development of the College Road site will have on our local environment and the quality of human and animal life in the area.

We are a multi-faith, multi-racial group that includes users and non-users of the current BMHC centre. Many of us have actively chosen to live in Whalley Range because of the diversity and tolerant attitudes of Whalley Range people. We have also chosen to live here because we appreciate the benefits of the conservation area in Whalley Range where overdevelopment has historically been controlled and the local ecology, tree population and wildlife have been protected for many decades.

Some of us are direct neighbours adjacent to the site of the British Muslim Heritage Centre and have experienced unacceptable noise, traffic disruption and air pollution resulting from current activities at the centre. We recognise the value of BMHC to regional and local Muslim and non-Muslim communities, and that the BMHC faces significant financial demands from the heavy maintenance costs of preserving the Grade 2* listed building. We understand that BMHC is looking to the development of the College Road site as a means of meeting these financial demands. Our goal as a local residents’ group is to work with BMHC towards a sustainable and appropriate development of the College Road site which balances BMHC’s aspirations at the same time as it enhances the unique character of the Whalley Range conservation area.

We believe we are important stakeholders in our local area, the place where we live – and should be recognised as such by local government and local businesses and other organisations.

We believe that planning decisions should be transparent and accountable and should enhance the health and wellbeing of local residents at the same time as meeting the needs of the organisation proposing the development. So, we are here to collaborate and ensure our voices are heard.

We are an informal group of about 170 people who have a steering committee of about 7 people.

RBDLG Membership: If you would like to sign up as a member of RBDLG, please do so at: https://forms.gle/crGV59eJ8FFLjtiJ8

Steering Group: Please contact us if you are interested in joining the steering group, on this email address: membership.rbdlg+steeringgroup@gmail.com

You can contact us by emailing, membership.rbdlg+steeringgroup@gmail.com

but please allow 48 hours for a response as we are all volunteers.

[Originally prepared, August 2022. Rvsd Aug 2024]

See here for RBDLG purpose statement

See here for RBDLG code of conduct

 

Dear All

The Whalley Range Community Forum have drawn together ‘a Statement of Intent’ for solidarity, support and actions within our community. We aim to share the statement with as many people as possible within Whalley Range, via local groups, mutual aid/street groups etc.

Many of us are feeling vulnerable, shocked and angry about recent events and the ongoing situation.

Our common aim is to strengthen relationships in our community and to feel reassured by working together.

This page on our website is dedicated to the Statement of Intent and this action – and if any groups would like to share the actions they are taking, please email WRCF – and we will add to the page.

The page will also feature links to wider support and information.

Please send this message through all your networks and share with others

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Wider community statements and support links coming soon…

A message to communities from Greater Manchester Police

We understand the uncertainty and worry that people are feeling about current tension, much of which is being fuelled by the widespread sharing of misinformation online which is sometimes being created with the purpose of creating fear and inciting intolerable hate.

Our advice to communities is to remain calm and to try to go about your everyday life. GMP continues to monitor the intelligence to ensure we can respond effectively to any incidents of disorder. And, if we believe there needs to be specific information about anything emerging we will tell people and offer advice.

We are heavily resourced, and we have specialist officers and staff who are working around the clock to tackle these issues and ensure our communities are supported. We are speaking to community leaders and elected representatives regularly to make sure they are apprised of all planned protests known to GMP. People living safely and peacefully, do not deserve to be frightened: we are here to protect you, and we will use all resources and capabilities to do so.

Our message is clear: there is no place for hate in Greater Manchester. If you come here to willingly participate in disorder and crime, we will be at your door, ensuring you answer for your crimes. We will police without fear or favour and use all resources and powers available to ensure those involved in this disgraceful behaviour are dealt with robustly.

This has been demonstrated with our relentless pursuit of offenders, many of whom have been arrested not only in Greater Manchester, but with the support of police colleagues across the UK and we have made crucial arrests in West Yorkshire and Lancashire.

To date, we have made 26 arrests for a variety of offences including assault, violent disorder, possession of weapons, and 20 have been charged. There is work to be done, and we will not relent until we have systematically located and dealt with all those responsible.

We ask that you remain vigilant. If you see something, or hear something, that does not feel right, report it to us so we can act.

All information and reports will be handled with the utmost severity and sensitivity. If you would prefer to remain anonymous, information can be shared anonymously with the independent charity Crimestoppers by calling 0800 555 111. We don’t need to know who you are; we just need your information and concerns.

These are challenging times, but we are immensely proud to see the majority of our residents standing together and condemning this unacceptable disorder. Your unwavering support has not gone unnoticed.

Come and visit JNR8 at the times listed below – to see the wonderful work created as part of this year’s Whalley Range Celebrate Festival!

Featuring work from our pre-festival workshops, the Festival day, previous festivals – and including creative creations from Manley Park Church and other local artists!

Come and join the Communi-Tea Party on Saturday from 12-3pm for art, music and food!

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Celebrate Festival 12-6 pm on Saturday June 8th 2024!

Celebrate will be held at Manley Park on June 8th 12-6pm – with lots going on for everyone!

Click below to view the Celebrate Programme for 2024

Celebrate programme 2024

We are always looking for Volunteers…

Celebrate festival – Getting involved

Hello All 

The Celebrate festival organisers are requesting volunteers to help with this year’s event on June 8th at Manley Park – with the theme ‘Crossing Oceans’

If anyone is interested in getting involved, this could be in a range of ways:

– volunteering on the day e.g. a spell on the gate, volunteers food etc

– help with set up and take down

– provide prizes/vouchers for the raffle

– join the planning group

Please contact Carol – email carol.packham96@gmail.com –  if you would like to volunteer.

Thanks in advance 

Also – if anyone is interested in hosting a community stall to promote your local group or pay a small fee to run a stall selling craft items etc – contact Verity –  the Celebrate Coordinator – at celebratewhalleyrange@gmail.com

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Whalley Range Community Forum and Whalley Range Youth Opportunity Association invite you to join them at

Celebrate Festival 2024 ‘Crossing Oceans’

Saturday 8^th June 12 noon – 6pm

Manley Park, Clarendon Rd, Whalley Range, M16 0AS

June 8^th is UN Day of Oceans and our theme this year is ‘Crossing Oceans’, celebrating the diversity of Whalley Range and exploring wider climate issues. We look forward to seeing how our artists, performers and stall holders explore these ideas.

This is the 27^th Celebrate Festival and our principles remain the same.

We bring together a wide range of community partners in Whalley Range to put on an exciting day of free activities celebrating the very best of our fantastic community, with a focus on fun, creativity and wellbeing, but also looking at serious issues.  In the run up to the event we run workshops and pop up events in schools and a wide range of community settings.

The festival is run by volunteers from the community and staff from WRCF and WRYOA, working with partners from other local groups, businesses, schools and statutory services. However we are grateful for the professional assistance of our project coordinators and artists.

Our Festival Coordinator this year is Verity Gardner and our Music Programmers are Chia Norris and Ben Price.

The festival is made possible by donations from individuals and local businesses, fundraising by volunteers and grants from funders including National Lottery Awards for All and Manchester City Council.

The Aims of Celebrate:

• To celebrate the talent, diversity and resources of Whalley Range
• To promote positive image and improve quality of life in Whalley Range
• To encourage participation of different communities within the area and work from an anti-discriminatory framework.

If you want to get involved with Celebrate contact us at: celebratewhalleyrange@gmail.com or call 0161 881 3744

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE DETAILS AND THE CELEBRATE PROGRAMME – COMING SOON…

CELEBRATE FESTIVAL REPORT 2023

Scroll down further for the history of Celebrate…

The Celebrate festival 2023

 

Contact celebratewhalleyrange@gmail.com to get involved 

The aims of the group are to:-

– Celebrate the talent, diversity and resources of Whalley Range

– Promote a positive image of the area and improve the quality of life

– Encourage participation of the different communities within the area,

– Work in an anti-discriminatory and inclusive way (i.e. be low cost and barrier free).

 

The event is held in partnership between Whalley Range Youth Opportunities Association and the Whalley Range Community Forum.

We are committed to working with  everyone in the community – especially newly established groups who have been supported to develop by the Forum and that all groups are represented to celebrate our diversity and showcase our local talent, building and maintaining links across the community.

We strive to challenge any negative perceptions people may have with regard to Whalley Range by encouraging active cross cultural community involvement in our age-friendly festival events, workshops and activities,strengthening community cohesion and encouraging participation from residents from all of the diverse cultures that exist within our ward.

A consultation was circulated about Celebrate: some of the responses are below.

Q1: How does the Celebrate Festival bring the Whalley Range community together?

Q2: Why is an event that brings members of a very diverse community together important?

• An event which caters for all ages, young, old and in-between! One that has activities that are attractive to a wide range of cultures and interest groups.
• Something for everybody. One of the highlights of the Whalley Range year.
• Whalley Range has a diverse society, lots of religions and cultures and Celebrate Festival reflects this.
• it brings rich, poor, middle-class, working-class, young and old together and those from other ethnic minorities besides English.
• This is an opportunity for the vast number of small voluntary and community groups to showcase what they are involved in and promote their activities.
• It a chance for neighbours to get together in an informal way. With so many people leading busy lives, it really wonderful to see everyone from across the community in the same place enjoying the activities, information sharing and each other company.
• Community cohesion and integration must be encouraged to avoid people feeling isolated, abandoned and rejected. Events like this promote community cohesion.
• In diverse communities like Whalley Range it is often not the case that people from the diverse range all get along. Often the different groups are isolated from each other and never really mix. Events like this are a good way to get people from the wide range of groups to talk to each other and share commonalities as well as celebrate difference.
• It inclusive, everyone has a chance to get involved and it a chance to participate in free workshops
• Because we are all human beings and Celebrate brings human beings regardless of their shape or colour together to have fun and learn. In full: www.whalleyrange.org/communityforum/celebrate-survey-what-did-people-say-about-the-festival/

 

Celebrate is an ideal platform for local community groups to host a stall to promote themselves and get people involved in having a say in their community

Celebrate Report 2011

Celebrate_Report 2012_CR

Celebrate_Report 2013FINAL

Celebrate_Festival_Report 2015

http://wryoa.org/category/celebrate/

https://www.facebook.com/pg/CelebrateFestivalWhalleyRange/about/?ref=page_internal

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Read the latest Celebrate Report from 2018 here:

 CELEBRATE REPORT 2018 FINAL SMALL (1)

 

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The Celebrate Festival 2018

Celebrate 2018 in pictures!

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Celebrate – the annual Whalley Range volunteer-led community festival

Read the 2019 Celebrate Report by Festival Coordinator Sam Sterkin here:

FINAL (3)- CELEBRATE-REPORT-2019-compressed

Celebrate 2018 in pictures!

Celebrate Festival Photos 2017

Photographs from our volunteer photographers who captured the fantastic atmosphere of the 20th Whalley Range Celebrate festival. Our theme this year:

The Heart of Whalley Range.  Photographs from Anthony Morris https://www.whalleyrange.org/2017/05/celebrate-festival-2/

Read More…

A short video capture and photos of the Whalley Range Celebrate Festival by Andrew Thompson

Filmed by Andrew Thompson Celebrate 2017 snapshot¦Read More…

Celebrate Festival update: Age-friendly marquee report

The Whalley Range Community Forum, MICRA, Manchester University and Age-friendly Whalley Range/Chorlton provided lots of information, activities, refreshments, arts and crafts and entertainment at this year Celebrate Festival on July 16th 2016 at Manley Park. Read the Report here: age-friendly-marquee-celebrate-reportRead More…

Celebrate Festival Report

Celebrate 2015 Festival Report “Our 18th Celebrate Festival took place on Saturday June 27th, 2015, with the theme Light up Your Life – in recognition of the global International Year of Light Festival 2015. We are grateful to Rev. Robert Boulter for agreeing to let us hold Celebrate 2015Read More…

100% of our target raised in Pledges for the Celebrate Festival!

Firstly: Thank you so much to everyone who  pledged their support! The community response to our crowdfunding project to fund some of the Celebrate Festival costs for 2015 was amazing! We  raised an incredible £2,326 in pledges from members of the community, businesses and local groups! This went towardsRead More…

Celebrate Community Festival 2015

We have reached our Spacehive crowdfunding target! Thanks to all of our fantastic supporters. Report coming soon!  Whalley Range Community Forum Whalley Range youth Opportunities Association   Your Housing Group: Cash4Communities   Rev. Robert Boulter: St Margaret Centre & Playing Fields Arawak Walton Mosscare Housing Group Read More…

Light Up Your Life! Celebrate 2015

To celebrate International Year of Light, we have six themes to the Festival Performance/Information stalls/marquees/displays: The light fantastic: dance, performance, music, movement, exercise, visual light show the light touch: technology, computers, photography, healing and therapy, health and well-being I see the light: celebrating diversity: representation from all of the faithRead More…

Celebrate Survey: What did people say about the Festival?

  Q1: How does the Celebrate Festival bring the Whalley Range community together? Q2: Why is an event that brings members of a very diverse community together important? • An event which caters for all ages, young, old and in-between! One that has activities that are attractive to aRead More…

Celebrate Community Arts Festival

 We are launching our Spacehive Crowdfunding project for Celebrate very soon! See the preview of the Celebrate Anthem above! And here are the lyrics so you can sing along!! “We’ve danced, jumped, skipped, drummed, played, talked and sang, eaten, shared, joked, laughed, made food, music, conversation and plans, Climbed

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Celebrate Festival 2007

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5BnteZFLNY

More Celebrate Festival 2007…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AjXMQehPbI&t=14s

 

Celebrate at the Carlton Club 2010

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVzrgJQms9Q&t=331s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_AN1HgWca0&t=13s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRDKB5mKeJs&t=5s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL2I9xgV29s&t=3s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJMHt_Qk-Ks&t=300s

Deeper Soul and starcrossed Lovers at Celebrate 2008

Celebrate Festival 2013 Slideshow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7F_5CczayU

Celebrate 2014: Galway Shawl Phil Reed

 

Details of planned tree work in Whalley Range.

The list includes locations of the tree, reason why work is required and a summary of the planned work.

Whalley Range tree work (1)