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Competition now closed – good luck to everyone who entered!

Ok folks, so here it is, the annual Alexandra Park Manchester Amateur Photographic Competition for 2019 is now officially open!
The theme for this year (as stated on the poster below) is celebrating ‘Fun in the Park’, so get those cameras clicking and snapping any event or fun thing happening out there in our fabulous park over the coming months. Remember it doesn’t just have to be only humans having fun, the wildlife does too!
To enter the competition you can follow the link to the park website at:
https://www.alexandraparkmanchester.org/comp
or snap the QR code with your device.
Don’t forget to read all the T’s & C’s before entering a picture, these are on the website.
The competition closes on the 31st August 2019 and winners will be notified by the end of September.
Good luck.

More Coming soon

The Greater Together Manchester Winter Night Shelter is a rolling shelter, based at ten different churches close to the city centre between October and April. It provides 12 homeless men, referred from other organisations, with a bed and a hot meal each night in a relaxed and homely atmosphere.

The Night Shelter will be coming to St John, and St Edmund in Whalley Range, in January 2019.

Volunteers are needed for the shelter on shifts of your choosing, including evenings, overnights and mornings. Outside shelter hours, help to cook or to do laundry is also needed. No previous experience is needed as full training is provided. The next volunteer training session is on Monday 17th December.

They are looking for volunteers from all walks of life who can get involved with a variety of shelter tasks. Shifts are flexible to fit around many people’s own commitments. Many of their guests have English as an additional language and can sometimes be limited. Knowledge of other languages and ability to communicate without English is very useful at times. Applications are particularly encouraged from those with experience of cooking.

The role is suitable for those over the age of 18.

The shelters run every night from January to April.

Shift times are Morning – 6am – 9:30am;

Evening – 5:30pm – 10pm;

Overnight – 9:30pm – 6:30am.

There is an application process to volunteer with GTMNS and it must be completed before attending a shelter. You will need to complete an online application form which will ask for 2 references. When they have received satisfactory references, volunteers will be invited to introductory training either as part of a large group or a small one. Once training is completed, volunteers are then added to a calendar and will be able to select their own shifts.

Online application https://timecounts.org/gtmanchester/assignments/2013

Or contact

Email: nightshelter@greatertogethermanchester

Tel: 0161 828 1400

For more information, or to register as a volunteer, please go to https://greatertogethermanchester.org/homelessness or email nightshelter@greatertogethermanchester.org

If you, or someone you know, are homeless and need help, please visit Street Support.

Manchester unveils proposals for new world-class cycling and walking route

The Manchester to Chorlton cycling and walking route is being proposed by Manchester City Council, the One Trafford Partnership, Transport for Greater Manchester and Greater Manchester Cycling and Walking Commissioner, Chris Boardman.

Running along Barlow Moor Road, Manchester Road, Upper Chorlton Road and Chorlton Road, the new five kilometre route will benefit local residents and anyone wishing to cycle between the city centre and the thriving Chorlton area.

Local residents, businesses, community groups and other interested parties are now invited to review the proposals and have their say at www.manchester.gov.uk/consultations.

Better Buses for Gtr Mcr open meeting

Better Buses for Greater Manchester campaign launched with a bus ride

Sign the petition here.