Author name: Thrive

With support from Arts Council England’s Covid-19 Emergency response fund, Seed Studios presents ‘found around’. A project inviting our community to submit reflections on their life in lockdown in the form of audio recordings and other creative responses. With the uncertainty surrounding lockdown measures right now, our community will be experiencing different things: some returning

The GM State of the VCSE Sector survey is now live and we need your help! https://salford.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/state-of-the-sector-2020 The last survey in 2017 found there were an estimated 15,890 voluntary, charity and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations in Greater Manchester supporting over 21.9 million interventions with clients, users or beneficiaries. This survey provided valuable evidence to decision

The National Lottery Community Fund has announced it is working alongside five expert partnerships to ensure almost £45m of National Lottery funding reaches communities most vulnerable to the impact of COVID-19.  The move is part of The National Lottery Community Fund’s COVID-19 emergency response and means it will benefit from the partnerships’ collective expertise and

Almost three quarters of people nationally say they have noticed changes in their health and social care during the coronavirus emergency. Healthwatch Trafford want to know what the reality has been in the area for those of you that have used, or tried to use, health or social care services in that time. From things

With many parts of the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise Sector re-opening after the Covid-19 lockdown; attention is turning to how this can be done safely and with minimal risk. In most cases (outside the medical field) social distancing will provide adequate protection without the need for PPE (Personal Protective Equipment, like masks and

From Wednesday 1st July – Friday 3rd July a Mobile Testing Unit will operate at the car park of University Academy 92 (UA92) in Stretford. This is the car park opposite the cricket ground on Brian Statham Way. This will allow anyone who has Covid symptoms to get tested without having to travel as far

We would like to invite VCSEs to join our ‘Meet the Funder’ Community Coronavirus Support Fund Q&A session on Wednesday 24th June 2020 at 10am with Mandy Roberts – North West Funding Manager for The National Lottery Community Fund to find out about the current Government funding available for your organisation. If you are currently

The National Lottery Community Fund has launched the Coronavirus Community Support Fund (CCSF). It is part of the Government’s £750m support package for charities and local enterprises. The fund is aimed primarily at small to medium organisations in England to support you to continue to deliver services to people and communities affected by Covid-19. We

Greater Manchester Clean Air Plan Update Greater Manchester is calling on Government to support its plans to ‘build back better’ and help to tackle air pollution as the city-region sets out ambitions for a green economic recovery. The coronavirus pandemic has seen air pollution levels drop by 30% and road traffic volumes fall by as