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Kindness Wall

Kindness Wall


It's Community Kindness month, where we'll be highlighting some of the big and small ways you can show acts of kindness in your community. All month we've been asking you to share your stories of kindness, and tell us what it means to you. Read some of the responses below…

Write What You See- Poetry Workshop

Write What You See- Poetry Workshop


Sarah, our volunteer at Creative Together who is visually impaired, ran an amazing poetry session in January. She talked about imagery, and how to put words together to represent this. Sarah talked about our voice, and how to find and express it by piecing together words cut out from newspapers.…

New Year New Career

New Year New Career


New Year, New Career! Why not consider a change, and switch to a rewarding career in care? As we bring in 2023, we’ve chatted to some of our staff about their journeys into the care sector. From dinner ladies, to beauticians, to chefs, no matter how different their industries seemed,…

Self Kindness

Self Kindness


When you think of kindness, you might immediately start thinking of ways you can go about putting a smile on someone’s face. While this is lovely, and people around you will be grateful for your thoughtfulness, how often do you think about being kind to yourself? We are often nicer…

Winners at the Made in Manchester Awards

Winners at the Made in Manchester Awards


We're so pleased to announce that at the 2023 Made in Manchester Awards, seven of our talented members of staff were shortlisted out of thousands of nominees, and two brought home the gold!  Abbie Dutton-Guiver, Social Value Team Leader   The first went to Abbie in our Social Value Team,…

Community Kindness

Community Kindness


New month means new topic in our year of ‘Community Connections’, and this time we’ll be looking at, thinking about, and discussing everything that makes up ‘Community Kindness’. We can’t wait to celebrate acts of kindness in your lives, and share stories of goodwill you have experienced to bring more…

Creative Coffee Morning

Creative Coffee Morning


This Valentine’s Day, we’d like to invite you to take part in a Creative Coffee Morning at your service! To tie in with February’s theme of ‘Community Kindness’, why not host a Creative Coffee Morning this Valentine's Day to spread some kindness and joy? Get together with your colleagues, friends…

Anna’s Blog – Afro Hair Discrimination in Schools and the Workplace


In 2017, 15-year-old Ruby Williams was repeatedly sent home from school due to her natural hair being ‘against uniform policy’, and ‘blocking other pupils from seeing the whiteboard’. Ruby and her family, with the support of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), fought against this for three years and…

Introducing Creative Stars!

Introducing Creative Stars!


We’ve given our Service User Awards a brand new look & would like to welcome you to ‘Creative Stars’! We want to continue to celebrate the many people who shine bright and regularly do wonderful things for each other, and are happy to announce that nominations to the awards are…

Financial Health Month

Financial Health Month


Have you set any New Year’s resolutions yet for this year? Maybe you’ve set yourself a goal to work on your physical or mental health in 2023, but don’t forget about considering your financial health too! There has never been a better time to dedicate yourself to looking after your…