Health and Wellbeing Event
2024-01-18 12:00 - 14:00, 2024-01-24 12:00 - 14:00 UTC | Millenium Powerhouse, 140 Raby Street, Moss Side, Manchester, Lancashire, M14 4SL, United Kingdom
The Neighbourhood Health Champion is holding an Health and Wellbeing event in partnership with the Manchester Local Care Organisation to promote wellbeing awareness.

Committee meetings and skills
2024-01-25 10:00 - 12:00 | Online (Zoom)
The aim of this session is to help you to:
Understand ground rules and the ingredients needed for a successful meeting
Understand roles and responsibilities of committee members
Feel more confident to host and contribute to meetings
This training is for committee members, trustees and directors from city of Manchester based VCSE organisations.

Business Partnerships drop-in
2024-01-25 11:00 - 13:00 | Online (Zoom)
We hold a Business Partnerships drop-in on every last Thursday of the month. The drop-ins provide an opportunity for VCSE organisations to book a 15 minute chat with our Business Partnerships Lead, Richard Phillips, about working with business. Slots are available between 11am and 1pm and might be of use if you have:
Thought about business support but not known how to proceed
Wonder what is on offer and from who
Work with business now and would like to develop more or grow current relationships

Manchester Adult Education Service January enrolment
2024-01-26 12:30 - 15:30 | Withington Adult Learning Centre, 24a Burton Road, Withington, Manchester, Lancashire, M20 3ED, United Kingdom
Do something great this year
Manchester Adult Education service is offering FREE courses in English, maths, digital skills, mental health awareness and more.
There are centres all over the city, and some lessons are available online.
Courses aim to help people:
• Get a job or a better job
• Get better connected through digital skills
• Meet new people
• Improve opportunities
The courses are open to all Manchester residents, so please spread the word to family and friends.

Manchester Adult Education Service January enrolment
2024-01-26 12:30 - 15:30 | Gorton Hub, 27 Garratt Way, Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire, M18 8HE, United Kingdom

Police and Communities Together (PACT) meeting
2024-01-30 18:00 - 20:00 | West Indian Sports and Social Club, Westwood Street, Moss Side, Manchester, Lancashire, M14 4SW, United Kingdom
Policing and Communities Together (PACT) meetings take place monthly. They’re attended by a range of agencies that help to fix issues like anti-social behaviour.

Mindfulness Menopause Taster Session
2024-01-31 11:00 - 13:00 | Whitworth Art Gallery, Oxford Road, Manchester, Lancashire, M15 6ER, United Kingdom
Come and understand the link between stress and menopause symptoms.

Manchester Adult Education Service January enrolment
2024-01-31 17:30 - 19:30 | Abraham Moss Adult Learning Centre, Crescent Road, Crumpsall, Manchester, Lancashire, M8 5UF, United Kingdom

Manchester Adult Education Service January enrolment
2024-01-31 17:30 - 19:30 | Greenheys Adult Learning Centre, Upper Lloyd Street, Moss Side, Manchester, Lancashire, M14 4HZ, United Kingdom

Trustee roles and responsibilities
2024-02-01 17:00 - 20:00 | Online (Zoom)
This session will help you gain a better understanding of the role and responsibilities of being a trustee. It is an ideal introduction for new trustees, or as a refresher for existing board members.
Ever wondered what it is that trustees should do?
This training explains good governance within charities, managing risks, charity reporting requirements and how to ensure your charity is meeting its public benefit requirements.
The session covers:

Legal duties
Charity Law
What is a charity?
General good governance principles
Charity Reporting
Strategy vs operational activity
Managing risk
Conflicts of interest

Academic Perspectives Lecture
2024-02-08 16:00 - 17:00 | Online (Zoom)
We are excited to invite you to the first Academic Perspectives Lecture series of 2024. The series aims to give voluntary sector audiences and policymakers an opportunity to step back from day-to-day concerns and think more broadly about topics and ideas that can inform everyday practice.

Introduction to working with business for your VCSE organisation
2024-02-15 10:00 - 12:30 | Online (Zoom)
Would you like to explore what working with businesses could look like for your organisation? This introductory session is aimed at voluntary, community and social enterprise groups who support people and causes in Manchester and are interested in developing meaningful relationships with local businesses.
You will:
Understand the various ways to engage with businesses and how to start building relationships, including looking at your existing networks
Have the opportunity to connect with others in a similar position to you, starting out on their business partnerships journey
Meet Macc’s Business Partnerships Lead and other team members

Mosscare St Vincent Housing Group NEW Customer Voice Strategy
2024-02-19 18:00 - 20:00 | MS Teams
The Customer Voice & Influence Team are leading the co-production of MSV’s NEW Customer Voice Strategy. We are working with TPAS to develop the new framework, which will ensure we meet new regulatory requirements and ensure the customer voice is embedded across every department. We are looking for your views and feedback on customer engagement. This will help shape our strategy and create our wider Customer Voice model, ensuring business wide engagement standards are met and meaningful involvement with our customers is delivered to a high standard. All participants will receive a £20 voucher as a huge thank you for contributions.
Information will be sent prior to the session.

Recruit and retain volunteers
2024-02-20 10:00 - 12:30 | Online (Zoom)
This webinar will have interactive and discussion-based elements, and will broadly cover:

Different methods of recruitment
How and why data and research on volunteering can influence recruitment and retention
Developing a volunteering programme
Reward and recognition for volunteers

Police and Communities Together (PACT) meetings
2024-02-27 18:00 - 20:00 | West Indian Sports and Social Club, Westwood Street, Moss Side, Manchester, Lancashire, M14 4SW, United Kingdom
Police and Communities Together meetings are held regularly by your Neighbourhood Policing Team. Members of the public are always welcome to attend.

Zimbabwe Singing workshop
2024-03-02 11:00 - 16:00 | Birch Community Centre, Brighton Grove, Manchester, Lancashire, M14 5JT, United Kingdom
Bruce Ncube is a Zimbabwean musicians with over 15 years of touring and traveling the world teaching and performing in some of the world’s biggest stages such as WOMAD/African Drum Village (Scotland)/Edinburgh International Festival/Aberdeen International Youth Festival/ World Music Workshop Festival. Bruce specialises in teaching traditional songs from his native country Zimbabwe in 3 to 6 part harmonies. His teaching is in the traditional way where people would gather around a fire, at weddings, parties and even funerals and statt weaving harmonies. His approach is entirely inclusive and participatory. The songs he teaches are emotionally charged and uplifting carrying messages of hope, inspiration and togetherness.

Managing volunteers
2024-03-12 10:00 - 12:00 | Online (Zoom)
All the hard work that goes into recruiting volunteers is often lost due to lack of management. We will use a variety of learning methods to help you ensure that your volunteers are managed well. This course is suitable for paid staff and volunteers who have a responsibility for managing volunteers.

Police and Community Together (PACT) Meeting
2024-03-26 18:00 - 20:00 | West Indian Sports and Social Club, Westwood Street, Moss Side, Manchester, Lancashire, M14 4SW, United Kingdom
PACT are your opportunity to raise any community issues with the neighbourhood policing team.

Police and Community Together (PACT) Meeting
2024-04-23 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-21 18:00 - 20:00 | West Indian Sports and Social Club, Westwood Street, Moss Side, Manchester, Lancashire, M14 4SW, United Kingdom
PACT meetings are your opportunity to raise any community issues with the neighbourhood policing team.

Mindfulness and Relaxation for menopause FREE 8 week course
2024-04-30 19:00 - 21:00 | St James’s Church, 95a Princess Road, Moss Side, Manchester, Lancashire, M14 4TH, United Kingdom
Are you mystified by the menopause? Is midlife making it miserable? Do you find it hard to slow down? This free 8 week course can help. Learn relaxation and meditation techniques which will help you better manage your menopause symptoms, lower stress and anxiety, and improve your mood. Places are limited, so advance booking is required, contact Ruth.Rosselson@manchestermind.org to find out more.

Police and Community Together (PACT) Meeting
2024-06-18 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-07-16 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-08-13 18:00 - 20:00 | West Indian Sports and Social Club, Westwood Street, Moss Side, Manchester, Lancashire, M14 4SW, United Kingdom
Longsight and Moss Side Police (GMP) are inviting residents of Moss Side to attend a PACT meeting at the West Indian Centre held from 18:00 – 19:00

Police and Community Together (PACT) Meeting
2024-09-10 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-11-05 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-12-03 18:00 - 20:00 | West Indian Sports and Social Club, Westwood Street, Moss Side, Manchester, Lancashire, M14 4SW, United Kingdom
Longsight and Moss Side Police (GMP) are inviting residents of Moss Side to attend a PACT meeting at the West Indian Centre held from 18:00 – 19:00.
