The Vernon Building Society have revealed the trailer for their Community Awards Digital Ceremony, and the whole of Stockport is invited watch the event live. At 19:00 on Friday 23rd October the building society will be screening their Community Awards Digital Ceremony across Stockport and the UK … [Read more...]
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Seashell Trust launch Great Business Pumpkin Battle
Stockport charity, Seashell Trust, is asking local businesses to get involved in its Halloween festivities with a Pumpkin Carving Battle. The arrival of October makes us think darker nights, crunching leaves and... pumpkins! This year, to cheer up what might be a locked down Halloween for many … [Read more...]
Forum Theatre signs up to lottery to raise funds
The Forum Theatre have teamed up with NK Theatre Arts and One Lottery as a way of raising funds for the theatre improvements as well as giving the chance for our supporters to win tax free cash, including a massive £25,000 Jackpot as well as staycations and other brilliant prizes!How it Works:Entry … [Read more...]
Stockport Avanti West Coast team take on fundraising challenge for local cause
Avanti West Coast staff based at Stockport station are undertaking a charity fundraiser to help a local group that supports people who have survived suicide attempts. Eight colleagues, who work on the platforms, in the Ticket Office and as Welcome Hosts at the station, have teamed up to walk and … [Read more...]
Together Trust seeks memories of charity to commemorate 150th anniversary
Together Trust has put out a call to the public for memories of the charity's history to be preserved in its archives as part of 150th anniversary celebrations. Together Trust was founded in 1870 as the Manchester and Salford Boys and Girls Refuges and Homes. The charity was founded to improve … [Read more...]
Belle Vue cyclists raise £4,300 for The Christie
A team of cyclists from bus and coach hire company Belle Vue Manchester raised £4,300 for new cancer research facilities at The Christie by clocking up a total of 700 miles on sponsored rides. Managing Director Phil Hitchen, who was successfully treated for cancer at The Christie in 2011, led a … [Read more...]
Seashell Trust partners with Team INEOS cyclists for virtual charity bike ride
Stockport based charity, Seashell Trust, has partnered with online cycling platform Zwift, as well as Team INEOS Grenadier Pro Cyclists Owain Doull and Ian Stannard. The event is part of the charity's Bikefest, which has run from 24th August and ends on 20th September. With in-person events … [Read more...]
Digital supported apprenticeships for SEND young people among new GMCA-funded training schemes
Over 70 new apprenticeship opportunities have been created across Greater Manchester to support underrepresented groups access training, including SEND and ethnic minority groups. Seven local organisations have been awarded a total of £328,000 as part of the 'Removing Barriers' scheme to attract … [Read more...]
Virtual gin tasting will raise funds for Millie’s Trust
Stockport Gin have announced a return of their virtual tasting nights, with money raised from the September event going to support local charity, Millie's Trust. During lockdown in April, May and June, Stockport Gin founders, Paul and Cheryl Sharrocks (pictured), hosted a series of virtual … [Read more...]
Messages of Hope to be placed on bridges around Stockport
Cheadle based charity, the Together Trust, are encouraging staff and the people they support to write messages of hope ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day. Messages will be placed on bridges around Stockport, helping to try and prevent someone from taking their own life. More than 6,800 … [Read more...]
Sector3 helps 41 Stockport based organisations ‘bounce back’
Following months of fundraising led by Sector3 and in partnership with many of Stockport’s local people, businesses and organisations from within the VCSE sector, the #KeepStockportCaring fund has now been able to successfully allocate much-needed grants to 41 Stockport based … [Read more...]
Seashell Trust offers taster Makaton training
Stockport charity, Seashell Trust, is offering a taster session of virtual training in the Makaton Language Programme, incorporating signs, speech and symbols to aid in the development communication skills. The session looks at what Makaton is, who uses it and provides an opportunity to learn … [Read more...]
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