The Mayor of Stockport’s chosen charity this year is Beacon Counselling, a mental health service, who need urgent support through the Coronavirus pandemic. The Mayor has chosen Beacon Counselling - a local charity based on Middle Hillgate who support people suffering from mental and emotional … [Read more...]
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Stockport Local Fund opens applications for community grants up £10,000
As part of the One Stockport campaign, Stockport Council is opening Stockport Local Fund to applications for grants of up to £10,000 available for local community activities and projects. The Council is encouraging applications to fund new ideas and activities that will support Stockport's … [Read more...]
Vernon Building Society launches 2021 Calendar Competition
Vernon Building Society’s annual Calendar Competition is open for the 2021 edition and Stockport’s mutual is looking for the best pictures that highlight the beautiful borough. The winning photo will scoop a £75 Amazon or Love2Shop voucher and the coveted spot on the front cover of the building … [Read more...]
Watch the trailer for the Vernon’s Community Awards
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...]
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...]
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