Regional News

A list of news articles relating to the North West.

Feb 18

Communities for Health programme funding available
Innovative projects within the borough of Oldham sought to raise awareness of health issues and to reduce isolation

Feb 01

Bolton Lads and Girls Club chief executive standing down after more than three decades service
Jeremy Glover MBE takes the helm of pioneering new youth charity OnSide Northwest

Jan 15

Access to Volunteering Fund
Pilot scheme to improve access to volunteering for disabled people

Jan 13

Regional Strategy for England's North West
Event to explore Part 1 of RS2010, the Regional Strategy for the North West

Jan 13

Vinvolved offer training to help ‘inspire and involve’ young people
Lancashire vinvolved are offering third sector and public organisations the opportunity to access a free one day training

Dec 08

Involving unemployed people as volunteers
GMCVO is holding a free one day course looking at involving unemployed people as volunteers

Nov 30

MBF and Stockport College run ‘inspirational and practical’ networking event
Greater Manchester colleges and further education institutions exchange information and experiences

Nov 11

MBF secure funding from the Greater Manchester Challenge Partnership
MBF gets funding to develop and manage a one-year peer mentoring contract across all 10 local authorities within Greater Manchester

Feb 13

The Gio Project to hold Children in Need funding workshops in April
Workshops are for all organisations considering to apply for the fund or provide advice to groups that may be eligible to receive funds

Aug 06

One year on - the story so far from MBF Regional Advisory Groups
RAGs hailed as an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas and have a national voice