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Heart of Salford Awards

Yesterday was our 20th Heart of Salford awards. It was a great afternoon celebrating the amazing work of Salford's Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector. Congratulations to everyone nominated, shortlisted and the winners!

Here are the shortlisted groups and individuals and the winner in each category, voted by the audience:

VCSE Organisation of the Year (Small)

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VCSE Future Leaders Programme 2024

The 10GM VCSE Future Leaders Programme aims to nurture talent in Greater Manchester’s Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector by building capacity and skills. The programme will run from January to June 2024 and will be co-designed with future VCSE leaders. It will include workshops and oneto-one support for participants.

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  • The Greater than Violence Strategy is a 10-year commitment to reduce violence and improve the lives of young people and families across the city-region.
  • The strategy marks a significant milestone in Greater Manchester’s commitment to creating safer communities.
  • It was developed by the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester and Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit in collaboration with partner agencies, communities, and the Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector.
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Answer Cancer's new training dates for courses planned for the new year January- March 2024. 

Free training sessions from Answer Cancer, the Greater Manchester Cancer Screening Engagement Programme.  Different dates and times available to suit you. 

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Greater Manchester Combined Authority is seeking to provide contract funding for the facilitation of the Youth Combined Authority

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It’s time to get prepared for the winter season!

As the leaves begin to fall and the temperatures start to drop, it’s important to prioritise your health and well-being.

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Greater Manchester is a city-region rapidly becoming the UK and European centre for cyber and digital ethics, trust and security. Boasting a £5bn digital economy, the location of a GCHQ hub in Manchester was the recognition of the capabilities, expertise and potential of the city region in digital security.

The recently launched Greater Manchester Cyber Strategy sets out a 5-year route (2023-28) to further grow our cyber ecosystem, and through that growth, ensure a more prosperous, fairer and greener place. 

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Mental health and wellbeing support in Greater Manchester: If you need support we’re here to help

Free online wellbeing programmes

SilverCloud – aged 16 years+

Online programmes to help ease your levels of stress, sleep better or to build resilience. You can choose to use any of the programmes. They are self-help, confidential and secure. Instant access to self-help support: https://gm.silvercloudhealth.com/

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Thousands of homes are eligible for retrofitting grants, particularly homes owned by people who are:

  • Aged 65 and above
  • Who can’t always afford to heat their home 
  • From an ethnic minority background
  • A disabled person
  • Non-native English speaker
  • Not having access to the internet

And properties that are:

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Do you run peer support sessions? Do you have questions, such as: How do I attract attendees? What makes peer support successful? How do I prevent burn out? Join one of our free Peer Support Forums to discuss the challenges you face and share resources and tips. You can come to a daytime or evening forum, it’s up to you. All sessions are on Zoom.

Mon 11 December, 12.30pm - 1.30pm
Monday 18 December, 6.30pm - 7.30pm
Monday 8 January, 12.30pm - 1.30pm
Monday 15 January, 6.30pm - 7.30pm

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