Please visit https://www.actiontogether.org.uk/covid-advice for our latest advice, guidance, and links to support.

Contact our Tameside team if you have any queries or need support: Tel: 0161 339 2345 or email info@actiontogether.org.uk

Tameside’s Social Prescribing Team is here to support you to focus on improving your wellbeing through meeting new people and trying new activities in your local community. If you or someone you know would benefit from this service you can now self refer.

So, if you feel that you or someone you know are ready to open your up their world please contact us.

The Community Champions programme for Tameside was launched in 2020 to bring communities and individuals together to provide important and relevant messaging on COVID-19 and promote health and wellbeing initiatives in the borough.

To recognise the great work that has been done over the past 2 years we are organising a celebratory and promotional event showcasing both what has been achieved by the group, sharing the future direction of the group and providing the opportunity to speak to current champions and sign up.

The event is taking place Tuesday 1 from 10am - 3pm at Hyde Town Hall and all are welcome.

If you’re interested in joining or hosting an information stall, you can email: community.champions@tameside.gov.uk

Due to a high demand across health services, the purpose of this campaign is to inform people the different places that they can access healthcare. The campaign reminds residents that the NHS is still here for them, but the best place you can get the healthcare you need isn’t always your GP or A&E service, it can be your pharmacy, walk in centre, 111 and more.

Greater Manchester Hate Crime Awareness Week runs from Monday 7 -  Sunday 13 February. The awareness week is an opportunity to bring people together, highlight Greater Manchester’s zero tolerance to hate crime and encourage both victims and witnesses to take a stand and report hate crime.No hate crime is acceptable. We all have a right to live without fear, hostility & intimidation

Let’s make Greater Manchester the place where we look out for each other. Also, see Tameside Lets End Hate Crime funding in the Find Funding Section.

Why is hate crime rising in our communities? How do we want our police to address hate crime? What preventative action can be taken?

The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester, Stephen Watson, will be joining the next Difficult Dialogue on 'Policing and Preventing Hate Crime'. He will be introducing the topic and taking part in the discussions. The event is open to all and will be hybrid with both in-person and on-line access. 

In-person venue: Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Training and Development Centre, Manchester Conference Suite, Cassidy Cl, Manchester M4 5HU.

When: Monday 7 February 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Zoom link will be sent after registration.

The Bread and Butter Thing is a charity that redistributes food and everyday essentials at a fraction of the price, to make life more affordable, reduce waste and strengthen communities. They are opening up in community venues across Tameside. 

The Haughton Green Centre is the latest to offer residents The Bread and Butter Thing!

From Saturday 12 February – Saturday 26 February there are free events for children and families during February half term as part of our Ready Steady Read! Children's Book Festival.

Grab a brew and join us for one of our regular online get togethers. These informal meetings will help us keep in touch and catch up with one another. They are a space to chat and to discuss any organisational updates you may have, how you are involving volunteers and staying connected to them during this time.

When: Thursday 17 February, 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Use Your Energy is an Action Together programme funded by Sport England which aims to work with Tameside groups to engage and enable children and young people aged 5-18 years to become more active, more often. We have money to invest in your active ideas!  Your group can apply for up to £500 to make your active idea a reality.  There are lots of ways we can become more active such as volunteering, walking, cycling, swimming, dancing, water sports, nature trails, conservation, gaming, home work-outs, boxing, skateboarding, scootering!

Reach First Aid our accredited network First Aid provider has recently developed a 3-hour workshop Mental Health - First Aid - for coaches/volunteers and any people connected with sports clubs and physical activity groups.

The Active Tameside Sport & Physical Activity Network will be hosting the course and it will be free to members of affiliated clubs and groups.

When: Wednesday 6 April 6.00pm – 9.00pm

Venue: Tameside Wellness Centre, Breeze Way, Denton, M34 3RD.

If you would like to book a free place(s) on the course email: andrew.dwyer@activetameside.com

See attached for flyer further information

Tameside Futures is a 6 week programme providing bespoke support to young people 16-25 who are looking for work, in partnership with the Prince’s Trust and Tameside Council.

The programme includes employment support and a 2 week Podcasting Boot Camp. You will also get experience of producing and presenting in a live radio show!

A taster session is taking place on Friday 4 March at 4C Community Centre, Taunton Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL7 9DR.

See attached flyer for more information.

Safety4Sisters and Independent Choices Manchester are delivering a free 5 week training for professionals working with women who are experiencing domestic violence.

When: Various dates - See attached information. 

Change Grow Live are offering free drug and alcohol awareness training to professionals in Tameside. They have updated their training calendar for professionals in Tameside with some new dates and also some brand-new sessions which now include:

• Drug and Alcohol Awareness for Professionals
• Introduction to Branching Out - Young Person's Drug and Alcohol Service
• Hidden Harm and Parental Substance Use - Tameside Practitioners

When: Various dates 

This session will look at what risk assessments are, as well as how and when to perform them. It will provide you with an understanding of the benefits of comprehensive risk assessments and how to comply with basic legislation.

When: Thursday 10 February 10am - 12noon

Action Together are offering Part 1 of the Introduction to Trustee Roles and Responsibilities training session to those who are thinking of becoming a Trustee, or are a Trustee who would like to understand more about what their role entails and how to carry it out to the best of their ability.

When: Tuesday 15 February 12:30pm - 3pm

Our organisations face tough times – increased demand, declining budgets, competition and being expected to do more with less. This practical day looks at how organisations can plan and think strategically and plan ahead in tough and fast changing times.

When: Wednesday 16 February 9:30am - 4pm