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  1. Upcoming training
  2. Manchester Attack Support Hub
  3. Greater Manchester Autumn Budget 2017 Update
  4. Community Space Directory
  5. Find funding
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Mon 11 Dec Citizen Leadership Celebration Event See more >>

Tues 12 Dec Positive Steps Information Sessions See more >>

Tues 12 Dec Pre-Volunteer Course See more >>

Tues 12 Dec First Greater Manchester Mental Health Strategy Integrated VCSE Forum See more >>

Thurs 14 Dec Website Information Session for Volunteer Managers See more >>

Tues 19 Dec Pre-volunteer course See more >>

Thurs 11 Jan Website Information Session for Volunteer Managers See more >>

Thurs 18 Jan Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) Training See more >>

Mon 22 Jan Planning your Finances See more >>

Tues 23 Jan Social Media for Beginners See more >>

Thurs 25 Jan Exploring Fundraising Ideas See more >>

Tues 30 Jan Pre-Volunteer Course See more >>

Tues 30 Jan Volunteer Magnet See more >>

Wed 31 Jan Level 1 Child Protection Awareness Training See more >>



Upcoming training

We have a number of upcoming training events during autumn available for local groups: creating a community group, planning your finances, level 1 child protection awareness training and more.

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Tameside and Glossop Self-Care Alliance

Action Together is leading the development of a Self-Care Alliance along with Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care Foundation Trust.

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Tameside and Glossop 100 Day Challenge

Autumn saw the launch of the 100-day challenge in Tameside and Glossop, exploring ways to improve care and outcomes for people living in neighbourhoods across the patch.

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Partnership Engagement Network Conference Report

The Partnership Engagement Network is part of a multi-agency approach to provide public and partners with an identified and structured method to influence the work of public services and proactively feed in issues and ideas.

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Greater Manchester Mental Health Improvement Collaborative

Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership will be holding a Greater Manchester Mental Health (GM MH) Improvement Collaborative to provide an update on the progress of the implementation plans in relation to the £134m GM MH investment proposition that was agreed by the GM system at the end of July 2017.

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Curzon Ashton Football Club Christmas Opportunity

Curzon Ashton Football Club is opening the doors of the Tameside Stadium this Christmas Day to offer a free cooked breakfast with some entertainment. The event will run as a drop in and everyone is welcome.

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GreaterSport Donation of Clothes

Calling Oldham and Tameside organisations! Do you work with families in need? GreaterSport has received a big donation of clothes, trainers and football boots from the Key 103 Cash for Kids appeal. The items need to go by Monday! 

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Theatre tours and tickets at HOME

Get in touch with HOME to arrange a visit for your group, including a free building tour or discounted Inspire tickets for theatre productions.

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Manchester Attack Support Hub

Following the attack at Manchester Arena earlier this year, work is well underway to support the victims and their families.

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Christmas Contact Session

The LEAP Children & Families Centre will be holding a Christmas Family Contact Session for families apart to spend time with their children before Christmas in a warm, welcoming environment. 

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Positive Steps IT Services

Effective and reliable IT is the cornerstone of every successful organisation, and quality data protection safeguards are essential in gaining customers trust.

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Free Level 2 Business Admin Course

Activities R Us is delivering free Level 2 Business Admin Course. There is no exam, this is classroom based learning and delivered in English and Urdu. Learners must enrol before 15 December 2017 for classes to start in January 2018. 

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Scouts Donation to Homeless

Morgan Crane​ Scout Leader at 12th Ashton ​S​couts ​at Richmond Street Community Centre ​were lucky enough to receive a donation from the charity ‘Gift Your Gear’ for outdoor clothes for the young people​ in Scouts​.

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Tameside homelessness charity is on the lookout for new trustees

Homelessness charity, Emmaus Mossley is appealing for local people with suitable experience to join its Board of Trustees.

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Greater Manchester Autumn Budget 2017 Update

As part of the 2017 Autumn Budget, the Government has agreed to strengthen devolution to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.

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DBS Service at Positive Steps

DBS Checks help organisations who work with children, young people and vulnerable adults feel confident about their recruitment choices and help to protect those members of society who need it.

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Opportunities for patient and public involvement in developing health services in Greater Manchester

Hospitals across Greater Manchester are working together across a range of clinical services to respond to the way care is being transformed in localities.

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Be Well Tameside - 3rd Edition Newsletter Winter / Christmas 2017

Be Well Tameside offers a holistic, early intervention and prevention service which can reach and support more Tameside residents who present a range of lifestyle issues and other factors which impact on their health and wellbeing.

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‘CLUBNIGHT’ by Life You Choose and it’s Members

Life You Choose is a community interest company based in Glossop in the High Peak, Derbyshire. It provides support to adults with learning difficulties so they are able to participate in arts and multimedia based projects aimed at improving quality of life. 

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Community Spaces Directory

Check out our new Community Spaces Directories to hire a room for Oldham or Tameside meetings and events.

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December Funding 

Action Together is here to help your organisation secure the right resources to meet the needs of local communities across Oldham and Tameside. We can help you work on your plans, identify funding sources, and support you with successful funding applications. 

Click here to download the December Funding Bulletin.

Funding: Hate Crime Awareness Week Grants

Oldham and Tameside are both launching small grant opportunities for community and voluntary organisations to hold an event or activity in their neighbourhoods during Greater Manchester Hate Crime Awareness Week (5 - 11 February 2018). Deadline: Monday 8 January 2018, 5pm 

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Funding: Tameside Oldham & Glossop Mind Funding

Tameside Oldham & Glossop Mind have invited local groups to apply for funding to support emotional health and wellbeing activities across the borough of Oldham. This is all part of the new Community Chest Scheme which is being run in partnership with Action Together and funded by Oldham NHS CCG. Deadline: Friday 2 March 2018, 12pm. 

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For the full details of any of the vacancies below, visit the jobs section on our website - www.actiontogether.org.uk/jobs-funding
  • Young Women’s Domestic Abuse Worker - Crossroads Derbyshire
  • Young Women’s Domestic Abuse Worker (temp) - Crossroads Derbyshire
  • Children and Young People’s Enablement Officer Oldham - Henshaws
  • Operations Manager - WHAG

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