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Community Focused, Community Based - Helping You Connect to Your Area

Your Tameside Community Team can help connect you with what’s happening in your area - Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw, Denton, Dukinfield, Droylsden, Hyde, Longdendale, Mossley or Stalybridge.

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Access Brand New Life Essentials for Free

Giving World helps charities get the goods they need to the people that need them. There are a wide range of products available including clothing, toiletries, baby products, toys, bedding, kitchen equipment and other household items, books, crafts and ambient foods.

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Find Funding

For a range of local, regional and national funding opportunities, visit Action Together's Find Funding page.

Find out about funding application processes and more by visiting Meet with Funder.

To discover the latest funding sign up to our Funding eBulletin.

Our development team can help you find and secure funding. Contact us on Tel: 0161 339 2345 or Email: development@actiontogether.org.uk.

Near Neighbours

Aims to encourage stronger civil society in areas that are multi-religious and multi-ethnic by creating association, friendship and neighbourliness.

Grant amount: Up to £3,000.

Deadline: Friday 10 December.

Apply here

Community Ownership Fund

The government has released The Community Ownership Fund – a £150m fund for four years – to help communities take ownership of assets and amenities at risk of closure.

Up to £250,000 match funded capital will be available for most asset types and up to £50,000 will be available for project development costs and post acquisition support.

Rounds 2 and 3 are expected to be released in December 2021 and May 2022.

Starting to prepare now, join us for an online information session.

When: Wednesday 6 October, 1pm - 2pm.

For further information, call Sharon McGladdery on 0161 339 2345 or email sharon.mcgladdery@actiontogether.org.uk.

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Meet the Funder

Meet the funder is an informal information session to find out more about funding opportunities, criteria, application process and time for your questions and answers.

#Wednesdays Weekly's

Short, informative sessions with guest speakers, followed by a Q&A or the chance to share your thoughts. Open to any voluntary, community, faith or social enterprise organisation, mutual aid group, statutory body or business that is currently supporting the community response to the pandemic.

Upcoming sessions:

Wednesday 29 September

Wednesday 6 October

Community Ownership Fund, 1pm - 2pm

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Training

To book on local events and training sessions to support your group, volunteers and more, visit our events and training webpage.

To discover the latest events and training opportunities sign up to our Training eBulletin.

If you need training, support or advice, contact our development team on Tel: 0161 339 2345 or Email: development@actiontogether.org.uk.

Tameside Groups We Want Your Training Requests!

From HR, bookkeeping, first aid to food hygiene, we are looking for groups to contact us to let us know what free training would be of benefit for your development.

Please contact development@actiontogether.org.uk with your training requests.

Introduction to Bid Writing

Action Together is offering Part 1 of the Introduction to Bid Writing training session to groups who are thinking of applying for funding or would like a refresher on some of the key fundamentals in writing funding applications for small grants.

Wednesday 6 October, 10am - 12.30pm

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Free Digital Training and Resources from Sport England

Learn from Google Digital marketing experts and industry leaders by engaging in our training, webinars and learning material that helps you to do more with the digital platforms at your fingertips.

The training hub is designed to help you get more from your time to drive more Sport and Physical Activity engagement and participation.

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Introduction to Trustee Roles and Responsibilities - Part 1

Action Together is 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.

Thursday 23 September, 10am - 12.30pm

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Risk Assessment Training

This session will look at what risk assessments are and provide you with an understanding of the benefits of comprehensive risk assessments and how to comply with basic legislation.

Thursday 7 October, 10am - 12pm

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Working with Volunteers

We help organisations in Oldham find volunteers. To find local volunteer roles, search our volunteering opportunities directory.

Members of Action Together, please upload your organisation's volunteer roles.

Not an Action Together member? Sign up for free membership for your organisation.

If you need support or advice, contact our volunteering team on Tel: 0161 339 2345 or Email: volunteering@actiontogether.org.uk.

Give Time to Tameside

Do you live in Tameside and want to support your local community? Come and find out what’s available in your neighbourhood, and the different ways you can give your time, whether you want to support a local group or you have your own ideas, we are here to help!

When: Wednesday 22 September, 6pm-7pm

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Advice and guidance for groups

Advice and Guidance for Community Groups During COVID-19 - Q&A Session

Please join us for this Q&A session.Please bring your questions scenarios and ideas! We can’t promise to have all the answers but we will support you to make a safe and realistic plan.

Tuesday 28 September, 10am - 11am

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Tameside Infection Rates - Vaccination and Testing More Vital than Ever

Regular, rapid testing, twice a week for those without symptoms will prevent people unknowingly passing on the virus. Vaccinations and rapid testing are easily available. Walk-in centre clinics take place every week day across the borough as well as pop-up clinics where booking isn’t required. Free testing kits can be picked up from pharmacies and libraries.

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Jobs

Social Prescribing (PCN) Link Worker - Action Together

Community Development Worker - Action Together

Neighbourhood Facilitator - Action Together

Social Media and Communications Assistant (Kickstart) - Action Together

Social Prescribing Administrator - Action Together

Perinatal & Parent-Infant Mental Health Support Worker - Home-Start HOST

Clinical Lead (Community) - Survivors Manchester

Community and Volunteering Officer - Rochdale Borough Council

Heywood Primary Care Network Social Prescribing Link Worker - Rochdale Health Alliance

Advocate - VoiceAbility