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New Volunteer Hub at Royton Leisure Centre!

Published date: 
Monday, 2nd September 2024

Starting on Monday 16 September 2024 the Oldham team will be available face to face every month at Royton Leisure Centre. 

Anyone interested in volunteering is welcome to drop into Royton Leisure centre to speak to the team to ask questions, discuss volunteering ideas, or to find out where to look for volunteering opportunities in your local area. 

The team will be there on the first Monday of each month from 10am until 1pm.

One Oldham Fund Active Travel Grants Programme - Successful Applicants

Published date: 
Friday, 16th August 2024

The One Oldham Fund is a strategic single investment fund that uses pooled resources for the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector in Oldham.

This investment, which forms part of a larger investment made by the Department for Transport to Transport for Greater Manchester (on behalf of GMCA) will support the sector’s resilience to enable VCFSE organisations that are locally rooted and active in Oldham to support the Active Travel Programme in Oldham.

Volunteer Coordinators' Training with Salford CVS

Published date: 
Wednesday, 7th August 2024

Join Salford CVS for their 1 day training course on Thursday 26th September 2024 from 10:00 AM to  4:00 PM at Pendleton Gateway.

Rob Jackson, a leading voice in Volunteer Management will be delivering the following topics:

Morning Session: Volunteering is changing...and so must you.

Volunteering is changing and old models of how to recruit and retain people are increasingly outdated. We will explore some of these changes, and what you can do to adapt your volunteering offer.

Our statement on racist and Islamophobic violence

Published date: 
Tuesday, 6th August 2024

We join so many others in condemning the disgusting violence aimed at members of our communities and people across the country because of their race, faith or asylum status.

Action Together stands with everyone affected by racism and Islamophobia. People will be facing fears about what they wear, sending their children to school, going to work, or going to pray. We share this concern as our staff, families and communities are also affected by it.

Walking to Success

Published date: 
Tuesday, 6th August 2024
Walking Group Seed Fund

Kirkholt Walk and Talk Group Receive Rochdale Communities Seed Fund.

The Kirkholt Walk and Talk Group, formed by members of the Age Friendly Project, have been successful in applying for their own grant from  Action Together. 

The walking group was set up twelve months ago to give members the opportunity to meet with other people, get out in the outdoors and improve their health. They meet every Monday at 11am outside The Strand Community Hub.

One Oldham Fund -Family Hubs Grants Programme

Published date: 
Tuesday, 30th July 2024

Aims / Priorities:

The One Oldham Fund is a strategic single investment fund that uses pooled resources for the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector in Oldham.

This investment from Oldham Council  will support the sector’s resilience to enable VCFSE organisations that are locally rooted and active in Oldham to contribute to the delivery of Oldham Council’s plan for Family Hubs.

Action Together celebrate staff with 'Thank You Day'

Published date: 
Wednesday, 24th July 2024

Thank You Day took place on Sunday 7 July 2024, an occasion that brings together millions of people across the UK to celebrate and give thanks to those that go above and beyond for us. We at Action Together also wanted to join the celebrations and take the opportunity to recognise the contribution of our much valued team and host an extra special Thank You Day at Alexandra Park. 

All staff members were invited to spend the afternoon together and take time off work to wind down and relax at the Thank You Day celebration event.