Charity

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14th March 2022 | By Daisy Bradbury

Firefighters host charity car wash to raise money for victims and families of Ukraine war

31 stations across the region participated in the car wash fundraiser to raise money for an emergency Ukraine appeal

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10th March 2022 | By Megan Traviss

Charity duck race returns to Salford Quays after two-year delay due to Covid

Manchester charity MedEquip4Kids are bringing their duck race fundraiser back to the Quays following a two-year delay due to Covid. The race returns for its...

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3rd March 2022 | By Marina Argirova

Changing young lives in inner city Manchester: how St George’s community centre is helping young people

“The value of youth work is about making a young person understand themselves better,” explains youth worker Chris Macintosh. Chris works out of St George’s,...

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1st March 2022 | By Emma Mohammad

Charity teams up with Man Met University to improve Hulme Park for girls

A charity is collaborating with a group of graduate students who want to reach out to teenage girls in Hulme on ways of improving Hulme Park. Make...

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1st March 2022 | By Megan Traviss

In conversation with Venture Arts: the Manchester charity with a mission to empower disabilities within the arts

The Northern Quota sat down for a chat with Venture Arts’ project manager, Sarah Boulter. Sarah has worked with Venture Arts for a year and...

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12th November 2021 | By George Walden

Manchester musicians Beats For Beds raise money for the homeless with DJ events

A group of Manchester musicians have created a three-day music festival to raise money for the homeless under the banner Beats for Beds.  The group originally...

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2nd November 2021 | By Olivia Weeks

Prevent Breast Cancer raise 2K in pink party fundraiser

A breast cancer charity raised more than £2,000 by organising two days of fundraising to mark breast cancer awareness month. Prevent Breast Cancer hosted a karaoke night...

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11th October 2021 | By David Smith

Runners bring £6m boost to the economy as thousands compete in Manchester Marathon

Tens of thousands of runners travelled from across the UK to take part in the Manchester Marathon at the weekend generating an estimated £6m boost to...

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11th November 2020 | By Kiah-Azriel Freer

Contact Hostel passes 50 year mark of helping vulnerable young women in Manchester

Contact Hostel has been providing homeless young women with safe accommodation since the 1970s and this year celebrates its 50th anniversary. It offers people practical...

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28th October 2020 | By Georgina Randall

Lockdown on the streets of Manchester: how the homeless are risking their health for safety

Sat with a coffee and some hand-rolled cigarettes, David Chapman spoke candidly to the Northern Quota about the trials of enduring a pandemic with no...