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James’ Marathon Diary – Part 1
Just over 8 weeks to go until the London marathon, and up at 5am today to be out the door by 5.30 and fit in a four mile interval training session before work. Definitely the worst part of the training plan, although I’m sticking to itso far and up to 17 miles at the weekends.… Continue reading James’ Marathon Diary – Part 1
James’ Marathon Diary – Part 2
A fortnight now until the London Marathon, and starting to reduce the distance I’m training to taper to the start line. 15 miles on Sunday morning, with only one long(ish) run of 10 miles after that before the marathon. Accommodation and travel all sorted for the day, so looking forward to getting stuck into it.… Continue reading James’ Marathon Diary – Part 2
Running the London Marathon for Home-Start Manchester!
One of our amazing supporters James Giles is running the London Marathon to raise money for Home-Start Manchester! This is a huge personal challenge and we cant thank James enough for running his first ever marathon to raise money to support families in Manchester. You can donate and support James via our Virgin Money Giving… Continue reading Running the London Marathon for Home-Start Manchester!
Funding from BBC Children in Need
Home-Start Manchester has been awarded £87k over three years, to deliver a programme of support to children under the age of 2 who are impacted by having a parent or care giver with a mental illness. A Specialist Parent Infant Family Worker will provide support to both the parent/carer and child to help improve their… Continue reading Funding from BBC Children in Need
The Leader of the House of Commons, Andrea Leadsom MP visits Home-Start Manchester
The Leader of the House of Commons, Andrea Leadsom MP visits Manchester to discover more about the exemplary Early Years services the city offers to young parents and families. As part of the visit, the MP, (who is leading a ministerial working group which will seek to identify gaps in available provision and make recommendations on how coordination… Continue reading The Leader of the House of Commons, Andrea Leadsom MP visits Home-Start Manchester
Spirit of Manchester Awards 2018
The Spirit of Manchester Awards is a series of awards which MACC has been running since 2013. The Awards celebrate and highlight all the excellent work being carried out in Manchester’s voluntary, community and social enterprise sector. This year Home-Start Manchester was nominated for ‘Volunteer Involving Organisation of the Year’ and we won! We are… Continue reading Spirit of Manchester Awards 2018
Run the Manchester 10k for Home-Start Manchester!!!
We are looking for 5 motivated individuals that we can support and help train in order to complete the Manchester 10k on the 19th May 2019. So if 2019 is going to be your year, get in touch with us by dropping us a message via the contact form below or call Hannah our Fundraising… Continue reading Run the Manchester 10k for Home-Start Manchester!!!
Home-Start Manchester – One Scheme for One City…
At the beginning of this year Home-Start Manchester South and Home-Start Manchester North merged to become… Home-Start Manchester! Manchester was one of the only areas in the country served by 1 local authority but with 2 separate Home-Start schemes. Both schemes’ Trustees and Scheme Managers met for some time to evaluate the pros and… Continue reading Home-Start Manchester – One Scheme for One City…
