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Lords Speaker visits Manchester 

Becky Kilburn

On 20 May 2011, Wai Yin’s Chinese Women’s Society held an event organised by VSNW (Voluntary Sector North West) to display their services and promote their success to the Speaker of the House of Lords, Baroness Hayman and different North West voluntary groups.

Wai Yin (based in Manchester), helps Chinese women with all sorts of issues such as: support to adapt to a different culture, linguistic skills and help with…

As public sector funding cuts begin to bite, it is vital that their impact on the voluntary sector and the people it works with is understood. Voluntary Sector North West and One North West are partners in Voluntary Sector Cut, a new collaborative project which maps intelligence about voluntary groups experiencing reductions in public sector funding.  

If you’re involved in a voluntary or community group…

The Community Foundation aims to understand the needs of its local communities and donors and by creating partnerships and involving donors, ensure that these needs are met. We maximise the impact of our funds and resources through our extended local and national networks, accessible grant programmes and efficient, cost-effective processes.



The Merseyside Needs Report is a compilation of numerous research sources, much of it local, to externally help communities make connections…

The Community Foundation for Merseyside has established the Bootle Emergency Flood Appeal in partnership with Sefton Council, One Vision Housing, Sefton CVS and St. Leonard's Church in Bootle. This is for charitable purposes in connection with the relief of hardship within Bootle caused directly or indirectly by flooding in July 2010.

Priorities for grant-making are:-

Individuals and families suffering financial hardship and

Community and voluntary organisations…

On Saturday 4th September 2010 the Liverpool defender will celebrate his career at the club with a game against an Everton XI at Anfield at 2pm. For ticket information please click here.



Founded by Liverpool FC’s number 23 - Jamie Carragher, the 23 foundation seeks to

provide the youth of Merseyside with the means to make…

“I’m really pleased about the community reporters project going on and I hope it don’t come to an end” Amy

Amy left school at 14 with no qualifications. She left home as the environment was very unsupportive and she then became involved with class A drugs, became addicted, and began living a very transient

lifestyle. Then after the birth of her first child Amy spent 6-years

trying to learn how…