Today you will hear some of the the success stories from our Community Fund recipients and Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity. Also hear directly from our apprentices on how we’re supporting green skills.
Enjoy refreshments as we kick off the day. Hear from speakers about the Renew Hub’s impact, including our key achievements over the past four years. Speakers: Cllr Tom Ross (Leader, Trafford Council), John Scanlon (CEO, SUEZ UK), Cllr Alan Quinn, (Chair of the Recycling and Waste Committee), and Dan Carolan (Contract Director, SUEZ). Discover how the Renew Hub has helped to support people and communities across Greater Manchester. Presenters: Mohammed (Attaur) Rahman (Rochdale Science Initiative), Maria Hoolihan (Manchester Library of Things), and Dr Fran Darlington-Pollock (CEO, GM Mayor’s Charity). Apprentices: Radhiya Al-Jannah and Freya Griffiths (Furniture Restoration). Get hands-on with upholstery demos, participate in reuse activities, and visit information stands. Enjoy a provided lunch and network with other attendees. 12:30 PM: Optional Hub tours — Take a tour of the Renew Hub to see our work first-hand.Arrival and welcome
Opening remarks
Impact spotlights
Community impact
Green skills
Demonstrations and activities
Lunch and networking
Since 2021, the Renew Community Fund has supported over 100 projects across Greater Manchester, providing jobs, training and community cohesion.
These projects are from all corners of Greater Manchester and represent a wide range of communities. At the heart of all the projects are thousands of people dedicated to making a difference to life, work, the environment and community wellbeing in Greater Manchester.
In celebration of the last four years of community action through the Renew Community Fund we have arranged an exhibition showing the range of communities, groups and people supported.
We take items donated at recycling centres across Greater Manchester, then we repair and renew them at our Renew Hub, ready to be resold to a new home. Take a look at everything we’ve done so far…
Renew is about so much more than waste. Have a look at what social value we’re delivering across Greater Manchester:
Rochdale Science Initiative have used their funding of £20,000 to run waste management workshops. Aware there was a knowledge gap in disadvantaged Asian communities in Greater Manchester, they have built bespoke sessions aimed at all generations.
Their project has focused on five key materials – food waste, paper & cardboard, textiles, books, and children’s toys. They made sessions as relevant for residents as possible by connecting to seasonal events like preventing food waste around Ramadan.
Rather than simply focusing on how to dispose of items, they’ve given people vital repair skills like sewing. These skills allow people to repair clothing and keep their stuff for longer, saving them money and preventing items from going to waste.
The funding from the Renew Community Fund will allow RSI to run 8 workshops attended by 400 residents. To prepare for the sessions, RSI have worked with local community leaders, including Imams, to build tailored, hands-on workshops that create tangible benefits for residents.
The workshops foster community cohesion, enhance skills and boost confidence among participants. They also promote green skills and jobs to Asian communities in lower socio-economic backgrounds, industries where these groups are currently vastly underrepresented.
https://rochdalescience.co.uk
Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity raises vital funds to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping in Greater Manchester. Through events, community fundraisers, individual givers and corporate partners, they raise urgently needed funds that make a meaningful change.
Their flagship initiative, A Bed Every Night, provides a bed and vital personal support for people facing a night on the streets of Greater Manchester. It’s more than just a place to sleep. It’s the start of a journey to stability and security, helping people get back on their feet and into a home of their own.
gmmayorscharity.org.uk
Manchester Library of Things is a community-run social enterprise based in Levenshulme. They aim to make useful tools and equipment affordable and accessible. They were awarded £4,170 in 2022.
The Manchester Library of Things (LOT) is a volunteer-run project, which stocks everything a community wants or needs. This includes everything from power drills and pizza ovens and bikes to binoculars. Most items are donated by the community or bought second-hand.
The LOT’s goals are to reduce waste, by allowing the community to come together and share high quality items that would otherwise be unaffordable. It nudges lots of residents up the waste hierarchy by encouraging them to borrow rather than buying new.
https://mcrlot.com
Here’s where we’ll be posting:
LinkedIn – Recycle for Greater Manchester
Social Value