Community Savers leaders had another productive quarterly network meeting on Thursday and were delighted to welcome Rama, Fatima, and Mabintou from Middlesbrough! Rama is coordinator for a CIO called Creative Minds Middlesbrough and is working with local women to learn from the Community Savers approach and set up their own savings group. Leadership development, sharing […]| Community Savers
Manchester’s Draft Local Plan out for 10-week consultation Manchester City Council released their draft Local Plan for a 10-week consultation period on Monday 22nd September. You can access the draft plan with full supporting documentation and submit a consultation response here. The Council will be holding the following consultation events: What is the Local Plan? Why […]| Community Savers
Miles Platting Community and Age-Friendly Network have been busy! St Cuthbert’s Communities Together In partnership with the Parochial Church Council, the St Cuthbert’s Action Group successfully set up a new Charitable Incorporated Organisation called St Cuthbert’s Communities Together, which is taking forward the community-led redevelopment of the St Cuthbert’s church. The Board of Trustees are […]| Community Savers
Wythenshawe Central Network (WCN) is a women-led neighbourhood forum, constituted in July 2024 to bring together residents and groups to develop a stronger, collective voice on local issues in Wythenshawe. WCN recently affiliated with Community Savers, and includes Dandelion Savers and Mums Mart amongst its membership. WCN is a legacy of Women of Wythenshawe (WOW) – […] The post Wythenshawe Central Network – Summer 2025 update appeared first on Community Savers.| Community Savers
Women of Wythenshawe were out in full swing on Saturday evening to celebrate three years of hard work, personal and relational development and social change. The project has brought together nine local women’s groups to identify their priorities and take action on gendered poverty in Wythenshawe: Members from across these groups initially engaged in a […]| Community Savers
Social Homes for Manchester are pleased to announce that Manchester City Council (MCC) passed a motion last Wednesday 16 July to increase social and affordable housing targets in the city. Moving away from the 2012 policy where only 5% of new housing developments of 15 homes or above had to be social or affordable rents; MCC […]| Community Savers
We have worked together with Nifty Sustainability CIC on an in depth look at what Community Savers affiliates and partnerships are achieving through our community action with a focus on 2024. Below is an abridged version of sections from Nifty’s excellent independent evaluation report – its a great read! Download our 2024 Impact Evaluation here […] The post Savings, Spaces, and Solidarity: Community Savers in 2024 appeared first on Community Savers.| Community Savers
The Manchester Social Housing Commission welcomes Rachel Reeves’ announcement of £39 billion for social and affordable housing, but questions remain on social rent.. Residents from some of Manchester’s most disadvantaged neighbourhoods today broadly welcomed the Chancellor’s promises of increased funding for new and existing social and affordable housing but deep concerns remain about the cost […]| Community Savers
The Manchester Social Housing Commission launched in July 2024 after Community Savers affiliates across the city called for urgent action to address the crisis where over 19,000 households are now on the waiting list for a social rented home in the city. Today, the Commission launches its second policy brief: How to fund and deliver […] The post Community Commissioners call for urgent action on the housing crisis appeared first on Community Savers.| Community Savers
Roisin Anderson – Ageing Well Development Worker When first I saw the advert for Development Worker for the Ageing Well in Place in Hulme project, I almost didn’t believe it was real. A grassroots, political, genuinely community-led position was something I’d been hoping to find secure work in for years. I feel incredibly lucky! My background is […] The post Our latest blog introducing 2 new members of the CLASS team appeared first on Community Savers.| Community Savers
