Its the little wins
Tina Cribbin celebrates recent achievements of local residents and members of On Top of the World in Hulme. In our tower block there was always a sense of hopelessness... Continue Reading
Introducing…
CLASS is delighted to have been able to develop our staff team throughout 2023 including our new Operations Manager, Kate Parsons and Fathima Naseer, Admin Assistant for Women of... Continue Reading
GM Green Spaces Fund invests in Miles Platting Climate Action!
Miles Platting Community and Age-friendly Network (MPCAN) are delighted to be one of the Round 3 grantees for the GM Green Spaces Fund. Continue Reading
Ageing Well in Place at Hopton Court: Achievements and challenges
Tina Cribbin and Gill Edwards from Aquarius Community Savers reflect together on the rollercoaster ride of developing a pilot Naturally Occurring Retirement Community at Hopton Court tower block in... Continue Reading
Community Savers 2022: Outcomes, Learning & Next Steps
2022 was an exciting year of growth and change for Community Savers - read all about it in our evaluation report! Continue Reading
Introducing….
In this introductory blog, Ieva Pojuner tells us info about her role as Community Action Intern working with the Community Savers groups in Miles Platting. Alongside my role within... Continue Reading
Thinking change, making change
From October 2021 to July 2022, Community Savers and CLASS held a series of joint reflections and strategic planning workshops to develop a common vision and shared understanding of... Continue Reading
Introducing…
Introducing Ellie Regan, newly appointed Development Worker at CLASS supporting Community Savers... Continue Reading
“When we know each other, we build each other” – the power of international exchange.
These were the words of Rashid, Chair of Muungano Wa Wanavijiji, at the opening session of a week-long international exchange in Nairobi between Muungano and Community Savers leaders from... Continue Reading
Women take the lead on poverty action in Wythenshawe
Women of Wythenshawe or ‘WoW’, is a new women-led poverty action network in Manchester made up of women’s organisations who say enough is enough. Continue Reading
The Cost of Living Crisis in Aquarius Tower Blocks
From 11-16 July, a coalition of organisations in the Aquarius Estate in Hulme, carried out a survey across six tower blocks in response to the mounting cost of living... Continue Reading