We at Northmoor Community Association were one of three small charities in Greater Manchester who were selected as 2019 Weston Charity Awards winners; the other two charities were The Greater Manchester Youth Network and The Manchester Men’s Room. We will each receive a core grant of £6,500 from the Garfield Weston Foundation and a year’s…
I was born in Pakistan and moved to the UK 6 years ago and now live in Longsight. I am currently studying in The Manchester College doing computer science as well as working part time. Doing a work placement is part of my course and since December 2018 I have been volunteering 3 hours a…
Wood Street Mission donates FREE books for children We have partnered up with Wood Street Mission to help give children access to books and hopefully develop a love of reading. Wood Street Mission provided a dedicated bookshelf full of books for children aged 0-5. It is proudly located in Northmoor Community Laundrette which is open…
We received £1000 donation in recognition of our good work in the Next Step project. Scopism Limited, an IT management company, were put in touch with us by Good Things Foundation who is one of the funders of the Next Step project. Scopism hosts Service North, the world’s only Service Integration and Management (SIAM) conference. This…
34 people from the local area attended our second Hate Crime Awareness event on 10th September 2018 which was made possible by finding from Manchester City Council and their Lets End Hate Crime campaign. Guest speaker Dr Yasmin Zalzala opened the event; she has a wealth of knowledge on the subject and led an interactive discussion. She…
PAINTING! On 2nd and 3rd July we had the Laundrette painted and it looks so fresh and even more inviting than before! We need to say a massive THANK YOU to Novus for doing the painting as part of their Social Corporate Investment. Novus offer a complete spectrum of integrated and single-service solutions nationwide, providing…
Today’s winners…. Our chair and founding member of Northmoor Community Association (NCA), David Callicott, won the Community Champion award at the Community Star awards on 9th June. Every year, housing provider Great Places Housing Group gives out Community Stars Awards to recognise the unsung heroes of our communities who help the people and places around…
Today we said farewell to Henry Guthrie at a service in Southern Cemetery in Chorlton. Henry was a well known and loved resident of Northmoor; if he was not at home in Bankside Court he was most likely found having a cup of tea (plus a biscuit) and a chat at Northmoor Community Laundrette. Henry…
Hello there, Over the last few months our volunteers have been engaged in many different activities to support people affected by cancer which include befriending, cleaning, marketing, recording memories, shopping, telephone support, training, helping with transport and celebrating achievements at our Volunteer Event in February. Our Volunteer Appreciation Event was held on Thursday 1st February 2018 7pm-10.30pm…
Free Immigration Advice at Northmoor Community Association Community Association is pleased to be holding free immigration advice appointments every fortnight on Tuesdays between 10am-12pm, with volunteer legal advisers from local law firm Ashwood Solicitors Ltd. Ashwood Solicitors provide legal advice in all areas of immigration law, including: Asylum claims & humanitarian protection Human rights claims…
We applied and got a small grant from Manchester City Council to put on an Awareness Event during Hate Crime Awareness week (5th-11th Feb 2018). We had 38 people attend the event, the aim of which was to raise awareness, increase reporting and celebrate diversity. We also had 3 volunteers supporting us on the day…
After many months and years hard work, NCA was very proud to receive the PQASSO level 1 quality mark in July 2017. What is PQASSO? PQASSO (Practical Quality Assurance System for Small Organisations) is a quality assurance system designed to help small charities run their organisations more effectively and efficiently. It sets out what organisations need to have…
Northmoor Community Centre
95-97 Northmoor Road
Longsight, Manchester
M12 5RT
Telephone:
0161 248 6823 / 07450379796
Northmoor Hub
103 Northmoor Road, Longsight
Manchester
M12 5RT
Telephone:
0161 248 4170
Registered charity: 1091595
Company number: 04227867