Proud to be a Manchester charity to win Garfield Weston Foundation award

Proud to be a Manchester charity to win Garfield Weston Foundation award

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…

Hate Crime Awareness Event

Hate Crime Awareness Event

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…

Awards Season!

Awards Season!

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…

With love to Henry

With love to Henry

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…

Macmillan Solutions Newsletter

Macmillan Solutions Newsletter

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 from Ashwood Solicitors

Free Immigration Advice from Ashwood Solicitors

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…

The Race Hate Crime Awareness Event – 9th February 2018

The Race Hate Crime Awareness Event – 9th February 2018

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…

PQASSO Level 1 Quality Standard Achievement

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…