Author: Aimee McKenna

image of dancer and former Salford student, Chloe-Anne Brown. image was permitted to use by her

“When you realise that, it isolates you a bit”- The art of ballet is all about looking and feeling the part, so why are People of Colour being under-represented when it comes to roles and dancewear?

Ballerina’s who are People of Colour, unfortunately, have limited access to pointe shoes which are an essential part of the […]

Screenshot from Interview with Jane -Aimee Mckenna

“For me it’s massively important that an organisation like ourselves, and the volunteers, get the recognition” – Salford Survivor Project shortlisted for award

The Salford Survivor Project has been shortlisted for Community Group of the Year at the Forever Manchester Birthday Party event. […]

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“When you’re caught in the middle of it, it feels like it’s never going to end” The importance of raising awareness for, and understanding, grief

A Salford lecturer is using National Grief Awareness Week to encourage bereaved people to talk more about their experience. There […]

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“There’s no place for negativity on social media” – Raising awareness for online positivity on Social Media Kindness Day

With the presence of trolls on social media becoming an increasing problem over the last few years, can enough be […]

Black Labrador puppy. Image credit: Phil Romans via Flickr https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ no changes made

“A lot of the time, they don’t exist” – The rising problem of pet thefts in the North West

Black Labrador puppy. Image credit: Phil Romans via Flickr https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ no changes made   With the last 12 months showing […]