Tag: community

Photo taken by Alfie Mulligan. 
It is a picture of the Salford Knights.

“Its great to give them the space to come and play basketball and have fun”: The basketball club for people with learning disabilities

A Salford basketball team offering sporting opportunities to young people with learning disabilities has attracted members willing to take two […]

Mary Tantrum and her colleague, Joan, who run ‘The Inner Wheel Club of Irlam 2000’

Photo taken and given permission to use by Scarlett Mullender

“We’ve only been here twice, and it’s been fantastic”: Irlam market joins Christmas with community

A local market has united Irlam for the fifth year running, beginning the start of its Christmas run on Sunday. […]

Wayne, a local Salford Busker. image credit: Joe Hatton

“We don’t want handouts, I just want to pay a reasonable price for my gas”: Salford residents voice their financial struggles on the cost of living crisis

Salford locals have expressed their fears over increasing bills and some are already turning off the heating and using blankets […]

Image taken by Katherine Stephenson.

New ‘Love Your Woodland’ sessions set to bring Salford’s community together

The Garden Needs centre in Kersal are introducing new Love Your Woodland sessions to show the Salford community what nature can do for mental health. Emma Ellison talks about how previous woodland event sessions drastically helped her mental health.

Image taken by Katherine Stephenson

Swinton’s Salvation Army introduces new ‘Warm Welcome space’ sessions to help Salford community

Swinton’s Salvation Army has introduced new ‘Warm Welcome space’ sessions in response to the current cost of living crisis.  Swinton’s […]

The Dispensary, in Walkden

Woman gives up year’s fuel allowance to feed more than 100 Salford families

A woman has donated her heating allowance to help fund a food bank in Salford. 

Liz Brown, from Cheshire, made the donation last week to The Dispensary in order to aid CommUNITY Little Hulton Food Bank.

Royal Mail Workers at the Picket Line. Credit: Mel Cionco

“This has been the biggest threat to Royal Mail in the 35 years I’ve worked here” – Royal Mail workers continue strikes while facing redundancies

Royal Mail workers in Salford’s distribution centre remained defiant on the picket line today as they took part in their seventh day of strike action in four weeks.