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The Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC) – London School of Economics is working on a project to look at different models of local support for older people who do not meet the eligibility criteria for core social care packages. The study will involve a survey of around 1500 older people and their carers across England.  Find … Read more

Small Good Stuff member Dance4U are inviting people to join their Dance and Drama Workshop held by Miss Miah, a trained dance specialist. Date:      Thursday 23rd September Time:     6pm to 7.30pm Venue:  The Newman Centre, 13A Boldmere Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5UY Cost:      £10 (carers go FREE) Email emilydance4u@gmail.com to … Read more

Over the last month Catalyst, Anita Wingad has been out and about getting to know her local community and talking about the community enterprise project – supporting local people to set up community enterprises offering care and support to other local people. Anita attended the Summer Festival at Princess Diana’s park and met some wonderful … Read more

Local Catalyst, Anita Wingad is seeking opportunities to connect more with the local Armed Forces, families and Veterans to support them to set up their own small enterprises offering care and support to other local people. If you do have any contacts who may be interested in finding out more or connecting up please do … Read more

With this year’s UK festival returning on 22 October, entries are now open for an award that not only celebrates a superstar start-up founder, but gives them access to amazing, business-boosting prizes. Whether you’ve created an innovative product or disrupted a traditional marketplace, with support from TSB we’re looking for entrants with a clear vision … Read more

Supporting a community enterprise Kim and Caroline recently set up House Angels – a community enterprise specialising in decluttering – but were finding it difficult get known across their local area in Norfolk.     “Setting up a small enterprise is a very daunting thing to do, especially if like us you are new to … Read more

Did your group carry on being creative during the COVID-19 pandemic? Then it’s time to enter the Creative Lives Awards! This year, we’re looking for applications from (or nominations for) groups and projects in your community that have shown resilience and imagination during the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. The activity must have taken place between March 2020 … Read more

The Government has updated their guidance for supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults. It has been updated in line with the lifting of most legal restrictions to control COVID-19 from 19 July 2021, as we move to Step 4 of the COVID-19 roadmap. Read more here Read more

The Government has updated their guidance for working safely in domiciliary care in England. It has been updated to reflect changes to guidance in Step 4 of the roadmap. There’s also an updated section on types of masks that can be used for domestic duties when 2 metres or more from the client. Read more … Read more

Free promotion available for your community enterprise and group via community hour on Greater Manchester Rock Radio. Each session is pre-recorded and goes out at 3pm on Sundays – email studio@greatermanchesterrockradio.co.uk for more details and to set up your session. Greater Manchester Rock Radio is based on the internet and reaches a national audience, so … Read more