A great many of us have tremendous respect and love for Remembering Ian Dickson.

We're honoured to be able to publish his reflections on 70 years of the care system: article39.org.uk/a-ladder-to-th… Sue Dickson 💙

🌟🎨🖌️Maja has been working with @chloeyasart for the new Future of Ours Festival & said “the sessions give me a chance to work with someone who understands what art is like when it's paired with your mental health.” ✒️🧠🫶⁠
#artprocess #thefutureisours #manchesterfestival

The Spinners usually played a Christmas concert at the Free Trade Hall in December. They did so every year from 1966 to 1981! Further details in my book, Were You There? Popular Music At Manchester's Free Trade Hall 1951-1996 empire-uk.com/FTH.html

🧣More items keep getting dropped off for the pop-up shop by the creative collective artists, and they are too incredible not to share! ⁠
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#supportlocalartists #youthplatform #youthopportunities #creativespace #manchesterartists #manchestergallery #supportourwork

I'll be down The Horsfall tomorrow 11-5pm selling some great art and Xmas cards. All money raised goes directly to more creative sessions for young people. Please come and say hi

Pop-in to our pop-up shop to get your cards and unique gifts at one of the only art galleries for young people in the world:

⁠-Saturday 10th December, 11-5pm⁠
-At the Horsfall, 87-91 Great Ancoats St, M4 5AG ⁠

#mentalhealthcharity #artandwellbeing #manchesterchristmas

What a lovely way to remember a wonderful and kind woman. Please take a look at the Manchester Craft and Design Centre crowdfunder and donate if you can. Crowdfunding takes a huge amount of work, so even if you can’t donate please still support them by sharing the link.

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🚅🌉This epic shot of a train whizzing through Castlefield was captured by @the_samfrost and a selection of prints of his work will be available at our Pop-up shop Saturday 10th December, 11-5pm⁠
at The Horsfall (M4 5AG). ⁠
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#popupshop #festivemanchester #buylocal

😊✂️📝Artist, curator & workshop facilitator @emilysurnamexox will be back at The Horsfall Friday 9th December, 2:30-4:30pm, leading a Zine making workshop for women & non-binary young people.
#nonbinary #zines #women #idenitity #create #getcreative #wellbeing #manchesterartists

On this day - December 3rd - at the Free Trade Hall in 1966- Jazz At The Philharmonic with:
Dizzy Gillespie
Clark Terry
Coleman Hawkins
Zoot Sims
James Moody
Teddy Watson
T-Bone Walker
Luis Bellson
Bob Cranshaw
Benny Carter

* Name the Donkey* The Horsfall Donkey is still looking for a name. Send yours in now for the chance to win a Horsfall art bundle. winning name chosen on the 15th December.

What a fitting way to end Carers Rights Day! The Young Carers Music Project has just won the Made In Manchester Cultural Award❤️🙏🥳🏅

#SupportNotSympathy for Young Carers, the right to the same opportunities as their peers! Huge thanks to the brilliant Young Carers Partnership!

The Grow Well Fund is open to Salford-based VCSE organisations who want to help turn grey areas or unloved pieces of land into a riot of colour, locally produced food or habitat for wildlife.

Grants of up to £2,000 are available

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#FridayFunding

This week we had the first of our series of creative sessions with Melland High School 🖼️✍🏾

#collaborativeart #artsession #youthcharity #artandwellbeing

Join us for one evening only, on Monday 31st November from 5:30-7pm, for 'Portraits From Another Planet' by Randolph Hart.
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#thehorsfall #manchesterevents #manchesterartists #manchesterexhibition #artandwellbeing #youthart #youthsupport ⁠

Calling all artists in Wigan! Anyone aged 16 & over is invited to submit work for consideration for our upcoming Open exhibition. Application forms from our website. Deadline 3rd December. #contemporaryart #leigh #wigan #ashton #atherton #hindley #tyldesley #standish #lowton

Come and and support if you can McrChristmas Dinner also some great raffle prices on offer.
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We’re holding a fundraising screening of this magical film at the lovely Savoy Cinema HM on November 16th. We’d love you to join us. All to support a fabulous Christmas Day for young care leavers in Manchester 🎄

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Ffion Evans SC&SW@ManMet Rod Kippen Love it! #playpledge will be at the heart of mine and Rod Kippen 's creative participation workshops with the SYTP NQSWs and social work students this Autumn.

Special thank you to the roundtable speakers: Sue Bailey Centre for Mental Health; David Cutler Baring Foundation; Dr Daisy Fancourt ArtsHealthCC; Anne Longfield @coyl2022; Kiz Manley Hip Hop HEALS UK; Sue Stuart-Smith 💙; Debs; Salma Yasmeen SouthWestYorkshire Partnership NHS FoundationTrust; 42nd Street Rod Kippen