Working to create social change can be deeply rewarding — but it can also be emotionally demanding. The pressures of leading a start-up or scale-up social venture often sit alongside personal responsibilities, lived experiences, family life and the wider challenges facing our communities every day. That’s why we’re pleased to be working with Amna from Psynergy […]
CHANGEMAKER OF THE MONTH – MAY
Sarah Spanton is Director of Waymarking C.I.C, based at the Flourish Hub at Heaton Chapel Station. This February Waymarking celebrated 5 years as a social enterprise – guiding people in their neighbourhoods to co-create healthy, thriving and resilient places. Sarah began her career in the creative sector before studying urban regeneration and development at the […]
Splash Social Enterprise Network
We started the SPLASH Network in the autumn of 2025 as a way of connecting with organisations in and around Trafford, opening the doors to our Altrincham Hub and creating space for potential collaboration. What has grown since then is a dynamic monthly meeting of minds that now stretches far beyond Trafford and across Greater […]
Top tips for securing grant funding
We’ve had lots of questions recently about how to secure funding grants and to that end have recently been delivering ‘The A-Z of bid-writing’ – a workshop covering our top tips on writing a killer bid. Here are some of the highlights… Use your time wisely: Only apply for grants where you’re confident you meet […]
CHANGEMAKER OF THE MONTH – APRIL
Ban Mahkouk heard about the Time to Grow programme from another participant on the programme. She knew she wanted to do something to benefit the community and use her previous skills working with a social enterprise combining cooking and ESOL activities, but without the knowledge and support, she didn’t know where to start. She specifically […]
Celebrating Programme Success with the WEA!
Over the last year we have run multiple programmes supporting people across diverse communities in Bury, Stockport, Manchester and Trafford to gain skills, confidence and access to networks. Courses across each area have combined: Over the past 9 months more than 300 people have engaged in opportunities and events including our Christmas Bazaar, Multicultural Christmas event, […]