Menopause is a natural stage of life, yet its impact on our minds and everyday lives is often overlooked. Sunday 18 October 2026 was World Menopause Day, an annual opportunity to raise awareness of menopause and the support available. To mark the occasion, Flourish created an informal, peer to peer focused online event, bringing together […]
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Flourish Launch New Podcast Series to aid Wellbeing!
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Making Tax Digital
Are you self-employed or a landlord? Was your income over £50,000 in 2024/25? From 6 April 2026, you will probably need to report your Income Tax digitally through HMRC’s Making Tax Digital (MTD). If you’re affected, you’ll need to send a summary of your business income and expenses to HMRC every three months through MTD-compatible […]