Forever Manchester

Captain Manchester’s Magical Tombola Christmas Special – Friday 10th December 2021

The next draw of Captain Manchester’s Magical Tombola, sponsored by ZenOffice, will take place on Friday 10th December 2021.

Forever Manchester Pop-Up Charity Gift Shop

The Forever Manchester Pop-Up Charity Gift Shop has returned to Manchester, in perfect time for all your Christmas shopping needs. Open until Sunday 19th December

Forever Manchester Advent Calendar 2021

Every day throughout December we’re sharing inspirational community stories from across Greater Manchester featuring those who have helped make a real difference to the lives of others.

Connecting our Communities at Christmas Time

We were delighted provide funding to help 125 community groups across Greater Manchester celebrate Christmas together this year.

One GM Community Fund – Supporting local groups

We were delighted to award £92,628 of funding to support 98 grassroots community groups based across the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester.

The Official Forever Manchester Christmas Cards 2021

Official Forever Manchester Christmas cards, designed by a community group in Greater Manchester, as well as an exclusive design by Kate Fox, are now available to buy online.

Make a difference every time you shop online with Amazon Smile

Amazon Smile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Forever Manchester every time you shop, at no cost to you.

Auto Trader Community Fund

OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS. Funding up to £1,000 is available for community groups based in Greater Manchester.

Birthday Party 2022 – Tickets

To celebrate another year of supporting community groups across Greater Manchester we would like to invite you to join us for our Birthday Party on Friday 4th February 2022.

Entertainment announced for Forever Manchester’s Birthday Party 2022

We are delighted to announce the entertainment for our Birthday Party on Friday 4th February 2022 at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel.

Captain Manchester Award 2022 – Shortlist

We’re delighted to announce the shortlist for the ‘Captain Manchester Award’ which will be presented at Forever Manchester’s Birthday Party on Friday 4th February 2022.

Business Supporter of the Year Award 2022 – Shortlist

We’re delighted to announce the shortlist for the ‘Business Supporter of the Year Award’ which will be presented at Forever Manchester’s Birthday Party on Friday 4th February 2022.

Employee Engagement Award 2022 – Shortlist

We’re delighted to announce the shortlist for the ‘Employee Engagement Award’ which will be presented at Forever Manchester’s Birthday Party on Friday 4th February 2022.

Zuto sponsor the Photobooth at Forever Manchester’s Birthday Party 2022

We are delighted to announce Zuto as the Photobooth sponsor at our Birthday Party on Friday 4th February 2022 at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel, Oxford Street, Manchester.

Ward Security sponsor ‘Connecting Communities’ Award at Forever Manchester’s Birthday Party 2022

We are delighted to announce Ward Security as the Connecting Communities Award sponsor at our Birthday Party on Friday 4th February 2022.

Artorius sponsor the ‘Business Supporter of the Year’ Award at Forever Manchester’s Birthday Party 2022

We are delighted to announce Artorius as the Business Supporter of the Year Award sponsor at our Birthday Party on Friday 4th February 2022.

Forever Funny raises a fantastic £4,160

On Wednesday 24th November 2021 we held our annual Forever Funny Comedy Night at Manchester's legendary Frog and Bucket club.

Made By Sport Fund – Giving local groups a sporting chance

We were delighted to award £188,595 of funding to support 67 Community Sports Groups in Greater Manchester who work with children and young people.

Decorrum donates £1 from every purchase of their premium spiced rum

We’d like to thank Decorrum for their first donation of £500 to help support community activity across Greater Manchester.

Bethany Stevens completes her Thirty for Thirty challenge for Forever Manchester

Bethany Stevens from Maxwell Bond set herself a challenge in December 2019 to celebrate Forever Manchester’s 30th birthday by climbing 30 peaks across the UK.

CDL Fund

OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS. Funding up to £1,000 is available for local community and voluntary groups based in the borough of Stockport.

Auto Trader Community Fund – Helping groups do great things

We were delighted to award £24,342 of funding to support 26 grassroots community groups based across the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester.

Forever Manchester Awards – Giving groups a hand-up

We were delighted to provide £14,045 of funding to support 15 community groups across Greater Manchester.

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Over £3 Million in funding delivered to Community Groups during the pandemic

Forever Manchester is proud to support 655 community groups and organisations in Greater Manchester that have responded to the impact of Covid-19.

Community Support Fund – Awards Made

We're pleased to report that 655 community groups across Greater Manchester have now benefitted from £3,074,630 of support from Forever Manchester’s Community Support Fund.