Forever Manchester

One GM Community Fund

OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS Funding up to £1,000 is available for community groups based in Greater Manchester. Deadline for Applications was midday on Friday 22nd October 2021.

The Forever Manchester Music Auction 2021

Forever Manchester is excited to announce a very special Manchester music-themed online auction opening Friday 1st October. Collectors Items, VIP packages, Signed Rarities and Music Memorabilia are all up...

Forever Funny – 24th November 2021

On Wednesday 24th November (6pm-10pm), we will be once again hosting our Forever Funny Comedy Night at Manchester’s Frog and Bucket Comedy Club, kindly sponsored by Oscar.

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.

Captain Manchester’s Magical Tombola – Friday 12th November 2021

The next draw of Captain Manchester’s Magical Tombola, sponsored by ZenOffice, will take place on Friday 12th November 2021

Captain Manchester’s Magical Tombola – October 2021 Winners

An impressive 562 tickets were sold raising an amazing £2,810 for Forever Manchester to fund and support community activity across Greater Manchester.

NOMA Fund

OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS. Funding up to £1,000 is available for grassroots community groups working with young people aged 11- 25 years within the boundary of the M60 motorway.

Made By Sport Fund

OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS. Funding of £2,021 is available for Community Sports Groups in Greater Manchester who work with children and young people.

CDL Fund

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

Thanks a million to the AO Arena

Manchester's AO Arena have generously donated advertising space within the concourse to help raise awareness of Forever Manchester.

Forever Manchester’s 10K runners raise £10,912

In the Great Manchester 10k run on Sunday 26th November 2021, our brilliant runners raised over £10,912 due to their incredible fundraising efforts!

Community Group of the Year Award 2022 – Shortlist

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

Outstanding Community Contribution Award 2022 – Shortlist

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

Connecting Communities Award 2022 – Shortlist

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

Oscar sponsor Forever Funny Comedy Night

We are delighted to announce Oscar as the sponsor for our Forever Funny Comedy Night on Wednesday 24th November at Manchester’s Frog and Bucket Comedy Club.

One GM Community Fund – Supporting local groups

We were delighted to award £43,848 of funding to support 46 grassroots community groups based across the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester.

Sunflowers… Not just a pretty face

Our Community Builders have revisited some of the communities where seeds were sown as part of 'Manchester’s Sea of Sunflowers' initiative to find out how it had a flourishing...

Fox-Rees Consulting sponsor the Drinks Reception and Tickets at Forever Manchester’s Birthday Party 2022

We are delighted to announce Fox-Rees Consulting as the Drinks Reception and Ticket sponsor at our Birthday Party on Friday 4th February 2022 at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel, Oxford...

Host your very own October Cheer Fest 2021

Throughout October, Forever Manchester is turbo-charging its fundraising to help raise a huge chunk of cash to help fund and support community activity across Greater Manchester.

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.

Limited Edition The Corn Exchange Prints – Exclusively available from the Forever Manchester Shop

Local artist, Alexandra Gallagher, will be selling a range of limited edition art prints in the Forever Manchester Shop.

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.

Made By Sport Fund – Giving local groups a sporting chance

We were delighted to award £88,924 of funding to support 44 Community Sports Groups in Greater Manchester who work with children and young people.

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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.