We were delighted to award £27,436 of funding to support 29 grassroots community groups based across the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester. Auto Trader and Forever Manchester recognise that great things happen in and around Greater Manchester on a daily basis and we want to shout about it! The idea behind the Auto Trader Community Fund is to provide a positive, friendly and accessible approach to gaining much needed financial support for grassroots community organisations. This means small, community-based and locally controlled groups that manage themselves, encourage people to get involved as volunteers and who just need a bit of financial help to be able to work with their community in the way they’d like. In this last round of the Auto Trader Community Fund, (application deadline 21st April 2023), awards of up to £1,000 were available. The groups we were delighted to support include: 5th7th Dukinfield Scout Group – Tameside Action Station North West Community Interest Company – Tyldesley Active Youths Foundation – Manchester AIM Northwest WIGAN Astley & Tyldesley Cycling Club (pictured) Breightmet Community Group – Bolton Chadderton Federation of Community Organisations Community Wellbeing – Bury and Salford Emotional Wellbeing Group – Wigan Family Unit Trust – Manchester George’s Kitchen – Stalybridge Holcombe Pony Club – Bolton Langley Allotment Holders Association – Bury New Springs Community Project Group – Manchester Oldham Community Broadcasting Opportunities – Prestwich, Lower Broughton, Middleton Out In The City – Manchester Pillars of Forza – Little Lever, Bolton Proactive Parents – Bury Readeasy Manchester Central and North Stalybridge Coderdojo – Stalybridge Stockport Boccia Club – Stockport Theatre of the Senses CIC – Trafford The Eagles Wing – Bury The Reet Good Collective – Wigan The Together Centre – Tameside Turnpike Community Theatre – Leigh Tyldesley Creative Writers Wigan Cosmos Football Club It is always worth remembering that, just like Auto Trader, if you support Forever Manchester, you support all this. The ability of local community groups and organisations to best help people in their community remains dependant on maintaining support for them. If, like Auto Trader, you own or work for a company based in Greater Manchester, the chances are that 90% of your colleagues live in Greater Manchester and are part of the very communities we support. To find out more about how you can get involved with Forever Manchester please email us at marketing@forevermanchester.com or telephone on 0161 214 0940.
