Community Centres and Community Associations

Video of a Community Showcase Event which took place on Saturday 8 March 2008 at The Grange Community Resource Centre in Beswick, east Manchester

A tenants and residents association covering the Debdale, Woodlands and Aspinall areas of Gorton. The association is involved in organising community events and cleaning up the local environment.

An umbrella group for community groups and other organisations in the Gorton area

Centre for deaf people in Manchester

Northmoor Community Association will work towards improving the quality of life for people living or working within the Northmoor area through the promotion of charitable purposes to relieve poverty, promote health, advance education and provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation. The Community Association is made up of many different people as well as the Board. We have paid staff who help run and manage the centre on a day to day basis as well as a team of hard working volunteers who help provide services in the Community Centre.

A group formed by local residents to have the lands of Nutsford Vale formally declared as open space in perpetuity.

Odopa Centre is a non-profit making organisation based in Manchester, England that was founded in October 2008. The Centre provides community -based services to a spectrum of society, particularly in areas of culture, art, education, health and intergeneration integration. It provides support and activities which develop young people with skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals. Within the Centre is Odopa Cultural Group that works mainly but not exclusively in schools and community arts centres introducing, demonstrating and teaching aspects of Afrikan culture, especially the music, visual arts, drama, storytelling and dance (and associated arts) of West Afrika. It acts as a producing and performing company of innovative traditional and contemporary Afrikan dance and music for the community, mid scale and large scale venues. It tours nationally and internationally. And promote cultural exchanges between Afrika and other parts of the World. Odopa aim is to advance the education of the public concerning Afrika and its art, anthropology and culture. Our core project is a programme of participatory combined arts workshop that we run at the Centre and in schools.

Community Centre in Collyhurst

Local organisation working to provide support and services to the community including development work with voluntary and community groups