17 May 2012

Greater Manchester Poverty Commission Participatory Events

See below further details about the 10 hearings of the Greater Manchester Poverty Commission which are being held across Greater Manchester over the next few months.It will be hearing evidence about the impact of poverty as it is experienced by local residents and communities. At each hearing, there will be an opportunity for participants with first-hand experience of poverty to give personal testimonies on the effect of poverty in theirlife followed by facilitated discussion with other residents from each of the 10 Greater Manchester boroughs.

To register an interest in participating in any of the events below, please contact Daniel Nkrumah on 0161 236 9321 (option 4) or e-mail him on

District / Date/time confirmed / Venue/address
Manchester / Wed 30th May (Afternoon) / Church Action on Poverty (Micah Room)
Dale House, 35 Dale Street, Manchester
M1 2HF
http://www.church-poverty.org.uk/
Tameside / Sat 9th June (Morning) / Hyde Town Hall (Godfrey Suite)
Corporation Street
Hyde, SK14 1AL
http://www.tameside.gov.uk/buildings/hydeth/map
Trafford / Fri 15th June (Afternoon) / St Matthews Church Stretford (Horrocks Room)
St. Matthew's Hall, Chapel Lane, Stretford. M32 9AJ
http://www.stretfordstmatthews.com/find-us.html
Oldham / Wed 20th June (Morning) / Oldham Gallery (Performance Area)
Gallery Oldham,
Oldham Cultural Quarter,
Greaves Street,
Oldham OL1 1AL
http://www.galleryoldham.org.uk/information.htm
Stockport / Thurs 28th
(9-12noon) / Stockport Guildhall
169 Wellington Road South,
Stockport, SK1 3UA
http://www.stockport-guildhall.co.uk/directions.html
Wigan / Tues 3rd July (Morning) / St Peters Pavilion
Hurst St Hindley Wigan WN2 3DN
Please note: this venue may change
Bury / Tues 10th July (Afternoon) / The Mosses Centre
Cecil Street, Bury, BL9 0SB
http://www.mossescentre.co.uk/
Rochdale / Tues 17th July (Afternoon) / KYP
Unity House (Apnaghar)
Belfield Road (Multimap)
Rochdale
OL16 2UP
http://kyp.org.uk/contact-us
Salford / Tues 24th July (Morning)
/ Pendleton Gateway
1 Broadwalk
Pendleton
Salford
M6 5FX
http://www.salford.gov.uk/pendletongateway.htm
Bolton / Thurs 2nd Aug (Afternoon) / The Bolton Hub
Bold Street, Bolton, BL1 1LS
http://www.boltoncvs.org.uk/sites/boltoncvs.org.uk/files/Bolton%20Hub%20Brochure%20Jan%202012_0.pdf