Podcasts about forever manchester

In the 11th episode of Season 10 of the Meet the Mancunianpodcast, host Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe interviews Chris Marsh, an ambassador for Forever Manchester. Chris shares his journey of becoming involved with the charity through his passion for running and discusses the various community initiatives supported by Forever Manchester.  From supporting local disability groups to knitting collectives,Chris highlights how the organisation helps various causes within Greater Manchester. He also recounts his experience being named the Great Mancunian of the Year and discusses the challenges of continuous fundraising. The episode provides a comprehensive look at the impactful work of Forever Manchester and offers insights for those looking to make a difference in their own communities. #community #CommunityGroups #GM #manchester #SocialImpact #NonProfit #podcast Did you know:  ·      There are over 17,000 community groups, voluntary organisations and social enterprises in Greater Manchester.·      Community volunteering involves individuals dedicating their time and energy to help others and improve their local community.·      Getting involved in local projects is a great way to be part of a community, building its strength and resilience and ensuring no one is left behind.·      Forever Manchester supports over 1,300 community projects in Greater Manchester every year.  Key resource:Forever Manchester Time stamps of key moments in the podcast episode & transcript: (00:57) Introducing Chris Marsh(01:38) Chris's Journey to Community Support(04:19) Forever Manchester's Impact(06:55) Challenges and Achievements(14:41) Discovering Local Impact(16:03) Upcoming Events and Initiatives(17:19) Signature Questions: Manchester's Unique Social Impact(20:09) Life Lessons and Personal InsightsListen to the episode and read the transcript on www.meetthemancunian.co.uk

William Lees-Jones took over the family's brewing company, JW Lees, in 2004 and now owns pubs across the North-West of England and Wales. His forward thinking and proactive approach has earned him a reputation for invoking radical changes within his industry whilst sticking to traditional values and championing the culture that surrounds the local. He recalls the struggle of ensuring the safety of his employees over the course of the covid lockdowns and the various actions they took to protect the JW Lees pubs. You'll also hear how he has helped to  support underprivileged communities and young people across Manchester through projects such as the Mahdlo Youth Zone in Oldham and Manchester's Community Foundation, Forever Manchester.  ------ Your host, Lisa Morton, started PR company Roland Dransfield in 1996, one month after the fateful IRA bomb that tore apart the city centre.  From that point, the business, and its team members, have been involved in helping to support the creation of Modern Manchester – across regeneration, business, charity, leisure and hospitality, sport and culture. To celebrate the 25 years that Roland Dransfield has spent creating these bonds, Lisa is gathering together some of her Greater Mancunian ‘family' and will be exploring how they have created their own purposeful relationships with the best place in the world. Connect with Will  On twitter Connect with Lisa and Roland Dransfield:  Via our website On Instagram On Twitter On Spotify

Sandy Lindsay has seven jobs.  Celebrity events planner and entrepreneur Liz Taylor is joined by Sandy Lindsay MBE. Sandy tells Liz about the most important lessons she's learnt in business and from life - including her dance troupe her family ran, as she was growing up.  Sandy also tells Liz about creating her PR agency, Tangerine, and The Juice Academy, which has created over 500 jobs for young people. On top of all that, Sandy shares how she's balanced a number of executive and non-executive roles for organisations - like the Rugby Football League and Forever Manchester. But if the pandemic has taught Sandy one thing, it's that now it's time to slow down. Liz Taylor's 30-year career in event planning has built an impressive portfolio of events, including celebrity weddings, charity fundraisers like Children in Need with Gary Barlow and huge gala dinners such as Winter White Gala at Kensington Palace for HRH Duke of Cambridge, as well as the Manchester United Champions League winning party in Moscow and Coronation Street's 40th anniversary celebrations. During lockdown, with the events industry on hold, she turned her attention to launching her own consultancy and realised a lifelong ambition in launching her own podcast.  Liz Taylor  Instagram  Twitter  Facebook  LinkedIn Website Sandy Lindsay Twitter LinkedIn Tangerine The Juice Acadamy

On this week's episode of #Leadership - What's on your mind? i speak to Claire Ebrey. Claire is the founder and director of On The Level, a consultancy focusing on responsible business, diversity & inclusion, membership, partnership and stakeholder engagement. She brings over 15 years experience in business development, ethical business strategy and sustainability. Within this time, Claire was Regional Director for the Institute of Directors in the North West, covering Manchester City Region, Lancashire, Cumbria, Cheshire, Liverpool City Region and the Isle of Man, where she substantially built the reach of the IoD brand in the region. At the Co-op Group, she devised nationwide member engagement campaigns on issues including trade justice, climate change and human rights, where she used innovative channels such as movies, theatre and photography to drive member interest and action. She was on the Board of a film academy for young people and led a £1.3m cross-sectoral business advice programmes for co-ops, managing over 135 business advisors across the UK. More recently, she wrote the membership proposition for BURN (the Black United Representation Network), which aims to shift ‘the black narrative' across the North. She has also worked for Stockport Race Equality Partnership to improve their financial sustainability and profile. And she works with The Good Board to enable young people to get board level positions in mid-large companies. She also runs a network for LGBT Directors and Leaders, which has over 500 members across the country. She is a trustee for Forever Manchester, the community foundation for Greater Manchester, and an adviser for The Blair Project, a trailblazing social enterprise that provides opportunities for young people to participate in the green tech revolution. Find Claire's socials below: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/claireebrey/ Twitter - @Claire_Ebrey Find Stuart's socials below: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/STARDevelopm... LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartwad... Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/stuart_wadd... YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2x3... Spotify - #Leadership – What's on your mind? MAKE SURE TO HIT SUBSCRIBE IF YOU ENJOYED AND THANKS FOR WATCHING. see you next week...

Matt & Chris dish out the nerdy news and geeky gossip. Marvel drop a sizzle reel, the lads plan a fictional getaway and deep dive into 2015's 'Secret Wars'. - SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON! - www.patreon.com/bigdamncast - Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/BigDamnCast Watch #BigDamnStream on Twitch: www.twitch.tv/bigdamnstream

Sandy Lindsay is the Chair of Tangerine comms, One of the UK’s leading integrated communication consultancies. She’s also the Non-executive director for many tech and not for-profit businesses. She’s involved in over 10 businesses in some capacity. Sandy was honored in the Queen's birthday list of 2015 for services to business and young people. The same year also saw Sandy named North West Director of the Year (SME) and Highly Commended in the same award, nationally, by the Institute of Directors. She is a national Ambassador for Apprenticeships, Vice Chair of Forever Manchester and on the Business Leadership Council of TeachFirst in the North West. She chairs skills groups for the IoD and the North West Business Leadership Team and is Vice Chair of the latter. She is a NED of Northcoders, a leading coding Bootcamp and a Board Adviser to Flock, a culture (future SAS) start up. We discuss: The interesting ways tech businesses are pivoting  How business when we come out of this The opportunity within the crisis Leadership How she is staying grounded at this time?  Sandy's Silver linings Enjoy the chat.

I interviewed MD of Tunafish Media Sam Jones about balancing the agency and running a successful charity to help to homeless in Manchester.  The main topics we cover are:  Starting out in radio and deciding it wasn’t for him  Sam worked in early stage social media around 2003  2011 he started an agency called Tunafish media with some friends from Uni When they started Tunafish they also had a bar job to help with cash  Creating viral content for Donald Trump’s first day in the office, 200 million views in 3 days for a World Leaders WhatsApp group  Looking forward to the future of creating content and how the gap will be closed between hero content and throw away content and personalised Memes and GIFs  Sam’s Manchester rant  Work life balance when running an agency  Facing mental health issues and how  Sam copes with anxiety  Finding motivation in cheesy montage videos  Inspiration: Michael Di Palo and Sandy Lindsay providing guidance  Not just soup was started in collaboration with Coffee for Craig to feed the homeless men and women in Manchester 3 nights a week  This project has provided over 45,000 meals to people in Manchester  Sam going to Buckingham Palace to receive the Queens award at a garden party  Volunteering for Forever Manchester and being the Vice-Chair Having really bad hair back in the day  Links and resources:  Sam on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-jones-84158414/  Sam on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SamJonesMCR  Sam’s agency Tunafish Media - https://tunafishmedia.co.uk/  Shoe dog book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shoe-Dog-Memoir-Creator-NIKE/dp/1471146707  The war of art - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1936891026/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_tLikEbQJJB3GR  Felix Baumgartner Space Jump - https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/fly-with-felix-red-bull-stratos-pov-video  Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Factfulness-Reasons-Wrong-Things-Better/dp/147363749X/ref=asc_df_147363749X/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=344380111895&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1416550232838382582&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006912&hvtargid=pla-590283424795&psc=1&th=1&psc=1 Not  Just Soup - https://twitter.com/notjustsoupmcr  Street Support (tackling homelessness) - https://streetsupport.net/manchester/  Forever Manchester - https://forevermanchester.com/  Thank you for listening and please email me any feedback - caseydigital@gmail.com Connect with the host, Paul Casey: @caseydigital on Instagram Paul Casey on LinkedIn @casey_digital on Twitter

A brand new group set up to support young people affected by bereavement in Wythenshawe made the news when it was featured on BBC Radio Manchester.Gaynor Jackson from Benchill, who established Bereavement 4 Kids was interviewed live on the breakfast programme where she talked about the new weekly group that meets from 4pm to 5.30pm every Monday afternoon at Benchill Community Centre in Wythenshawe.The group was established by Gaynor for children who have suffered the loss of a loved one. Gaynor was encouraged and supported to set up the group by Forever Manchester’s Community Builder Vikki Snowden as part of her ongoing work in the area. As a result, Gaynor recognised a need and planned the development of the group and, along with Vikki’s support and assistance, received a £250 Cash 4 Graft award from Forever Manchester to purchase necessary equipment and refreshments.When Gaynor lost her husband, she felt like there was no support for her children. This inspired her to create a group where children and adults sharing similar experiences could come together to do an array of activities aimed at helping them to deal with their loss.Gaynor said “We met Vikki from Forever Manchester, we had a few chats and organised a couple of activities such as an Easter Hunt and a Bingo & Breakfast in the Community event. We got a good bond going and came up with the idea of the Bereavement Group for local families affected by the loss of a loved one.”Forever Manchester's Community Builder Vikki Snowden said “Bereavement 4 Kids is great example of what can be achieved with just with a little bit of encouragement and support”. Notes:Forever Manchester is the only charity that raises money to fund and support community activity across Greater Manchester.If you live or work in Greater Manchester, Forever Manchester will have funded a community group or local project within a mile of where your home or place of work.  

In this Update: We’ll be shining a big spotlight on a few recent local Get Together's. We have news of the latest funding opportunities local groups in communities across Greater Manchester. Captain Manchester’s Magical Tombola Draw is always full of winners and we have details of the next draw and prizes including a trip to Malta. Plus we'll be shouting out to lots of businesses and people who are Happy to Engage with Forever Manchester. This Forever Manchester Update is presented by Terry Snowden & Jen Edmondson 

In this Update: We’ll be shining a spotlight on The Manchester Shop. We’ll be shouting out to lots of engaging peeps who are engaging with Forever Manchester. Captain Manchester’s Magical Tombola Draw is always full of winners and we have details of the next draw and prizes. We will be introducing lots of Community News because, let’s face it, if you put community in a corner, you’re completely missing the point! We’ll be introducing your ears to a couple of new Forever Manchester radio ads! We have news of ‘First Friday’ networking events and news of people ‘getting a giggle on’ at the Forever Funny comedy night recently while raising a few quid simply by having a laugh and raising a few smiles.

Welcome to the April 2019 edition of the Forever Manchester Update featuring all the latest news, information and everything currently relevant in the world of Forever Manchester! This episode includes:Some of the things you learn when preparing for a marathon.Forever Manchester being the charity partner for the 'We Are Lager' festival.We have news of the line-up for the forthcoming Forever Funny Comedy Fundraiser!Plus we have a round-up of all the latest funding opportunities to support local projects & community groups. This Forever Manchester update is presented by Terry Snowden MBE & Jen Edmondson  

Here we catch up with professional rally driver and one of Forever Manchester's youngest ambassadors Chris Ingram who chats candidly about his ambition to become a recognised champion and the challenges he faces chasing his dream. In 2012 Chris won the Motor Sports Association Young Driver of the Year Award and is three time winner of the European Rally Championship ‘Colin McRae - Flat Out’ Award. He signed with Peugeot UK in 2014 for the European Rally Championship, becoming one of the youngest manufacturer-backed rally drivers ever! After two seasons with Peugeot he signed with Opel Motorsport winning the FIA ERC 3 Title and scoring five-consecutive podiums. In 2017 Chris won the FIA Junior Rally Championship title and as an ambassador Chris is very keen to help Forever Manchester continue to drive forward. You can listen and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes or Spotify where you can also check out all the Forever Manchester Meets episodes.

Welcome to the March 2019 edition of the Forever Manchester Update from where we present all the latest news, information and everything currently relevant in the wonderful world of Forever Manchester! In this episode:We wrap-up the Forever Manchester Birthday Party.We ask you to make Every Step Count.We have news of a new Forever Manchester Name Chain.And we have news of an exciting new project to engage Young People.Plus we extend a warm welcome to new members of the Forever Manchester family. This Forever Manchester update is presented by Terry Snowden MBE & Jen Edmondson

Welcome to the February 2019 edition of the Forever Manchester Update from where we present all the latest news, information and everything currently relevant in the wonderful world of Forever Manchester! This episode shines the spotlight on:The build up to the Forever Manchester Birthday Party, the Auction and the Birthday Awards plus the much anticipated entertainment.We are asking you to take on the Great Manchester 10K for Forever Manchester and we have news of a brand new fund and details of fabulous 'This is the Place' artwork! This Forever Manchester update is presented by Terry Snowden MBE & Jen Edmondson

Welcome to the December edition of the Forever Manchester Update from where we present all the latest news, information and everything currently relevant in the wonderful world of Forever Manchester! This episode shines the spotlight on Trevor Johnson's pop up Hacienda art, Hubron's brilliant virtual walk and a review of the Forever Funny night. We also have some news from Forever Manchester's fantastic Great Christmas Get Together's and we phone the winner of Captain Manchester's Magical Tombola Draw for December and pack them off to NEW YORK! We also have all the latest funding opportunities for local groups and community projects across Greater Manchester including the Auto Trader Fund, the Bardsley Fund, the CDL Fund & the Auto Trader Fund!  This Forever Manchester update is presented by Terry Snowden MBE & Jen Edmondson

This is Part Two of Forever Manchester meets Aniff Akinola, renowned vocalist, producer and one half of cult Manc hip-hop outfit ‘Chapter and the Verse’.Aniff was one of the co-writer's of A Guy Called Gerald classic Voodoo Ray and here he continues his chats about life in the music industry and working with many well known faces including Kirsty McColl and having his songs performed by the likes of Ian Brown. Listen and subscribe on iTunes or see below for a full list of all episodes of Forever Manchester Meets.

In this chat, Forever Manchester meets Aniff Akinola, renowned vocalist, producer and one half of cult Manc hip-hop outfit ‘Chapter and the Verse’.Aniff was one of the co-writer's of A Guy Called Gerald classic Voodoo Ray and here he chats candidly about his life in the music industry and working with many well known faces including Kirsty McColl. Listen and subscribe on iTunes or look below for a full list of all episodes of Forever Manchester Meets.  

This episode of Forever Manchester meets features a candid chat with wit, wordsmith & celebrated Manchester poet Tony Walsh. Tony talks about his life and work experiences, performance poetry and the trauma of being a victim in an armed robbery. He also talks about commissions for Manchester United and BBC Blue Peter's recent 60th anniversary and a performance at Stalin's Penis! This podcast also features a full length (rarely heard) version of Tony's poem 'Silver Sparks', written in celebration of Forever Manchester's 25th Anniversary in 2015  

Welcome to the November edition of the Forever Manchester Update from where we present all the latest news, information and everything currently relevant in the wonderful world of Forever Manchester! This episode includes a round-up of Forever Manchester's recent October Cheerfest, great news for community groups wishing to organise a Christmas Get Together and a report from the Haloween Lockdown. We also have news of the Forever Funny comedy night plus we phone the winner of Captain Manchester's Magical Tombola Draw for November and pack them off to Milan! We also have our latst Birthday Party news as well as all the latest funding opportunities for local groups and community projects across Greater Manchester including the NOMA Fund, the Auto Trader Fund, Cash 4 Growth, the Brother UK Fund, the CDL Fund & Kellogg's Breakfast Club awards. This Forever Manchester update is presented by Terry Snowden MBE & Jen Edmondson

Forever Manchester's James Hampson meets Comedian, Podcaster and Crumpsall born Rachel Fairburn who talks about getting started in Standup, overcoming shyness and touring America.Rachel is also co-host of the huge podcast 'All Killa, No Filla' and discusses how she created a massive cult following with fellow comedian, Kiri Pritchard-McLean and also chats about supporting Forever Manchester with a performance at Forever Funny.  

Welcome to the October edition of the Forever Manchester Update from where we present all the latest news, information and everything currently relevant in the wonderful world of Forever Manchester! This episode includes news of two forthcoming social events 'Spooktakular & Forever Funny' plus we phone the winner of Captain Manchester's Magical Tombola Draw for October and pack them off to Hamburg! We also bring news of a Forever Manchester 'Name Chain' alongside all the latest funding opportunities for local groups and community projects across Greater Manchester including Cash 4 Growth, the Brother UK Fund, the CDL Fund & Kellogg's Breakfast Club awards. This Forever Manchester update is presented by Terry Snowden MBE & Josh Dyson

Welcome to the September edition of the Forever Manchester update from where we bring all the latest news, information and everything relevant in the wonderful world of Forever Manchester! This episode includes news of funding for schools through Kellegg's Breakfast Clubs. We have news of October CheerFest and asking you to get involved in a fundraising activity and we phone the winner of Captain Mancheste'rs Magical Tombola Draw and pack them off to Lisbon. The Forever Manchester update is presented by Terry Snowden MBE & Jen Edmondson  

Ian Cheeseman is a broadcaster, commentator and author who is well known to Manchester City fans as a passionate fan and specialist reporter on all things Citeh! Ian spent more than 20 years at the BBC as their dedicated Manchester City reporter and was also once the club's official stadium annoucer and their original video commentator. In Part Two of this frank and candid inerview Forever Manchester chats to Ian about his early years and uncover his childhood dream of being a Manchester City football commentator and a journey that included a life changing interview with Barry Manilow and the forming of a strong and loyal freindship with Colin Bell. Forever Manchester is a charity that funds and supports community activity across Greater Manchester. Check out www.forevermanchester.com to find out more!

Ian Cheeseman is a broadcaster, commentator and author who is well known to Manchester City fans as a passionate fan and specialist reporter on all things Citeh! Ian spent more than 20 years at the BBC as their dedicated Manchester City reporter and was also once the club's official stadium annoucer and their original video commentator.   In this frank and candid two part inerview Forever Manchester chats to Ian about his early years and uncover his childhood dream of being a Manchester City football commentator and a journey that included a life changing interview with Barry Manilow and the forming of a strong and loyal freindship with Colin Bell.   Forever Manchester is a charity that funds and supports community activity across Greater Manchester. Check out www.forevermanchester.com to find out more!

Welcome to the August edition of the Forever Manchester update from where we bring all the latest news and everything relevant from the wonderful world of Forever Manchester! This episode includes news of the current funding opportunities for community groups at Forever Manchester. We tell you all about the new Forever Manchester Meets podcasts and give a warm welcome to some new members of the Forever Manchester family. Plus we phone the winner of Captain Manchester's Magical Tombola Draw with some good news. This Forever Manchester update is presented by Terry Snowden MBE & Rosie Strickleton  

Safety4Sisters is an amazing grassroots Manchester-based women’s organisation that support vulnerable migrant women who cannot access safe accommodation or welfare support and who are experiencing gender-based violence. Here we chat to Sandhya Sharma about her life and work, campaiging activities, an inclusive Manchester and the importance and role of grass root organisations like Safety 4 Sisters. Forever Manchester is a charity that funds and supports community activity across Greater Manchester. Check out www.forevermanchester.com to find out more!  

In this podcast we chat with Sebastian Heeley, co-founder of the Manchester Gin Company who along with his now partner Jen Wiggins, set up Manchester Gin in May 2016.Sebastian tells of the love story behind the formation, growth and development of Manchester Gin, shares a few distilling secrets and expresses his delight at such a young company already recieving an array of plaudits, recognitions and awards at international industry competitions.Manchester Gin was born in the dining room of a house that Jen and Seb had just bought. Now, the Spirit of Manchester Distillery occupies a space in the centre of the city where every bottle is hand-crafted and distilled in small batches courtesy of three copper 'ladies', Wendy after Jen’s beloved late mother, Victoria after the fabulous Victoria Wood and Emmeline after the iconic suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst in tribute to some of Manchester’s most inspirational women. Forever Manchester is a charity that raises money to fund and support community activity across Greater Manchester, for more information please visit www.forevermanchester.com 

Col Skinner is a Digital Marketing Consultant and founder of the Profoundary consultancy. Col also supports Forever Manchester through the sale of items at an online shop called GRAFT which started after Col started producing items to celebrate our wonderful city following the tragedy of the Manchetser Arena bombing. In this podcast Col talks about his early years, his work, the development of GRAFT and his support for Forever Manchester. Forever Manchester is a charity that raises money to fund and support community activity across Greater Manchester, for more information please visit www.forevermanchester.com 

Miki Christie is a Forever Manchester Ambassador and Oldham born businesswomen. Miki owns a number of businesses in Manchester's iconic Afflecks Palace including Manc and Proud, the clothing brand dedicated to celebrating all the great things about Greater Manchester. Manc and Proud recently started stocking a wide range of Forever Manchester merchandise, with profits directly helping us to fund and support community activity across Greater Manchester. Miki talks about her first job in Afflecks and her passion for Manchester, it's communities and why she loves this great city and its people. This really is one for anyone wanting to hear a great Mancunian speak with true passion about the place she loves. Forever Manchester is a charity that raises money to fund and support community activity across Greater Manchester, for more information please visit www.forevermanchester.com 

This is Part Two a two-part podcast where we chat to Manchester based writer, broadcaster and DJ Dave Haslam about his love of music, his memories and experiences of venues such as the Boardwalk and the world famous Haçienda nightclub. We also touch on Dave's love of English, his books and writings, and his series of live and 'Close Up' onstage interviews that have featured many guests including Jarvis Cocker, Nile Rodgers and John Lydon to name but a few.The interview was conducted at the offices of Forever Manchester who today occupy the same building that used to be home to The Boardwalk!Forever Manchester is a charity that raises money to fund and support community activity across Greater Manchester, for more information please visit www.forevermanchester.com 

This is Part One of a two-part podcast where we chat to Manchester based singer, Rowetta about her life and love of music, her memories and experiences from School Hall's to Concert Halls, to life in Happy Mondays, her X-Factor adventure and other interesting stories from one of the most sampled and powerful female singers on the planet. This interview was conducted at the offices of Forever Mancheter who today occupy the same building that used to be home to The Boardwalk, the very place where Happy Monday's cut their teeth! Rowetta is secret voice on the Black Eyed Peas worldwide hit. “Boom Boom Pow”She is also the voice on the renowned 1989 track "Reach Out", which has been sampled by many, including Steve Angello, DJ Zinc and Todd Terry to name but a few. Steve Angello and Laidback Luke used her voice for the hit dance tune “Be” which David Guetta and Hardwell often use it to open their dj sets, it is also used on the Steve Angello/Robin S hit “Show Me Love” Rowetta wrote the original with Sweet Mercy and it continues to be sampled and played globally today.Cheryl Cole also sampled Rowetta on her Brits performance of 'Fight For This Love" Rowetta is also the original female singer with the recently reformed Madchester band, Happy Mondays, singing on all their hits, and touring the world. She played herself in the Michael Winterbottom film 24 Hour Party People and was Simon Cowell’s favourite and the last lady standing in the UK’s very first X Factor in 2004. She has collaborated with many house producers including Lights Out feat Rowetta with Tom Stephan and Pete Gleadell on New York label, Nervous Records and No More Comin' Down with J Nitti on Dos or Die (Unlimited Sounds) with remixes by Darude. Rowetta also sings with Peter Hook (Joy Division/New Order) and his new band The Light and was the lead singer on the EP 1102/2011. Rowetta also performs and is a big hit at all the UK Gay Prides including London, Manchester and Brighton. She has also headlined the infamous, G-A-Y night twice. Rowetta has toured with the Hacienda party including Graeme Park, Todd Terry, Marshall Jefferson, Mike Pickering and many more with performances in Japan, Thailand and Dubai alongside many Hacienda parties in the UK.New Years Eve 2013 saw Rowetta at the Albert Hall, Manchester where she shared the stage to sing with the legendary Frankie Knuckles. Recent collaborations will see releases with Eddie Le Funk, Mirror People & Shimi Sonic, as well as her own live funk band while recent releases include on Cr2 Records: Alex Gray & Rowetta “It’s All About House Music’; FSOE: Will Atkinson & Rowetta“Mesmerise”; Zulu Records: My Digital Enemy feat Rowetta “It Would Be”Greco feat Rowetta: ‘BE' was named as one of Billboard's Top 20 House and Techno tracks of 2017. Rowetta currently tourws with Happy Mondays and Hacienda Classical as well as performing solo. Days after the Manchester bomb, Rowetta was asked to perform on The Andrew Marr Show with Manchester Camerata strings as a tribute to the victims and along with Peter Hook, they led a minute’s silence at the opening of Glastonbury, before performing with Hacienda Classical and they also led a fitting tribute at The Royal Albert Hall. Rowetta is also involved with and an ambassador of many charities and is passionate about Manchester. She fronted the ‘End the Fear’ campaign with Greater Manchester Police and continues to work with domestic violence support groups. Forever Manchester is a charity that raises money to fund and support community activity across Greater Manchester, for more information please visit www.forevermanchester.com Forever Manchester is a charity that raises money to fund and support grass-root community activity across Greater Manchester, for more information please visit www.forevermanchester.com  

This is the seconfd part of a two-part podcast where we chat to Manchester based singer, Rowetta about her life and love of music, her memories and experiences from School Hall's to Concert Halls, to life in Happy Mondays, her X-Factor adventure and other interesting stories from one of the most sampled and powerful female singers on the planet.This interview took place at the offices of Forever Mancheter who today occupy the same building that used to be home to The Boardwalk, the very place where Happy Monday's cut their teeth!Rowetta is secret voice on the Black Eyed Peas worldwide hit. “Boom Boom Pow” and is also the voice on the renowned 1989 track "Reach Out", which has been sampled by many, including Steve Angello, DJ Zinc and Todd Terry to name but a few. Steve Angello and Laidback Luke used Rowetta's voice for the hit dance tune “Be” which David Guetta and Hardwell often use it to open their dj sets, it is also used on the Steve Angello/Robin S hit “Show Me Love”. The original version was written by Rowetta with Sweet Mercy and it continues to be sampled and played globally today.Rowetta is also the original female singer with the recently reformed Madchester band, Happy Mondays, singing on all their hits, and touring the world. She played herself in the Michael Winterbottom film 24 Hour Party People and was Simon Cowell’s favourite and the last lady standing in the UK’s very first X Factor in 2004.Rowetta is also involved with and an ambassador of many charities and is passionate about Manchester.Forever Manchester is a charity that raises money to fund and support community activity across Greater Manchester, for more information please visit www.forevermanchester.com 

This is Part One of a two-part podcast where we chat to Manchester based writer, broadcaster and DJ Dave Haslam about his love of music, his memories and experiences of venues such as the Boardwalk and the world famous Haçienda nightclub. We also touch on Dave's love of English, his books and writings, and his series of live and 'Close Up' onstage interviews that have featured many guests including Jarvis Cocker, Nile Rodgers and John Lydon to name but a few.The interview was conducted at the offices of Forever Manchester who today occupy the same building that used to be home to The Boardwalk!Forever Manchester is a charity that raises money to fund and support community activity across Greater Manchester, for more information please visit www.forevermanchester.com 

Col Skinner is a Digital Marketing Consultant and founder of the Profoundary consultancy. Col also supports Forever Manchester through the sale of items at an online shop called GRAFT which started after Col saw so many items to celebrate our wonderful city following the tragedy of the Manchetser Arena bombing.  In this podcast Col talks about his early years, his work, the development of GRAFT and his support for Forever Manchester.  

Welcome to the July edition of the Forever Manchester update from where we bring all the latest news and everything relevant from the wonderful world of Forever Manchester! This episode includes: News from the recent Great Get Together events across Greater Manchester and news of current funding opportunities for community groups. We are encouraging you to spend a day with a Forever Manchester Community Builder and we welome some new additions to the Forever Manchester family plus we have the results of Captain Manchester's magical tombola draw for July and we attempt to phone the winner. The Forever Manchester update podcast is presented by Terry Snowden MBE & Jen Edmondson

Forever Manchester meets Lisa Brown and spends a day in the life of a Community Builder. Forever Manchester has been working in the communities of Patricroft and Eccles in Salford since April 2017 and it is here that our Community Building team have been continuously out and about, finding out what goes on in the area and getting to know some of the people who live there. In order to understand more about the life of a community builder we spent the day with Forever Manchester Community Builder Lisa Brown who told us about her work and introduced us to some of the interesting and wonderful characters from some of the local groups that make Eccles such a unique area. Many of the groups have been funded through Cash 4 Graft Awards including a recently formed indoor Curling group who took inspiration from the Winter Olympics. In this picture: FM’s Terry Snowden chats with Dave & Dawn Lovin from The Music Shed, whose aim is to provide affordable music lessons for local people. 

Part Two of a two-part podcast where we chat to acclaimed Manchester based singer, Rowetta about her life in Happy Mondays, her associations with some of the music world's greats and other interesting stories from one of the most sampled and powerful female singers on the planet! This interview was conducted at the offices of Forever Manchester who today occupy the same building as Manchester's famous Boardwalk, the very building where Happy Monday's, amongst others, cut their teeth! Rowetta is secret voice on the Black Eyed Peas worldwide hit. “Boom Boom Pow”She is also the voice on the renowned 1989 track "Reach Out", which has been sampled by many, including Steve Angello, DJ Zinc and Todd Terry to name but a few.Steve Angello and Laidback Luke used her voice for the hit dance tune “Be” which David Guetta and Hardwell often use it to open their dj sets, it is also used on the Steve Angello/Robin S hit “Show Me Love”Rowetta wrote the original with Sweet Mercy and it continues to be sampled and played globally today.Cheryl Cole also sampled Rowetta on her Brits performance of 'Fight For This Love" Rowetta is also the original female singer with the recently reformed Madchester band, Happy Mondays, singing on all their hits, and touring the world.She played herself in the Michael Winterbottom film 24 Hour Party People and was Simon Cowell’s favourite and the last lady standing in the UK’s very first X Factor in 2004. Rowetta has collaborated with many house producers including Lights Out feat Rowetta with Tom Stephan and Pete Gleadell on New York label, Nervous Records and No More Comin' Down with J Nitti on Dos or Die (Unlimited Sounds) with remixes by Darude. She also sings with Peter Hook (Joy Division/New Order) and his new band The Light and was the lead singer on the EP 1102/2011. Rowetta also performs and is a big hit at all the UK Gay Prides including London, Manchester and Brighton. She has also headlined the infamous,G-A-Y night twice. Rowetta has toured with the Hacienda party including Graeme Park, Todd Terry, Marshall Jefferson, Mike Pickering and many more with performances in Japan, Thailand and Dubai alongside many Hacienda parties in the UK. New Years Eve 2013 saw Rowetta at the Albert Hall, Manchester where she shared the stage to sing with the legendary Frankie Knuckles. Recent collaborations will see releases with Eddie Le Funk, Mirror People & Shimi Sonic, as well as her own live funk band. Recent releases include on Cr2 Records: Alex Gray & Rowetta “It’s All About House Music’; FSOE: Will Atkinson & Rowetta“Mesmerise”; Zulu Records: My Digital Enemy feat Rowetta “It Would Be” Greco feat Rowetta: ‘BE' was named as one of Billboard's Top 20 House and Techno tracks of 2017. Rowetta currently tourws with Happy Mondays and Hacienda Classical as well as performing solo. Days after the Manchester bomb, Rowetta was asked to perform on The Andrew Marr Show with Manchester Camerata strings as a tribute to the victims and along with Peter Hook, they led a minute’s silence at the opening of Glastonbury, before performing with Hacienda Classical and they also led a fitting tribute at The Royal Albert Hall. Rowetta is also involved with and an ambassador of many charities and is passionate about Manchester. She fronted the ‘End The Fear’ campaign with Greater Manchester Police and continues to work with domestic violence support groups.Forever Manchester is a charity that funds and supports grass-root communtity activity across Greater Manchester, for more information please visit www.forevermanchester.com 

This is Part One of a two-part podcast where we chat to Manchester based singer, Rowetta about her life and love of music, her memories and experiences from School Hall's to Concert Halls, to life in Happy Mondays, her X-Factor adventure and other interesting stories from one of the most sampled and powerful female singers on the planet. This interview was conducted at the offices of Forever Mancheter who today occupy the same building that used to be home to The Boardwalk, the very place where Happy Monday's cut their teeth! Rowetta is secret voice on the Black Eyed Peas worldwide hit. “Boom Boom Pow”She is also the voice on the renowned 1989 track "Reach Out", which has been sampled by many, including Steve Angello, DJ Zinc and Todd Terry to name but a few.  Steve Angello and Laidback Luke used her voice for the hit dance tune “Be” which David Guetta and Hardwell often use it to open their dj sets, it is also used on the Steve Angello/Robin S hit “Show Me Love”Rowetta wrote the original with Sweet Mercy and it continues to be sampled and played globally today. Cheryl Cole also sampled Rowetta on her Brits performance of 'Fight For This Love" Rowetta is also the original female singer with the recently reformed Madchester band, Happy Mondays, singing on all their hits, and touring the world. She played herself in the Michael Winterbottom film 24 Hour Party People and was Simon Cowell’s favourite and the last lady standing in the UK’s very first X Factor in 2004. She has collaborated with many house producers including Lights Out feat Rowetta with Tom Stephan and Pete Gleadell on New York label, Nervous Records and No More Comin' Down with J Nitti on Dos or Die (Unlimited Sounds) with remixes by Darude. Rowetta also sings with Peter Hook (Joy Division/New Order) and his new band The Light and was the lead singer on the EP 1102/2011. Rowetta also performs and is a big hit at all the UK Gay Prides including London, Manchester and Brighton. She has also headlined the infamous, G-A-Y night twice. Rowetta has toured with the Hacienda party including Graeme Park, Todd Terry, Marshall Jefferson, Mike Pickering and many more with performances in Japan, Thailand and Dubai alongside many Hacienda parties in the UK.New Years Eve 2013 saw Rowetta at the Albert Hall, Manchester where she shared the stage to sing with the legendary Frankie Knuckles. Recent collaborations will see releases with Eddie Le Funk, Mirror People & Shimi Sonic, as well as her own live funk band.Recent releases include on Cr2 Records: Alex Gray & Rowetta “It’s All About House Music’; FSOE: Will Atkinson & Rowetta“Mesmerise”; Zulu Records: My Digital Enemy feat Rowetta “It Would Be” Greco feat Rowetta: ‘BE' was named as one of Billboard's Top 20 House and Techno tracks of 2017. Rowetta currently tourws with Happy Mondays and Hacienda Classical as well as performing solo. Days after the Manchester bomb, Rowetta was asked to perform on The Andrew Marr Show with Manchester Camerata strings as a tribute to the victims and along with Peter Hook, they led a minute’s silence at the opening of Glastonbury, before performing with Hacienda Classical and they also led a fitting tribute at The Royal Albert Hall.Rowetta is also involved with and an ambassador of many charities and is passionate about Manchester. She fronted the ‘End The Fear’ campaign with Greater Manchester Police and continues to work with domestic violence support groups. Forever Manchester is a charity that funds and supports grass-root communtity activity across Greater Manchester, for more information please visit www.forevermanchester.com  

Part Two of a two-part podcast where we chat to Manchester based writer, broadcaster and DJ Dave Haslam about his love of music and his memories and experiences of venues such as the Boardwalk and the world famous Haçienda nightclub. We also touch on Dave's love of English, his books and writings, and his series of live and 'Close Up' onstage interviews that have featured many guests including Jarvis Cocker, Nile Rodgers and John Lydon to name but a few. The interview was conducted at the offices of Forever Mancheter who today occupy the same building that used to be home to The Boardwalk! Forever Manchester is a charity that funds and supports grass-root communtity activity across Greater Manchester, for more information please visit www.forevermanchester.com   

This is Part One of a two-part podcast where we chat to Manchester based writer, broadcaster and DJ Dave Haslam about his love of music, his memories and experiences of venues such as the Boardwalk and the world famous Haçienda nightclub. We also touch on Dave's love of English, his books and writings, and his series of live and 'Close Up' onstage interviews that have featured many guests including Jarvis Cocker, Nile Rodgers and John Lydon to name but a few. The interview was conducted at the offices of Forever Mancheter who today occupy the same building that used to be home to The Boardwalk! Forever Manchester is a charity that funds and supports grass-root communtity activity across Greater Manchester, for more information please visit www.forevermanchester.com   

YARN is a crowd-sourced interactive poem curated by local community artist Kirsty Gbasai.The concept is to bring together people across Manchester, to become united in writing a poem that will document the current creativity of local residents and generating a unique peice of written creative art. Yarn is being constructred one sentence at a time, with each contributor generating a sentence inspired by the previous sentence and involving lots of people, from all walks of life in the generation of something unique and special! Forever Manchester recently chatted with Kirsty Gbasai about life and "Yarn" - Enjoy and get involved here: http://www.apoembymanchester.co.uk           

This latest update from Forever Manchester includes: news of a few funds and funding opportunities for community groups that currently available at Forever Manchester. We have the 'live' draw of Captain Manchester's Magical Tombola for April plus we have news from the Naffie Awards and we shine the spotlight on more comedy from the forthcoming Forever Funny line up. This episode also features all the latest event news, information and 'shout outs' from the wonderful world of Forever Manchester. Please check out http://forevermanchester.com to check out all things Forever Manchester. This update podcast is presented by Terry Snowden MBE & Jen Edmondson  

Lets' ALL Laught with Claire - Part 03On May 9th 2018, Forever Manchester’s very own Claire Lawless will take on a nervy challenge that would make most people shudder in the form of a Stand Up Comedy Challenge to raise money for community activities across Greater Manchester. Both Claire & her Forever Manchester colleague, Rosie Strickleton, had previously taken part in Red Star Boxing’s ‘BEE PHENOMENAL’ white collar boxing event and documented their boxing adventure in a popular podcast. Keen to take on another challenge, and having raised more than £10,000 between them through their unothodox Boxing exploits, the girls were surprised to discover that, for one of them, the next challenge involved taking on a stand-up routine at a real comedy night! This is Part 03 of Claire & Rosie's new podcast series (Let's ALL Stand up with Claire), it follows the girls attendance at a series of comedy workshops in preparation for a slot at Forever Manchester's Forever Funny Comedy night at Manchester's legendary Frog & Bucket on May 9th when Claire will be sharing the stage with professional comedians Chris Washington, Stephen Bailey, Allyson June Smith & Jay Hampson while Rosie can be found at the bar! Claire is Standing Up for Forever Manchester and she needs your support, please donate here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/foreverfunny  Enjoy! 

The 2017/2018 Annual Review podcast recaps another fantastic year in the world of Forever Manchester!It recaps a year made possible because hundreds of individuals and businesses supported Forever Manchester by raising money to support our local communities through supporting Greater Manchester's most exciting charity. As a result of all that support, belief, commitment and effort, Forever Manchester has been able to award more than £1.5m in awards funding, together with hundreds of hours of advice and support that helped more than 1,000 grassroots community projects and brought benefit to more than 100,000 people. So if you have made a donation, took part in Captain Manchester's Magical Tombola, baked a cake, cycled, bought some Forever Manchester merchandise, dressed up, dress down, kicked a football, fell out of a plane or attended one of many Forever Manchester activities during the past 12 monts, we would like to say Cheers, Nice One & thanks a lot. Hosted by Terry Snowden & Jen Edmondson, we hope you enjoy listening to this review of 2017/18 which kicks off in early 2017 and concludes with Forever Manchester's nnual Birthday Party in February 2018. This review features some of the wonderful fundraising events throughout the year including Captain Manchester's Magical Tombola, Forever Manchester Women events, the celebrity packed Mirror Ball, Running, Cycling and Boxing Challenges, Forever Manchester Week and Caketober as well as Comedy and Poetry Nights. It also features details of the various types of funding provided by Forever Manchester plus mentions of the growing number of Businesses Partners and Ambassadors who continuously do their bit to help raise both funds for, and the profile of Forever Manchester. It also features our Summer & Christmas Great Get Together initiatives that brought "miles of smiles" to people right across Greater Manchester, we chat about how Tony Walsh's 'This Is The Place' poem inspired those who cared enough to act and we round off with some of the highlights from Forever Manchester's incredible annual Birthday Party!

The latest update from Forever Manchester features a round-up of the recent FM 7's Football tournament and details of Cash4Growth funding opportunities for community groups across Greater Manchester. We also announce the final panel line-up for the Forever Manchester Women Celebration on April 19th and we have more news of the forthcoming Forever Funny Charity Fundraiser and Claires comedy challenge at Manchester's legendary Frog & Bucket plus we chat to Gayle Gamble about a Frocking Fundraiser of a fashion show! This episode also features all the latest event news, information and 'shout outs' from the wonderful world of Forever Manchester. Please check out http://forevermanchester.com to check out all things Forever Manchester. This update podcast is presented by Terry Snowden MBE & Jen Edmondson

Forever Manchester’s very own Claire Lawless is taking on a nervy challenge that would make most people shudder in the form of Stand Up Comedy to raise money for community activities across Greater Manchester. Both Claire & her Forever Manchester colleague, Rosie Strickleton, had previously taken part in Red Star Boxing’s ‘BEE PHENOMENAL’ white collar boxing event and documented their boxing adventure in a popular podcast. Keen to take on another challenge, and having raised more than £10,000 between them through their unothodox Boxing exploits, the girls were surprised to discover that, for one of them, the next challenge involved taking on a stand-up routine at a real comedy night. This is Part 02 of Claire & Rosie's new podcast series (Let's all Stand up with Claire), it follows the girls attendance at a series of comedy workshops in preparation for a slot at Forever Manchester's Forever Funny Comedy night at Manchester's legendary Frog & Bucket on Wed 9th May where Claire will be sharing the stage with Chris Washington, Stephen Bailey, Allyson June Smith & Jay Hampson while Rosie can be found at the bar! Claire is Standing Up for Forever Manchester and she needs your support, please donate here. https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/foreverfunny 

In this update from Forever Manchester we are still recruiting runners for the Great Manchester 10k and we have Cash 4 Growth awards opportunities. We are selling tickets for #ForeverFunny at the Frog & Bucket and we announce the debate panelists for the Forver Manchester Women celebration event on April 19th plus we'll be telling you all about the #NaffieAwards and lots more besides! This episode also features all the latest event news, information and 'shout outs' from the wonderful world of Forever Manchester. Please check out http://forevermanchester.com to check out all things Forever Manchester. This update podcast is presented by Terry Snowden MBE & Jen Edmondson

How to Download & Listen to Podcasts - The first in a series of Forever Manchester infomation guides in which Terry Snowden & Lisa Egerton try to explain how to access and enjoy Forever Manchester Podcasts on your PC's, Tablets and Mobile devices by taking the light hearted apprroach.       

In this week's update from Forever Manchester we have the results of Captain Manchester's Magical Tombola Draw for March and we phone the winner! We have more news about our next comedy night 'Forever Funny' and we get behind Claire Lawless in support of her comedy challenge and supporting podcast 'Lets All Lauh at Claire' plus we details of the  draw for the Forver Manchester 7's Football Competition.  This episode also features all the latest event news and information 'shout outs' from the wonderful world of Forever Manchester. Visit http://forevermanchester.com to check out all things Forever Manchester. This update podcast is presented by Terry Snowden MBE & Jen Edmondson with features involving Lisa Brown & Cheryl Hill.  

Forever Manchester’s very own Claire Lawless is taking on a challenge that would make most people shudder.. Stand Up Comedy to raise money for community activities across Greater Manchester. Both Claire and her Forever Manchester colleague, Rosie Strickleton, had previously taken part in Red Star Boxing’s ‘BEE PHENOMENAL’ white collar boxing event and documented their boxing adventure in a popular podcast. Keen to take on another challenge, having raised more than £1000 between them through their unothodox Boxing exploits, the girls were surprised to discover that, for one of them, the next challenge involved taking on a stand-up routine at a real comedy night. This is Part 01 of Claire & Rosie's new podcast series (Let's all Stand up with Claire), it covers the girls attending a series of comedy workshops in preparation for a slot at Forever Manchester's Forever Funny Comedy night at The Frog and Bucket in Manchester on Wed 9th May where Claire will be sharing the stage with Chris Washington, Stephen Bailey and Allyson June Smith, while Rosie can be found at the bar. Claire is Standing Up for Forever Manchester and she needs your support, please donate here. https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/foreverfunny 

In this week's update from Forever Manchester we announce details of Forever Funny at the Frog & Bucket in May and we chat to Forever Manchester Ambassador and founder of the WoManchester Festival, Heather Gray and we have a snippet of Claire & Rosie's next podcast series and challenge "Lets All Laugh with Claire"! Plus all the latest event news and information 'shout outs' from the wonderful world of Forever Manchester. Visit http://forevermanchester.com to check out all things Forever Manchester. This update podcast is presented by Terry Snowden MBE & Jen Edmondson  

In this week's update from Forever Manchester we chat to Forever Manchester Ambassador and Tour De Manc organiser Danny Franks, we'll be asking WHY Forever Manchester does what it does? We have some discounted places for people to take on the Great Manchester 10k Run, we feature the draw of Captain Manchester's Magical Tombola and we have all the latest ticket news in the build up to the FM Women celebration event in April plus much more. Visit http://forevermanchester.com to check out all things Forever Manchester. This update podcast is presented by Terry Snowden MBE & Jen Edmondson  

This week's update from Forever Manchester takes the form of a 'Birthday Party Wrap Up' and is packed with thank's, acknowledgements, mentions & recognitions from what really was a grand birthday bash! Plus we have all the latest news of the next Forever Manchester Women celebration event in April and we chat with Forever Manchester's brilliant community builder Lisa Brown about Patricroft, Eccles & the associated birthday benefits. Visit http://forevermanchester.com to check out all things Forever Manchester. This update podcast is presented by Terry Snowden MBE & Jen Edmondson  

This update from Forever Manchester includes a chat with Cheryl Hill as the curtain raises on Forever Manchester's 28th Birthday Celebrations. We report on Ingrid Holden's trip to Iceland after being the first winner of a holiday courtesy of Captain Manchester's Magical Tombola! We also have news of cyclists wanting to take on the Tour De Manc and on the community front we find out about Engalnd Oromo Community Association in Bolton and we learn all about Mini Woodland Activities in Tameside. - Check out http://forevermanchester.com to check out all things Forever Manchester. The Forever Manchester Update podcast is presented by Terry Snowden & Jen Edmondson

Forever Manchester's Birthday Party Build-Up - #FMBDAY18 This special update includes all the latest news and information in the build up to Forever Manchester's Sold Out  Birthday Party at Principal Manchester on Friday 9th February. We have some behind the scenes stories to tell plus a complete run down of what to expect on the night includng details of the evenings entertainment, award nominees and we hear from some of our sponsors. Check out http://forevermanchester.com to check out all things Forever Manchester! The Forever Manchester Update podcast is presented by Terry Snowden & Jen Edmondson

This update includes news of the big Forever Manchester Women celebration event in April, details of this year's Tour de Manc and FM's sign up details for the Great Manchester Run plus updates on the FM 7's Football Tournament and more from FM's 'Sold Out' Birthday Party. We also shine the spotlight on Brink Productions in this week's community focus! Plus we have all the latest funding news alongside lots of fundraising, volunteering and networking opportunities for you to get involved in. Check out http://forevermanchester.com for more information. The Forever Manchester Update podcast contains all the latest features, news and information from the world of Forever Manchester presented by Terry Snowden & Jen Edmondson

  The Forever Manchester Update podcast contains all the latest features, news and information from the world of Forever Manchester. This update includes details of the prizes for Captain Manchester's Magical Tombola February Draw. We have news of Forever Manchester being the chosen charity for two award ceremonies. We are looking for runners to take discounted discounted places at the Great Manchester Run and we'll be telling you about Challenge for Change in Trafford Park. Plus we have all the latest funding news alongside lots of fundraising, volunteering and networking opportunities for you to get involved in. Check out http://forevermanchester.com for more information. The Forever Manchester Update Podcast is presented by Terry Snowden & Jen Edmondson

The Forever Manchester Update podcast contains all the latest features, news and information from the world of Forever Manchester. This update includes the January draw of Captain Manchester's Magical Tombola and news of the Great Manchester Run 2018 including discounted places if you choose to run for Forever Manchester. We have all the latest FM Birthday Party News and we'll be telling you about the Young Carers Network in Wigan and the Dwarf Athletic Association in Stockport.  We have news of all the latest funding opportunities plus details of the fabulous prizes in Captain Manchester's next Magical Tombola Draw as well as up to date information on all the latest funding opportunities at Forever Manchester. Plus as always there are lots of fundraising, volunteering and networking opportunities for you to get involved in. Check out http://forevermanchester.com for more information. The Forever Manchester Update Podcast is presented by Terry Snowden & Jen Edmondson

The Forever Manchester Update podcast contains all the latest features, news and information from the world of Forever Manchester. This update includes news of Mancunian Poet Tony Walsh reaffirming his support for Forever Manchester. We announce two new Forever Manchester Vice Presidents, (Simon King from Allied Irish Bank & Sam Jones from Tunafish Media) as well as details of the guest speakers for the January Forever Manchester Women event. We have news of all the latest funding opportunities plus details of the fabulous prizes in Captain Manchester's next Magical Tombola Draw. Plus as always there are lots of fundraising, volunteering and networking opportunities for you to get involved in. Check out http://forevermanchester.com for more information. The Forever Manchester Update Podcast is presented by Terry Snowden & Jen Edmondson

The Forever Manchester Update podcast contains all the latest features, news and information from the world of Forever Manchester. This update includes news of the Forever Manchester 7's Football Competition and we have details of the guest speakers for January's Forever Manchester Women event. We send out 'thanks' again to all Caketober participants and shout out to the Caketober award winners and we announce our Birthday Party sponsors plus we have news of some Great Christmas Get Togethers. Plus as always there are lots of fundraising, volunteering and networking opportunities for you to get involved in. Check out http://forevermanchester.com for more information. The Forever Manchester Update Podcast is presented by Terry Snowden & Jen Edmondson

The Forever Manchester Update podcast contains all the latest features, news and information from the world of Forever Manchester. This update includes great news from the Great Christmas Get Together. We have the latest news from the next Forever Manchester Women event and news of the nominees for the Captain Manchester Award and North Manchester FM Radio interview Forever Manchester Community Builder Greame Urlwin on Harphurhey Market. Plus we hand out a host of 'Thank Yous' alongside plugging lot's of fundraising, volunteering and networking opportunities for you to get involved in. Check out http://forevermanchester.com for more information. The Forever Manchester Update Podcast is presented by Terry Snowden & Jen Edmondson

The Forever Manchester Update podcast contains all the latest features, news and information from the world of Forever Manchester. This update includes news of gifts that keep on giving at the Forever Manchester Shop. We shine the spotlight on two celebrity supporters Jenny McAlpine & Jamie Lomas who are currently in the jungle. We take the 'Home Alone' test and we have news of the Elf Adventure at Great Northern and news of developments on the Forever Manchetster podcast network. Plus we hand out a host of 'Thank Yous' alongside plugging lot's of fundraising, volunteering and networking opportunities for you to get involved in. Check out http://forevermanchester.com for more information. The Forever Manchester Update Podcast is presented by Terry Snowden & Jen Edmondson

The Forever Manchester Update podcast contains all the latest features, news and information from the world of Forever Manchester. This update includes news of the play #SeasonsGreetings from The Vaults! We are sending thanks to Red Star Boxing's #BeePhenomenal boxers and we are encoraging you to #AdoptaBee at The Printworks as well as asking you to #PastaTest in a quiz where food makes up the prize! Plus we hand out a host of 'Thank Yous' alongside plugging lot's of fundraising, volunteering and networking opportunities for you to get involved in. Check out http://forevermanchester.com for more information. The Forever Manchester Update Podcast is presented by Terry Snowden & Jen Edmondson

Kay Johnson Gee host a series of discussions based on various topics of interst to the wider business community. The topic for this programme is 'Paradise Papers' as discussed by Steven Lindsay and Alex White.    Kay Johnson Gee, based in central Manchester, are multi award winning chartered accountants and business advisors. Providing expert advice in taxation, corporate finance, audit, accounts, payroll & insolvency. Podcast host Steven Lindsay is a Corporate Finance advisor specialising in fund-raising, management buy-outs/buy-ins, acquisitions and disposals in all sectors. Clients have benefited from his breadth of corporate finance experience obtained through roles at a merchant bank, the Stock Exchange, a building society and a “big 4” accountancy practice. Steven is also Vice President of Forever Manchester. KJG’s aim is to help your business grow in the most efficient and effective way possible and they think you’ll find their business advice second to none.

The Forever Manchester Update podcast contains all the latest features, news and information from the world of Forever Manchester. This update includes details of the next Friday Faces & Captain Manchester's Magical Tombola and we have news of some Great Christmas Get Together awards. Forever Manchester's Claire & Rosie will be wrap up their Bee Phenomenal adventure and we chat to Cold Feet actress Madeline Edmondson about young people supporting Forever Manchester.  Plus we hand out a host of 'Thank Yous' alongside plugging lot's of fundraising, volunteering and networking opportunities for you to get involved in. Check out http://forevermanchester.com for more information. The Forever Manchester Update Podcast is presented by Terry Snowden & Jen Edmondson

On November 11th 2017, Claire & Rosie from Forever Manchester's staff team took part in Red Star Boxing's 'BEE PHENOMENAL' white collar boxing event at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester. All the participants at this special charity boxing event took part to raising money to support the amazing work of Forever Manchester. You can still show support for your favourite participant here: https://www.justgiving.com/teams/BeePhenomenal  Claire & Rosie made an audio diary of their boxing adventure and we hope you enjoy the last episode of the series 'Claire & Rosie Boxing Clever' - Episode 10 - The Final Round-up!

On November 11th 2017, Claire & Rosie from Forever Manchester's staff team are taking part in Red Star Boxing's 'BEE PHENOMENAL' white collar boxing event at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester. All the participants at this special charity boxing event will be raising money to support the amazing work of Forever Manchester and you can sponsor your favourite participant here: https://www.justgiving.com/teams/BeePhenomenal  Claire & Rosie are making an audio diary of their boxing adventure and we hope you enjoy this episode of 'Claire & Rosie Boxing Clever' - Episode 09 - Last Wishes!

The Forever Manchester Update podcast contains all the latest features, news and information from the world of Forever Manchester. This episode includes more of David Foran reporting from the Halloween Lockdown, We are shining a spotlight & saying thanks to Law Rocks Global, we have all the latest FM Birthday Party news and we are chatting to Forever Manchester Ambassador Emma Livingstone about 'Live from the Hive' honey! Plus we have the draw for Captain Manchester’s Magical Tombola for and as always, we’ll be plugging a host of fundraising, volunteering and networking opportunities for you to get involved in. Check out http://forevermanchester.com/events/ for more details. This Forever Manchester Update Podcast is presented by Terry Snowden & Cherly Hill

On November 11th 2017, Claire & Rosie from Forever Manchester's staff team are taking part in Red Star Boxing's 'BEE PHENOMENAL' white collar boxing event at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester. All the participants at this special charity boxing event will be raising money to support the amazing work of Forever Manchester and you can sponsor your favourite participant here: https://www.justgiving.com/teams/BeePhenomenal  Claire & Rosie are making an audio diary of their boxing adventure and we hope you enjoy this episode of 'Claire & Rosie Boxing Clever' - Episode 08 - 'Pain' or "No Pain"

On November 11th 2017, Claire & Rosie from Forever Manchester's staff team are taking part in Red Star Boxing's 'BEE PHENOMENAL' white collar boxing event at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester. All the participants at this special charity boxing event will be raising money to support the amazing work of Forever Manchester and you can sponsor your favourite participant here: https://www.justgiving.com/teams/BeePhenomenal Claire & Rosie are making an audio diary of their boxing adventure and we hope you enjoy this episode of 'Claire & Rosie Boxing Clever' - Episode 07 - Getting Serious!

On November 11th 2017, Claire & Rosie from Forever Manchester's staff team are taking part in Red Star Boxing's 'BEE PHENOMENAL' white collar boxing event at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester. All the participants at this special charity boxing event will be raising money to support the amazing work of Forever Manchester and you can sponsor your favourite participant here: https://www.justgiving.com/teams/BeePhenomenal  Claire & Rosie are making an audio diary of their boxing adventure and we hope you enjoy this episode of 'Claire & Rosie Boxing Clever' - Episode 06 - Strictly Boxing!

The Forever Manchester Update podcast contains all the latest features, news and information from the world of Forever Manchester. This episode includes David Foran reporting from the Halloween Lockdown and a Caketober wrap up courtesy of Cheryl Hill & James Hampson plus Forever Manchester's latest Birthday Party news. We have news of Captain Manchester’s Magical Tombola draw for November and we are entering the world of White Collar Boxing featuring staff members taking part in the Red Star Boxing - Bee Phenomenal event at Victoria Warehouse! Plus, as always, we’ll be plugging a host of fundraising, volunteering and networking opportunities for you to get involved in. Check out http://forevermanchester.com/events/ for more details. The Forever Manchester Update Podcast is presented by Terry Snowden & Jen Edmundson

On November 11th 2017, Claire & Rosie from Forever Manchester's staff team are taking part in Red Star Boxing's 'BEE PHENOMENAL' white collar boxing event at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester. All the participants at this special charity boxing event will be raising money to support the amazing work of Forever Manchester and you can sponsor your favourite participant here: https://www.justgiving.com/teams/BeePhenomenal  Claire & Rosie are making an audio diary of their boxing adventure and we hope you enjoy this episode of 'Claire & Rosie Boxing Clever' - Episode 05 - Planning a Boob Job!

On November 11th 2017, Claire & Rosie from Forever Manchester's staff team are taking part in Red Star Boxing's 'BEE PHENOMENAL' white collar boxing event at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester. All the participants at this special charity boxing event will be raising money to support the amazing work of Forever Manchester and you can sponsor your favourite participant here: https://www.justgiving.com/teams/BeePhenomenal  Claire & Rosie are making an audio diary of their boxing adventure and we hope you enjoy this episode of 'Claire & Rosie Boxing Clever' - Episode 04 - Punch or Sparkle!

On November 11th 2017, Claire & Rosie from Forever Manchester's staff team are taking part in Red Star Boxing's 'BEE PHENOMENAL' white collar boxing event at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester. All the participants at this special charity boxing event will be raising money to support the amazing work of Forever Manchester and you can sponsor your favourite participant here: https://www.justgiving.com/teams/BeePhenomenal  Claire & Rosie are making an audio diary of their boxing adventure and we hope you enjoy this episode of 'Claire & Rosie Boxing Clever' - Episode 03 - Turning Japanese!

On November 11th 2017, Claire & Rosie from Forever Manchester's staff team are taking part in Red Star Boxing's 'BEE PHENOMENAL' white collar boxing event at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester. All the participants at this special charity boxing event will be raising money to support the amazing work of Forever Manchester and you can sponsor your favourite participant here: https://www.justgiving.com/teams/BeePhenomenal Claire & Rosie are making an audio diary of their boxing adventure and we hope you enjoy this episode of 'Claire & Rosie Boxing Clever' - Episode 02 - You Gotta Look the Part!

On November 11th 2017, Claire & Rosie from Forever Manchester's staff team are taking part in Red Star Boxing's 'BEE PHENOMENAL' white collar boxing event at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester. All the participants at this special charity boxing event will be raising money to support the amazing work of Forever Manchester and you can sponsor your favourite participant here: https://www.justgiving.com/teams/BeePhenomenal  Claire & Rosie are  making an audio diary of their boxing adventure and we hope you enjoy this episode of 'Claire & Rosie Boxing Clever' - Episode 01 - In it to Win it, so far! 

The Forever Manchester Update podcast contains all the latest features, news and information from the world of Forever Manchester. This episode includes a chat with James Torry, the man behind the ‘This is the Place’ Book. We have the results of Captain Manchester’s Magical Tombola October Draw. Paul Barnes from My Accountancy Place gets Pie Faced for Caketober and we have news of more exciting entertainment for Forever Manchester’s next Birthday Party. We get fashionably fashionable with Forever Manchester Ambassador JSky and feature the trio of comedians who recently took the stage at Forever Manchester’s ‘Forever Funny’ comedy fundraiser! Plus, as always, we’ll be plugging a host of fundraising, volunteering and networking opportunities for you to get involved in. The Forever Manchester Update Podcast is presented by Terry Snowden & Jen Edmundson

https://bulletproofagencynetwork.com @BulletproAgency   Bulletproof Agency proudly presents this podcast   This episode, Andy Johnson is joined by Steve Kuncewicz (Slater & Gordon) and Mark Stringer (AHOY Branding) at Prolific North Live, in front of a live audience, to talk about intellectual property and their experiences with trademarks, copyrights, and the occasional legal letter.   Topics covered in this episode: What is intellectual property? Mark shares his personal experience with Barburrito. How important creativity is, and how the creative community should value it. Advice on the basics of when to get involved in protecting your property . How does a ™ differ from ® ? What happens when a big company gets your brand in its sights? How long is too long to wait when defending a trademark? Guest BIOs   Steve Kuncewicz, Slater & Gordon Steve is a principal lawyer in the business advisory team at Slater and Gordon Lawyers in Manchester.He specialises in intellectual property, media and social media law with a particular emphasis on the creative, digital and technology sector. Steve is listed as a “recommended lawyer” in tier 2 of the Legal 500s 2014, 2015, and 2016 North West Technology, Media & Telecoms section. He is a regular spokesperson, and has given interviews to the local and national press through BBC Breakfast, Sky News, ITV, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 Live and LBC London.Steve’s first book, “Legal Issues of Web 2.0 and Social Media”, was published in June 2011 and his second book “Legal Issues of Corporate Communication in the Online World” was published in June 2012. As well as being a member of the Law Society’s Technology & Law Reference Group, Steve also sits on the boards of various membership bodies, including as Co-Chair Of Creative ProManchester and the MPA. He was also a Trustee of NOISE Festival and is an Ambassador for Forever Manchester. Website: slatergordon.co.uk Twiter:  @SteveKuncewicz Mark Stringer, AHOY BrandingMark Stringer is the MD and founder of branding agency AHOY Branding. He started the agency in 2008 with little more than an Apple Mac. A graphic designer by trade he has built an agency that’s as much loved by other agencies as it is by its customers. It has won numerous awards including Prolific North, RAR, Big Chip and Talk of Manchester. Mark’s passion for helping others lead to the forming of private advice group ‘Dust It Off’ helping agency owners who fall on difficult times get back on their feet. In his spare time his love of outdoors means he will usually be found “up a hill” with his wife, kids and two dogs.   Website: ahoy.co.uk Twitter: @ahoymark   Presenter BIO A journalist and broadcaster for nearly 30 years, Andy runs his own media consultancy in Manchester working with clients like Weber Shandwick, the NFU, and the Institute of Directors. Andy started in print before 17 years as a BBC presenter & reporter, appearing on BBC Breakfast, Five Live & the Today programme. For five years Andy presented the award-winning BBC1 current affairs programme Inside Out, travelling across Europe making documentaries on terrorism, the smuggling of illegal guns into the UK and the Manchester IRA bomb. He also made films with Sir Bobby Charlton, Yoko Ono, Lord Heseltine and Johnny Marr.   Find out more about Andy’s media consultancy: www.andyjohnson.tv   Thank you for attending and hope you enjoyed the show. Please subscribe to our podcast for more industry discussions with more fantastic guests.   Next Episode The next episode will come from BeeAuthentic, where Dan Nolan will be discussing transparency and the rise of collaboration. So get together, be open, and listen in next time!

Friday Faces is Forever Manchester's quarterly networking event where our featured guest also provides the 'playlist' as a music backdrop for the faces event. John Alexander from Tilney Investment Services was our most recent Friday Faces guest and here you can enjoy his playlist featuring tracks from The Smiths, Teardrop Explodes, David Bowie, The Chameleons, Bipolar Sunshine, The Pixies, Echo and the Bunnymen, Kid British, Joy Division, Morrissey, The LA's, James, The Icicle Works, Neil Young  New Order, Inspiral Carpets, Julian Cope, R.E.M, The Who & The Sex Pistols!  You can also hear John's Friday Faces interview along with a features track from singer/songwriter Liam McClair here: https://forevermanchester.podbean.com/e/friday-faces-002-john-alexander-liam-mcclair/  If you would like to find out about becoming more involved with our charity, please drop Jean Mills, our Head of Business Development, an email at jean@forevermanchester.com or call us on (44) 0161 214 0940.

Friday Faces is Forever Manchester's quarterly networking event exclusively staged for a growing number of business supporters. Each Friday Faces event features a guest interview and 'live' entertainment while providing the opportunity for Forever Manchester to say ‘thank you’! Friday Faces 002 took place on Fri 22nd Sept at the Ape & Apple on John Dalton Street, kindly sponsored by Tilney and featured a short interview with John Alexander, Business Development Director at Tilney Investment Services and a short 'live' music set courtesy of Liam McClair. - ENJOY! You can also listen to John Alexanders 'Friday Faces Playlist' here:https://forevermanchester.podbean.com/e/friday-faces-playlist-john-alexander/  If you would like to find out about becoming more involved with our charity, please drop Jean Mills, our Head of Business Development, an email at jean@forevermanchester.com or call us on (44) 0161 214 0940.

On Thursday 27th July 2017, Forever Manchester presented Tony Walsh "the poet who defined a city, with a poem that inspired the world” in a very special evening of performance poetry sponsored by OPUS 4 at Manchester’s legendary Frog and Bucket. The event raised £3,100 with all proceeds going to Forever Manchester to help fund and support community activity right across Greater Manchester. We hope you enjoy this special recording of 'An Evening with Tony Walsh' To see Forever Manchester’s upcoming events, check out: http//forevermanchester.com/events   

This is the story of 'This is the Place' - A poem originally commissioneed by Forever Manchester that became a symbol of resilience in the wake of the devastating atrocity at the Manchester Arena on May 22nd 2017.   

The Forever Manchester Update podcast contains news of all the latest features, news and information from the world of Forever Manchester. This episode includes news of the community guest speaker at Forever Manchester Women, details of New Bailey's Street pop-up event for Caketober. Entertainment news for Forever Manchester's next Birthday Party and we also welcome some new members to the Forever Manchester family! The Forever Manchester Update Podcast is presented by Terry Snowden & Jen Edmundson

Following the Manchester Arena terror attack on May 22nd 2017, more than 60 Manchester creatives, including Peter Saville and Malcolm Garret, came together to turn Tony Walsh's ‘This is The Place’ poem into a book. The poem, originally written for Forever Manchester, gave language to our city in a moment when it wasn’t sure what to feel and This is the Place quickly became an iconic piece of literature, spreading across the globe as a symbol of defiance, unity and love. The resulting creative collaboration has materialised as a brilliant & unique hardback coffee table book that not only marks a tragic moment in time but equally looks forward with hope for our city alongside benefitting three significant charitable funds. In this interview, James Torry from Doodledoo Motion who initiated and headed up the development of the book, talks about what has become a truly unique creative project.  For more information on the book, including where you can purchase it, please visit: http//forevermanchester.com/this-is-the-place-choose-love-manchester-hardcover-book       

The Forever Manchester Update Podcast contains all the latest features, news and information from the world of Forever Manchester. This episode features 'A day trip to Blackpool' with the residents of the Shiredale community in Harpurhey as well as news of Caketober, Forever Manchester's next Birthday Party and details of the next Forever Women event. We also chat to artist Amy Coney about the recent auction of her celebrity endorsed 'Bee Love' artwork! The Forever Manchester Update Podcast is presented by Terry Snowden & Jen Edmundson

It’s getting to be the best time of year again and we’re not talking Christmas, the footy season or pancake day! We are talking CAKETOBER and your opportunity to get involved in all things cake and fancy dress whilst raising money for Forever Manchester. Forever Manchester's Cheryl Hill met up with Dan Nolan and Samantha Bell from theEWord to find out all about it... More information at www.caketober.com 

Forever Manchester's Terry Snowden speaks to artist Amy Coney, who raised an amazing £7,100 following the auction of her “Bee Love” artwork signed a huge range of local celebrities. The money raised goes to Forever Manchester and the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund. 'Bee Love' was created during a live ten-hour painting session and features the words taken from Tony Walsh’s “This is the Place”, the poem originally written for Forever Manchester about the communities in Greater Manchester that we support. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Amy for her fantastic effort and equally to thank all those who supported her in making "Bee Love" happen.

On Wednesday 5th July 2017, Forever Manchester held its annual Business Supporters Lunch at the Lowry Hotel. The event was kindly sponsored by Close Brothers. Listen to talks from Forever Manchester Chief Executive Nick Massey, Close Brother's Jannette Makings together with Al Mackin (Chair at Forever Manchester). Phil Jones, (Brother UK) and Trevor Mather (Auto Trader). 

  http://bulletproofagencynetwork.com/ Twitter: @bulletproofagency   Overview Bulletproof Agency Network are pleased to share with you our first proper podcast with guest, Al Mackin In this episode we are taken on a journey will Al Mackin.   Guests Our guest for this session is Al Mackin, CEO and Founder of Formisimo, Chairman and Founder of theEword, Chairman of Forever Manchester   Your Host A journalist and broadcaster for nearly 30 years, Andy runs his own media consultancy in Manchester working with clients like Weber Shandwick, the NFU, and the Institute of Directors. Andy started in print before 17 years as a BBC presenter & reporter, appearing on BBC Breakfast, Five Live & the Today programme. For five years Andy presented the award-winning BBC1 current affairs programme Inside Out, travelling across Europe making documentaries on terrorism, the smuggling of illegal guns into the UK and the Manchester IRA bomb. He also made films with Sir Bobby Charlton, Yoko Ono, Lord Heseltine and Johnny Marr.   Find out more about Andy’s media consultancy: www.andyjohnson.tv   Content Covered (1) Formation, growth and exit from leading Manchester agency The E Word (2) The story of Formisimo, from identification of potential through to concept realisation. From tech side project to exciting business in its own right (3) Emergence of Nudgr, pushing the boundaries provided by Formisimo with complimentary technology provision (4) Challenges in letting go from a successful business you've nurtured to pursue new unknown paths (5) The importance of a strong ethical culture within the businesses built, from the top down, and crucially picking the right type of individual to pass the torch onto. (6) Getting the right people involved to advise you on your journey, and the value of experienced non-exec directors (7) Lessons learned and mistakes made along the way, and how useful that is in future decision making (8) Differences between running a tech start up versus establishing a digital agency? (9) Thoughts on the best ways to obtain investment as a tech business   Episode Guest Al Mackin is founder of analytics start-up Formisimo, a technology company focused on improving online forms and checkouts by measuring and reporting on user behaviour. He is the chairman of the charity Forever Manchester, that has delivered over £36m of funding to grass-roots groups across Greater Manchester. Finally he is the founder of theEword, a content-focused Digital Marketing agency that works with brands like Merlin, Atkins, MMU, Co-op bank and Jockey. Formisimo: http://www.formisimo.com/   Thanks We would like to give our thanks to Audio Always (www.audioalways.com) or giving us a beautiful base to record this, and again, the team at Art of Podcast (www.artofpodcast.com) for making us sound awesome   Thanks for listening   Bulletproof is produced every month for your enjoyment and we would encourage you to subscribe, recommend us to your friends and rate us on iTunes.   Please join us again for more real life stories from those leading lights that are pushing the northern creative agency scene forward         Next Episode   Our next episode will be recorded on site at Prolific North Live, where we will cover a range of topics from validity of apps, dealing with brand theft through to tips to win large contracts when you are a small player

http://bulletproofagencynetwork.com/ Twitter: @BulletproAgency   Overview Bulletproof Agency Network proudly presents our inaugural podcast. This episode delves inside the Bulletproof Agency Network, helping you get an understanding of with who its for, what we aim to achieve and why. Our guests for this session are the three founding members: Steve Kuncewicz, Partner at legal firm Slater & Gordon Paul Barnes, MD at My Accountancy Place Michael Henderson, Founder of commercial insurance broker, Risk Box   Your Host A journalist and broadcaster for nearly 30 years, Andy runs his own media consultancy in Manchester working with clients like Weber Shandwick, the NFU, and the Institute of Directors. Andy started in print before 17 years as a BBC presenter & reporter, appearing on BBC Breakfast, Five Live & the Today programme. For five years Andy presented the award-winning BBC1 current affairs programme Inside Out, travelling across Europe making documentaries on terrorism, the smuggling of illegal guns into the UK and the Manchester IRA bomb. He also made films with Sir Bobby Charlton, Yoko Ono, Lord Heseltine and Johnny Marr.   Find out more about Andy’s media consultancy: www.andyjohnson.tv   Content Covered The topics we have tackled within this episode include: (1) Overview of the three founders, their businesses and why they are positioned to help the creative industries (2) What exactly is the Bulletproof Agency Network and what will it offer those who engage with it? (3) How did the Bulletproof Agency Network come to be? (4) What passions drive the venture and what are they looking to achieve? (5) Why Podcasts? (6) What would constitute success?   Episode Guests   Steve Kuncewicz is a principal lawyer in the business advisory team at Slater and Gordon Lawyers in Manchester. He specialises in intellectual property, media and social media law with a particular emphasis on the creative, digital and technology sector. Steve is listed as a "recommended lawyer" in tier 2 of the Legal 500s 2014, 2015, and 2016 North West Technology, Media & Telecoms section. He is a regular spokesperson, and has given interviews to the local and national press through BBC Breakfast, Sky News, ITV, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 Live and LBC London. Steve's first book, "Legal Issues of Web 2.0 and Social Media", was published in June 2011 and his second book "Legal Issues of Corporate Communication in the Online World" was published in June 2012. As well as being a member of the Law Society's Technology & Law Reference Group, Steve also sits on the boards of various membership bodies, including as Co-Chair Of Creative ProManchester and the MPA. He was also a Trustee of NOISE Festival and is an Ambassador for Forever Manchester. For more information on Slater and Gordon: www.slatergordon.co.uk/   Paul Barnes is MD and founder of My Accountancy Place, the UK's leading provider of outsourced accounting and finance services to digital creative businesses. Paul and My Accountancy Place offer advice, tools and support on how to build a profitable and healthy agency.  For more information on My Accountancy Place: https://myaccountancyplace.co.uk/   Michael Henderson is the founder of Risk Box, an independently owned insurance specialist, dedicated to helping and protecting people and businesses working within the creative sectors.   For more information on Risk Box: http://www.riskboxuk.com/   Thanks We would like to give our thanks to Audio Always (www.audioalways.com) where we've recorded this episode, and Art of Podcast (www.artofpodcast.com) for production and editing. If this is your first time listening, which for most people it will be, being episode zero, then thanks for listening. Bulletproof is produced every month for your enjoyment and we would love you to subscribe, recommend us to your friends and rate us on iTunes. We hope you will join us again for engaging tales from interesting agency folk, and useful insights into the wonderful creative world of the North of England   Next Episode In the next episode, the first proper one of the Bulletproof Agency Network, we will be talking to serial entrepreneur Al Mackin. From his years establishing leading Manchester agency, The E Word, to launching dual tech start-ups, Formisimo and Nudgr

Halloween 2014 at UKFast with Forever Manchester