PRECIOUS GEMS 

Clean air project to raise awareness and run workshops in the community.

This project will deliver 2 x 10 week creative dance sessions for African women who are either asylum seekers, refugees or migrants in Bolton.

This project will celebrate the Jubilee by running a project that will allow women and young girls to share skills and deliver a reuse of textile project. People will bring unwanted clothes set for ....more

This project will celebrate the Jubilee by running a project that will allow women and young girls to share skills and deliver a reuse of textile project. People will bring unwanted clothes set for landfill and on a weekly basis will share skills and knowledge of how to reuse and recycle these unwanted clothes into crafts through sewing sessions. They will work with an textile artist and in the sessions they will learn practical and creative skills to mend clothes reduce textile waste and prevent clothes going to the landfill. They will also make a hat for the Queen out of the items for the Jubilee. There will be a catwalk showcase on Saturday 4th June and the event will have a day of crafts music and food to bring the community together to celebrate.

Community and artist Jubilee project

Funding for the group will enable them years to continue delivering their CLASH programme with women across Bolton to improve their mental health and wellbeing. The group provide a wide range of ....more

Funding for the group will enable them years to continue delivering their CLASH programme with women across Bolton to improve their mental health and wellbeing. The group provide a wide range of activities that supports women to stay connected with other community members staying active both physically and mentally whilst enhancing their individual skills and talents.

Weekly Dance classes for young people from BAME backgrounds

The funding will be used to deliver health and wellbeing sessions for BAME women and young girls who are living with mental health issues and some are victims of domestic abuse and violence. The ....more

The funding will be used to deliver health and wellbeing sessions for BAME women and young girls who are living with mental health issues and some are victims of domestic abuse and violence. The project aims to build their confidence and wellbeing needs through access to information legal support physical activities and welfare checks.

To continue the work of six drop in groups supporting women with or at risk of mental health problems.

Reducing social isolation amongst older women

NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more

NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.

Online group support and food delivery for those struggling in isolation

The funding will be used to continue supporting older women to remain physically and mentally active and to remain connected throughout the Covid-19 crisis by creating online groups. Volunteers will ....more

The funding will be used to continue supporting older women to remain physically and mentally active and to remain connected throughout the Covid-19 crisis by creating online groups. Volunteers will also make regular telephone calls to the women and give them support according to individual needs which could be dropping off their shopping prescription or any other personal support.

The funding will be used to support older women with a variety of weekly activities to improve physical and mental health and reduce loneliness..

The organisation will deliver weekly craft based activity sessions for socially isolated older people and expand the range of activities to include gentle exercise classes. These will maintain the ....more

The organisation will deliver weekly craft based activity sessions for socially isolated older people and expand the range of activities to include gentle exercise classes. These will maintain the skills and engagement of the participants, improve their mental health by reducing their sense of isolation, and address issues of increasing immobility.