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Spooktacular Halloween Night at the Addy Young People’s Centre
Over 80 young people celebrated Halloween in style at the Addy Young People’s Centre in Wythenshawe on Monday night by enjoying party food and snacks, as well as taking part in a disco, Halloween games and a raffle. The prizes and party food were kindly donated by both local families and businesses. Manchester Young Lives […]
Strategic Development Day 24th October 2016
Fantastic day with MYL Trustees, Managers & Deputies looking at our 3 year strategy. It’s only with such positive energy, passion and commitment can we continue to develop and grow as an organisation, and in doing so we can respond to the needs of the communities which we serve. We’re delighted that we have such amazing people at […]
KS3 students support Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Well done to KS3 students attending our Moss Side Centre. On Friday 14th October they completed a 3 mile sponsored walk from our Moss Side Centre to the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital in order to donate some fabulous art activity packs to help cheer up the children who are in hospital . Great team effort from […]
Lord Mayor Visit 4th October 2016
We were privileged to welcome Carl Austin Behan, Lord Mayor of Manchester and delighted that he was able to present certificates to some of the young people involved in Project 8 , its absolutely fantastic to be able to celebrate the success of our young people. Of course we must extend thanks to our delivery […]
CYP Now Awards Finalist 2016
Delighted to share the good news that MYL have been selected as finalists for the Youth Volunteering Category for Children & Young People Now 2016 Awards. The nomination was for Demi Mullings who is an outstanding candidate and inspirational role model for young people not just in Moss Side but across Manchester. Fingers crossed and eagerly awaiting announcement of the winners on […]
MYL at the Manchester Caribbean Carnival
Our Youth Engagement was on the loose at the Manchester Caribbean Carnival this weekend. The two day long festival in Alexandra Park was an amazing show case of the great diversity of people found in Manchester and it was great seeing so many new faces. Hope to see you all again next year! Check out […]
Lights……Camera…. Action for Project 8 at MMU Birley
A powerful performance from young people attending the Project 8 sessions at MMU Birley on Wednesday 10th August. With the expert guidance of the talented Odd Arts leaders our young people delivered a punchy performance . Definitely stars in the making! A big thank you to our delivery partners Odd Arts Theatre Company and […]
National Play Day sees Play Sessions filled
The 4th of August MYL celebrated National Play Day at all our centres. The play sessions was filled to the brim with great activities like treasure hunts, face painting, den building and lots of outdoor games. Manchester Young Lives know the importance of play more than anyone. With multiple play sessions at each centre every […]
Santander at the Moss Side Adventure Playground
The 4th of August, we had the pleasure of another visit of volunteers from Santander. This time it was the Moss Side Adventure Playground that got an overhaul. After a long day filled with weeding out and gardening the team from Santander also showed that they still knew the value of play! It was overall a […]
Project 8 brings opportunities to Moss Side
Manchester Young Lives is delivering a new project for 12 weeks this summer. Project 8 is a youth engagement programme that delivers training out of our base at the Powerhouse in Moss Side three times a week. The young people involved will develop skills, build their confidence, gain valuable work experience, get employability skills and […]