The LCA Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday 15th July 2023 in the Community Studio, Arcadia Library and Leisure Centre starting at 14.00. Everyone is welcome.
Levenshulme Community Association AGM 2023
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Monthly Archives: June 2023
Levenshulme Youth Project Cultural Celebration Day
Levenshulme Youth Project are holding a Cultural Celebration Day at Levenshulme Inspire on Saturday 24 June 2023, 12.00-14.00.
Workshops:
- Music
- Henna
- Face painting
- T-shirt design
- Jewellery making
Plus food from around the world.
Grounded MCR Cringle Park Cafe Crowdfunder
Grounded MCR are fundraising to create a new cafe and much more in Cringle Park.
You can find out more and donate on the Aviva Community Fund page HERE.
The fundraising closes at 13.00 on 26 June 2023.
“We plan to renovate a 40-foot shipping container café, turning it into a community café and event space, with a barista training area for vulnerable adults. We want to continue to provide free, activity-focused and educational events in our local park – to benefit the diverse community.
We’ve got big plans. The new space will give us room to train additional vulnerable adults such as ex-offenders, create a mini allotment and gardening club, have space for sports/activities clubs to meet, support/peer-to-peer groups to hang out, an area for local makers to display their wares plus a small zero waste shop in the future. The café menu will consist of dishes created from rescued food, destined for landfill, which will help keep prices down and ensure inclusivity for those on low income.
Grounded MCR
Who are Grounded MCR?
Grounded MCR CIC is a social enterprise serving specialty coffee, hot and cold drinks and locally sourced treats from a bespoke trike. We employ vulnerable adults with poor mental health, training them in barista/hospitality skills. We support local bakers; buy our coffee from a local roastery who pay farmers properly, and offer local makers/crafters opportunities to grow their own businesses via our platforms.
“We have gathered a huge amount of anecdotal feedback about our multi-faith, multi-faceted community and how to understand their wants and needs.
My wife Kerry and I (founders), are experienced in hospitality, PR/marketing/advertising, charity work and have both suffered with very poor mental health, which puts us in a unique position to make our business model work. Redundancy, adopting a child and Covid gave us an opportunity to start Grounded MCR, in the hope that it would allow us to use our skills to help improve ours and our employees’ mental health. The last 18 months has proved the combo of (specialty) coffee, conversation and community can help solve anything!
We try to be as inclusive as possible when hosting events and have worked with:
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-Children with additional needs/SEN
-Parents and babies/toddlers
-Marginalised groups – LGBTQ+
-Non-English speakers
-Low income families
-Vulnerable adults (specifically those with long standing mental health issues
Lev Square Fest 2023
Levenshulme Square Residents Association has their Lev Square Fest coming up again on 25 June.
- Book and plant swap
- Live music
- Craft stalls
- Street games
- Food table
Sunday 25 June 2023 13.00-16.00 on Cuthbert Avenue.
Tribute to Paul Colton
We are sad to hear that Paul Colton has died. Paul did so much for so many people at Manchester Roller Hockey Club over many years. Our condolences to all Paul’s family and friends.
It seems only yesterday that we worked with Paul and so many others from our community when the old Arcadia building and site was redeveloped into the Arcadia Library and Leisure Centre. As part of that fight we insisted that a new home was found for the Roller Hockey Club and remember Paul’s absolute dedication to the Club and everyone who got so much from it. That was some years ago now but links have been maintained and both Paul and Manchester Roller Hockey Club will always have a place in the hearts of the people of Levenshulme.
The following tribute is reproduced by kind permission of Manchester Roller Hockey Club.
Continue readingJob Opportunity At Levenshulme Old Library
Levenshulme Old Library is currently recruiting for a Finance and HR Manager.
This is a part time role within a small team, all of whom are local Levy residents who are working to restore our historic library building, transforming it into a welcoming and affordable space for the community where they can also have some high quality artistic experiences.
Levenshulme Old Library needs a special someone to help them grow, reaching more people and bringing them more activities and opportunities. They’re looking for someone who has some experience of managing finances and HR and is keen to support what Levenshulme Old Library does. For further information and to apply click HERE.
Deadline: 11:59pm on Wednesday 21st June
Bopcap Books In Timeout List Of 14 Best Independents In Manchester
Timeout has included Bopcap Books in its list of the Best 14 Independent Shops in Manchester.
Timeout says:
Bopcap Books in Levenshulme sits inside the famous Levenshulme Antiques Village and sells a carefully curated collection of books and ephemera (posters, magazines etc) across art, photography, design, pop culture, children’s books and illustration, cinema, fashion, the occult and cult fiction, beat lit, crime noir, graphic novels and pulp fiction. Find books by local authors or order online.
Timeout listing of bopcap books
Absolutely well deserved praise for Bopcap Books. Congratulations to Suzy Prince and Ian Lowey.
Bopcap Books is open:
- Thursdays (11am – 5pm)
- Fridays (11am – 5pm)
- Saturdays (10am – 5pm)
- Sundays (11am – 4pm)
New LCA Events Listings And Calendar
We have added new events listings and calendar to the LCA website. We will do our best to include events across our community.
Do email us HERE to have something added. Please include:
- name of event
- date(s)
- start time
- end time (if applicable)
- venue name
- location (include postcode for map reference)
- description
- poster or flyer (jpeg format)
- website (if you want your website included)
Jeremy Hoad, LCA Secretary
Levenshulme Pride 2023
Levenshulme Pride is happening again this year 11-13 August. Since starting in 2017 it has grown to be the largest FREE local Pride in Greater Manchester with activities and events across dozens of locations.
Everything at Levenshulme Pride is FREE to attend. This is more important than ever as the cost of living crisis affects us all.
Get in touch. Get involved.
If you have an idea for something to happen at Levenshulme Pride get in touch. Everyone is welcome as Levenshulme Pride celebrates the people, groups and businesses of our community. The event operates on a devolved model so everyone has ownership and control of their own activities.
Levenshulme Pride is also looking for volunteers to support the event. You can get involved in any aspect of Levenshulme Pride. Volunteers are particularly needed to distribute publicity material, brochures and programmes, be marshalls for the Levenshulme Pride March and help stallholders setup.
Sponsorship and Advertising
Levenshulme Pride is supported by sponsorship and advertising with low rates to ensure every group or business can contribute to make the event happen. Without this support the event simply wouldn’t be possible. Thank you to all previous sponsors for their support and to everyone who took out advertisements in our brochure.
Further information is available on the Levenshulme Pride website HERE
Acacias Summer Fair
Acacias Primary School is holding its Summer Fair on Saturday 1st July, 14.00-16.00.
The school is accepting donations towards its tombola, toy and soft toy/teddy stalls. Please drop off any donations at Acacias school office, Alexandra Drive, Burnage, M19 2WW.
St Andrews Primary School Summer Fair
St Andrews Primary School Summer Fair is on today from 13.00-15.00.
Cringle Park Dog Show
Grounded MCR are holding CRINGLE BARK (raising money for @dogs4rescue ) on SAT 8th JULY 10-4pm
DOG SHOW 10-12pm
– no need to book on but it is first come, first served. 15 dogs max per category and all entry fees to @dogs4rescue. (Categories on poster.)
Doggie paddling pool
Prizes – rosettes and Dogimisu from @paradisoauthentic
FREE KIDS ACTIVITIES:
– bouncy castle
– glitter tattoos from @soul_sisters_universal
– entertainment 12.30-2 from Singalong Sally – we defy you not to love her!
FOOD & DRINK
– pizza, chips and more from @social_scranevents
– luxury ice cream from @exclusive_scoop
– brews and cakes from us
-hopefully a bar too
Plus traders @pumpkinandpeascrafts ; @jelly_mode and crackpots (ceramic dog and cat bowls)
Levenshulme Market To Close Until 2024
Levenshulme Market organisers have announced the Market will close in July for the rest of the year as they face a series of challenges. The last Market this year will now be on 15 July then the Market will close until 2024.
This is dreadful news for Levenshulme as the Market, run as a social enterprise, has been developed through the hard work and commitment of people in Levenshulme over the last 10 years. In 2020 the Market won Best Small Outdoor Market at the Great British Market Awards 2020 organised by the National Association of British Market Authorities and was a finalist in the BBC Food and Farming Awards 2019.
The Market says increased costs, staffing challenges, and the cost of living crisis have all played their part as well as the impact of the pandemic. Special mention is made of Manchester City Council, though, as it seeks to increase the fees charged to the Market to operate. This comes after a “painful planning permission process” to renew the permission with the Council. The Market also states “We reached out on a number of occasions to our local Levenshulme Councillors for assistance to no avail”.
Levenshulme Community Association has contacted Levenshulme Market to show our support and ask how we can help Levenshulme Market.
Continue readingLevenshulme Players Present Blue Stockings
The Levenshulme Players present Blue Stockings at Levenshulme Baptist Church. A play about love and learning and the love of learning. It is about the fight for women to graduate from Cambridge.
- 22 & 23 June @ 19.30
- 24 June @ 14.30
To buy tickets click HERE
Lev Square Fest
Lev Square Fest is on Sunday 25 June this year, 13.00-16.00.
Big Bug Bonanza At Bluebell Green
This Saturday (3 June) at Bluebell Green we’ve got the Big Bug Bonanza. Lots of activities for kids and it’s lovely picnic weather.
Bluebell Green is in Chapel Street Park.
