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Ashcroft School students have a heart for NHS workers and patients

12 June 2020 - 12:00pm

Students at Ashcroft Services, the Together Trust school that supports children and young people with social, emotional and mental health needs, have been getting crafty to show their support for frontline NHS staff and Covid-19 patients at Wythenshawe hospital.

The project was led by Angela Daniels, a learning support assistant at the school. Angela said: “Everyone here at Ashcroft is very grateful to our local NHS frontline staff and we’ve all been keen to show this, especially the children.

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Bridge College specialist schools photography competition

29 May 2020 - 1:00pm

Students at specialist schools and colleges across the North West have a chance to show off their photography skills and win a tablet device, to help them develop their creative and photographic skills. The competition is being run by the Together Trust’s Bridge College and is being judged by Paul Coates, the Print Editor at the Manchester Evening News.

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The Together Trust launches its new ‘I am thankful…’ appeal

5 May 2020 - 3:15pm

The Greater Manchester based charity the Together Trust launched its new virtual ‘I am thankful for…’ appeal this week, with the official launch date being Tuesday 5 May to coincide with ‘Giving Tuesday Now’.

Giving Tuesday happens every year, however this year Giving Tuesday Now has been created in response the COVID-19 crisis. As charities have seen such a huge reduction in income since the outbreak of the virus, digital campaigns are now the focus for engagement with the community and businesses.

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Local children get creative for NHS Nightingale North West Hospital

30 April 2020 - 11:15am

The Stockport based charity the Together Trust has responded to calls, from the Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership, for art to brighten the walls of the new NHS Nightingale Hospital North West at Manchester’s G-Mex Centre.

Children and young people in the Together Trusts schools and care settings, who in many cases have learning disabilities, complex needs and autism have been busy creating art to brighten the new facility, built in response to the Covid-19 emergency.

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Worsley man takes up the 2.6 Challenge to raise funds for the Together Trust

28 April 2020 - 4:15pm

Worsley resident Oliver Hague is backing the Greater Manchester based charity the Together Trust this week by taking part in the 2.6 Challenge.

Oliver is a marketer and analyst for Brunel International, a corporate supporter of the Together Trust. Last year students for the charities Inscape House School visited Brunel’s offices in Manchester to carry out work experience.

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Bridge College in Manchester extends its Supported Internship Programme

16 April 2020 - 10:30am

The Together Trust’s Bridge College has extended its Supported Internship Programme and opened applications for places for the next intake in the autumn. The programme is open to 16 to 24 year olds with an Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP) who are interested in getting into employment.

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Bridge College in Manchester shortlisted for a national award

15 April 2020 - 10:30am

The Together Trust’s Bridge College in Manchester has been shortlisted for a national award, in recognition for its work in supporting students with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD).

Natspec, the awarding body, shortlisted Bridge College from more than 50 entries from across the county in the ‘Inter-disciplinary Working’ category for the college’s project ‘Innovation in supporting students with PMLD: Achieving integration of learning and therapy through Physiotherapy and Sensory Sport.’

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Stockport family run business William Turner raises £8,967.41 for the Together Trust

10 March 2020 - 10:30am

Stockport business William Turner recently presented the Cheadle based charity the Together Trust with a cheque for £8,967.41. The money was raised by the company and its employees during its one year charity partnership with the Together Trust, which supports children and families in the North West of England.

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Cheshire resident receives MBE for more than a quarter of a century’s service to local charities

26 February 2020 - 3:45pm

A Cheshire resident received an MBE from Princess Anne recently in a ceremony held at Buckingham Palace. Wendy Coomer was awarded the honour, which was announced in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours List , in recognition of her services to young people and the community in Cheshire. Mrs Coomer has been actively involved with the Stockport based charity the Together Trust in a variety of volunteer roles for more than a quarter of a century.

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Manchester based Medicines Evaluation Unit raises more two and a half thousand pounds for the Together Trust

13 February 2020 - 11:30am

The Medicines Evaluation Unit (MEU) presented the Together Trust with a cheque for £2,688.28 recently, raised by the MEU during its two year charity partnership with the Together Trust, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year.

MEU, which is based on the Wythenshawe Hospital site in south Manchester, is one of the UK’s leading contract research organisations, possessing extensive pharmaceutical, scientific and clinical expertise.

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New Art Exhibition at the Lowry opens, featuring work from children and adults, supported by the Together Trust

6 February 2020 - 11:30am

A new exhibition at the Lowry Centre has opened this week in which work from children and adults, supported by the Greater Manchester based charity the Together Trust, is being exhibited as part of the charity’s 150th anniversary celebrations.

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New Art Exhibition at the Lowry Centre

28 January 2020 - 4:30pm

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PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A MEDIA INVITE ONLY - THE EXHIBITION WILL BE OPEN TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FROM 2 FEBRAUARY TO 24 MAY 2020.

Event: The opening of the new 150 Artists Exhibition at the Lowry Centre.

Date of event: Thursday 30 January 2020.

Time: Speeches will begin at 6.15pm after which there will be an opportunity to view the exhibit.

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Combermere Abbey raises more than £13,000 for the Together Trust

21 January 2020 - 2:15pm

Sarah Callander Beckett, the owner of Combermere Abbey, visited the Together Trust in Stockport this month to present the Trust with a cheque for more than £13,000, raised by the Combermere during its one year charity partnership with the charity.

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One of the North West’s of England’s oldest charities celebrates 150 years of helping children, adults and families

2 January 2020 - 2:15pm

In 2020 the Stockport based charity the Together Trust is celebrating 150 years of supporting children, adults and families in the North West of England. With services across the region the Trust accepts referrals not only from the North West but from all over the UK.

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The Mayor of Trafford Visits Bridge College in Manchester

22 November 2019 - 1:45pm

Bridge College, a specialist further education college in Openshaw in Manchester, welcomed the Mayor of Trafford, Councillor Rob Chilton, for a visit this week.

The visit was hosted by the Principal Lisa Duncalf and the Mayor was given a tour of the college, which meets the needs of students up to the age of 25 years with learning difficulties and disabilities, complex health needs, communication disorders and autism.

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Gone but not forgotten – North West charity the Together Trust uses social media to remember the fallen of WW1

7 November 2019 - 11:00am

In the run up to Armistice Day the North West disability charity the Together Trust is honouring the 400 former pupils, residents and members of staff who served in the First World War by using social media to publish some of their individual stories.

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