Re:JNR8, where next for Whalley Range – 29th NOVEMBER 2025
Dear Colleague
We invite you to: Re:JNR8 Saturday 29th November 2025 1-4 pm at, JNR8 Community Centre, 82 Cromwell Avenue, Manchester M16 0BG.
The activity will run from 1-4pm with delicious food from 12.30pm (please order, when you book your place), networking and displays showing what Whalley Range Community Forum has been involved with over the past 30 years.
We will be looking at what is working well in Whalley Range (e.g. our assets, groups, JNR8, Celebrate etc), what we would like Whalley Range and the voluntary and community sector to be like in five years’ time, and how we can achieve this.
It would be useful if you could discuss with your group before you arrive about what you do well, what your group would like to do in the future and what could help you achieve this. It would be useful if you could come with another person (to help in your groups’ succession planning).
Please let us know if you are coming and if you require food using the email address below – to Kate Richardson wrcommunityforum@gmail.com
We look forward to working with you,
Best wishes
Carol Packham
Acting Chair Whalley Range Community Forum
(Please email us if you require food – stating food allergies)
A special Whalley Range Community Forum meeting was held at the British Muslim Heritage Centre on Thursday 11th September – to celebrate 30 years since the Forum was set up.
The meeting featured displays about the Forum’s history and a timeline -that we will feature on this page and add people’s memories of the past 30 years.
Watch out for updates to this page.
Local organisations who have worked with us – and past members of staff and partners joined us and spoke about their connection to WRCF.
(We are very grateful to Manley Park Methodist Church who baked our celebration cakes!)
If you would like to speak about you and/or your organisation’s connection to Whalley Range Community Forum we would love to hear from you and there will be space at the meeting for you to speak.
Please plan something that is about 100 words long. We would like you to say something about: yourself; your organisation; your past relationship with the Forum; what you are working on now; your hopes for possible joint future work
Please be prepared for this to be collated into a Forum 30 directory
…Just a minute…
We are inviting our partners to briefly share their experience of working with the Forum for one minute. We would like you to say something about: yourself; your organisation; your past relationship with the Forum; what you are working on now; your hopes for possible joint future work
(in approximately 100 words…)
Please be prepared for this to be collated into a Forum 30 directory
Our Promises Auction is now live! We’re raising funds to support the inspiring work of the women led Chibombo People’s Climate Action team to train their community in sustainable organic agriculture in their remote region of Zambia. The people there have very little and successful food growing gives them something to eat.
Car boot sales will be on Saturday 19th July and Saturday 30th August open from 10am – 2pm. Information about how to participate is on their Facebook page.
There is a regular gardening group and also regular nature walks. They have recently run 9 sessions involving 4 local primary schools. There will be a Love Your Park day on 25th July.
There has been an issue recently with a duck caught on a plastic ring and this is being managed by the Park team.
It was noted that it might be useful to try and secure some funding to help with upgrades to the cafe fixtures and fittings.
Whalley Range Clean Air/Climate Action Group
The clean air group has 30 local members who meet regularly. For clean air day this year they made giant puppets and ran workshops including at the Celebrate festival. They have worked with the friends of Alexandra Park and had a successful family friendly picnic there including the puppets and a trishaw.
Whalley Range climate and environmental group website just launched, link here. https://wrceag.org/
Regular walks can help reduce stress, boost mood, improve heart health, and increase overall fitness—all while enjoying the company of others. Hough End Leisure Centre are now running Wellness Walks, designed for all abilities! Meet at 10am on Wednesdays at the centre and join them for an outdoor walk to enjoy fresh air and walking to local green spaces, perfect for relaxation and connection with nature.
Walking with others makes it easier to stay motivated and build healthy habits. No sign-up needed however you can book online or via the link below or on BetterUK app or just turn up and walk your way to better well-being for free. Hough End Leisure Centre, 480 Princess Road, M20 1HD. www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/manchester/news/boost-your-health-with-wellness-walks
Overcoming Worry Workshop
NHS Manchester Talking Therapies are running six weekly sessions on how to overcome worry. The course is a 6-week online CBT-based programme delivered by Manchester Talking Therapies via Microsoft Teams. Learn about anxiety and unhelpful thinking; Build relaxation skills; Practice problem-solving and mindfulness; Gain tools to manage setbacks and maintain progress.
Ask your GP for a referral or visit their website to sign up.
Walking Mums Club is now in Alexandra Park every Tuesday at 11:30am!
Join a friendly group of local mums for fresh air, gentle exercise, good chats, and real connection. Walk, talk, laugh, and share your journey — pre or post-partum. Meet outside the Pavilion Café and stick around after for a brew!
EMAIL US/CALL US TO BOOK YOUR PLACE: SEE POSTER FOR CONTACT DETAILS
JNR8 (pronounced generate) is a warm and welcoming space for our community to meet with others, and on Fridays you are welcome to drop in to our Warm Hub, have a cuppa and a crumpet/piece of toast, fruit – and soup and a roll when the weather is colder!
Visit a warm space near you: meet people, enjoy a hot meal, get advice.
Whalley Range Community Forum Warm Welcome Space page:
Chorlton’s Repair Café takes place on the second Saturday of every month from 10am to 12 noon at St Margaret’s Centre, Brantingham Road, M21 0TT. The friendly volunteers fix and repair electricals, bikes, lamps, household items, toys and more for free. They save around 60-70% of items brought in from being thrown away. If you have skills that you think would be helpful and would like to volunteer please contact chorltonrepaircafe@gmail.com
News from the Friends of Alexandra Park…
The Friends and Café Bembe are joining forces to help park users give an approved type of food to the birds that live on the Lake. The food chosen is called “Duck and Swan Mix” from Vine Farms, an established supplier of specialised bird foods.
People will be guided by a notice at the Lake side to go to the Café and ask at the counter for a small paper bag of food. In this pilot stage of the arrangements, they will be asked to make a small donation for each bag.
On receiving the bag the Café staff will also give the person guidance on how and where to throw the food so that the wildfowl gets it rather than the pigeons.
A place to belong, make friends and have a place to talk… WEDNESDAY YOUTH NIGHTS | 7 – 8.30pm St Werburgh’s Chorlton
This weekly, free youth club is open for young people of all backgrounds in secondary school.
Keen to come join? It’s easy. All the info and consent forms on our website. www.stwchorlton.org/youth Or if you’re getting dropped off we’ve got paper copies for parents to fill out too.
We can’t wait to see you!
https://www.facebook.com /TalkCleanAirWR
Health & Wellbeing
This exciting new social group for people with leg conditions and those who are feeling isolated is on Wednesdays at JNR8 from 11:45-1:30pm
Who’s who at your GP practice
Our campaign aims to improve the understanding of the different professionals working in a general practice, including the skills, experience and benefits that different roles bring to patient care.
We want to help you understand what different members of the general practice team do and why you may be seen by someone other than a GP.
Extra care is an affordable housing option from not for profit social landlords offering self-contained homes for older people aged 55 or over. It includes flexible and responsive services to enable them to maintain their independence and stay where they live if their care needs change.
You would have your own apartment and tenancy with access to flexible care and support services if needed. A team of care staff is on site 24/7 rather than being brought in on a visiting basis. This is to ensure better joint working between housing and care teams and to provide a model that can adapt to people’s needs as they change, rather than people having to move when this happens.
Care provided is in line with domiciliary care, e.g. up to 4 care visits per day. Carers on site over night are there for emergencies and peace of mind.
Amy and Louise from Great Places and Angela and Kath from MCC can speak to people about Extra Care services in more detail. Information on other Extra Care schemes, and how to apply, will be available if people are interested. This will also help answer any questions from people who may think this will be the only EC scheme in the city.
How can someone register for the properties?
Waiting lists are not open. Add your name to the mailing list and you’ll receive updates on the scheme.
How will properties be allocated?
The shared ownership apartments will be sold on a first come first served basis.
The extra care apartments will be allocated by a panel according to level of care need but someone doesn’t have to be in receipt of care to move.
Is the Extra Care scheme just for Manchester residents?
Yes, but exceptions may be considered by the panel on a case by case basis.
Who will provide the care?
A care provider hasn’t been appointed yet. The care and support services will be commissioned by Manchester City Council.
Can the local community access and people in the adjacent block access the facilities in the extra care housing scheme?
Yes. It will be a welcoming and inclusive scheme. Some areas, such as the café area, will be open; some will only be accessed by pre-arranged appointments, such as treatment or meeting rooms; some areas, such as the residential apartment areas on the upper floors, will be for extra care residents and their guests only.
Height/size?
Height of similar size to the previous Spire Hospital building that occupied the site.
The height of the scheme will be 4 and 5 storeys which falls into line with adjacent buildings.
Building has been set back from Russell Road & Carlton Road so as not to feel overbearing on existing two-storey semi-detached dwellings which line these streets.
Extra Care of 5 storeys (around 80 1- and 2-bed apartments).
Shared Ownership block of 4 storeys (around 40 1- and 2-bed apartments).
For further information speak to Alison or Maddi from Triangle Architects.
Will it be net zero?
The development will be as low-carbon as possible.
A ‘fabric first’ approach will be taken which prioritises the energy efficiency of a property from the start of the design and development process.
An energy and sustainability strategy will be developed with a specialist consultant.
For further information speak to Alison and Maddi from Triangle Architects, Chris from Great Places, and Dave C and Dave H from Rowlinson.
Traffic/parking?
Parking numbers will be discussed and agreed with Manchester City Council Planning. Parking numbers indicated are in line with similar nearby developments.
Planning policy requires 20% of spaces will need to be electric vehicle charging spaces, with provision in place to adapt the other spaces in the future.
Cycle parking spaces will be set by Planning.
Two vehicular access points are provided into the Extra Care parking area, utilising existing access points and taking into account the Whalley Road School Street trial that is currently ongoing.
One vehicular access point is provided into the Shared Ownership parking area, utilising an existing access point.
Parking spaces have been carefully positioned within existing hardstanding areas, to ensure existing trees/roots are not damaged.
Planning conditions attached to any decision will determine site operating and delivery times. A construction traffic management plan will be developed and agreed with Planning officers.
For further information speak to Alison or Maddi from Triangle Architects.
LGBTQ+ majority?
Not exclusive, minimum of 51% LGBTQ+ community. Allocations will be made within the current process for Extra Care, with the additional support of the LGBT Foundation.
Evidence of need within LGBTQ+ community, supported by survey and report by LGBT Foundation (paper copies available for reference (not to give out), links to reports are on consultation website). Issues facing older LGBTQ+ community include social isolation, feeling they may need to go ‘back in the closet’ when accessing housing to meet their needs, partners not being included as family members, less likely to have children, plus more specific needs of trans people, first generation living to older age with HIV.
The aim of RR is to create a centre of excellence in housing, care and support provision for older LGBTQ+ people. This will be supported by Pride in Ageing accreditation which is being rolled out across all Extra Care schemes in the city. This is a quality assessment to ensure Extra Care housing landlords and care providers are, as a minimum, LGBTQ+ affirmative and exclusive.
The scheme will be inclusive and welcoming.
Evidence of need LGBT Foundation’s 2020 report, Housing, Ageing and Care
89% wanted more supported housing options for older LGBT people
74% wanted to move into the proposed LGBT extra care scheme
51% would be uncomfortable in non-LGBT specific care or housing (for over 75s this was higher at
Latest update on Russell Road LGBTQ+ Extra Care Scheme.
Work continues to move forward with the plans for the first purpose-built LGBTQ+ majority Extra Care scheme in the UK at Russell Rd. The scheme will offer high quality, affordable, low carbon housing for social rent and all partners are working towards the pre-planning works as quickly as possible. Preparations are underway to begin site investigations which will help to inform the design.
Despite some slight delays we envisage that we will be able to share our proposed plans with you in the next few weeks and are continuing to work towards submitting our planning proposals before Christmas – following community consultation.
The co-production with the Community Steering Group (CSG) for the proposed scheme has continued positively over the summer with three co-production design meetings since July.
At these meetings, members of the CSG have met with the design team (Great Places, Triangle Architects, Rowlinson Construction and Simon Fenton Partnerships), Manchester City Council and LGBT Foundation to co-produce the top-level design of the scheme ahead of the public planning consultation.
Meetings to date have included making decisions about flat layouts and design features (bathroom access, kitchen access, bedroom layouts) and internal communal spaces (public and customer use, access arrangements, facilities for customers and the wider community and access to outdoor spaces).
These discussions have built on the expertise in the room of designing, building, and managing Extra Care schemes as well as looking at the specific needs of future customers through lived experience.
As part of the co-production, the CSG has also learned about the planning process and the conservation area in Whalley Range to ensure that the building and its purpose enhance the local area.
In September, members of the design team attended a meeting of the Whalley Range Community forum to talk about the planned scheme and were met with a very positive reception from members of the Whalley Range community.
Co-production is not just about the design of the building and will also look at how services will be designed and managed when the scheme opens, and co-production activities with the CSG and wider community are planned throughout the whole process and beyond the doors opening.
To support the co-production process and share news about the proposed scheme, colleagues from Manchester City Council and Great Places joined members of the CSG and LGBT Foundation at Celebrate Festival, Pride on the Range, Manchester Pride, Sparkle Weekend and Chorlton Pride over the summer, and will continue to have a presence at local events as the scheme develops.
In addition, the project team also provided updates at a recent Whalley Range Ward Co-ordination Meeting. The plans were met positively by the group who also shared really useful local knowledge with the design team. Regular progress updates will also be given at future meetings.
The involvement of the CSG is invaluable in ensuring that this first purpose-built LGBTQ+ majority Extra Care scheme will meet the needs of the community when it opens and into the future. You can hear from members of the CSG in the first of a series of videos we’ve made to document the development of the scheme.
If you’re interested in becoming involved in this exciting project, the Community Steering Group is still looking to expand its membership and particularly wants to expand the diversity and inclusion of the group.
For more information on how you can get involved contact Adam Preston from LGBT Foundation at adam.preston@lgbt.foundation
Plans for Russell Road, including the first purpose-built LGBTQ+ majority Extra Care scheme in the UK, are now moving forward following the recent appointment of Great Places Housing Group as the new preferred provider.
The Extra Care scheme will form part of the new development on the site of the former Spire Hospital. It will offer affordable self-contained homes for people aged 55+ with access to flexible care and support services on-site if needed, enabling residents to keep their independence and stay in their home if their care needs change. All partners involved are delighted that the project is moving ahead. This is a great opportunity to develop and deliver a Centre of Excellence in Manchester providing safe, respectful and identity confirming Independent Living and Extra Care services for the LGBTQ+ community.
Co-production will be a key part of the scheme’s development. Great Places is working in close partnership with the Community Steering Group (made up of representatives from the local, LGBTQ+ and older people’s communities), LGBT Foundation and Manchester City Council to ensure the scheme achieves its agreed purpose and creates a lasting positive addition to Whalley Range. The Community Steering Group is already meeting with the project team. Initial meetings included a walkabout of the local area to look at how the scheme will fit in with existing buildings and architecture and to map out the existing nearby amenities and services. Planned future sessions include a visit to Elmswood Park Extra Care Scheme, and a trip to the LGBT Foundation Archive at Central Library. These sessions will form an important part of informing the co-production process as the Steering Group works with Great Places to develop design proposals for the planned development.
We also anticipate that site surveys and investigations will also begin at Russell Road in August, so neighbours are likely to see activity on the site at that time. As the project progresses, we will provide further updates, sharing proposed plans with the local community ahead of sending these for planning permission later in the year.
If you’re interested in becoming involved in this exciting project, the Community Steering Group is looking to expand its membership and particularly wants to expand the diversity and inclusion of the group. For more information on how you can get involved contact Adam Preston from LGBT Foundation at adam.preston@lgbt.foundation
Welcome to Greater Manchester Mature Minds Matter!
The purpose of our network is to ensure the voice of older people with lived experience of mental health are able to use their experiences to influence the transformation of mental health support across Greater Manchester.
We are here to join up existing networks and recruit individual members to act as experts by experience and leaders to inform issues around age-appropriateness, awareness, language, stigma, access and interventions. We aim to support and empower individuals and provide lived experience expertise to various projects across Greater Manchester such as complex emotional needs, eating disorders and self-harm.
We recently renamed our network from the Greater Manchester Older People’s Mental Health Network to Greater Manchester Mature Minds Matter.
We are always looking for people to join our growing network, so if you are interested and would like to learn more or have an informal conversation, please contact sophie@macc.org.uk or call
0161 834 9823.
Sport/Active Lifestyle
Support
Our mobile food clubs give access to nutritious and affordable food taken into the heart of communities starved of money, food and resources. This low cost weekly shop provides essential produce for family eating – fresh fruit and veg, fridge favourites and cupboard staples.
The group run local events and activities in Chorlton and Whalley Range to raise the profile of what it means to live with Dementia, and support family and carers who can often become very isolated.
One of the most recent activities has been to collaborate with some local carers and create a set of leaflets about Behaviour Change that comes with Dementia – people often think of Dementia being mainly about memory loss but actually the changes in behaviour that usually come with Dementia can be far more difficult to accept, as people can become quite different (in likes, dislikes and temperament) from the person you used to know.
Dementia and Behaviour Change
We’ve created 3 new leaflets, all of which are focused on people with dementia who change their behaviour over time and what to do. The first leaflet is a general leaflet for anyone. The second is for people who look after someone with dementia and the third is for friends, family and neighbours and why it is important to keep contact.
The leaflets also contain useful information and contacts.
This is the general leaflet for anyone who wants to know more about dementia and behaviour change.
Previous publication from the Chorlton and Whalley Range Dementia Action Group in 2020…
#10BigIdeas
The Chorlton and Whalley Range Dementia Action Group has the ambition of making where we live a great place to be for people living with dementia, and their carers and families. Although Dementia is mostly associated with older age, there are also 40,000 people with young-onset dementia in the UK. If 1 in every 14 of the population aged 65 years and over is living with dementia the chances are that you know someone or live close to someone who has dementia.
Chorlton and Whalley Range Dementia Action Group was started in 2016 by two local people who have some personal experience of dementia. Four years later we are a small but enthusiastic group of local residents and professionals that meet monthly and our recent work has focussed on creating a booklet entitled ’10 Big Ideas for Making Our Community a Better Place for People Living with Dementia’. Research shows that well-resourced neighbourhoods allow people living with dementia to get out and about; maintain connections with people outside of their family; and play an active role in the social life of local places (Dr Sarah Campbell, Dementia and Ageing Research Team, the University of Manchester). The #10BigIdeas booklet is designed to spark community interest and really encourage people to think about how they can play their part in helping to shape neighbourhoods, ensuring that physical spaces, groups and activities are accessible to all; including people living with dementia.
The Dementia Action Group really hope that #10BigIdeas will start conversations in your local community groups, streets and neighbourhoods about how we can all make a difference, and open up opportunities for people living with dementia. What ideas can you try?
Click on the picture to read the booklet…
(Information posted on this website does not necessarily reflect the views of the Whalley Range Community Forum/Age-friendly Whalley Range & Chorlton)
NEWS: Government has announced only older people on Pension Credit will receive Winter Fuel Payment this year.
Pension Credit – Have you topped up?
To make the most of your retirement, claim what is rightfully yours.
If you’ve reached State Pension age, and your weekly income and savings are below £218 for a single person and £333 for a couple, you might be entitled to Pension Credit.
More than a third of people who qualify for Pension Credit aren’t receiving it – and you could be getting up to £1,000 extra a year. Even if you only qualify for a few extra pounds a week, it’s still worth applying, because Pension Credit can unlock additional support that could save you even more money on your Winter Fuel Payment, healthcare, rent and Council Tax.
Important Save Our Club update, please read through the images.
We did not expect this bad news. However, we reassure you that there is no imminent threat and business can continue as usual. We will work hard to challenge the changes and call on your continued and amazing support to help us. We’re less than 10% away from our £50k target on GoFundMe, any sharing and donations will be greatly appreciated.
We are currently offering a month-long deal on Merchandise to celebrate the new year and introduce our new beanies! Available over the bar now, or online with code: ‘SOC-BEANIE’.
With any purchase you will be able to get any ribbed beanie for £5, standard price is £12 – only whilst stocks last!
SAVE OUR CLUB
GOOD NEWS!
26th November 2024
The eviction has been stopped following a change of Building Co. directors.
It’s happened quickly and it’s a lot to take in. Please view the images for a bit more detail.
There is also a link to the same information in PDF form (if you find it easier to read/share) in our Linktree .
The latest Save Our Club campaign updates, thank yous to those who have helped protect this amazing space and news on the next chance to meet the Carlton Club CIC Board .
You can donate to the GoFundMe & sign the petition through our Linktree . If you’ve done so already, thank you & we ask that you keep spreading the message and get others to do so too!
Thank you for your continuing support for the Save Our Club campaign. ????
We are pleased to let you know that, following discussions between our solicitors and the Building Company, we have successfully negotiated a six-week extension on the eviction notice (this had been due to take effect on 22 September).
During this extension period, further negotiations will take place. We will keep you updated on future developments. We have been blown away by the response of members and the wider community to our campaign to protect the future of the club.
To date, £22,112 from the GoFundMe as well as almost £3k from last Friday’s Fundraiser & the extras from T-Shirt sales, has been raised to support our legal fees and our petition has reached 7,095 signatures.
t-shirts and further merch are available over the bar, proceeds going to our legal campaign fund.
Please do support our upcoming fundraisers, which include:
27.09.24: Home On The Range: Never Can Say Goodbye
28.09.24: Back To The Funkin 80s
And more will continue to be announced…
This week our campaign reached national coverage in the Guardian
and The Manchester Mill has been covering the Carlton Club in their unique long-form, deep dive journalism, the latest piece published yesterday (21/09/24), worth a subscribe, if you don’t already.
Thank you for your ongoing support and patience as we work through this matter.
The Carlton Club is a precious community asset and we are determined to protect its future.
Calling all our members, visitors, promoters, performers and patrons – please use your voice and share… it’s power in numbers and we must fight this together!
For 111 years, Rowan Lodge has been the home of the Carlton Club providing a welcoming environment for the people of Whalley Range to gather and socialise, fostering life-long friendships.
The Building Company has served us an eviction notice which we are challenging. The legal process will take at least 12 months – it is business as usual during this time but we must fight to preserve our long-term future.
Find more information about the eviction, the Carlton Club & how we plan to fight this case scan the QR code and see links below.
Our group was formed as an organic response to development proposals shared at an event at the British Muslim Heritage Centre in November 2021. The group consists of local residents who have concerns about the negative impact that possible over-development of the College Road site will have on our local environment and the quality of human and animal life in the area.
We are a multi-faith, multi-racial group that includes users and non-users of the current BMHC centre. Many of us have actively chosen to live in Whalley Range because of the diversity and tolerant attitudes of Whalley Range people. We have also chosen to live here because we appreciate the benefits of the conservation area in Whalley Range where overdevelopment has historically been controlled and the local ecology, tree population and wildlife have been protected for many decades.
Some of us are direct neighbours adjacent to the site of the British Muslim Heritage Centre and have experienced unacceptable noise, traffic disruption and air pollution resulting from current activities at the centre. We recognise the value of BMHC to regional and local Muslim and non-Muslim communities, and that the BMHC faces significant financial demands from the heavy maintenance costs of preserving the Grade 2* listed building. We understand that BMHC is looking to the development of the College Road site as a means of meeting these financial demands. Our goal as a local residents’ group is to work with BMHC towards a sustainable and appropriate development of the College Road site which balances BMHC’s aspirations at the same time as it enhances the unique character of the Whalley Range conservation area.
We believe we are important stakeholders in our local area, the place where we live – and should be recognised as such by local government and local businesses and other organisations.
We believe that planning decisions should be transparent and accountable and should enhance the health and wellbeing of local residents at the same time as meeting the needs of the organisation proposing the development. So, we are here to collaborate and ensure our voices are heard.
We are an informal group of about 170 people who have a steering committee of about 7 people.
The Whalley Range Community Forum have drawn together ‘a Statement of Intent’ for solidarity, support and actions within our community. We aim to share the statement with as many people as possible within Whalley Range, via local groups, mutual aid/street groups etc.
Many of us are feeling vulnerable, shocked and angry about recent events and the ongoing situation.
Our common aim is to strengthen relationships in our community and to feel reassured by working together.
This page on our website is dedicated to the Statement of Intent and this action – and if any groups would like to share the actions they are taking, please email WRCF – and we will add to the page.
The page will also feature links to wider support and information.
Please send this message through all your networks and share with others
Wider community statements and support links coming soon…
A message to communities from Greater Manchester Police
We understand the uncertainty and worry that people are feeling about current tension, much of which is being fuelled by the widespread sharing of misinformation online which is sometimes being created with the purpose of creating fear and inciting intolerable hate.
Our advice to communities is to remain calm and to try to go about your everyday life. GMP continues to monitor the intelligence to ensure we can respond effectively to any incidents of disorder. And, if we believe there needs to be specific information about anything emerging we will tell people and offer advice.
We are heavily resourced, and we have specialist officers and staff who are working around the clock to tackle these issues and ensure our communities are supported. We are speaking to community leaders and elected representatives regularly to make sure they are apprised of all planned protests known to GMP. People living safely and peacefully, do not deserve to be frightened: we are here to protect you, and we will use all resources and capabilities to do so.
Our message is clear: there is no place for hate in Greater Manchester. If you come here to willingly participate in disorder and crime, we will be at your door, ensuring you answer for your crimes. We will police without fear or favour and use all resources and powers available to ensure those involved in this disgraceful behaviour are dealt with robustly.
This has been demonstrated with our relentless pursuit of offenders, many of whom have been arrested not only in Greater Manchester, but with the support of police colleagues across the UK and we have made crucial arrests in West Yorkshire and Lancashire.
To date, we have made 26 arrests for a variety of offences including assault, violent disorder, possession of weapons, and 20 have been charged. There is work to be done, and we will not relent until we have systematically located and dealt with all those responsible.
We ask that you remain vigilant. If you see something, or hear something, that does not feel right, report it to us so we can act.
All information and reports will be handled with the utmost severity and sensitivity. If you would prefer to remain anonymous, information can be shared anonymously with the independent charity Crimestoppers by calling 0800 555 111. We don’t need to know who you are; we just need your information and concerns.
These are challenging times, but we are immensely proud to see the majority of our residents standing together and condemning this unacceptable disorder. Your unwavering support has not gone unnoticed.
JNR8 (pronounced generate) is a warm and welcoming space for our community to meet with others, and on Fridays you are welcome to drop in to our Warm Hub, have a cuppa and a crumpet/piece of toast, fruit – and soup and a roll when the weather is colder!
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& sign the petition 
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& we ask that you keep spreading the message and get others to do so too! 
