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July 24, 2024
Citizens Advice Salford has put together a brilliant series of ‘Beat The Crisis’ podcasts so that as many people as possible know what their rights and entitlements are, and most importantly, where to get support.
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July 18, 2024
The Sugar Group was one of the first groups born at the Kath Locke Centre when it opened and Big Life began. Decades on it’s still going strong, celebrating its 25th anniversary in style.
June 17, 2024
At the Big Life Volunteers Celebration 2024 on 4 June we applauded the remarkable achievements of the many volunteers who support our services, our staff and community projects.
March 2, 2023
The Investing in Volunteers Award has taken its place as the latest addition to the Big Life trophy cabinet. The bid to get the award renewed for the third time on the trot, began in 2019 and marks over fifteen years of award success in supporting volunteers.
February 25, 2022
Struggling with debt and unable to find work, Paul built stronger local connections through Be Well to help ride out the storm.
October 5, 2021
At Big Life, we’ve got great office spaces at affordable rents for charities, not for profit organisations, private businesses, community and other social impact groups.
July 23, 2021
When B first came to see Richard at Be Well he'd been out of work for 5 months, had no food in the house and was racking up rent arrears. With Richard's help, B kicked these obstacles into touch and rebooted his ambitions.
August 28, 2020
Wesley Community Furniture who provide low-cost furniture and household items has become the newest member of The Big Life group’s family of services.
August 19, 2020
When Rochdale hit the headlines for some of the highest levels of covid in the country, Michelle Duffy Living Well’s Service Manager cleared her diary so Living Well could play its part in helping tackle a new wave of covid transmission.
February 7, 2020
I’ve never experienced a workplace like this for giving so much support to staff.
February 6, 2020
“Now I’m just trying to take one step at a time with each day. Without Be Well, in all honestly, I would most probably have ended up se...
January 27, 2020
Four years ago I stepped off a stool with a rope around my neck. Before he called Living Well in Rochdale, Jon He...
January 9, 2020
“I wanted to share my lived experience on a one to one basis and I thought volunteering with Peer Support would give me a good foundati...
“It’s been good for my mental health. It’s made me into a different sort of person and given me confidence. I know I’m no Mo Farah but ...
"I’m enjoying myself and getting my own life back because of Big Life and Living Well. It’s given me a purpose to keep going."...
