Meet the board: Mike Burrows

Mike Burrows joined the Big Life board in January 2024, bringing a wealth of experience with him. Find out more about what knowledge he brings, what he’s learned from being part of Big Life, and his ambitions for the organisation.

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Big Life among best places to work in 2024!

The Big Life group has been recognised as one of the best places to work in the UK, based on feedback from colleagues.

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Meet Sarah Evans, Liverpool Service Manager, Big Life Liverpool

“Being given the opportunity to design, develop, deliver, and review a service has been mind-blowing. I’ve learned so much.”

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Meet Mamoona Akhtar, PCN Coach with Be Well

“Big Life is amazing for flexibility and supporting work-life needs. As a first-time mum, everything feels new to me, and I felt so rea...

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Meet Karen Clarke, Project Manager for the Co-occurring Conditions Project

“Big Life truly lives up to its values. The culture here has allowed me to lead my team in a supportive way because I feel trusted and ...

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Meet Jon Shepherd-Smyth, Deputy Service Manager for Be Well

“I don’t just feel like a number – this organisation is forward-thinking, inv...

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Introducing The Big Life group Quality Report 

As we come to the end of another busy year, we are reflecting on our progress under the guidance of the Quality Committe...

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Big Life Awards 2024

What a night to remember!

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Creative funding supports Manchester Mums

I cannot thank RISE enough for helping us provide activities and resources so we can make a difference in the lives of the mothers whil...

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‘Beat The Crisis’ Podcasts for Tough Times

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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Sugar Group celebrates the golden years

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.

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Volunteers show the way forward at Volunteer Celebration 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. 

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Cyber incident statement

Unfortunately, The Big Life group experienced a cyber-attack on 29 June 2023, in which our IT systems were hacked. During the cyber-attack, someone...

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“Life changing” therapy offers Rochdale man a brighter future

Nigel Ali from Rochdale (pictured) asked his GP for help after a period of work stress and worry about his mum following an accident began to take a toll on his mental health.

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BIG changes are needed: Flaws in the approach to drug and alcohol services

Part of The Big Life's group work is to campaign for the commissioning of effective support services in the North West, including substance ...

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