Current Activities and Projects

Summer Holiday 2024 - Play activities with food

from Weds 24th July - Weds 21st August

FREE CHILDREN'S PLAY ACTIVITIES AND FOOD

Fun indoor and outdoor play, games, sports, crafts, cooking and eating. Find your nearest activities and book on!

Priority places for children on benefits-related free school meals

24 places available per session - for children aged 6-11yrs.

Places need to be pre-booked, via the McrActive website - see QR code below.

Activities are supervised by DBS checked, insured M13 Youth Project workers.

To book your child's place, follow the QR code directly to M13's page on the McrActive website.

If the system does not alllow you to book yout child a space, or of it says your child is not eligible, please contact an M13 worker for help, or try again within 48hrs of the session starting, when priority restrictions end.

There may still be spaces left on the day: create a McrActive Go account for your family & children, and come early on the day to register your child at the session.

In addition to booking, parents will be asked to complete an M13 registration form for safeguarding purposes and in case of emergencies. We record the name, address, date of birth, allergies/dietary requirements and parents'/carers' name & contact details. We store these within our GDPR guidelines. We do not pass on personal information without your consent.

Brunswick PLAY

Brunswick Church Hall

Brunswick Street, M13 9SX

WEDNESDAYS | 12.30-3pm

24th, 31st July, 7th, 14th August

FRIDAYS | 12.30-3pm

26th July, 2nd, 9th, 16th August

Robert | 07593 445123

Grove Village PLAY

Ida Kinsey Village Centre

17 Guide Post Rd, M13 9HP

THURSDAYS | 12.30-3.30pm

25th July, 1st, 8th, 15th August

MONDAYS | 12.30-3.30pm

29th July, 5th, 12th, 19th August

Gabriel | 07921 214020

Coverdale PLAY

Ardwick Sports Hall

225 Stockport Rd, M12 4NG

FRIDAYS | 12.30-3pm

26th July, 2nd, 9th, 16th August

WEDNESDAYS | 12.30-3pm

31st July, 7th, 14th, 21st August

Vikki | 07921 214019

Weekly Activities

'Detached' Youth Work in Ardwick and Hulme

We are out and about daily throughout the year in local neighbourhoods - on the streets, in parks and other community spaces - meeting up and chatting with young people, joining in with conversations and games, developing trips and projects.

Ardwick ward

Brunswick (Tues, Weds, Thurs)
Grove Village (Mon, Thurs, Fri)
Coverdale and NewBank (Weds, Thurs, Fri)

Hulme ward

St George's & Hulme Park (Tues, Weds, Thurs)

Weekly Groups, Drop-Ins and Clubs

Monday Younger Lads Group

4 - 6pm

for boys aged 10-14yrs

Contact: Mario 07921 214016

mario@m13youthproject.org.uk

Tuesday Brunswick Youth Club

4.15 - 6pm

for young people aged 12-18yrs

Contact: Robert 07449 878669

robert@m13youthproject.org.uk

Tuesday Brunswick Lads Drop-In

7 - 9pm

for young men aged 14-18yrs

Contact: Gabriel 07921 214020

gabriel@m13youthproject.org.uk

Wednesday Basketball Training

4.30 - 6pm

for young people aged 10-18yrs

Contact: Mario 07921 214016

mario@m13youthproject.org.uk

Wednesday Younger Girls' Group

4.15 - 6pm

for girls aged 12-15yrs

Contact: Shannon 07743 932358

shannon@m13youthproject.org.uk

Thursday Older Girls' Group

7 - 9pm

for young women aged 16-24yrs

Contact: Vikki 07921 214019

victoria@m13youthproject.org.uk

Young Dads' Project - city-wide support for young dads

Our Young Dads' Project offers tailored, flexible support to young men aged 21 and under, who are fathers, expectant fathers or who are taking on the role of a father, including:

emotional support around fathering and opportunities to enhance your parenting skills
practical support around issues such as employment, education, health, training, housing, relationships and anything else you believe is a barrier to you being the dad you want to be
connecting you to other relevant services
advocacy for young fathers in Manchester

We run weekly one-to-one sessions at accessible locations around Manchester.
We provide advocacy and support in meetings with other professionals (case conferences).
We provide opportunities for you to meet other young dads.

For further information contact: Des Oakley: 07921 214017, Robert McFarlane: 07593 445123, youngdads@m13youthproject.org.uk

Flexible individual support

M13 staff are available to listen to, meet up with and support young people and young dads on a flexible basis. We can be contacted by phone, text or WhatsApp as follows:

Helen (Manager) 07973 976925
Gabriel (Senior Worker) 07921 214020
Vikki (Lead Female Worker, Ardwick) 07921 214019
Nicola (Lead Detached Worker, Hulme) 07921 214018
Mario (Detached Youth Worker) 07921 214016
Robert (Detached & Young Dads' Worker) 07593 445123
Shannon (Detached Youth Worker) 07743 932358

Des (Young Dads' Worker) 07921 214017