//podcastplus.net/feed/podcast~100aa9a495d84ca61674bb31551ac722d4117eeb305c4a013ef2b8dde17fefe9 Hello, and a warm Mancunian welcome to all my incredible listeners out there! I'm Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe, your friendly host, and you've just tuned in to the sixth season of the Meet the Mancunian podcast: where I share remarkable social impact stories from the heart of Manchester every Tuesday throughout the season.Join me on this audio adventure as my guests and I explore the transformative power of collective action and the remarkable impact we can create when we unite for a common cause. Their tales are a testament to the power of community, collaboration, and the indomitable Mancunian spirit. They not only address pressing issues right here in Manchester but also offer insights and inspiration that resonate far beyond these boundaries.So whether you're commuting, on a run, or just relaxing at home, I invite you to tune in on Apple, Spotify, Google, or any of your favourite podcasting platforms. You can also log onto my website www.meetthemancunian.co.uk to listen to the episodes and read the transcripts. Take care, stay inspired.Podcast art designed by Mahua Roy. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:11:12 +0000 https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/6547802cd10e36f5b66d6684/audio-files/625c617f86f8c43c496f8b2d/1327b315-91fe-4b23-928f-5949c2c060bb.mp3 A warm Mancunian welcome to all my listeners. Presenting Season 6, Episode 10 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #GM #manchester #community #architecture #socialimpact. I’m Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe, your friendly host. In the tenth episode, the Meet the Mancunian podcast talks to Charlie Butterwick , Director, Architecture Unknown about his passion for community-led architecture. He shares his passion for working with communities and giving people a voice to shape their spaces. Charlie talks about learning how architecture can be respectful to local communities and how important it is to consult people and involve them before the design stage. They also try to involve communities in the construction phase using Wikihouse which allows people with no building experience to get involved in construction. Did you know: · Community-led architecture is about asking the right questions and embracing the humility to listen and understand other people's points of view, but also their expertise in the ... Tue, 07 Nov 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/6547802cd10e36f5b66d6684/audio-files/625c617f86f8c43c496f8b2d/1327b315-91fe-4b23-928f-5949c2c060bb.mp3 https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/653d7de5a17423c2928db479/audio-files/625c617f86f8c43c496f8b2d/1483e7fa-9527-45a4-bd94-d55ad79da476.mp3 A warm Mancunian welcome to all my listeners. Presenting Season 6, Episode 9 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #GM #manchester #careers #youth #socialimpact #nonprofit #employability. I’m Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe, your friendly host. In the ninth episode, the Meet the Mancunian podcast talks to Jane Wells , Enterprise Coordinator, part of the Youth Employment and Opportunities team at the Greater Manchester Combined Authority . Jane talks about supporting schools and colleges in Greater Manchester to strategically improve their careers education provision in line with the national framework of best practice so that young people are making better and more informed choices at key transition points. Jane also talks about bridging the gap between industry and education by bringing in industry volunteers to collaborate with schools to design their career strategy, programmes and activities. This allows school career offerings to be informed by the needs of industry highlighting within education the job... Tue, 31 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/653d7de5a17423c2928db479/audio-files/625c617f86f8c43c496f8b2d/1483e7fa-9527-45a4-bd94-d55ad79da476.mp3 https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/653578e5289157154abdffb5/audio-files/625c617f86f8c43c496f8b2d/8a84cd9f-d7bb-4a0b-8238-c062ac0287ea.mp3 A warm Mancunian welcome to all my listeners. Presenting Season 6, Episode 8 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #women #coaching #socialimpact #nonprofit #WomenEd. I’m Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe, your friendly host. In the eighth episode, the Meet the Mancunian podcast talks to Yasmin Ariff , Career and Leadership Coach and Volunteer, Women Ed about supporting women to help them thrive in their careers. In addition to coaching women through career and leadership challenges, Yasmin specialises in delivering professional coaching apprentices in partnership with her brother through CVP Group . Yasmin also actively volunteers with Women Ed, a global grassroot movement that connects aspiring and existing women leaders in education and gives women leaders a voice in education. She offers free coaching to women leaders in the Women Ed community and trains up Women Ed coaches using the apprenticeship levy offering a 12-month coaching apprenticeship with cohorts in October 2023 and Ap... Tue, 24 Oct 2023 06:00:00 +0000 https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/653578e5289157154abdffb5/audio-files/625c617f86f8c43c496f8b2d/8a84cd9f-d7bb-4a0b-8238-c062ac0287ea.mp3 https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/652c226ea2739a4c5a46b743/audio-files/625c617f86f8c43c496f8b2d/5550c76d-c3da-40dc-9cea-6be0209e080b.mp3 A warm Mancunian welcome to all my listeners. Presenting Season 6, Episode 7 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #youth #mentalhealth #socialimpact #nonprofit #blackhistorymonth. I’m Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe, your friendly host. In the seventh episode, the Meet the Mancunian podcast talks to Angeli Sweeney, Senior Mental Health Practitioner and Youth Worker, 42nd Street about supporting young people’s emotional and mental health and wellbeing. Angeli shares how 42nd street has been supporting young people aged from 11-25 years championing youth-centred approaches that promote choice and creativity. 42nd Street offer a range of individual therapeutic support and encourage and support young people to have a voice, and access opportunities to learn, develop new skills, be creative, have fun and demonstrate to themselves and others that they are able to recover, manage their mental health and wellbeing and achieve their full potential. Did you know: 20% of adolescents may... Tue, 17 Oct 2023 06:00:00 +0000 https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/652c226ea2739a4c5a46b743/audio-files/625c617f86f8c43c496f8b2d/5550c76d-c3da-40dc-9cea-6be0209e080b.mp3 https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/652477bb76c81c16743c993a/audio-files/625c617f86f8c43c496f8b2d/1474f1ff-e209-4bcf-8420-44346acc7a92.mp3 A warm Mancunian welcome to all my listeners. Presenting Season 6, Episode 6 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #youth #community #socialimpact #nonprofit #blackhistorymonth. I’m Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe, your friendly host. In the sixth episode, the Meet the Mancunian podcast talks to Shar Sangster, CEO, MGT Youth shares her passion for supporting the youth and the people of colour community in Manchester. She talks about taking positive action and providing a platform to the youth to showcase their talent on the MGT Youth social platforms. Shar talks about working with other Manchester community organisations & businesses to join up and connect community members from all backgrounds, cultures and ages to get involved and make a positive difference in Greater Manchester. Did you know: · Over a quarter of Greater Manchester’s population is under 20 · This episode is being released during Black History Month. 2023's Black History Month theme, Saluting Our Siste... Tue, 10 Oct 2023 06:00:00 +0000 https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/652477bb76c81c16743c993a/audio-files/625c617f86f8c43c496f8b2d/1474f1ff-e209-4bcf-8420-44346acc7a92.mp3 https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/6519cb0c0c811fd1eb2b7ade/audio-files/625c617f86f8c43c496f8b2d/af1fd147-da61-49a1-b157-7041b4070a19.mp3 A warm Mancunian welcome to all my listeners. Presenting Season 6, Episode 5 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #refugees #asylumseekers #community #socialimpact #nonprofit #blackhistorymonth. I’m Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe, your friendly host. In the fifth episode, the Meet the Mancunian podcast talks to Magdalen Bartlett , Founder and CEO, Afrocats about helping refugees and asylum seekers integrate into the Manchester community. She talks about their two programmes Natives of the World targeting adults and Youth of the World targeting young people. Magdalen shares Afrocat’s vision of creating a robust and more inclusive social environment for adults seeking sanctuary and diverse young people. Afrocats works closely with the community and creates inspiring experiences and opportunities in Manchester including dance, canal walks and festivals. Did you know: · In March 2023, there were a total of 18,176 asylum seekers supported in the North West. · This episode is b... Tue, 03 Oct 2023 06:00:00 +0000 https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/6519cb0c0c811fd1eb2b7ade/audio-files/625c617f86f8c43c496f8b2d/af1fd147-da61-49a1-b157-7041b4070a19.mp3 https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/65109b97dafd47a4feabf557/audio-files/625c617f86f8c43c496f8b2d/7ffa0efb-3e9a-4227-8fc2-bb49b8dab501.mp3 A warm Mancunian welcome to all my listeners. Presenting Season 6, Episode 4 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #homelessness #community #socialimpact #nonprofit #socialenterprise #worldhabitatday. I’m Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe, your friendly host. In the fourth episode, the Meet the Mancunian podcast talks to Fran Darlington-Pollock , CEO, Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity about tackling homelessness in Greater Manchester by providing grants to over 160 organisations working in homelessness. Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity works across 3 themes – emergency response, places and spaces and targeted prevention. Fran shares how A Bed Every Night is a universal offer to anyone who is rough sleeping in Greater Manchester. The offer includes a bed, food, shelter, and wraparound support to help people move into more stable accommodation. It's universal and unique in Greater Manchester. She also shares how they are diversifying their fundraising and planning events that reso... Tue, 26 Sep 2023 06:00:00 +0000 https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/65109b97dafd47a4feabf557/audio-files/625c617f86f8c43c496f8b2d/7ffa0efb-3e9a-4227-8fc2-bb49b8dab501.mp3 https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/6503637dbb0aeb16b359c555/audio-files/625c617f86f8c43c496f8b2d/fe78577d-727c-4d1f-aaa1-c113f4541104.mp3 A warm Mancunian welcome to all my listeners. Presenting Season 6, Episode 3 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #sustainability #foodwaste climate change #foodinsecurity #community #socialimpact #nonprofit #socialenterprise #britishfoodfortnight. I’m Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe, your friendly host. In the third episode, the Meet the Mancunian podcast talks to Corin Bell , Executive Director, Open Kitchen Manchester about Open Kitchen’s commitment to producing food in the most sustainable and ethical way possible. This includes working with a range of food businesses to stop good food from being wasted and purchasing ingredients from local, sustainable, and ethical suppliers. The chefs use this ever-changing mix to produce nutritious, seasonal menus that offer the lowest carbon catering possible at their café at the People History’s Museum & the catering business. Corin also shares how their profits from the catering and café business go into providing food and supplyin... Tue, 19 Sep 2023 06:00:00 +0000 https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/6503637dbb0aeb16b359c555/audio-files/625c617f86f8c43c496f8b2d/fe78577d-727c-4d1f-aaa1-c113f4541104.mp3 https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/64fda7ce63fc595ce1263596/audio-files/625c617f86f8c43c496f8b2d/78a019dc-c356-4bf6-9da7-5d89afa3df17.mp3 A warm Mancunian welcome to all my listeners. Presenting Season 6, Episode 2 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #sustainability #socialvalue #community #socialimpact #youth #nonprofit Hosted by Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe ( https://www.instagram.com/meetthemancunian/ ). In the second episode, the Meet the Mancunian podcast talks to Matt Richardson , Social Value Lead, Growth Company , and Chair, Greater Manchester Social Value Network about helping businesses create social value for the community & their employees. He talks about how social value for the community can be created by bringing organisations together to leverage changes for the better of residents within the region. Matt also talks about his passion for supporting the youth with career opportunities and co-designing an impactful careers curriculum through his volunteering work with schools in Greater Manchester. Did you know: Many businesses use different terms to talk about social impact which can be conf... Tue, 12 Sep 2023 04:50:14 +0000 https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/64fda7ce63fc595ce1263596/audio-files/625c617f86f8c43c496f8b2d/78a019dc-c356-4bf6-9da7-5d89afa3df17.mp3 https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/64f30e47100f4073fb46feb9/audio-files/625c617f86f8c43c496f8b2d/d6c0d863-9644-4d4f-9b9d-1484fbd79d69.mp3 A warm Mancunian welcome to all my listeners. Presenting Season 5, Episode 1 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #mentalhealth #veterans #suicideprevention #community #socialimpact #nonprofit Hosted by Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe ( https://www.instagram.com/meetthemancunian/ ). In the season premiere episode, the Meet the Mancunian podcast talks to Andy Schofield about creating awareness for mental health and veterans in support of veterans charity Walking with the Wounded . Andy walked 350 kilometres from London to Manchester with a heavy backpack on his back in 5 days in one of the coldest months of the year to raise awareness. To show that going through a mental health journey is physically and mentally demanding – Andy’s walk was like doing an ultramarathon every day for 5 days carrying your own kit and equipment. Andy shares his own lived experience with mental health and suicide prevention through deep conversations with friends and family. Andy shares that 6,000 ... Tue, 05 Sep 2023 05:30:00 +0000 https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/64f30e47100f4073fb46feb9/audio-files/625c617f86f8c43c496f8b2d/d6c0d863-9644-4d4f-9b9d-1484fbd79d69.mp3