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Manningham Mills Sports & Community Association is a voluntary organisation benefiting people in the district. through sport, volunteering, educational activities and many other activities.

Join us for cycling, athletics, tennis, dance and boxing to archery, rugby, badminton, cricket, golf, football or rounders. Our sessions can be tailored for young people with disabilities or for women and girls only. We also run Fit Kidz, a high-intensity training designed just for children.

MMSA’s £1.3m investment created a state-of-the-art clubhouse complete with an IT suite, a players’ lounge and multi-function event rooms. We accept bookings for our fields, club-room or our multi-function and accessible event space.

The primary function of MAPA, Cultural Arts Centre, is to promote opportunities that enrich and enhance the personal and social development of young people and the community. Using creativity as a tool to empower, engage and include, our work aims to bring about change, encourage positive activity and develop vital life skills.
We continue to run Youth Work sessions on Mondays and Thursdays and the centre is also used by: Bradford PHAB Club, The Black Health Forum, Patwah Arts, Steppin Studios, VOID Arts and Youth Street.

The Margaret Carey Foundation (MCF) is a regional charity that works both within the criminal justice system and with vulnerable and marginalised communities to give people the chance to help others and learn new skills. It is our mission to provide training opportunities, resources and environments that support rehabilitation of people in prisons in order to help break the cycle of re-offending as well as undertaking preventative work in the community.
We rescue scrapped bicycles and wheelchairs that are no longer in use and set up workshops where prisoners clean, adjust and repair them to a high standard. We then give all the refurbished wheelchairs and a proportion of the bikes to communities in need, in the UK and in developing countries.

In this way, prisoners work to make life easier and better for disadvantaged people. At the same time as helping others, offenders learn to develop a positive work ethic, gain useful skills and become better prepared for employment after release.

Communities: In the autumn of 2015, we launched a new community bike project called MCF Bradford Bikery, based in social housing in central Bradford, and working in partnership with InCommmunities. Also in 2015, we opened an affordable community bike shop and workshop in Shipley, which has since thrived into a sustainable social enterprise

Men’s Group for over 50s who are going through a difficult time in their lives and might need a little support or companionship.

Meets at Eccleshill Mechanics Institute every Tuesday morning, 10am to 12pm.

Also runs a befriending service for those older men who cannot get to the group, run by men for men.

The weekly sessions cost £2 and include refreshments. We also offer gentle exercise, pool, dominoes, quiz, guest speakers. Monthly trips are organised with an additional cost.

All activities are optional and there is no pressure to join in. Feel free to pop in; upstairs in the Main Hall.

We’re here to improve the lives of people with a learning disability and their families now, and fight alongside them for a better future. We team up with our network of over 300 local groups to reach people across England, Northern Ireland and Wales.

The services we provide range from round-the-clock care to helping someone join in with local leisure activities, providing advice and information on things like employment and education, helping someone to live independently for the first time, and even things like reporting a crime to the police.

In Engand our helpline phone number is 0808 808 1111. Advisers are available from 10am to 3pm Monday to Friday. You can also email helpline@mencap.org.uk

In Bradford district, Mencap activities include:

Gig Buddies befriending project
Supported internships
Working with Bradford charities Bradford People First and Bradford Talking Media to produce accessible guides for young people with a learning disability moving from children's to adult's health care and supporting children in hospital.

Part of a national charity called Methodist Homes (MHA), MHA Communities Bradford and District provides support and services for older people, including social activities, supported holidays, befriending, interest groups, signposting and other services that enable older people to remain actively involved in their local community.

Our aim is to support older people to live independently in their own home.

The Millan Centre is a community centre for women and girls. We run educational, social and health related activities for women and girls in the Manningham and Heaton area of Bradford.

Millan Centre is a charitable organisation and a company limited by guarantee. The registered office is at the Centre. There are six members of the Management Committee who have overall responsibility for the Centre and a small team of full and part-time staff.
We run a variety of courses and groups for women and girls. The aim of our courses is to develop women's skills and confidence. The courses are open to women over 18 years old.

Girls under 18 are welcome to our Saturday morning sessions, you can collect a form from the centre and we will require consent from your parent/s or guardian/s.

If you are interested in any of our courses or would like to suggest a new course please call us on 01274 48069, 07881202340 or email admin@millan.org.uk. Please note that most of our courses are booked up very quickly on a first come first served basis, so please make sure you contact us quickly if wish to enrol!

Mind in Bradford provides information and support to anyone experiencing mental or emotional health problems across Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven.
We're here for you. Our well-being service offers a range of groups and activities - they're all free and there is no need for any diagnosis or referral.
Guide-Line is a telephone helpline for confidential, emotional support from 12pm till 12am everyday. Speak to us on the phone: 08001 884 884.

Community Companions (Befriending Service) is a project to tackle loneliness, isolation and depression in adults, running in the Bradford district (Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven).

Volunteers are needed to spend one to two hours per week meeting an individual face-to-face in the local community. This could be outdoors for a walk or attending a local group to help their loneliness and reduce their social isolation. Our volunteers will receive training and then offer one-to-one support, building confidence and encouraging individuals to access local community activities and make new friendships.

This service is run by Mind in Bradford.

Aims to preserve our village and engender a community spirit and sense of pride and identity.
Membership open - everyone welcome. No charge for membership but donations accepted.
Our Annual General Meeting is held normally in July every year, where all members are very welcome to attend to hear what we have done in that year or to discuss any other issues.

Motive8 Bradford Limited is a registered charity that was established in 2012 and is based at the South Bradford Vocational Centre.

The success of our learners is at the heart of everything we do.

We are adaptable and consistent in creating opportunities for vocational training that are current and accessible for all learners. We believe that good education is not a 'one size fits all' process so we offer choices to young people who may not feel motivated by a mainstream academic approach.

Motive8 recognises the benefits of working with young people in a holistic way, providing them with opportunities to grow and develop in an environment that suits their needs. We therefore offer a bespoke programme of education, skills development, and support to help young people succeed in their next steps – whatever those might be.

We create a personal relationship with them throughout their time with us, working with them and alongside them as they progress towards a qualification in their chosen field. Here at Motive8, young people feel safe, supported and respected; we know this because that's what they tell us!

Call our helpline 7 days a week, open from 4pm to 10pm - 0808 808 2008
Muslim Youth Helpline is a national award-winning charity helpline that provides free and confidential faith and culturally sensitive support services targeted at vulnerable young people in the United Kingdom via telephone, web-chat and email.
MYH was founded in August 2001 by young people to respond to the social problems endured by Muslim youth in the UK.
If you prefer texting, we can chat with you through WhatsApp. You can text us at 0808 808 2008. Our helpline is open from 4pm to 10pm, 365 days a year. Livechat is also available through the website at https://myh.org.uk/how-we-can-help/chat-with-us/