‘They’ve made me a better person’: Jackie Penton on her journey to becoming an award-winning foster carer
A sudden phone call one day in February 2014 would change the course of one foster carer’s life forever.
Children and Young People news
Manchester Libraries - winner of the Library of the Year Award
Manchester Libraries has won the 'Library of the Year' Award at the prestigious British Book Awards 2025 held at Grosvenor House London on Monday, 12th May.
‘We’re lucky to have the children’: Ex-prison guard Colin Daly wants to inspire others to become foster carers
To take on child of your own as foster carer is for some the biggest life change and for others, it is simply an extension of the family they already have.
Council worker shares her fostering journey and encourages others to take the leap
For Hannah Ikhlas, taking a life-changing step to become a foster parent has been a life changing journey – one which she would encourage others to consider embarking on.
Celebrated authors visit Manchester to spread love of reading this World Book Day
Children across Manchester are being inspired by their favourite authors to read more this World Book Day (7 March).
Ready, Set, Read: This year’s Summer Reading Challenge launched
The well-loved summer reading challenge returns to Manchester libraries this summer after being launched with school children in Central Library earlier this week
Youth Buzz Awards 2023 nominations open
Nominations now open for annual awards celebrating Manchester’s talented young people and their achievements.