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17-year-old Sophia was supported to thrive through our partnership working, coming through Wybourn Works to MPCT.

Great Places has been shortlisted for the Greater Manchester Good Employment Awards 2026, in the Best for Health and Wellbeing (Large Organisation) category.

This programme is about bringing colleagues together to make a difference in our communities - and we're inviting customers to take part!

Emollient creams, sprays and gels are essential for treating psoriasis or eczema, but when dried onto fabric they are highly flammable.

This new course is helping Great Places customers build practical skills, confidence and a pathway into future employment.

Great Places backed Bounceback Food CIC to run hands‑on cooking sessions that supported young carers and low‑income families to develop kitchen skills.

Collaborative working delivers improvements to Tamworth Street community hub Partnership working has helped secure the future of a much‑loved community hub on Tamworth Street in Oldham, ensuring it remains a safe, welcoming and energy‑efficient space for local people. Tamworth Street is home to the Werneth and Freehold Community Development Project (WFCDP), a long‑established local charity […]

Great Places secures planning approval for 57 new social rent homes on Sheffield’s City Road Great Places Housing Group has secured planning approval and acquired land for a new development that will bring much‑needed affordable homes to the former Park and Arbourthorne Labour Club site on City Road, Sheffield. The scheme being delivered in partnership […]

Great Places recently welcomed Kilvinder Vigurs, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime at the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, to Wybourn for a visit to see the community led services, employment support, and partnership work across one of our key neighbourhoods.