10GM Blogs
Stories from the heart of Greater Manchester—written by the people shaping it. Explore blogs and guest posts that celebrate collaboration, community, and change.

Growing a Shared Vision for Live Well Spaces of Hope and Connection
Author
Sarah Lambrechts
Published
14 October 2026
Type
Blog
Theme
Live Well

10GM Blog: Where People Meet and Belong – Launching Spaces of Hope and Connection
Author
Kelly Duke
Published
8 May 2026
Type
10GM Blog
Theme
Live Well

Author
Jenny Rouse
Published
16 February 2026
Type
Guest Blog
Theme
Data

Guest Blog: Procurement of Social Value – Should ‘Good Work’ Really Be Additional?
Author
Anne Lythgoe
Published
18 September 2025
Type
Guest Blog
Theme
Social Value

Supporting the Social Economy – The Story So Far
Author
Raj Cheema
Published
10 September 2025
Type
10GM Blog
Theme
Health and wellbeing

Guest blog: Manchester’s New Social Value Policy Is Built with Communities
Author
Dee Lowry
Published
4 July 2025
Type
Guest Blog
Theme
Social Value

Author
Sarah Lambrechts
Published
24 April 2025
Type
10GM Blog
Theme
Data

Guest blog: A Day in the Life at George House Trust
Author
Anna Hughes
Published
22 April 2025
Type
Guest Blog
Theme
Health and wellbeing

Guest Blog: VCSE Organisations in Greater Manchester and ‘Social Value’ – It’s What They Do
Author
Anne Lythgoe
Published
22 April 2025
Type
Guest Blog
Theme
Social Value

VCFSE Commissioning in Crisis: Advocating for Our Struggling Sector
Author
Susie Wright
Published
14 March 2025
Type
10GM Blog
Theme
Commissioning and Investment

Guest blog: A Day in the Life at Henshaws
Author
Simon Merrills
Published
22 April 2025
Type
Guest Blog
Theme
Health and wellbeing

Navigating Uncertainty: Urgent Actions and Opportunities for the VCFSE Sector
Author
Susie Wright
Published
20 December 2024
Type
Blog
Theme
Commissioning and Investment

VCSE Data and Intelligence Peer Learning Network: Our Collective Ambition
Author
Sarah Lambrechts
Published
24 September 2024
Type
Blog
Theme
Data

Commissioning Challenges in Greater Manchester’s VCSE Sector
Author
Keisha Tomlinson
Published
29 July 2024
Type
10GM Blog
Theme
Commissioning and Investment

What’s Been Going on in Population Health?
Author
Emma Ansell-Meehan
Published
29 July 2024
Type
10GM Blog
Theme
Health and wellbeing

Championing Community-Led Prevention: The Role of the VCSE Sector in Greater Manchester
Author
Sarah Lambrechts
Published
29 July 2024
Type
10GM Blog
Theme
Health and wellbeing

