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Meet Our Reporters: Jean Friend

FULL NAME: Jean Friend  Age 67  REPORTER PATCH: Oldham Our reporter, Jean Friend, is a photographer, and enjoys the theatre, cycling, art, politics and campaigning on LGBT issues.   She wants to use her photography skills in the Talking About My Generation campaign as well as learn new skills and build confidence. Jean, who is

By |2019-06-24T12:42:49+00:00June 24th, 2019|Talking About My Generation|0 Comments

Meet Our Reporters: Mike Dodd

FULL NAME: Mike Dodd AGE: 78 REPORTER PATCH: Oldham Our reporter, Mike Dodd, is passionate about people staying connected in their local communities. He is a governor at a primary school, committee member of a social group, member of the Patient Participation Group with the CCG to review their processes and materials, has been a

By |2019-06-25T09:22:21+00:00June 24th, 2019|Talking About My Generation|0 Comments

Meet Our Reporters: Bob Alston

FULL NAME: Bob Alston AGE: 65 REPORTER PATCH: Tameside A proud Mancunian, reds fan, and retired engineer and teacher, Bob volunteers at Age UK Tameside and the Grafton Centre, Hyde and has an interest in anything with an engine, photography and his family. He wants to use his photography skills in the Talking About My Generation campaign, as well as

By |2019-06-24T12:45:10+00:00June 24th, 2019|Talking About My Generation|0 Comments

Meet Our Reporters: Paul Sherlock

FULL NAME: Paul Sherlock AGE: 72. REPORTER PATCH: Salford Our reporter, Paul Sherlock, is a volunteer for AgeUK Salford – mainly at the Critchley Community Hub in Swinton. He enjoys local history, genealogy and photography. He joined the Talking About My Generation campaign to use his skills in photography to capture people and events that

By |2019-06-24T12:45:49+00:00June 24th, 2019|Talking About My Generation|0 Comments

Meet Our Reporter: Chris Vickers

  FULL NAME: Christopher Vickers AGE: 67 REPORTER PATCH: Salford Our reporter, Chris Vickers, found retirement traumatic – but was encouraged by a friend to try Walking Football and now play four times a week! He is also part of a writers group at Critchley Café with his wife. Chris joined the Talking About My

By |2019-06-24T12:46:36+00:00June 24th, 2019|Talking About My Generation|0 Comments

Yellow Jigsaw founders beat 400 to make final stages of national funding competition

Kirsty Day and Grace Dyke - directors of Yellow Jigsaw Kirsty and Grace are delighted to have made the final 19 of a national funding competition delivered by Deutsche Bank Awards for Creative Entrepreneurs (DBACE) with their primary school literacy and media programme, Media Cubs. ACTION: Media Cubs from Woodheys Primary School, Sale, Trafford, Greater

By |2019-06-06T07:04:11+00:00June 6th, 2019|Passionate Pair|0 Comments

Yellow Jigsaw team up with an alternative education provider to put them on the MAP

  We are so thrilled about our latest PR and marketing project – which is not only in the education sector BUT also a social enterprise – which are two significant passions of our YJ team. The project sees us come together with an alternative education provider in Reddish - Make A Pathway (MAP) – led by

By |2019-01-25T10:56:34+00:00January 25th, 2019|Client Work, Communications, PR|0 Comments

Yellow Jigsaw starts 2019 with triple contract win

New Year has started with a bang here at Yellow Jigsaw HQ! We are so excited to have secured three contracts at the start of 2019 that will see us use our PR and media talents to upskill a range of people - from aged 8 to 80 - across Greater Manchester. The three projects will see us delivering workshops,

By |2019-01-21T17:28:47+00:00January 21st, 2019|Client Work, PR, Social Value|0 Comments

Lunch & learn session to make sure Greater Manchester good causes don’t get left behind in the world of PR and podcasts

  We're delighted to announce our first lunch & learn workshop of 2019 in partnership between our Big Heart Skills network and the Flourish network of female social entrepreneurs - with Vic Turnbull, podcast extraordinaire, joining us for the session. The event, which will be held March 13th at Innospace in Manchester, will provide a journalist's insight into working with

By |2019-01-11T12:06:14+00:00January 11th, 2019|Big Heart Events, PR|0 Comments

Our client – Unify Credit Union – wins media award at industry ‘Oscars’

The Yellow Jigsaw team is feeling very proud of our client Unify who have won three awards at the 'Oscars' of the Credit Union world. The eighth Edward Filenne Credit Union Awards for Excellence were held in Manchester City Centre in November and the Unify team walked away with three accolades including a 'Special Award

By |2019-06-20T15:31:39+00:00November 27th, 2018|Client Work, PR|0 Comments
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