by Emily Shipley | Jul 24, 2023 | Touch Wood
We are thrilled to have had the opportunity to reclaim wood from the staging of Eurovision 2023. We have transformed the wood into a range of limited edition bespoke handmade products and gifts available to purchase from our Etsy. Every item created from the wood is...
by Emily Shipley | Jun 8, 2023 | Touch Wood
Volunteers’ Week takes place 1-7 June every year. It’s our opportunity to recognise and celebrate the fantastic contribution that volunteers make to our organisation. We strive to make volunteering at Touch Wood as fun and rewarding as possible. Volunteers...
by Emily Shipley | May 15, 2023 | Touch Wood
This year at EMERGE, we’re proudly celebrating our 25th anniversary. The EMERGE Group (our full name is East Manchester Environment & Resources Group Emerge) consists of FareShare Greater Manchester, Give and Gain, EMERGE Recycling and Touch Wood. Together we work...
by Think | Dec 16, 2022 | Sustainability, Touch Wood
Which is more environmentally friendly? A real tree? An artificial one? How about one made from reclaimed wood? Each year there is debate online, with various sources citing different outcomes, favouring an opposing side of the argument. We’re going to try and address...
by Laurence Adams | Dec 18, 2020 | Touch Wood
We are thrilled to announce that the Social Enterprise Support Fund, distributed by Resonance, has given a £40,000 grant to Touch Wood to help the team ‘Building Back Better’ through and beyond COVID. As such, we are employing a Business Development consultant, and...
by Think | Dec 5, 2018 | Touch Wood
One Manchester, a leading housing and community services provider in the region, takes social innovation seriously. Anton Shultz, Social Investment Manager at One Manchester, explains: “We believe in the importance of investing in a community through job and business...
