We teamed up with Cheetham and Crumpsall Anti-Poverty Group to help them engage the local community in a number of carbon saving activities that helped people to save money.

This summer In Our Nature teamed up with The University of Manchester to pilot a returnable cup scheme, here’s what we learnt along the way.

We supported housing associations Mosscare St Vincents Housing and Southway Housing Trust to help tenants take action on climate change – by making the most of their communal spaces. 

We supported The Message in Sharston to transform their outdoor space into a community garden and growing area.

Through our Community Support initiative, we helped Dr Ghada Soliman from The University of Manchester to set up Sustainable Threads – a group for refugees and asylum seekers in Manchester to learn and share clothing repair and upcycling skills.

In May 2024 we met with Naz Khan to see how we could get more people in North Manchester feeling confident on two wheels.

Flavours from Manchester’s Go Green project have been supporting ladies in north Manchester to start exploring the city by bus and tram. Here’s what some of the people involved had to say.

Building on our research that connecting to nature can help facilitate climate action, we teamed up with SNUG, a community orchard in Crowcroft Park to help connect residents with nature.

We all know data is key these days, whether you’re asking questions for yourself or measuring a project for a funder. But often not everyone speaks the same language, and that can make things tricky! 

Water is a precious resource which is regularly taken for granted, which can be a big issue in times of drought and adapting for the ever-changing climate.

In January 2024, In Our Nature started working with local residents to help them build skills, come together and help make their alleyway more climate resilient and an all-round nicer place to be!

NEPHRA Good Neighbours teamed up with In Our Nature through our Community Support initiative to include the older generation in the conversation around climate change by enabling them to recycle a common item that was previously being sent to landfill – their pill packets.

We worked together with community nature groups across Manchester to find out - If having a deeper connection to nature can influence our behaviours, can we use it to help build a movement of people taking climate action?

As cities around the world work hard to address climate change, innovative solutions are being implemented to reduce carbon footprints and improve people’s homes. However, transitioning to new technologies can be daunting, especially for people who are unfamiliar with the latest advancements.

Across Manchester, many people are unable to access and enjoy their local green spaces. One of the biggest groups affected by this is older residents and those with mobility issues, who may struggle to maintain overgrown areas. In these situations, local friends’ groups can be key for helping communities to secure funding, host volunteer days and make green spaces accessible for everyone!

Everyone deserves to have a community space to visit, whether it’s for socialising and meeting like-minded people, or simply having somewhere to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life. As part of In Our Nature, we wanted to give community groups the guidance and resources to make their spaces easier to access for the local community.

In July 2023, In Our Nature in partnership with Stitched Up delivered a series of sewing workshops for the community of Cheetham Hill. Here’s the insights, stories, and impact of the sessions threaded together to spark some curiosity.

In partnership with Climate Outreach and the Centre for Accelerated Social Transformation (CAST), in summer 2023 In Our Nature delivered an online food challenge to support the people of Moston to cook tasty, healthy meals whilst saving money and helping the environment. 

Many young people in Manchester want to make better choices for the planet, but don’t feel like they have the knowledge and tools to make changes for themselves and their loved ones. We’ve been giving them a helping hand by introducing them to more low carbon, low cost recipes!