Wai Yin Opening Hours at Xmas 2017 & New Year 2018 慧妍社聖誕節和新年開放時間

December 20th, 2017   |   In The News   |  

2oth December 2017 (Wednesday) 星期三   Closed at 1.00pm 開放至下午一時 25th December 2017 (Monday)星期一   Closed 休息 26th December 2017 (Tuesday)星期二   Closed 休息 27th December 2017 (Wednesday)星期三   Closed 休息 1st January 2018 (Monday)星期一   Closed 休息

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Jan – March 2018 Course Schedule

December 13th, 2017   |   Education, Training & Employment   |  

Hello all, our new term is starting in January 2018. Please click below for the new term schedule.

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Writing the Future Project Celebration Event

December 6th, 2017   |   Family Unit   |  

Wai Yin Society is dedicated to provide services to Black Minority Ethnic communities in Greater Manchester,  and our Family Unit delivers projects to address the needs of BME families, including Dealing with Crisis, supporting, family welfare and Youth work. As a part of that, we operate the Writing the Future Project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

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Vietnamese Academics Visit Wai Yin Society

November 22nd, 2017   |   CEO's Blog   |  

Recently (23rd October) we were delighted to welcome a group of academic visitors from Vietnam to Wai Yin Society. They spent time with us learning about the UK’s system of, and our specific model of health and social care that we apply at our Sheung Lok Wellbeing Centre.

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China Women’s Delegation Visits Wai Yin Society

November 1st, 2017   |   CEO's Blog   |  

We were pleased to welcome a delegation of visitors from Jiangxi Provincial Women’s Federation, People’s Republic of China, to our offices on Friday 27th October. We explained in a series of presentations and discussions the needs and challenges that we, and our service users, faced since our beginnings in Chinatown some 30 years ago to Chinese women and their families in order that they participate fully in British life;  the vastly expanded services (including health and social care, anti-poverty, welfare advice, family support, youth work, ESOL lessons) that we now deliver from our three Centres in Greater Manchester to people […]

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Universal Credit Training Session

October 24th, 2017   |   CEO's Blog   |  

We were delighted to welcome Chris Hulse, Partnership Manager, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), to Wai Yin Society Head Quarters, on Wednesday 18th October, to deliver training on the new Universal Credit System. Our team of AQS accredited advice workers, other staff and volunteers (17 attended the training), listened to how the new online claim system will work, and how we might best help our clients understand and navigate the new system confidently, without unnecessary delays and difficulties.

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Annual Staff and Volunteer Appreciation Lunch 2017

October 18th, 2017   |   CEO's Blog   |  

Wai Yin Society recently celebrated the commitment and hard work of all staff and volunteers (including the Trustees) at the annual appreciation lunch on Friday 6th October 2017. More than ninety participants were in attendance including friends and family.

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Manchester Half Marathon Fundraiser

October 18th, 2017   |   CEO's Blog   |  

I would like to inform you that Woon Cheng has raised £560 from running the Manchester Half Marathon on Sunday 15th October, and she completed it in 2hours and 30 minutes!   We would like to give her a big thanks for her fantastic effort, to raise money for Wai Yin Society, and also to prepare for this race event.

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Day Trip to Bolton

October 11th, 2017   |   Family Unit   |  

A few remaining places available for a family day trip to Bolton, on Monday 23rd October  (during the school half term break). Activities / Venues include:  Smithills Open Farm (includes donkey rides, animal feeding, tractor and trailer rides & milking cows etc.

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Royal Exchange Elders Day

October 10th, 2017   |   Health & Social Care   |  

We has a great time participating in Elders Exchange Day on Sunday 01 October. Part of National Older People’s Day and the Age of Creativity Festival, this is a national initiative, England’s first nationwide festival celebrating older people as makers and artists!

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Radio Sheung Lok -ALL FM – Bronze Award

September 27th, 2017   |   CEO's Blog   |  

I am delighted to announce that Radio Sheung Lok – ALL FM received the Bronze Award for Community Development Project of the year from the national Community Radio Awards on Saturday 23th September, which took place in Bristol, South West England. A panel of over 50 judges drawn from the BBC, commercial radio, community radio, other media and also academia selected the best programmes and stations from more than 350 entries from 70 community radio stations, and from every corner of the UK.

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Writing the Future

September 20th, 2017   |   Family Unit   |  

We were delighted to host part our Lottery Heritage Funded Project – Writing the Future (Young Roots) in  partnership with Manchester Museum on 16th September 2017. This took the shape of a Family Fun day for interested members of the public.

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Citizen’s Commendation

September 12th, 2017   |   CEO's Blog   |  

Wai Yin Society were absolutely delighted, and honoured, yesterday afternoon, to receive a Citizen’s Commendation from Greater Manchester Police. The award was for: “Dedicated and continuous support, playing an integral part in forging strong community links with residents of China Town and further afield.

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New Term Classes Timetable (September to December 2017)

September 1st, 2017   |   Education, Training & Employment   |  

A new term classes timetable (September to December 2017) has been confirmed.  If you are interested in attending the class, please come to our Centre to do the initial assessment and enrolment.

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Radio Sheung Lok Nominated for 2017 Community Radio Awards

August 30th, 2017   |   In The News   |  

We are proud to announce that Radio Sheung Lok in association with All FM has been nominated for the 2017 Community Radio Awards: Community Development Project of the Year.   It is good to know that all the hard work of the Sheung Lok Radio team hasn’t gone unnoticed, bringing a voice to the local Chinese community in true pioneering spirit.

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