August 2009

Shack settlements in Manchester today and tomorrow

19 Aug 2009

If you're in central Manchester today you might notice that something a bit different has popped up overnight all over the city. We're spreading the word about how you can Make Manchester Proud and we've built a shanty town outside the Town Hall in Albert Square and single shacks in Piccadilly Gardens,...

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Volunteers needed in Manchester on 19th & 20th August

06 Aug 2009

On the 19th and 20th of August the Make Manchester Proud Campaign will be bringing the townships of South Africa to the streets of Manchester. Commuters, workers and visitors will be able to experience first hand the living conditions of the 4.3 million South Africans who continue to live in township...

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Would you like to Make Manchester Proud in 2010?

06 Aug 2009

The Niall Mellon Township Trust is searching for 70 Volunteers from Manchester to join 1,000 skilled and unskilled Irish men and women on the charity’s one week Building Blitz to South Africa in 2010. Established in 2002, the Niall Mellon Township Trust provides quality social housing for the...

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Niall Mellon Township Trust Brings Shack Life to Manchester

01 Aug 2009

Replica shacks usually lived in by poor families in the townships of South Africa have emerged overnight in Manchester city centre locations. The shacks and mini-township have been erected by the Niall Mellon Township Trust to raise awareness of the charity in the UK through its Make Manchester Proud...

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On your bike!!!!!!!!

01 Aug 2009

14 Volunteers and supporters set off from Niall Mellon Township Trust offices in Dublin on Wednesday 5th August to cycle over 230 miles to Cork. The key Volunteers involved are Karen O’Driscoll, Cathal Daly, Eileen O’Mahony and Eileen O’Donoghue who are cycling to assist their fundraising...

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Sponsor a Tradesperson 

01 Aug 2009

Pictured at a Presentation in the charity's office, Wednesday 26th August, was Dominic Loughran, Director of Operations with the charity, Paul Traynor, Veteran Volunteer and competition winner, Annemarie Leonard, Houghton Mifflin, internal staff member who has also won a sponsored slot and Ciara Dowling,...

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August 2009

Shack settlements in Manchester today and tomorrow

Volunteers needed in Manchester on 19th & 20th August

Would you like to Make Manchester Proud in 2010?

Niall Mellon Township Trust Brings Shack Life to Manchester

On your bike!!!!!!!!

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Sponsor a Tradesperson

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