Mustard Tree

Hannah Atkins Album Launch

mustardtree — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:18:23 +0000

One of our Mustard Tree supporters; ’Hannah Atkins‘ is launching her new Album ‘Beyond Your Skin’ on the 15th February at Band On The Wall in Manchester. Hannah has been involved in the work of Mustard Tree since arriving in Manchester as a student in 2000 & helping on our soup run. Hannah now regularly sings for our events & is a part of The Sanctuary event held at The Mustard Tree each month.

At her album launch, Hannah will be performing her album material with a full band including a string quartet with extra guest musicians such as Judith Ude on a harp! If you can only make one of her gigs this year – make it THIS ONE! The event is being run in partnership with a few social justice charities including Mustard Tree, and the show will feature real stories of the people behind the song lyrics – including that of our very own Graham Hudson! Tickets are £7 in advance or £8 on the door, available from www.hannahatkins.com and Band On The Wall box office.

Downloadable flyer here

HannahAtkins.com

Go Hungry

mustardtree — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:36:59 +0000

We have had the pleasure of working with Adrian Bentley of Just Good Ideas and three students from Salford University and together have come up with the Go Hungry Campaign. We are going to give it a go next week and hopefully make it a regular feature of our yearly calendar. While the aim is to raise much needed funds for the work of the Mustard Tree we also want to distribute some of the funds raised to some of the other excellent homeless charities across Greater Manchester. The idea is explained below:

Go Hungry is a fundraising campaign designed to support the tens of thousands of adults and children across Greater Manchester who live in poverty and struggle to afford the basics in life.

Go Hungry is asking people to skip lunch for one day during the Poverty & Homelessness Action Week (28th January – 5th February), and simply donate the money they otherwise would have spent. We aim to engage people to consider their own lives and actions in contrast to the day to day lifestyle of the disadvantaged population, who usually do not have the option of deciding whether to eat or not.

To find out more, please visit: www.gohungry.co.uk

Eccles Launch Invitation

mustardtree — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:08:13 +0000

You may have gathered that we are about to open a small site in Eccles. The aim of the new site is to serve those of our clients in the west of Greater Manchester who struggle to access Ancoats regularly and to work alongside the many excellent existing agencies in the area. We are having a small launch event next Monday at 11am. Anyone is welcome to attend, we will be joined by the Mayor of Salford and should have a merry time.

The official invitation with full details is available if you click here.

We’d love to see you.

Thanks

Job Vacancy – Mustard Tree Driver

mustardtree — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:56:36 +0000

We are happy to post the following vacancy which coincides with the opening of our new mini-branch in Eccles:

VAN DRIVER

37.5hrs per week

Salary: £13,500

The Dignity Project at The Mustard Tree supplies essential furniture and household items for people disadvantaged by poverty and social exclusion in Greater Manchester.

Goods are donated both by individuals and organisations, which are collected in by one of our 3.5 tonne Luton vans. The vans are also used to deliver items that have been chosen by our clients. We collect and deliver to addresses across Greater Manchester, but this role will mainly concentrate on operating in the west of the city supporting our new Eccles site.

The post of Van Driver would suit a physically fit, energetic and caring individual with good communication and interpersonal skills.

Previous van driving experience and a good knowledge of Manchester is preferred but not essential. Applicants must be over 25 years old.

For an application pack please contact:

Janet Wong on office@mustardtree.co.uk or at Mustard Tree, 110 Oldham Road, Ancoats, Manchester, M4 6AG

Telephone: 0161 228 7331
e-mail office@mustardtree.co.uk
Closing date for applications is Friday 27th January 2012

Email Newsletter

mustardtree — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:49:18 +0000

We are slowly fading out our paper newsletters to save money, the environment and envelope stuffing duties!

If you would like to receive a regular email newsletter from the Mustard Tree with all the latest news and stories, please complete the form below:

Winter 2011 Newsletter

mustardtree — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:13:37 +0000

If you’d like to read the latest newsletter from the Mustard Tree please click here to view our Winter 2011 edition.

Many thanks

Christmas Opening Times

mustardtree — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:11:24 +0000

The Mustard Tree will be operating the following hours over Christmas and into the new year:

Dec 23rd close at 12:00 noon (with soup run at 18:30)

Dec 26th – Jan 2nd closed (except for soup runs on 30th Dec 18:30 and 1st Jan 17:00)

All normal services will commence on 3rd January.

Many thanks

Creativity at The Mustard Tree

mustardtree — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:22:41 +0000

At the Mustard Tree we are strong believers in the impact that creativity can have on the recovery and rebuilding process. During the week we host a range of creative workshops and groups including: drama, art, mosaics, Acting on Impulse, knitting, sewing, ladies creativity, guitar and craft.

Much of this is coordinated and supported by our artist in residence, Graham Hudson (see a bit of his story in the video below). Graham is an artist and has a workshop space at Mustard Tree, he has recently been working on portrait work which we thought were worth sharing, two are posted here.

If you’d like to see his works in person, Graham is very happy to show visitors around in between classes, just contact Graham on artistgraham@gmail.com. Much of his work is also for sale.

Big Coat Day – FC United

mustardtree — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:28:31 +0000

FC United are again hosting the Big Coat Day at their Boxing Day match against Ashton United. Each year FC United and their supporters do a fantastic job collecting winter coats for those in need across the city. The Mustard Tree are one of the charities to benefit from this great effort and we receive hundreds of warm coats to pass on to our clients. If you’d like to contribute or to go along to the match you can find more details here

Watch the video below to hear Johnny Vegas’ thoughts on Big Coat Day:

Inspirational Christmas Cards

mustardtree — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:07:54 +0000

We have been hugely benefitted by the support of Julian Gratton and RedC Marketing this year. Earlier this year Julian decided to spend a night on the streets to raise monay and awareness, RedC have now created some inspirational Christmas Cards to raise money for The Mustard Tree. The cards feature members of the Mustard Tree community along with their story of recovering and rebuilding. They are available to purchase (5 cards for £3) and view online here or from us at 110 Oldham road or at Hey Little Cupcake in Spinningfields.

Thanks to Julian and RedC and to Paul Moffat the photographer who gave his time and skills generously.