The Flowhesion Foundation was delighted to have been shortlisted, and then winning, by public vote, The Sport England community sports project of the year, 2024. The award recognised The Foundation’s Haliwell girls sports Hub, which helps girls, especially those between 11 and 17 facing racial inequalities, get into sports. Sports Hub coordinator Julie Vining said: “I’m ecstatic to have won the award on behalf of the girls and Team Flowhesion!’ The award was presented at the annual Sporting Equals event…
Continue ReadingLOVING The FLOW Quarterly Magazine
The young people who were involved worked tirelessly to bring high quality content to young audiences. The Magazine is based around four key community cohesion themes, BELONG, BUILD, ACHIEVE, VALUE. This issue features reporting on important efforts by organisations in Bolton to help the homeless, Bolton’s first ever christian-Muslim-Humanist dialogue project, a detailed look at how the cotton industry and manufacturing shaped Bolton’s landscape as well as interviews with recent migrants who share their love and life in our town! Said the…
Continue ReadingOur Vision and Commitment to a More Cohesive Britain
“I’m proud to share our renewed vision and strategy, building on seven years of impactful work by Team Flowhesion across the North of England. Our journey has been made possible through the invaluable support of our funders, stakeholders, and community partners. Over the years, I’ve witnessed hundreds of adults and young people step forward, many for the first time to engage in structured learning, contribute to decision-making, and volunteer in community-led programmes. These initial steps often sparked long-term personal growth,…
Continue Readingcounselling and drug awareness sessions- East Lancashire
We are delighted to be offering both DV bilingual specialist counselling to Bamer women and awareness workshops for Bamer boys. The focus being on the intersectionality of drugs, violence and criminal exploitation. The DV work has been kindly funded by The Office of the Lancashire Police Crime Commissioner, Clive Grunshaw. Who stated, “The pandemic continues to put extra pressures on families and relationships and whilst that should never be an excuse for any kind of violence, the reality is that…
Continue ReadingNo Time for Hate Crime – Manchester
We were delighted to host a well attended, hate crime awareness seminar during hate crime week on 12th February 2023 in crumpsall, Manchester. The seminar was attended by the deputy Lord Mayor of Manchester, police, academics and those with lived experience of hate crime. Our Manchester portfolio manager who organised the event, Robina shah said ‘, hate crime has been on the increase in recent years so this seminar was vital to get the message out there that it won’t be tolerated. It was great…
Continue ReadingMCA National Meeting at Flowhesion
We were delighted to host the Muslim Chaplaincy Association (MCA) meeting at Flowhesion in December 2022 and 2024. The MCA is a body that represents chaplains working in UK prisons and also works to support rehabilitation of Muslim prisoners on release. Over 120 Chaplains from Uk prisons attended the Flowhesion foundation HQ in Bolton for this meeting. It was a very eventful day with lots of discussion and engagement. In attendance was the chair of the MCA Imam Talha Ahmed. He is…
Continue ReadingJUST SAY NO! Drugs campaign – Bolton
The Flowhesion Foundation is proud to work with The Centre of Excellence delivering on an innovative drugs awareness campaign in the town. The campaign is a grass-roots response to the increasing issue of drugs in our communities. Both organisations are jointly delivering sessions across out of school clubs, religious and at sports organisations. A dedicated helpline has been set up with bilingual professionals ready to provide support to young people and parents. Face to face counselling and support is also offered….
Continue ReadingHAF SUMMER AND WINTER CLUB PROVISION
We were delighted to deliver a range of creative, engaging and nutrition focused activities alongside hot meals to over 525 young people over the summer 2021 period. The Flowhesion summer clubs operated in Chadderton, Shaw, Eccles, Rochdale and Bolton. Furthermore our winter provision catered for hundreds of bamer children over the christmas period. We were also delighted to welcome Mark Logan MP- Bolton North East to see our provision. Said the director of The Flowhesion Foundation; Imam Abdul Hafeez Siddique…
Continue ReadingHealthwatch Research Study
Healthwatch Bolton commissioned The Flowhesion Foundation to interview people from BAMER communities. The project explored how the pandemic has affected normal practices of dealing with bereavement and the impact of this. The project also explored if there are any barriers to accessing bereavement services and support services to ensure people do not experience any inequities when accessing these. Said the CEO of The Flowhesion Foundation Imam Abdul hafeez siddique, ‘ we are delighted to have taken part in this seminal,…
Continue ReadingWorking with NW Approved Premises
Since 2019, The Flowhesion Foundation has been working with The National Probation Service and Northwest Approved Premises (AP) through our New Horizon Programme . Approved Premises (APs) are premises approved under Section 13 of the Offender Management Act 2007. They provide intensive supervision for those who present a high or very high risk of serious harm. They are mostly used for people on licence, but they also accommodate small numbers of people on bail or community sentences. Approved Premises play…
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