Moments from LCB Manchester

Today: a clearer site, a stronger volunteer base, and a refreshed welcome for new neighbours.

Community hub relaunch with refreshed programmes and volunteer drive.

Cost-of-living response: warm spaces, household-support signposting, food-share.

Programme expansion: new advice sessions and bigger language school cohort.

Ten-year anniversary, a packed weekend celebrating a decade of LCB Manchester.

Slow reopen with outdoor cultural events and a return to indoor programmes.

Pandemic response: doorstep food-share, phone-befriending, translated public-health outreach.

Youth programme launches with homework support and creative workshops.

Inter-generational heritage sessions pair elders and youth on shared creative work.

Oral-history project begins, capturing voices of the founding generation.

First cross-charity partnership programme with neighbouring Bangladeshi associations.

Mother-tongue literacy classes expand to weekend sessions for local children.

First major cultural showcase: music, food, dance and a packed hall of new friends.

Drop-in advice clinics begin with local partners, helping families navigate benefits and housing.

Women’s circles start, sewing and craft sessions bring neighbours together every weekend.

First Bangla classes, first community gatherings, first volunteers on board.

Where it all started: LCB Manchester established as a registered charity serving Greater Manchester’s Bangladeshi community.