Manchester
Afro-Caribbean Clubs & Organisations
Cheetham Hill
Advice Centre
1 Morrowfield
Avenue, Cheetham Hill, Manchester M8. Tel: 0161-740 8999.
Whalley Range
Advice & Community Resource Centre
59 Withington
Road, Whalley Range, Manchester M16. Tel: 0161-226 7015.
The Manchester
Black Health Forum
This local organisation
promotes health services for black communities, and provides services
that meet different cultural needs, as well as co-ordinating and training
volunteers in community care. Services offered include, drop in day
care, home care support, counselling, mental health support, racial
attacks & harassment (RAHIM), seminars and conferences, interpreter
service as well as advice and health information. Ask for Nusret,
Janet or Bahga.
New Black Arts
Alliance
P O Box 312. Manchester
M22 2DF. Tel (Mobile): +44 (0)7757278188 .
Email: baa@blackartists.org.uk. Website: www.blackartists.org.uk.
The NBAA was established in 1985, the UK's largest network of black
artists. Their website contains a small listing of Northwest-based
creative artists with links to their websites. Also works across the
arts, hosting community projects, education, exhibitions and performance
events as well as the Acts of Achievement website at www.actsofachievement.org.uk.
BME Arts
BME Arts is a
gateway to bring together artists and those interested in the arts
with the available resources to aid promote, develop and publicly
present their talents. Specifically targeted at supporting Black and
minority ethnic people, still an under-represented group in the arts.
This site is primarily focused on providing a directory of opportunities
for development and participation in the arts, both on a community
level and on a national scale. In addition to being a hub of information
this is a social network where work can be shared with a wider audience.
Email: admin@bmearts.co.uk. Website: www.bmearts.co.uk
Manchester Refugee
Support Network
St James Centre,
95a Princess Road, Moss Side, Manchester M14 4TH.
Tel: 0161-226 6134 advice line. Fax: 0161-226 1332.
Target Group: Refugees and asylum seekers, refugee community groups,
agencies working with them. Languages spoken: Arabic, some Farsi,
range of refugee community languages. Access to interpreters.
Open Monday to Wednesday for advice, Thursdays for home visits, and
Friday by appointment only.
Council of African
and Afro-Caribbean Churches UK [CAACC]
A member Body
of CTBI & CTE and member of the Free Churches Group for England.
United effort for evangelism, mission, theological training and social
responsibility among African and Afro-Caribbean Churches.
Contact: The Most Rev. Father Olu Abiola, 31 Norton House, Sidney
Road, London SW9 0UJ.
Tel: 020-7274 5589. Fax: 020-7771 8302.
Joint Council
for Anglo-Caribbean Churches
General Secretary:
Rev. Esme Beswick MBE
141 Railton Road, London SW14 0LT. Tel: 020-7737 6542.
Asian-Afro Caribbean
Advisory Centre
39 Green Avenue,
Bolton BL3 2JX. Tel: 01204-523616 and 01204-521707
Open 7 days a week from 5.00pm-7.00pm. Target Group: Minority ethnic
communities. Languages spoken: Arabic, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi and
Urdu. Serving Bolton and the surrounding areas.
Afro-Caribbean
Care Group for the Elderly
Claremont Resource
Centre, Rolls Crescent, Hulme, Manchester M15 5FS.
Tel: 0161-226 6334. Fax: 0161-232 1548.
Email: user@accg.fsnet.co.uk. Website: www.accg.org.uk.
The Afro-Caribbean Care Group aims to provide a caring and supportive
service for elderly people of Afro-Caribbean descent who live in south
and central Manchester, and Trafford.
The Glodwick
West Indian Association
99 Greengate Street,
Oldham. Tel: 0161-624 2055 / 628 7917.
Identity Writers'
Workshop
6 Mount Street,
Manchester M2 5NS. Tel: 0161-832 3777.
Email: enquiries@commonword.org.uk. Website: www.commonword.org.uk.
Meets every Wednesday 6-8pm. For black, Asian, Afro-Caribbean and
Chinese poets, performers and rappers. Workshops for reading and performing
work and constructive criticism and advice will be given.
Black Britain
Website
Promoted as
"...a Bridge Across Nations"
News, information, jobs, entertainment and everything to do with being
black in Britain today.
Website: www.blackbritain.co.uk.
Black Search
Information for,
about and by black communities. Specialised search engine for black
groups, facilities, contacts, clubs, etc, in your area. Website: www.blacksearch.co.uk
Black Mag
('Bright Learning
& Cultural Knowledge').
Links to black websites, books, clubs, entertainments, business, education,
and a while lot more. Website: www.blackmag.co.uk/content.
Black Singles
Connection
Black singles
website where Black people meet. African American singles to Detailed
personals and photo gallery. Enjoy instant messaging, chat, thousands
of singles profiles, message boards, and more. Join BlackSinglesConnection
today to connect with singles in your area!
Website: www.blacksinglesconnection.com.
NIA Cultural
Centre
Chichester Road,
Hulme, M15. Tel: 0161-226 6461.
Black Women Survivors of Sexual Abuse meets monthly. For more information
contact Rajo Saira on 01484-450040.
Afro-Caribbean
Restaurants in Manchester
A-Fe-We
Royce Road, Hulme, Manchester. Tel: 0161-232 0191.
Jowata Licenced African Restaurant
322 Deansgate, Manchester City Centre. Tel: 0161-835 1099.
M & M's Caribbean Spice
127 Stamford Street , Chorlton, Manchester 21. Tel: 0161-226 6067.
Nubian Links
Afro-Caribbean Dating
Contact: The Administrator,
Nubian Links
109 - 111 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3BW. Tel: 0845-644 0682. Fax:
0845-644 0621
Email: info@nubianlinks.com
An international Afro-Caribbean introductory dating service. Website:
www.nubianlinks.com.
Joana's Hair
Elite
470 Cheetham Hill
Road, Manchester M8 9JW. Tel: 0161-795 4778.
- Specialists in Afro Caribbean & European Hair.
- Hair Extensions & Weavers.
- Lazer Weave & Closure Weaves.
- Training Courses Available.
- Net Weaves For Alopecia.
- Baldness & Trichotilomania.
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