This is our About us page: Who can join, who runs us, who works for us

About us

We started in 1992 and now have over 500 members

Who can join?

People over 18 years old, live in Manchester City Council’s area and have a learning disability. 
It is free to join Manchester People First.

If you want to join:

For a form you can print and send to us click here (Opens in new window)

Or join online by clicking here (Opens in new window)

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Committee
We are run by a Management Committee who are elected by members at our
Annual General Meeting, which is held in October each year. The committee is:

• Nathan Cairns

• Paul Hughes

• Richard Hughes

• Joanne Smith

We are a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales,
Number 63339300 and a registered charity, Number 1124426

Staff

We employ:

• Andy Needle (Project Manager)

• Stephen Hughes (Additional Support)

• Derek Owen (Admin Support)

• David Dunnico (Project Worker)
• Lea Heims (Service Audit Project Co-Worker)

• Stephen Blake (Service Audit Assistant)

• Joanne Hickenbotham (Service Audit Assistant)

• Christopher Kenny (Service Audit Assistant)

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Complaints
If you have a complaint, please fill-in a Complaints Form (Opens in new window)

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GDPR
For our General Data Protection Regulations statement click here (Opens in new window)

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Donations
We are a registered charity (No.1124426) we welcome donations. Please contact us if you can help.