Media Cubs: Looking back on 2023 and forward to 2024 As 2023 draws to a close, we take a look back on the projects and partners we’ve worked with this year - and look forward to the New Year! In January 2023, our mini reporters Ben and Cecelia celebrated the

Mini reporters enjoy magical Winter Wonderland day out at Stockeld Park Three of our mini reporters enjoyed a magical day out at Stockeld Park which has been transformed into a Winter Wonderland for Christmas 2023. The family-friendly park in North Yorkshire currently boasts one of the country's biggest winter light

Free media workshops for 7-16 year olds in Openshaw starting in 2024 We are excited to announce that we have received funding from Manchester’s Youth Play and Participation Service to deliver a series of workshops for young people in Openshaw. The sessions will introduce them to media skills and build

Wigan groups raising money for park playbox which “brings joy” to community  Could you give one pound for a playbox? Springfield & Beech Hill CommUnity and Northern Heart and Soul, based in Wigan, are raising £18,000 for a permanent playbox at Beech Hill park. The playbox is a special container

FREE festive media workshop in Newton Heath with Media Cubs Young people aged 11-16 can join the Media Cubs pop-up TV studio and newsroom for a special festive workshop on Thursday December 21, 2023 thanks to Manchester Libraries. Held at Newton Heath Library, the session will introduce them to our

Stretford Storytellers project exhibit reveals hopes and ideas for the town Our amazing group of Stretford Storytellers have showcased their work at a special event. The intergenerational project saw Media Cubs and Talking About My Generation (both projects of Yellow Jigsaw) come together with Lostock High School to look at

Win four tickets to Factory International’s magical festive show Lost and Found To celebrate Factory International's upcoming magical stage show of Oliver Jeffers' Lost and Found at Aviva Studios, we're giving you the chance to win four tickets! Featuring puppetry and video projections, a cast of characters

Hope For Cheetham: New video highlights youth project in Manchester Media Cubs has produced a new video for Young Manchester which highlights their Hope For Cheetham project. The project is run by the community, non-profit groups, education, businesses, faith institutions, the public sector and young people The video

Our Child Friendly Manchester Discovery Day captured Media Cubs has created a special video which captures the Our Child Friendly Manchester Discovery Day event, with help from our young reporters Cecelia and Ben. Manchester has been officially accepted onto UNICEF's Child Friendly Cities and Communities programme and

Media Cubs impact: Summer 2023 Can you guess how many children we worked with across Greater Manchester in the 2023 summer holidays? Our media crew visited HAF (council-funded ‘Holiday Activity and Food programme’) clubs and camps across the region, delivering a range of unique workshops such as reporting, stop-motion filmmaking,