A hop and a skip over the Pennines and here I am - a Mancunian in Leeds (doesn't quite have the same ring to it as an Englishman in New York!).

For the last 5 years I have been working for the Big Lottery Fund in the North West region. When the opportunity arose to broaden my knowledge and experience of the Y&H region I grabbed it with both hands. I will be based here for the next 12 months, although nearly 2 months in it's already beginning to feel like…

If you haven’t already heard, or you didn’t attend the event in Salford on the 25^th March 2011, the Big Lottery Fund is supporting a raft of new activities and initiatives all coming under the banner of People Powered Change including Your Square Mile, The Neighbourhood Challenge and Live…