Pride in Place Updates
Keep up to date with meetings, community events and new projects here
With Pride in Place coming to parts of Moss Side and Whalley Range I want to keep you up to date with key dates and events to attend if you’d like to be involved. I will also update this page as projects develop once the work on them has begun.
Present Updates
Community leader Hassan Hassan has been appointed as the chair of the Neighbourhood Board.
Earlier this week, Hassan was appointed as the chair of the Neighbourhood Board because he is right at the heart of communities in Moss Side and Whalley Range. Hassan is the Managing Director of the fantastic Eid in the Park, attended by thousands of residents from Moss Side and Whalley Range each year. He is also a keen community volunteer, as well as the Chief Operating Officer of the Alfurqan Group of Charities.
Hassan’s first job as chair is to appoint the rest of the Neighbourhood Board from those who have applied.
Past Updates
20th May 2026 – Applications open to become the Community Chair or a Board member of our Pride in Place Neighbourhood Board.
The Community Chair’s first major job will be to form the Board. You will have help from myself as your MP and from the Council, but ultimately the final decision will be yours to make. The Board should reflect the diversity of Moss Side and Whalley Range. You will then be tasked with leading the group meetings, ensuring that all Board members are listened to and respected.
Board members will be selected by the Community Chair and will work with the Community Chair to decide which projects should be prioritised. The Neighbourhood Board will be reflective of the area that the Pride in Place funding has been allocated for to ensure that decisions about the funding are made in the best possible interests of all our Moss Side and Whalley Range community.
1st May 2026 – Thank you to everyone who came to the community celebration event and for sharing your ideas. I will update this page soon about when I am going to start the consultation period. I will also keep you up to date with the Neighbourhood Board application process.
8th April 2026 – On the 18th of April 2026 I will be hosting a community celebration event at the Boiler House in Moss Side. This is an opportunity for residents and neighbours to meet one another and start sharing their ideas of how they’d like to spend the Pride in Place funding. Please come between 12:30-14:00 to get involved.