The Helping Hand Roadshow 2023 to Tour Tameside with Cost of Living Support

Tameside Council are starting 2023 with a continued focus on providing cost of living support for all residents.

The Helping Hand Roadshow will be held at venues across the borough, with new venues and dates being updated regularly.

Following a string of successful Helping Hand stalls and events, the Helping Hand Roadshow will bring valuable financial, housing, employment, mental health and wellbeing information to residents. This includes information on Tameside’s Warm Welcome Hubs, signposting to support available with energy bills and tips on how to save energy.  Printed information will be available for those who cannot get online.

The roadshow will continue throughout the year with new locations being added regularly. Dates will be shared through social media, local organisations and community groups.

The Helping Hand Roadshow will appear throughout January at the following locations:

• Ashton Market, Bow Street, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6, Tuesday 3rd January, 11am-1pm.
• Hyde Market Hall, Clarendon St, Hyde, Tameside SK14 2QT, Thursday 5th January, 11am-1pm.
• Holy Trinity Community Centre, Dean Street, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 7HD, Monday 9th January, 11am-1pm.
• Carmel Christian Centre Seymour Street, Denton, Manchester. M34 3PF, Wednesday 11th January, 10am-12pm.
• Morrison’s, 94 Foundry Street, Dukinfield, SK16 4DL, Monday 16th January, 5pm-7pm
• Droylsden Library, Guardsman Tony Downes House, Manchester Road, Droylsden, M43 6EP, Thursday 19^th January, 11am-1pm.
• St Andrew’s House Media Centre, 2 Waterloo Road, Stalybridge SK15 2AU, Monday 23rd  January, 11am-1pm.
• Onward’s Winter Warmer at the Hattersley Hu, Stockport Road Mottram, Hyde, SK14 6AF, Thursday 26th January, 12:30pm-3:00pm.

Councillor Eleanor Wills, Tameside Council’s Executive Member for Health and Wellbeing said:

‘’Ensuring our Helping Hand Information stall tours Tameside with cost of living support in 2023 is one of our top priorities. The stalls will bring services and organisation information directly to residents who may be struggling but do not want to or feel like they can come forward for support.

“January can be a particularly hard month after Christmas celebrations, so please come along for practical guidance for problems from finances to mental health. We want to highlight that Helping Hand is for everyone in Tameside, so please take the support that is available to you.’’

Helping Hand Tameside Cost of Living support information is available 24/7 online at www.tameside.gov.uk/helpinghand .

Find your local Warm Welcome Hub here www.tameside.gov.uk/helpinghand/warm-welcome-hub

Council services and guest services also provide face to face support from Tameside One in Ashton between Monday and Friday, between 9am-5pm and are available by appointment or drop-in. Please visit www.tameside.gov.uk/getintouch to find the Tameside One timetable, how to book an appointment and contact services.

Our Council Customer Service Contact Centre can be reached by calling 0161 342 8355, by web chat on www.tameside.gov.uk or by email customer.services@tameside.gov.uk.

If your local organisation or venue would be an ideal location in Tameside for a Helping Hand Stall, please get in touch by contacting communications@tameside.gov.uk

Please note the Call Centre and Customer Services will close at 4pm on Friday, 23 December, and reopen at 8.30am on Tuesday, 3 January. Please visit www.tameside.gov.uk/Newsroom/Keeping-in-Touch-over-Christmas-and-New-Year for further information on council service Christmas closures.