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Staff benefits and wellbeing update

31 Mar 2022

Ideas on how to give back to the local community, the Ukraine crisis and run in the Purple Wave for Re-write Cancer?

Time for pie!

You may have recently read about HM Pasties, an artisan pasty producer in Bolton that won the vegan category for having the best pie, in the British Pie Awards. Their chickpea curry pasty wowed the judges, scoring 95 marks out of 100.

H.M.Pasties was set up by Lee Wakeham, an ex-offender with the aim to ‘bring out the good inside’ by employing ex-offenders to make and sell delicious handmade Cornish-style pasties. This amazing social enterprise would like to share an offer to all University staff. They already supply pies to our residences! You can read their bio here.

Be Active Fundraising Ukraine Crisis appeal

Join the Be Active team for some group exercise in person or on Zoom, and help raise money for The Ukraine Crisis Appeal supported by the British Red Cross. They will be offering fitness fundraiser classes 4th - 15th April. No booking needed, just turn up and enjoy! You can donate before you attend or click on the QR Code at the Wellbeing rooms to donate.

Locations: Simon Building, Wellbeing rooms G.66 for the face to face session and click the meeting ID link to join the zoom session. They are offering Pilates, Yoga, Zumba & 30 minute fitness classes.

The Be Active Team wants your views

For 2022/23 the Be Active Team are proposing a new offer for their Be Active programme and are looking at offering a year round membership and a drop in pay online system. The Membership will include classes at the Wellbeing Rooms and the Armitage Sports centre in Fallowfield, Face to face and Zoom. They would like you to share your ideas of what classes you would like to see on the programme - please click Your Ideas. 

Purple Wave

Join this year's PurpleWave, where you can represent our University and run, walk or jog the Manchester 10k as part of the Great Manchester Run. There is an exclusive discounted staff rate of £25 for the 10k event and £44.10 for the half marathon. You can also participate and fundraise for your favourite charity - or for the chosen charity, Re-write Cancer?

Reminders

Save a date - Making a Difference Awards

Everyone is invited to join our Chancellor Lemn Sissay OBE and our President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, live online at our Making a Difference Awards for Social Responsibility Tuesday, 10 May, 6pm - 7:30pm. This is always such an inspiring awards ceremony!

There are many ways to get involved in social responsibility programmes and make a difference.

Staff benefits

You can now access a detailed A-Z of all the staff benefits and services you can access as a member of staff. You can also still search by category. The list is very long!

Money is tight for many of us and Vivup has a range of supermarket discounts that help you make instant savings on your weekly shopping. With evouchers you can save on the following supermarkets:

  • Asda - 4%
  • John Lewis/Waitrose - 4%
  • Marks and Spencer - 7%
  • Sainsbury - 5%
  • Tesco - 4%                    

For more information visit staff benefits and wellbeing

Have a great week!