Upcoming Training and Events

Here are the lastest training and events from the GM Moving team and our trusted partners.

Sports Partnerships

GM Moving: Greater Manchester Sports Club Conference 2025

🗓️ Sunday, 2 November, 2025 | 🕙 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM | 📍 MMU Institute of Sport, Manchester
GM Moving invites you to join our Sports Club Conference — a day designed especially for clubs to connect, share, and grow together.
Cost: £5 per person
Who should attend: Anyone involved in running a grassroots sports club in Greater Manchester.  Maximum two people per club. This is to give as many clubs as possible the chance to join.
Register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1667081990109 

GM Moving: Maximising Your Volunteers' Experience (Buddle)

🗓️ Thursday, 4 December, 2025 | 🕖 7:00 – 8:30 PM | 💻 Free, Online
Learn practical steps to build a positive volunteer culture by recruiting, retaining, and rewarding volunteers.
Who should attend? Volunteers, coaches, club committee members, and staff delivering sport and physical activity across Greater Manchester.
Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/maximising-your-volunteers-experience-buddle-tickets-1829161514329 

GM Moving: Positive Experiences for All People (Buddle)

🗓️ Wednesday, 21 January, 2026 | 🕡 6:30 – 8:30 PM | 📍 Free, House of Sport, Manchester
Boost participant experience by exploring and planning what makes activities engaging and inclusive.
Who should attend? Volunteers, coaches, club committee members, and staff delivering sport and physical activity across Greater Manchester.
Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/positive-experiences-for-all-people-buddle-tickets-1829194412729

GM Moving: Creating a Marketing Strategy (Buddle)

🗓️ Thursday, 26 February, 2026 | 🕡 6:30 – 8:00 PM | 💻 Free, Online
Learn to grow your club with marketing skills, social media tips, and a clear strategy and action plan.
Who should attend? Volunteers, coaches, club committee members, and staff delivering sport and physical activity across Greater Manchester.
Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creating-a-marketing-strategy-buddle-tickets-1833319561159 

GM Moving: Raising Money (Buddle)

🗓️ Thursday, 26 March, 2026 | 🕡 6:30 – 8:00 PM | 📍 Free, House of Sport, Manchester
Get practical tips on fundraising, grants, and strategy to boost your club’s financial sustainability.
Who should attend? Volunteers, coaches, club committee members, and staff delivering sport and physical activity across Greater Manchester.
Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/raising-money-buddle-tickets-1833367614889

Welfare and Safeguarding

MIND: Youth Mental Health Awareness

🗓️ Thursday, 23 October, 2025 | 🕡 6:30 – 8:30 PM | 📍 Free, House of Sport, Manchester
Learn about the factors impacting young people's mental health and how to support.
Who should attend? Sports volunteers, coaches, and staff working in Greater Manchester.
Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mind-youth-mental-health-awareness-tickets-1427744124109

MIND: Mental Health – Spot, Support & Signpost

🗓️ Thursday, 13 November, 2025 | 🕖 7:00 – 8:00 PM | 💻 Free, Online
Gain confidence in spotting mental health issues and offering the right support.
Who should attend? Coaches, volunteers, and leaders in physical activity.
Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mind-spot-support-signpost-in-sport-physical-activity-tickets-1570132110409 

Working With Parents In Sport: ENGAGE - Building positive relationships with your young athletes parents

🗓️ Monday, 17 November, 2025 | 🕕 6:15 – 7:45 PM | 💻 Free, Online
Explore how to engage parents of young athletes and build stronger, more supportive relationships.
Who should attend? Sport and physical activity coaches and other volunteers.
Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/engage-building-positive-relationships-with-your-young-athletes-parents-tickets-1401882390969

Access Sport: Introduction to Neurodiversity in Community Sport

🗓️ Monday, 1 December, 2025 | 🕡 6:30 – 7:30 PM | 💻 Free, Online
Explore what neurodiversity means and how to make your sport and physical activity offers more inclusive.
Who should attend? Volunteers, coaches, club committee members, and staff delivering sport and physical activity across Greater Manchester and the North West.
Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introduction-to-neurodiversity-in-community-sport-access-sport-tickets-1828888487699 

NWG Network: Active Bystander Training

🗓️ Wednesday, 22 April, 2026 | 🕡 6:30 – 8:00 PM | 💻 Free, Online
Learn how and when to safely intervene to help keep sport a safer environment for all.
Who should attend? Volunteers and staff working with children and young people in sports across the North West.
Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/active-bystander-training-nwg-network-tickets-1828818578599