New event date – Families Matter : Caring Matters (Manchester)

4WardEverUK • 28 March 2023

source: National Family Fund

published: 3 February 2023

Image Credit: Tippa Naphtali


Postponed in 2022, this FREE Manchester event consisting of a 3-course meal and varied beverages, pamper zones, arts & wellbeing stalls, resident DJ and local performing artists; has now been rescheduled for 27 May 2023.


This family-only event is essentially all about respite, entertainment, fun and pampering.

The event is the second of three previously funded (pre-pandemic) by The Edge Fund. The hugely successful first event, Looking Back : Moving Forward, was held in Central Birmingham in September 2021 coinciding with the eighteenth anniversary of Mikey Powell's death.


This event will also acknowledge the sixth anniversary of the tragedy and the victims of the Grenfell fire in London. The event attendees will mark a 72 second silence in remembrance of each of the victims.

This event is being delivered in association with 4WardEverUK and Migrant Media, and is also supported by Naphtali Associates and Catalyst 4 Change CIC.


Book your tickets here >

Bookings open @ 8:00am on 3 April 2023



Only families directly affected by state custody deaths and killings can attend!

View or download the event flyer & programme >

Activities will include:


  • Short film and tribute to the Grenfell fire victims
  • Three-course meal and beverages
  • Resident DJ throughout the event
  • FREE prize raffle draw
  • Pamper zones and stalls (head massage, nail painting, arts & crafts etc)
  • Live entertainment from local talent


Travel costs reimbursed:

Families that attend from outside of Manchester will have reasonable travel and accommodation costs met by the National Mikey Powell Memorial Family Fund.

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