The Power of Resilience CIC

03/09/2025

Unfortunately the weather forecast for tomorrow afternoon is torrential rain and thunderstorms ☔

Based on this we are going to postpone our Homeschool Gardening Group by a week! Sorry to anyone who was hoping to join us!

03/09/2025

At a time when some seek to divide—rich from poor, newcomer from neighbour—The Power of Resilience chooses a better way. We believe in building bridges, not walls. That’s why we’re opening our brand-new Community Pantry in Hyde, where everyone who struggles will find dignity, welcome, and hope.

📍 Location: Sunflower Day Nursery, Victoria Street, Hyde, SK14 4AA
🕙 Opening: 10am, Friday 5th September

But we cannot do this alone. We urgently need volunteer collectors to help us bring food into this new pantry, and we’d love more local people to get involved.

🌻 If you’d like to be part of something that changes lives, simply pop along to Sunflower Day Nursery and tell us you'd like to get imvolved. Every helping hand, every kind word, every act of support makes a difference.

No judgment. No hate. Just love, kindness, and resilience—together.

02/09/2025

Update from Julie Mallinson:

The last three days have been overwhelming — my knee has dislocated three times, leaving me in relentless pain. Living with hypermobility means my joints and ligaments rarely hold me together, and the constant pain stretches across my body. Right now, every step feels like a mountain.

With a heavy heart, I’ve had to make the painful decision to walk only part of the Baton of Hope Tour25 - Tameside course instead of the full 13 miles. This is not what I wanted — and admitting that feels like a loss in itself. But while my body may limit me, my heart, my voice, and my commitment to this cause remain unshaken.

As a su***de survivor, I know what it feels like to be in the darkest of places — and I also know that hope can be the very thing that saves a life. That is why this cause means everything to me. I walk, no matter how far, to remind others that they are not alone, that hope is real, and that brighter days are possible.

Every step I am able to take will be walked with determination, love, and purpose. And when I reach the end, I’ll still be there, standing proudly at my stall, giving everything I can to support this vital cause. 💛

01/09/2025

Our gardening volunteer team have had an afternoon of fun spending some of our wonderful grant money buying new plants and bulbs for our community wellbeing garden in Ridge Hill. We'll be starting to plant out some of our new purchases on Thursday at our Homeschool Gardening Group.

We'll also be teaching our budding gardeners about pruning, composting and preparing our beds for autumnal planting!

01/09/2025

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30/08/2025

📢 How much food goes out from our Community Pantry each month?

It’s the question we get asked week in, week out… so here’s the answer for August 👇

In the last month, thanks to the amazing generosity of our community partners over 500kg of food has been collected and distributed!

And that’s just what we can measure — the real figure is likely to be double, because so many of you pop food straight onto the shelves when no one is looking. 💙

To put that into perspective: we are providing a minimum of 1,000 meals from our pantry each month.

👉 That’s the weight of a small car! 🚗

Thank you for helping us keep the shelves stocked and the community fed. Every tin, packet, and donation really does make a difference. 🥫🍞

28/08/2025

The first three weeks are already fully booked at RidgeHill Big Local Hub but we do have spaces at The Anthony Seddon Fund!

Click the link below to book subsequent weeks or to add your name to the waiting list!

https://bit.ly/CNWWorkshops

Alternatively, give The Anthony Seddon Fund a call and book into the afternoon session.

28/08/2025

Thank you for featuring us in today's Tameside Reporter on page 5!

28/08/2025

Last Thursday at our Homeschool Outdoor Cooking Group we had so much fun making mocktails. We made virgin pina colada, mojitos and fruit cocktails.

We also harvested some tomatoes and mint and investigated how the hot weather had impacted the growth of our produce in the garden over the summer.

27/08/2025

We've had some fantastic feedback from some of our participants. Take an hour out for yourself and complete this free online wellbeing course!

27/08/2025

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27/08/2025

Brilliant article by Tameside Reporter!!

Sunflower Day Nurseries have teamed up with The Power of Resilience CIC to launch a new community pantry in Hyde.

Sunflower Day Nurseries, led by award-winning entrepreneur Elaine Sagar, has partnered with community champions The Power of Resilience CIC to launch a brand-new Community Pantry in the heart of Hyde. The pantry will officially open its doors on Friday 5th September at 10am at the Sunflower Day Nursery site on Victoria Street (SK14 4AA), with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony by the Mayor of Tameside, Councillor Shibley Alam.

Designed to address food insecurity, reduce waste, and build stronger local connections, the pantry will operate on a "no questions, no forms" basis - ensuring a judgement-free, welcoming space for anyone in need. Visitors will be able to help themselves to a range of nutritious and surplus food items, thanks to generous donations from community partners including Aldi Denton and staffing specialists Bennett Staff.

Elaine Sagar, whose Sunflower Day Nurseries are renowned for their holistic approach to childcare and community support, sees the initiative as a natural extension: "We've been busy exploring ways of expanding our food projects in line with our Sustainable Sunflowers commitment. Now, we're stepping it up. Inspired by the brilliant Julie Mallinson and The Power of Resilience CIC, we're proud to build this collaboration and are rolling out their food pantry box models across our settings."

Elaine’s vision for the nursery group has long gone beyond early years education, placing equal emphasis on supporting families, neighbourhoods, and the wider community.

Joining her in the effort is Julie Mallinson, Executive Director of The Power of Resilience CIC, an organisation recently honoured as Community Interest Company of the Year for its innovative and hands-on approach to local resilience building: "We are thrilled to be working alongside Elaine and Sunflower Day Nurseries on such an important project. By combining our strengths, we can tackle food insecurity, reduce waste, and create a stronger, more resilient Hyde community."

The launch has been met with strong support from local businesses and individuals alike. Claire Wolstenholme MIRP and the team at Bennett Staff have pledged to move their food collections to the new pantry, bolstering its sustainability and reach.

With community at its core, this project marks a hopeful and practical step forward in addressing some of the most pressing issues facing local families.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10am on 5th September promises to be a celebration of unity, care, and local action, and all are welcome to attend.