At The Honeybunch Community, we believe strong communities are built when people come together.
There are lots of ways to become part of our village — whether you're looking to meet new people, access support, volunteer your time, share your skills, collaborate with us or help us reach more people within our communities.
You don't have to know exactly where you fit.
Come as you are. Find your village. Get involved in a way that works for you.
🌸 Join Our Community
Find your village.
You don't need to volunteer or formally sign up to become part of Honeybunch. Sometimes becoming part of the village simply starts with coming along.
Our community activities create different opportunities for women, families and the wider community to connect across Greater Manchester, while some of our programmes — such as Mums Connected — are designed specifically for mums.
Mums Connected
Our community programme for mums, creating different opportunities to connect, learn, share, reset and access support.
You can join us through:
The Conversation — our child-friendly monthly conversation and information session, rotating across Manchester, Salford and Trafford. Come along, meet other mums and hear from guest professionals on topics that matter in everyday family life.
The Reset — our monthly child-free wellbeing experience, rotating across Trafford, Salford and Manchester, giving mums some intentional time to slow down, talk, breathe and reset. Each month offers something different, from guided relaxation and sound baths to creativity, reflection and self-care.
The Exchange — our monthly community pop-up, run by The Honeybunch Community and rotating across Manchester, Salford and Trafford on the first Friday of every month.
Women and families can access free women’s, baby and children’s clothing, toys, books and everyday family essentials, meet other mums and connect with useful information and support. There is no need to donate in order to receive.
From time to time, guest professionals and community organisations may also join us to share useful information and informal guidance.
And if you can’t find what you need, there’s The Village Ask:
Can’t find what you need? Ask the village. ❤️
We’ll reach out through our community and wider networks to see whether we can help source it. We can’t guarantee every request, but we’ll always see what the village can do.
Exchange locations change each month, so check our Events Calendar, Eventbrite and social channels for the next pop-up.
Virtual Village
Can't always make it in person?
Our Virtual Village keeps mums connected online, providing a welcoming space for conversation, encouragement, useful information and community between our face-to-face activities.
It's also a great place to start if you're new to Honeybunch and want to get a feel for the community before coming along in person.
Moment for Me Sundays
On the last Sunday of every month, Dr Joyti facilitates our online Moment for Me wellbeing session within the Virtual Village.
These gentle, accessible sessions create a little space for self-compassion, mindfulness, reflection and intentional self-care.
Dr Joyti holds a PhD in Psychology and has further training in counselling and psychotherapy.
Mindful. Gentle. Together.
Honeybunch Walking Club
Walk • Talk • Connect
Join us for relaxed community walks combining fresh air, gentle movement and conversation.
There's no pressure around pace or fitness. Our walks are about getting outside, connecting with other people and enjoying some time together.
Details of upcoming walks, including accessibility and whether they are pushchair-friendly, are shared beforehand.
🌱 GROW Activities — Coming Soon
We're developing more opportunities to try something new, learn practical skills and grow alongside the community.
Honeybunch Kitchen — social cooking and food experiences
Plant & Grow — hands-on gardening and growing activities
HoneyMove — friendly, accessible movement and fitness classes
Keep an eye on Honeybunch for opportunities to get involved as these activities develop.
Community Events
Throughout the year, The Honeybunch Community and What's On for Mums bring people together through larger community events and experiences.
These can include family activities, local traders and makers, community organisations, wellbeing activities, practical support and opportunities to discover what's happening within the local community.
Keep an eye on our Events Calendar and social channels for what's coming next.
💛 Volunteer With Us
Volunteer • Learn • Grow • Lead
Volunteering with Honeybunch is about more than giving us your time.
We want it to be an opportunity to build confidence, develop skills, meet people, gain experience and grow.
You might want to give something back to your community, build experience before returning to work, develop new skills, meet new people or simply spend some of your time doing something meaningful.
Whatever brings you to us, we want our volunteers to feel supported, valued and part of the village.
Ways to volunteer
Opportunities can include supporting:
Mums Connected • The Exchange • Community Events • Outreach & Pop-Ups • Peer Support • Virtual Village • Helping Hands • Community Engagement • Projects & Administration
Roles vary depending on our current activities, your availability, interests, skills and experience.
Some roles — particularly those involving direct support or safeguarding responsibilities — may require additional training, checks or relevant experience.
We invest in you too
Honeybunch volunteers have access to induction, role support and our in-house Volunteer Training Programme.
Training can include:
Safeguarding • Mental Health Awareness • Compassionate Support Skills • Boundaries • Peer Support • Signposting • Online Safety • Supporting People Online and In Person
Our training is delivered by experienced members of the Honeybunch team, including professionals with backgrounds across safeguarding, social work, mental health, psychology and community support.
Where appropriate, volunteers may also have opportunities to access external training, recognised courses and learning opportunities through our partners.
There is no expectation that every volunteer needs to become a leader.
But if you do want to develop, we want Honeybunch to be somewhere you have the opportunity to do that.
Our promise
We will pour into you as much as you pour into us.
🎤 Share Your Expertise
Could your knowledge help someone in our village?
We're interested in connecting with professionals, practitioners, community educators and people with useful skills, knowledge or lived experience who could contribute to our community.
There are lots of ways to get involved.
You could join Mums Connected: The Conversation as a guest professional, join one of our rotating Exchange pop-ups to offer informal information and guidance, contribute to a workshop, support one of our GROW activities or collaborate with us on a community event.
We're particularly interested in connecting with people working across areas such as:
Women's Health • Maternal & Family Wellbeing • Parenting • Mental Health & Wellbeing • Housing • Money • Employment • Education • Family Support • Food & Cooking • Nutrition • Gardening & Growing • Movement & Fitness • Creative & Practical Skills
And that's not an exhaustive list.
If you have knowledge, experience or expertise that could genuinely benefit people within our community, we'd love to hear from you.
🤝 Partner With Us
Let's build stronger communities together.
Honeybunch doesn't believe in trying to do everything ourselves.
There are already brilliant schools, charities, community groups, public services, professionals, businesses and local organisations working across Greater Manchester.
We believe collaboration helps us reach more people, share resources, create stronger pathways and avoid unnecessarily duplicating support that's already available.
There are lots of ways we can work together.
You might:
- Host a Honeybunch activity or Pop-Up
- Deliver or support a GROW activity
- Provide a guest professional
- Offer a venue or community space
- Support The Exchange through donations, resources or sponsorship
- Provide products or resources
- Sponsor an activity or programme
- Provide specialist expertise or support
- Create referral and signposting pathways with us
- Help us reach people in your community
- Join us as a guest organisation at a community activity
If you've got an idea that fits our values, we're happy to have a conversation.
🌼 Support Our Mission
Help us keep building the village.
There are different ways to support Honeybunch — and not all of them involve money.
You can donate useful items, contribute products, volunteer, offer professional expertise, introduce us to another organisation, sponsor an activity, collaborate with us, attend an event or simply tell someone about us.
Every contribution helps us create more opportunities for people to connect, access support and grow.
Support The Exchange
Help us give The Exchange a home. ❤️
Mums Connected: The Exchange is our free monthly community pop-up, helping women and families access women’s, baby and children’s clothing, toys, books and everyday family essentials.
Honeybunch now runs and manages The Exchange directly, taking it into communities across Manchester, Salford and Trafford.
We’re currently raising £2,500 to help us secure our own storage and purchase essential equipment such as clothes rails, hangers, storage boxes and trolleys, so donated items can be safely stored, organised and transported between our community pop-ups.
You can support The Exchange by donating good-quality items, contributing towards our fundraising target, providing equipment or resources, sponsoring part of the project or helping us spread the word.
Items available through The Exchange are shared free of charge, and families do not need to donate in order to receive.
GIVE • TAKE • SHARE • CONNECT
🍯 Because it takes a village…
Support our outreach
Businesses and organisations can also donate suitable products for our Kindness Bags and community outreach, helping us put something thoughtful or practical directly into the hands of people we meet within our communities.
Sponsor or support an activity
If you're a business or organisation interested in sponsoring a Honeybunch programme, event or community activity, we'd love to explore what's possible.
Our aim is to develop partnerships that create genuine community benefit and help us build a sustainable village.
📱 Stay Connected
You don't have to attend something straight away to become part of Honeybunch.
Join the Virtual Village
Join our online community to connect with other mums, join conversations, discover what's happening, access useful information and stay connected between activities.
Sometimes your village can start online. ❤️
Follow Honeybunch
Follow The Honeybunch Community for upcoming sessions, community opportunities, useful information and a look at what's happening across the village.
Instagram: @honeybunch_community
Facebook & TikTok: @honeybunchcommunity
Discover What's On for Mums
What's On for Mums is another route into the village.
Discover local events and activities, family-friendly places, community organisations and services, local businesses, Honeybunch opportunities and useful things happening within the community.
Sometimes connection starts simply with finding somewhere to go, something to do or a community to belong to.
💛 Together, We're Building a Village
There isn't just one way to be part of Honeybunch.
You might come to a session, join us online, volunteer, access some support, donate good-quality items you or your family no longer need, share your professional expertise, host a Pop-Up, collaborate with us, attend an event or simply tell somebody that we're here.
You might arrive looking for connection and eventually become the person welcoming somebody else.
Every person brings something different to a village.
And every connection helps make it stronger.
CONNECT • SUPPORT • GROW
The Honeybunch Community
Because it takes a village… 🍯❤️