By working together, we can make Wythenshawe better for everyone. You don’t need to live in one of our homes to get involved – if you’re part of the Wythenshawe community you can have your say and help shape what we do. From sharing your ideas and helping to shape big decisions, to getting stuck into activities that bring people together, there are loads of ways you can get involved. Whether you have a little time or a lot, there’s something for everyone – and every bit of involvement helps make Wythenshawe an even better place to live. Now and then Surveys and polls: Fill in surveys for us. 5-10 minutes every so often. Mystery shopper: Tell us about your experience when you report a repair or issue to us. 15-30 minutes when you report something. Community events: Join local events and activities like neighbourhood walks. 1-2 hours every few months. Have a look at our events calendar for more information. Regular Readers’ Group: Make sure our newsletters and leaflets are easy to read. 1 hour a month. Community Gardening Tool Hire Group: Help lend tools to residents to use in their garden. 1-2 hours a week. Community Voice meetings: Pop along to tell us about any problems you’re facing. 1-2 hours a month. High-Rise Forum: Have your say on living in a high-rise building. 2 hours every 3 months. Behind the scenes Service inspectors: Check shared areas in and around our buildings, and empty homes. Flexible monthly checks, plus a 2-hour monthly meeting. Why not become a Service Inspector and help us keep an eye on how we’re doing — from how tidy we’re keeping Wythenshawe to how our services are delivered. What you’ll do: Check services like cleaning and grounds work Spot what’s working and what’s not Feed it back to us so we can make a change How it’ll help: You’ll help improve your neighbourhood Build new skills and confidence Make a real difference locally We’ll help you with: Training a handy checklist ID and any gear you might need Ongoing help and support from our team Project Group: Help us make our services better. 4 hours a month. Scrutiny Group: Work with other tenants to recommend ways we can make things better for residents. 4 hours a month. Help us keep things running well by joining our Scrutiny Group. You’ll look at how we’re doing, suggest ways to improve, and help keep us on our toes. Things we’ve recently looked at: Complaints: Making it quicker and clearer Damp and Mould: Improving how we deal with it Living Well Fund: Making it more transparent and fair Grass Cutting and Cleaning: Keeping it consistent Repairs: Checking we’re delivering what we promise Customer Hub: Making it easier for people to get help and advice Read the reports or even better, join us – get in touch. Value for Money Group: Check we get good quality services that are worth the money we pay for them. 2-5 hours, 3 times a year. Still not convinced? Watch this short video of our volunteering in action, or read our Resident Involvement Strategy below. Play video Pause video Resident Involvement Strategy 2025-2027PDF (847 KB) PDF (847 KB) Everyone should have a say in decisions that affect their home and community. This strategy gives you meaningful opportunities to shape our services, hold us accountable, and ensure we listen to what matters most to you. Download Thinking about the cost? We don’t want cost to stop you from getting involved. If you take part in our formal resident involvement activities, we can pay back reasonable expenses such as travel, parking, childcare, care support costs and meals during longer events. We can also arrange interpreters, sign language support and other reasonable adjustments to help you take part. Speak to us to find out more. Register to get involved and volunteer Volunteer and involved resident registration Register to become a volunteer or involved resident You have to be over the age of 18 to volunteer with usFull nameFirst name(Required)Last name(Required)Contact informationPhone number(Required)Email(Required) Start typing your addressHouse number or name(Required)Street name(Required)Town(Required)County(Required)Postcode(Required)Volunteering opportunitiesPlease let us know what type of volunteering you're interested in. Volunteering opportunities may only be available in Wythenshawe. Are you a Wythenshawe Community Housing Group tenant?(Required) Yes No Please tick what volunteering activity you're interested in:(Required)For more details of each activity, visit our Get Involved page. Change 4 Wythenshawe Group Community Grants Panel Community Volunteering - Digital Champion, Community Tool Hire, various community groups Disability Action Group High Rise Living Forum Mystery Shopping Readers Group Scrutiny Group Service Inspectors Task and Finish Group Value for Money Panel Please tick what volunteering activity you're interested in:(Required)For more details of each activity, visit our Get Involved page. Change 4 Wythenshawe Group Community Garden Tool Hire Digital Champion Mystery Shopping Readers Group Various community groups For more information about how we use personal data, see our privacy notice.CAPTCHA Our Volunteer Privacy Notice You can read all the information about how your personal information is used if you volunteer with us in our Volunteer Privacy Notice. Volunteer Privacy NoticePDF (227 KB) PDF (227 KB) Download
Volunteering is a great way to meet new people, grow your confidence, and give something back to your community. There are lots of local groups looking for help from as little as 2-3 hours a week. Here’s how to get started: Fill in our Volunteer Form above We’ll match you to something that suits you We’ll support you all the way — even on your first day! Volunteering is open to everyone. All the groups we work with are part of Real Neighbours Wythenshawe – local people helping other local people.
Our Scrutiny Group is made up of residents, just like you, who take a closer look at how we’re doing. They check our services, ask questions, and suggest ways we can do better. Here are their latest reviews. Each one explains how the review was done, its findings, and recommendations. Scrutiny Group Review: Complaint handlingPDF (333 KB) PDF (333 KB) Download Scrutiny Group Review: Business TransformationPDF (328 KB) PDF (328 KB) Download Scrutiny Group Review: AdaptationsPDF (287 KB) PDF (287 KB) Download Scrutiny Group Review: Stage 2 ComplaintsPDF (175 KB) PDF (175 KB) Download Scrutiny Group Review: Customer HubPDF (457 KB) PDF (457 KB) Download Scrutiny Group Review: Our approach to damp and mouldPDF (244 KB) PDF (244 KB) Download Scrutiny Group Review: CommunicationsPDF (465 KB) PDF (465 KB) Download Scrutiny Group Review: Out of hoursPDF (408 KB) PDF (408 KB) Download Scrutiny Group Review: Service standardsPDF (358 KB) PDF (358 KB) Download
