Make A Smile Manchester

Make A Smile Manchester Magical characters and friends bringing smiles to children experiencing more difficult childhoods

We are super excited to share that our national conference and ball will be hosted in Cardiff this year! Tickets and fur...
12/10/2026

We are super excited to share that our national conference and ball will be hosted in Cardiff this year! Tickets and further information can be found online at https://makeasmile.org.uk/national-conference ! We hope to see you there! 👋 ❄️

Upcoming Introduction Training Dates! 🚨 By popular demand we have now added a MORNING training session on Saturday 10th ...
10/10/2026

Upcoming Introduction Training Dates! 🚨 By popular demand we have now added a MORNING training session on Saturday 10th October! If you cannot make that session, we will also be running a session on Tuesday 20th October at 6pm. Sessions are run online and last for 3 hours. If you have recently attended a session, you will not have to join again! Any questions? Please get in touch! 📮📨

Upcoming Volunteer Training! ❤️✨Want to volunteer at our events? Make sure you attend one of our Introduction Training s...
30/09/2026

Upcoming Volunteer Training! ❤️✨

Want to volunteer at our events? Make sure you attend one of our Introduction Training sessions first! Join us on Discord this October to get trained and ready to spread some smiles 😊🌟



ALT: Make a Smile volunteer training poster listing three upcoming online Introduction Training sessions on Discord: Tuesday 6 October, Friday 9 October, and Tuesday 20 October, all at 6:00pm. Each session lasts around three hours. Volunteers must attend an Introduction Training session before they can participate in events.

✨ Meet the Committee! ✨Say hello to the lovely team behind Make a Smile Manchester! 💙🌈
30/09/2026

✨ Meet the Committee! ✨

Say hello to the lovely team behind Make a Smile Manchester! 💙🌈

**How to join Discord**Ahead of our upcoming Introduction Training sessions (held on our charity Discord server), we've ...
29/09/2026

**How to join Discord**

Ahead of our upcoming Introduction Training sessions (held on our charity Discord server), we've had lots of questions about how to access/join.

If you're new to discord, check out the following steps! We also recommend joining early to make sure you have no technical issues!

1. Click on the joining link at Www.makeasmile.org.uk/volunteer

2. Create a Discord account or login

3. Join the server

4. Select your role and pronouns in our channel!

✨ UPDATED OCTOBER TRAINING TIMETABLE!✨Just a little update to our October training schedule! 💙 Make sure to save the dat...
29/09/2026

✨ UPDATED OCTOBER TRAINING TIMETABLE!✨

Just a little update to our October training schedule! 💙 Make sure to save the dates and check the time and location for each session 📅

We’ve got lots of exciting sessions coming up, from Magic Maker 🪄 to Wigs & Make Up 🎨 and Superhero/Royalty Training 👑. Everyone is welcome, so come along and get involved! 🫶

See you at training! 💙



ALT text:
Blue October training timetable graphic for Make a Smile Manchester, showing UoM and MMU sessions. Thursday 1st: Intro Taster Session, 4:00–5:30pm, SU Meeting Room 4 (MMU). Monday 5th: Give It A Go, 6:30–8:00pm, SU B2 (UoM). Thursday 8th: Magic Maker Training, 4:00–5:30pm, SU Meeting Room 4 (MMU). Monday 12th: First Event Training, 6:30–8:00pm, SU B2 (UoM). Monday 19th: Wigs and Make Up Training, 6:30–8:00pm, SU B2 (UoM). Thursday 22nd: Superhero/Royalty Training, 4:00–5:30pm, SU Meeting Room 4 (MMU). Monday 26th: Magic Maker Training, 6:30–8:00pm, SU B2 (UoM). The graphic states “All are welcome!”

It’s time for September ! Congratulations to William, who has been a fantastic addition to our Con team. 🌟 Thank you fo...
28/09/2026

It’s time for September ! Congratulations to William, who has been a fantastic addition to our Con team. 🌟 Thank you for all of your hard work at our cons and it’s so lovely to hear how Make a Smile has brought you so much joy as well. Please do come by and say hello if you do see William at our next cons! 😁

On this week at Make a Smile!All sessions are for everyone. Whether you’re an MMU or UOM student, or not a student at al...
28/09/2026

On this week at Make a Smile!

All sessions are for everyone. Whether you’re an MMU or UOM student, or not a student at all, you’re welcome to join us at any of our sessions!

Freshers Fairs
29 & 30 September 2026
10-4
Sugden Sports Centre

This week, we have the Freshers Fair at Manchester Met’s Sugden Sports Centre. Pop in and chat to one of our committee on either day to find out more about Make a Smile, what we do, and how you can get involved.

taster session
01.10.26
4:30-6
The Union, MMU - Meeting Space 4 (2nd floor) : open to all

We have a taster session introducing Make a Smile, what to expect, how to get involved, and a costume try-on! Expect games, activities, costumes, and wigs. Whether you’re new to Make a Smile or want to get involved again, come along!

With Halloween just around the corner, we've got several upcoming Introduction Training sessions! All sessions are onlin...
28/09/2026

With Halloween just around the corner, we've got several upcoming Introduction Training sessions! All sessions are online so you can join from anywhere!

If you're interested in getting involved, whether as a character, Magic Maker or helping out behind the scenes, come along to one and find out more about the work we do!

You only need to come along to one session!

More details, times and the joining link can be found at www.makeasmile.org.uk/volunteer.

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