Best Community Safety Project

The Best Community Safety Project Award will recognise an individual or community group working tirelessly to make Salford safer.

Our Judges have shortlisted the following finalists for 2025. The winner of this award will be announced at the awards ceremony on 3 April 2025.

Salford Muslim Forum

Salford Muslim Forum has been running for around three years now and has over 20 plus regular community members as well as councillors and partner agencies. They have achieved a number of amazing outcomes such as Eid in the park (first ever one in Salford); cohesion projects like open days at local Mosques; improvements in community services such as health, libraries, sports and community safety, and fundraising for homeless charities during Eid. They have been outstanding in providing an outlet for local voices; not just those of Muslim residents, but the community as a whole; and have been central to improving cohesion across Salford.

Salford Loaves and Fishes

Salford Loaves and Fishes provides a safe, nurturing environment for Salford's most vulnerable residents. Offering housing support, healthcare advice, free hot meals, learning programmes, and social engagement opportunities, they are a lifeline for many, treating everyone with dignity and respect. The centre supports a diverse range of vulnerable individuals, including Rough Sleepers and Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Innit 4 Young People

Innit 4 Young People are a wonderful creative outlet, providing multiple sessions per week where young people can make crafts and then sell them, gaining entrepreneurial skills and ultimately receiving a percentage of the profit. They have had a hugely positive impact: reducing anti-social behaviour and shoplifting and creating a safe space for young people, including those ‘at risk’ and in alternative education provision. These young people are welcomed and as a result feel a huge sense of pride and ownership in ‘their space’. The charity offers unique place to be creative in a lovely supportive environment.

Mancunian Way

The Mancunian Way is a fantastic outreach service that goes out in a converted van full of activities to various estates and identified hotspots to engage with young people. They provide activities and guidance to any young people they encounter; these vary dependant on the interests of the young people and they offer sports, arts and crafts, and board games, as well as hot drinks and snacks. Being mobile means they can respond quickly to local problems and the same young people seek them out each week. They build strong bonds with the young people and the local communities and do great work reducing tensions and strengthening community cohesion.