Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe
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Welcome to Season 12 of the Meet the Mancunian podcast, hosted by Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe. Over the season, we meet the people shaping Manchester today and inspiring its future. Through thoughtful conversations with community leaders, volunteers and changemakers, I explore the passion and purpose driving positive change across our city. Each episode shares honest stories, lived experience, and insight into the people shaping Manchester today and strengthening its communities for tomorrow. Thank you for listening — and for being part of this community. Podcast creatives by Mahua Roy.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe makes Manchester's civic life legible through detailed conversations about how community support works in practice.
Meet the Mancunian turns local civic work into practical, person-led conversation. Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe gives each guest room to explain the cause behind their work, then keeps returning to impact, obstacles, motivation, and the demands of carrying responsibility.
Peatlands and interview outfits: Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe introduces you to the people doing the work in Manchester.
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Climate action here is practical, local, and shaped by everyday access and confidence.
Sophie Jones comes across as a community engagement lead using climate work to solve a very practical problem: helping people feel able to use trams, trains, and buses in Manchester.
A grounded look at community savings turning into practical action.
The conversation follows Nikki Banks, co-founder of One World Together, as she lays out how community savings can become a working model for solidarity, not just a fundraising idea.
A grounded conversation about food poverty, dignity, and community action in Manchester.
This episode follows Zoe Marlow, a food bank manager at Dandelion Community Church, as it moves from food poverty into housing, dignity, and social housing in Wythenshawe.
A grounded Manchester story about Cracking Good Food, fundraising, and surplus food turned into support.
Tracey Torley's conversation presents Manchester's food poverty work with a clear, practical focus. It tracks how Cracking Good Food expanded from private events into catering, team-building, urban forages, and restaurant takeovers, while also redirecting surplus food into local…
A clear Manchester conversation about wildlife campaigning, public pressure, and the nuance around green energy.
Lydia German's conversation with Deepa Thomas Sutcliffe gives a steady look at wildlife campaigning and conservation in public life. It works best when it connects advocacy to practical pressure, showing how attention can reach across the region and help put nature on the…
A Manchester-rooted conversation about grief, sobriety, and practical community support.
Nikki Wake's conversation casts the Road Collective as a direct answer to widowhood, sobriety, and the pressure of turning pain into purpose. Its strongest material comes from the practical details: asking for help, shaping a mission-led organization, and showing why a…
A grounded, Manchester-first case for small acts adding up.
Chris Marsh's conversation with Deepa Thomas Sutcliffe is built around a plain but sturdy idea: local support matters most when it is practical, personal, and repeated in small acts.
A direct local conversation about prejudice, mistrust, and the work of being understood.
Francis Duncan's conversation keeps its focus on work with the Irish travelling community in Manchester, and it does so with a steady, local emphasis.
Deepa Thomas Sutcliffe speaks with Ryan Miemczyk, Chair of Trustees at Manchester Young Lives, about how adventure playgrounds, recreation, and alternative education support young people in Manchester.
Host Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe interviews Claire Biggs, director of Sustainable Northmoor Urban Greening, about her work transforming Manchester's green spaces through community arts and urban greening projects.
Host Deepa Thalma Sutcliffe interviews Josh Deegan, a volunteer and Spirit of Manchester Award winner, about Happy Some Days, a community initiative in Wythenshawe that started with six people and grew to over 3,000 participants.
Deepa Thomas Sutcliffe opens Season 10 with a warm Mancunian welcome and a conversation about social impact in Manchester.
Sophie Jones brings climate action down to street level.
Chris Marsh talks about backing communities in Manchester.
Deepa Thomas Sutcliffe welcomes listeners to season 10 with a conversation about sustainable clothing in Manchester.
Deepa Thomas Sutcliffe speaks with Zoe Marlow about food poverty in Manchester.
Season 9 opens with a warm welcome from Deepa Thomas Sutcliffe.
Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe speaks with Nikki Wake, founder of the Road Collective.
Jolene Sheehan talks about social entrepreneurship, well-being, and the purpose behind Joy Ethic.
Deepa Thomas Sutcliffe welcomes season 10 with a conversation about supporting refugees from Ukraine in Manchester.
Nikki Banks joins Deepa Thomas Sutcliffe to discuss One World Together and its solidarity funds.
Deepa Thomas Sutcliffe speaks with Francis Duncan of Irish Community Care about supporting the Irish community in Manchester.
Deepa Thomas Sutcliffe speaks with Tahira Khanam, founder of Better We and a Spirit of Manchester Awards nominee, about a project that grew from a 2021 luncheon club into eight weekly sessions.
Lydia German joins Deepa Thomas Sutcliffe to talk wildlife, campaigning, and conservation in Manchester.
Host Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe interviews Maria Romanenko, a Ukrainian activist who fled the 2022 invasion and now supports refugees in Manchester through initiatives like free walking tours.
Judy Vickers, Executive Officer at LifeShare and a Spirit of Manchester Award nominee, links her homelessness work to a personal experience of domestic violence, refuge support, and rebuilding her life through social work.
Deepa Thomas-Sackliffe speaks with Idowu Morafa, founder of Across Uma and a Spirit of Manchester nominee for Volunteer of the Year and Social Economy Champion, about tackling substance abuse, mental health, and food poverty in Manchester.
Beth Powell, Managing Director of Creative City and Spirit of Manchester Award nominee for Social Economy Champion, explains how her work focuses on women and youth through arts, youth work, and community projects in Manchester.
Deepa Thomas Sutcliffe opens season nine with a warm welcome and a spotlight on Manchester's community champions.
Season 9 of Meet the Mancunian Podcast opens with Deepa Thomas Sutcliffe speaking to Shelley Roberts, CEO of Home Start Manchester and Spirit of Manchester Award winner for volunteer involving organisation.
Deepa Thomas Sutcliffe speaks with Simon Owen about conservation, wellbeing, and Lancashire Wildlife Trust.
Host Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe introduces Season 12 of a podcast featuring conversations with Manchester community leaders and changemakers, starting with Alan Morris of the Red Lane Growing Project.
Host Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe introduces Season 12 of a podcast featuring conversations with Manchester community leaders and changemakers driving social impact.
This episode introduces Season 11 of a podcast featuring nominees from the Spirit of Manchester Awards, highlighting community champions creating social impact.
Host Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe introduces Season 10 of a podcast celebrating social impact community heroes in Manchester, dedicating the season to her late rescue dog.
Host Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe introduces Season 9 of the Meet the Mancunian podcast, collaborating with the Spirit of Manchester Awards to feature interviews with award winners and nominees, highlighting social impact stories from Manchester.
Host Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe introduces the season finale of a podcast featuring stories of Manchester's unsung heroes and social impact, with a preview of an interview about community radio.
Host Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe interviews inspiring leaders and volunteers driving positive social change in Manchester.
Host Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe interviews inspiring people working in Manchester's social impact sector, sharing their life stories and passions.
Host Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe interviews inspiring people working in Manchester's social impact sector, sharing their life stories and passions.
Host Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe interviews inspiring people working in Manchester's social impact sector, sharing their life stories and passions to inspire listeners.