Welcome to our website, we’re an independent mental health charity based in Ashton-Under-Lyne, who provide long-term opportunities for people who are aiming to rebuild their lives and improve their social integration.

A Late Christmas update
This is how we enjoyed the end of the year Christmas party. Jack our chairman is not past having fun and dressing up and going into the streets. Ringing a bell and encouraging people to have a Happy Christmas.



Here we go were going to work up an appetite before our Christmas meal…





Here we are at our festive meal



Happy Christmas to all and here we go looking forward to a wonderful New Year, to 2023!



Here are Danny’s 3 amazing coffees, cappuccino, mocha and a latte, Amazing after 8 months of training. Well done Danny.

Thanks Gary for this cake tin, baking trays it will be really useful for training people to bake. Brilliant Christmas present thank you.
That was the end of 2022 a good year. We look back and we thank God for bringing us through the pandemic and the last few years.
Thank you to E-foods it is with much appreciation and thanks that everyone at Making a Difference- Tameside send, for your amazing donation of £1500 to our mental Health Training Centre. This will go a long way in contributing to make it possible, for members to receive the important emotional and psychological support. Offering them opportunity to regain the necessary skills to be able to move forward in their lives, to reduce isolation and improve their prospects of work. Your support is very much appreciated, thank you.

2023 will seeing Making a Difference Tameside develop into a more integrated “Mental Health Personal Development Training Centre”. A training programme is being developed that will cover many aspects of personal development.
Due to the financial pressures in most peoples lives, which also effects businesses including our projects. After 21 years of offering our service for free, we are now sadly having to charge for our support which also includes the communities support. Below is our charging policy.


Opening Times
Skills Centre
9:30am – 3:30pm
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays
Oasis Café
9:30am – 3:30pm
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Friday
Should you need support or help, or encouragement please email me and I will contact you – making.a.difference.tameside@gmail.com or ring 07419295873 and leave a message, I will aim to get back to you within the shortest possible time.

Making a Difference- Tameside
Registered Charity No. 1103513