We’re exploring what makes the places and streets we live, work or play safe, joyful and welcoming spaces to be, with a brand-new series of The GM Moving podcast. 

We’re so pleased to be partnering once more with GreaterSport and GM Moving to produce this series to accompany their pioneering Right to the Streets project.

What do welcoming, safe, and joyful streets look like to you? And, what can we all do to create streets, parks, and public spaces where all women and girls feel that they belong and are invited to be active?

It’s these questions and more that we’re delving into with GreaterSport and GM Moving’s new eight-part GM Moving podcast series to accompany their Right To The Streets project. 

Right To The Streets explores how we make streets and spaces safer, more welcoming, and joyful for women and girls so that they invite active travel and active lives. The project, led by GreaterSport, is delivered in partnership with Open Data Manchester, Publica, Trafford Council, Diva Creative, and local community partners and is funded by the Home Office Safer Streets Fund. 

Listen to the Right To The Streets Podcast 

The Right To The Streets Podcast is available to listen to for free, wherever you usually listen to podcasts, simply search ‘GM Moving Podcast – or click here or listen below. ⬇️

About the Podcast 

The MIC media produced podcast explores how people and communities are working together to make our streets and public spaces more welcoming and safe for women and girls, by highlighting the work already being done in North Trafford (Old Trafford, Gorsehill and Stretford area), spotlighting experiences and gathering ideas and solutions for improvement from partners.

The Right To The Streets episodes make up the third series of the existing GM Moving podcast and aims to inspire partners and projects across Greater Manchester and wider to take the steps to create a whole system approach to addressing violence against women and girls in their local area. 

I’m so excited to share the new series of The GM Moving Podcast series with everyone, it’s been so interesting and fun to get out on the streets of Trafford and speak to so many amazing guests.

I’ve loved exploring how we work together to create streets, parks and public spaces where all women and girls feel free, safe and invited to be active. 

“It’s been an inspirational journey putting this series together covering everything from crime and active travel to sport, culture, urban design, and the media.

Eve Holt, Podcast host and GreaterSport Strategic Director  

Episodes and guests 

The series, presented by Eve Holt, Strategic Leader at GreaterSport features over 70 voices recorded in locations across Greater Manchester and Trafford, including key decision makers like Kate Green, Greater Manchester’s Deputy Mayor and lead for policing and crime, strategic leaders including Sacha Lord, Greater Manchester’s Nighttime Economy Adviser and most importantly lots of local voices like Ruth Hannan from the community garden project Gorgeous Gorse Hill and students from Stretford High School. 

The Right To The Streets podcast takes a deep dive into the key areas that impact or influence this important agenda, including crime and community, streets and public space design, the sports world, public health and active travel. Including on-location visits to local running clubs, community centres and to the ‘theatre of dreams’ for a Manchester United home game! 

We’re also pleased to welcome to the MIC production team a talented bunch of audio creators, Editor Charles Commins, Producers Danielle Porter and Sarah Leech, and Production Assistant Kate Mardon to support the making of this MIC media podcast.

Vic Elizabeth Turnbull, MIC media CEO, is delighted to be working with GreaterSport again, she adds:

MIC media is so proud to be helping to kick-start the conversation with GreaterSport and GM Moving about what makes our streets, parks and public spaces joyful, welcoming places for people to be and to be active.

Safer streets for women and girls is a campaign very close to our hearts. It’s been a real joy to gather stories, experiences and ideas from people across Greater Manchester and North Trafford who are creating the conditions in place for everyday moving and more active lives for all. 

We’re really looking forward to hearing where this Right To The Streets conversation leads to!

Episodes are released every Thursday over eight weeks. 

Looking for support to produce your podcast? Contact MIC here, and let’s have a chat about your podcast ideas.