{"id":1090,"date":"2020-11-20T21:54:24","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T21:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/?p=1090"},"modified":"2020-11-24T11:52:14","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T11:52:14","slug":"a-tribute-to-barry-edwards-manchester-people-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/homepage\/a-tribute-to-barry-edwards-manchester-people-first\/","title":{"rendered":"A tribute to Barry Edwards Manchester People First"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1090\" class=\"elementor elementor-1090\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6334b897 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"17279\" data-id=\"6334b897\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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First\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ca20a5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"36366\" data-id=\"1ca20a5b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-774e0768\" data-eae-slider=\"18298\" data-id=\"774e0768\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b2dd7e4 elementor-section-boxed 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died\u00a0following a long illness last weekend.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Barry was a warm and witty person, who we worked with on projects and in groups. He was always happy to share his experiences and make suggestions for different ways of working.\u00a0<\/p><p>Barry, together with his partner Joanne were members of the Our Manchester Disability Plan Partnership Board alongside Breakthrough. Barry played a very important part in the developing the plan.<\/p><p>Chair of Breakthrough Jackie Driver said, &#8220;It is very sad news, Barry should be remembered for the great work he has done across the city.&#8221;<\/p><p>Breakthrough CEO Michele Scattergood said, &#8220;It is really sad news, and Barry was a real asset to all.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1093\" src=\"http:\/\/dev.breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/content-image_a-tribute-to-barry-edwards-manchester-people-first-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/content-image_a-tribute-to-barry-edwards-manchester-people-first-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/content-image_a-tribute-to-barry-edwards-manchester-people-first-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/content-image_a-tribute-to-barry-edwards-manchester-people-first.jpeg 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-76a9000\" data-eae-slider=\"22434\" data-id=\"76a9000\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a601be8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sidebar\" data-id=\"a601be8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sidebar.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"search-2\" class=\"widget widget_search\"><h2 class=\"widget-title\">Search the website<\/h2><form role=\"search\" method=\"get\" class=\"search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/homepage\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Search for:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"search\" class=\"search-field\" placeholder=\"Search &hellip;\" value=\"\" name=\"s\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" class=\"search-submit\" value=\"Search\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/form><\/section><section id=\"custom_html-8\" class=\"widget_text widget widget_custom_html\"><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><hr><\/div><\/section><section id=\"block-8\" class=\"widget widget_block\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Latest News<\/h2>\n<\/section><section id=\"block-7\" class=\"widget widget_block widget_recent_entries\"><ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates has-author wp-block-latest-posts has-medium-font-size\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/homepage\/breaking-through-quarterly-newsletter-relaunched-october-2024\/\">Breaking Through Quarterly Newsletter Relaunched<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Mark Watts<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-10-30T10:56:48+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">30 October 2024<\/time><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/homepage\/meet-our-team\/\">Meet our team!<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Mark Watts<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-09-10T09:12:57+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">10 September 2024<\/time><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/homepage\/website-refresh\/\">Website Refresh<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Mark Watts<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-07-12T14:31:25+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">12 July 2024<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/section><section id=\"custom_html-9\" class=\"widget_text widget widget_custom_html\"><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><hr><\/div><\/section><section id=\"text-4\" class=\"widget widget_text\"><h2 class=\"widget-title\">Impact Review<\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Read more about the things we do at Breakthrough UK &#8211; 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