The Comites of Manchester represents Italian citizens residing in the following counties, which constitute the Consular District of Manchester:
Cheshire, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Durham, East Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Merseyside, North Yorkshire, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Shropshire, South Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Tyne and Wear, West Midlands, West Yorkshire, Isle of Man .
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The consulate of reference for this area is the Manchester Consulate , which opened on 18 July 2022. Before the opening, the London Consulate was competent .
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In this area there are many associations, patronages and support organizations for the Italians living in the area. On this page we want to collect the list and provide contacts and links necessary to contact them.
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If you run a non-profit organization active in our constituency that offers support to Italians in the UK and would like to be included on this page, please contact us by sending us your name, a rectangular banner and a brief description of your services.
Consular services and embassy
Embassy of Italy in the United Kingdom
The Embassy represents Italy in the United Kingdom, protect the interests of Italy and its citizens, and promotes friendly economic, cultural and scientific relations between Italy and the United Kingdom.
Consulate of Italy in Manchester
The Consulate of Italy in Manchester is responsible for central and northern England for consular services such as the renewal of passports.
Most of the services, including emergencies, are provided by appointment only.
List of reference professionals
List of Italian lawyers, accountants, notaries, doctors, translators and interpreters who operate or otherwise address their services to residents in the consular district of Manchester, by the Consulate.
Honorary Vice Consulate of Italy in Birmingham
It is based in Birmingham. By appointment, it is possible to renew passports and take advantage of other consular services for all residents registered with AIRE in the Manchester consular district.
Honorary Consulate of Italy in Liverpool
It is based in Liverpool. By appointment, it is possible to renew passports and take advantage of other consular services for all residents registered with AIRE in the consular district of Manchester (which, remember, does not include Wales).
Honorary Vice Consulate of Italy in Nottingham
It is based in Nottingham. Passports can be renewed by appointment and other consular services can be used for AIRE residents in the Manchester district.
Honorary Consular Agency in Newcastle
It is based in Newcastle. Passports can be renewed by appointment and other consular services can be used for AIRE residents in the Manchester district.
Patronages
INCA CGIL UK patronage
A charity based in Manchester that offers assistance with British and Italian pension applications, benefits, checking insurance positions, requests for Italian citizenship, AIRE registrations, consular procedures, filling out forms and more.
ACLI United Kingdom patronage
Birmingham, Nottingham. Associations in Bradford, Liverpool, Stoke-on-Trent, York, Keighley. Patronage with many branches that offer information, assistance and protection services to workers.
Patronage SIAS
A charity based in Rossendale which offers free assistance and protection on pensions, employment, allowances and invalidity, help with consular procedures and filling out forms, and more.
Other bodies recognized by the state
Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the United Kingdom
Private non-profit organization that represents the local Italian-British business community and promotes commercial relations between Italy and the United Kingdom.
CDLCI (Italian Language and Culture Diffusion Center)
Management body of Italian language and culture courses throughout the North of England. It works to preserve the cultural background of the Italian Community based in this area and to promote our language and culture in the North West and Midlands.
CDLCI (Italian Language and Culture Diffusion Center)
Management body of Italian language and culture courses throughout the North of England. It works to preserve the cultural background of the Italian Community based in this area and to promote our language and culture in the North West and Midlands.
Dante Alighieri Society Manchester
Established in 1996, the Manchester branch is one of the Company's many branches around the world. The Company is based in Rome, and its mission is to promote the Italian language and Italian culture abroad
Dante Alighieri Society Liverpool
The Dante Alighieri Society is a company that promotes Italian culture and language in the world. Today this company is present in more than 60 countries.
Dante Alighieri Society Nottingham
The Nottingham Dante Alighieri Society was formed in 1979 and promotes knowledge and appreciation of Italian life, language and culture.
Dante Alighieri Loughborough Society
Founded in 1984, it has always aimed to promote and develop an interest in Italian culture and language throughout the local community. The Society is not just for Italian speakers and welcomes members of all backgrounds.
Associations active in the area
MIA (Manchester Italian Association)
An association of Italian emigrants in Manchester that has its roots in 1888. Every year it organizes the Italian Procession in honor of Our Lady of the Rosary, which takes place in July through the center of Manchester.
Ancoats Little Italy
A website by Anthony Rea that collects documents and testimonies of Italian immigration in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in Manchester, with photographs and stories of a "Little Italy" that no longer exists, and genealogical resources.
MammaMia Liverpool
Charity is a school of Italian language and culture for children and adults, with the aim of promoting, preserving and sharing our language and its cultural heritage between the Italian-speaking community and the local community.
Website
ItalianKids (Manchester)
An association of Italian-speaking parents who meet regularly to allow their children to make new friends, play, sing and practice Italian together, active in the Greater Manchester area.
Minitalia (Sheffield)
Minitalia is a club for bilingual and multilingual Italian children aged 1 to 11 that operates in the Sheffield area.
Nottingham Italian School (Leicester, Loughborough)
Weekly Italian courses outside school hours for children and adults in Nottingham-Leicester and Loughborough Preparing students for the GCSE, A-Level and B1 Italian exams.
Minitalia (Sheffield)
Minitalia is a club for bilingual and multilingual Italian children aged 1 to 11 that operates in the Sheffield area.
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MIE (Italian Movement in Europe)
The MIE is a socio-cultural association that draws from the community to try to aggregate and reconstitute an Italian network, well connected in all the territories of the European Union. It has a branch on the Isle of Man .
Manchester Italian Theater Friends Association - AATIM
Based in Greater Manchester, it stages theatrical works in Italian and offers everyone the opportunity to participate in programming. He deals not only with theater but with Italian art, and with promoting music, cinema, poetry, photography, painting, etc.
Italian club of Bradford and Harrogate
The "Circolo Italiano" was founded in the early 1970s, with the aim of bringing together adult students of Italian to exchange experiences of Italian culture .
The Good News (Harrogate)
The Good News is an Italian community of Harrogate open to all, with monthly meetings dedicated to Italian traditions, customs and traditions. It organizes masses in Italian, and three annual events: Christmas market, carnival and the Italian festival in June.
Cumbria Italian Club
The Italian Club of Cumbria aims to bring the Italian community together in Cumbria and strengthen relations between the British and Italian people.
Website
Sicily in Europe
Association that was born with the aim of keeping alive the relationship between Sicilian emigrants and Sicily, spreading the Sicilian culture and tradition abroad and being a point of reference for all Sicilians.
Heart of Manchester
Volunteer association in Manchester that provides meals to the homeless, distributes clothing and basic necessities and collaborates with local hospitals to provide support to the community.
UK Confederation by Confassociazioni
An innovative and dynamic non-profit organization that creates business opportunities for its members through a series of networking events, face-to-face presentations, workshops, seminars and other initiatives
Totally Local Lancaster (Festa Italia)
A Community Interest Company active in Lancaster that every year organizes the "Lancaster Festa Italia", an Italian festival full of events that celebrates Italian flavors and traditions in the heart of Lancaster.