Manchester's Jewish Federation and Heathlands Care Village have launched their first combined Rosh Hashanah appeal as a merged charity.

Appeal literature for the Federation of Jewish Services will focus on a grandfather and grandson who receive care at the Heathlands premises as a reflection of the combined welfare services being offered at the north Manchester site.

The charity is hoping to avoid the drop in donations that merged organisations sometimes suffer. FJS chief executive Karen Phillips reported "a groundswell of support from people who have upped their donation to us in recognition of the sound business sense of the new organisation and strong vision of improved social care."