Durham Community Action

We spoke to trustees at West Auckland Memorial Hall, Sharon and George, about how the community buildings energy efficiency grant helped to improve their building and the impact it has had for their local community. Through our ongoing support we have helped them identify sustainable energy efficiency measures and to secure necessary funding to make the memorial hall more energy efficient.

This podcast episode celebrates Trustees' Week as we unite in celebrating, supporting and inspiring trustees' talents, viewpoints and experiences in County Durham.We chat to trustees at Howden-le-Wear Village Friends and Croxdale Community Association and discuss a typical trustee 'day in the life', what they have learned in their role and their advice for others looking to become a Trustee.

For Keeping Your Child Safe in Sport Week 2024 (7th - 13th October), we spoke to Rowena Carr, Sport Welfare Coordinator at County Durham Sport about why creating awareness for child safety in sport is so important. For more information visit: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/away-from-home/sports-clubs/https://countydurhamsport.com/safeguarding/

This month’s podcast will discuss the development of a community research network in County Durham; which is a way of supporting local people to have an active role in research.Interviews include: DCA's Community Partnerships Manager, Fiona Christian, co-founder of the Centre for Social Justice and Community Action & Professor of Sociology at Durham University, Sarah Banks and artist and Derwent Valley AAP Chair, Lea McConnell. If you would like to find out more about the Community Research Network, email Fiona.christian@durhamcommunityaction.org.uk

Durham Community Action was pleased to work alongside Social Prescribing Link Workers and local voluntary and community organisations to support the development of new social prescription activity in response to identified need. This was made possible by funding from the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board.  Thirteen new activities were developed. We talked to Gemma and Louise from Brightwoods Forest School about the impact the funding for new social prescription activity in Teesdale has had in their local community.

Durham Community Action was pleased to work alongside Social Prescribing Link Workers and local voluntary and community organisations to support the development of new social prescription activity in response to identified need. This was made possible by funding from the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board.  Thirteen new activities were developed. We talked to Julie from Burnhope Community Centre about the impact the funding for new social prescription activity in the Derwent Valley has had in their local community.

Listen to our latest podcast episode, celebrating 40 years of #VolunteersWeek.Interviews include: NAVCA's CEO, Maddy Desforges & CEO of local community resource TCR The Hub, Rachel Tweddle.

Durham Community Action and Building Self Belief reflect on the impact Good to Grow Week has made in County Durham and chat about the power of volunteering to increase community gardening in the local area of Benfieldside in Consett.