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One Year On: After the riots
31 July 2025 - 2:46pm
I was recently invited to join Safer Communities and the Youth Justice service during their visits to residents affected by the riots, as part of their restorative justice initiative. This experience provided me with valuable, first-hand insight into the profound impact the riots have had on those who were most directly affected.
Residents Reflect on the Impact of the Riots and the Road to Recovery
Why a Voice of Disabled People?
28 March 2025 - 5:13pm
On Wednesday 26 March, disabled people up and down the country protested on the streets about the changes to welfare benefits being proposed by the Government, including Darlington and Newcastle.
Strategic Use of AI: Empowering VCSEs to Drive Change
25 March 2025 - 3:19pm
I recently joined an online session hosted by NAVCA on the Strategic Use of AI for Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations, delivered by Dandelion Applied AI. The session offered valuable insights into how AI can transform our sector, even as we remain mindful of its challenges and risks.
#NeverMoreNeeded campaign
8 September 2020 - 11:56am
Charity and voluntary organisations have responded to the urgent needs of people across the country – quickly, effectively and without question.
In Middlesbrough we've seen amazing examples of response to need:
Quietly proud of our State of Caring
6 August 2019 - 3:54pm
A combination of chaos on the railways and a friend standing me up for tea left me all alone on Kings Cross Station until 8pm after the State of Caring Conference – hence the empty chair next to me! This gave me a chance to mull over the day’s events and to take stock of all things carers, particularly Middlesbrough Carers.
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