28 March 2025 - 5:13pm
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.
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:
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.
26 July 2019 - 12:17pm
Last night was exceptionally warm; the second warmest day on record in the United Kingdom. I wanted something simple for tea, a baked potato with something nice. The choice was limited at my local Co-op so a went a bit further up the road to a big Sainsbury’s store, but the shelves were oddly empty – all the chilled shelves had been cleared. I thought they were probably just moving the stock around.