Durham Community Action

Hunwick Cricket Club

Durham Community Action chat to Chris Pratt at Hunwick Cricket Club about how the advice and support they received from DCA helped them to improve their community building for the local community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Community Growing and Food Network

This podcast focuses on the Community Growing and Food Network at Durham Community Action.We have chatted to our Community Development Officer Lyndsey Hocking who talks about what the network is about and how to get involved, Lucy Donner at Great Aycliffe Garden Guild about the benefits of the network and Joanne Iceton from Little Chefs Big Chefs about their new eco-market project and how they found their funding journey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Volunteers Week

This podcast celebrates the success of Volunteers Week and gives an insight into volunteering within County Durham. We have chatted to our volunteering specialist Charlotte Linton who talks about the support we give to volunteers and organisations in County Durham and to Andrea Emerson at Durham County Carers Support about why volunteering is so important to the local community, the benefits of volunteering and their various volunteering opportunities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dipton Jubilee Centre case study

Durham Community Action chat to trustee Karen Dodds at community building Dipton Jubilee Centre about how the advice and support they received from DCA helped them to improve their centre during lockdown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hallmark Award

We are delighted to be launching our third podcast to create awareness about the Hallmark award. Hallmark is a quality standard scheme for village halls and community buildings and aims to support, establish and reward good practice and encourage improvement in established customs and procedures. We have chatted to our Community Development Officer Isla and ACRE Village Halls Manager Deborah Clarke who talk about the history of the Hallmark award and why its important, and to St Paul’s Centre in Spennymoor about how they found the process and its benefits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Village Halls Week 2022

We are delighted to be launching our second podcast to celebrate Village Halls Week. The theme of this year’s campaign is to challenge halls to do something different and innovate for the future.We will give you an insight into what is involved in the work community buildings do in County Durham.We have chatted to our Community Development Officers Tracy and Isla who talk about the support, advice and guidance Durham Community Action give to community buildings in the county, and to representatives of Framwellgate Moor Youth and Community Centre, Blackhall Community Centre and Dipton Jubilee Hall about the ways they are ‘innovating for the future’ this Village Halls Week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trustees’ Week 2021

We are delighted to be launching our first ever podcast to celebrate Trustees' Week.We will give you an insight into what is involved in being a trustee for DCA. We have chatted to our Chair of the Board of Trustees Jan Worters and Trustee Linda Bird who talk about their involvement with DCA and the wider voluntary and community sector in County Durham. Listen and find out why they became involved with DCA, their roles within the board and their views on the future of DCA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.