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Welcome to Community First Yorkshire

We are the rural community council for North, South and West Yorkshire, providing advocacy for rural communities and parish councils. We also provide practical support to voluntary and community organisations, and social enterprises in North Yorkshire (except in York) through our networks, projects, training and services. Our aim is to help you achieve your goals and better support your communities.

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How not to break people podcast with Mike Hickman

The second episode in our podcast series - Ordinary Extraordinary leaders - is live

Mike Hickman, from the Community Support North Yorkshire team, runs through a Top Ten of tips, concluding with the wise words that you avoid not breaking people by taking care not to break yourself.

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