This Black Friday, we’re reaching out to all voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations in North Yorkshire. We’ve got a deal that’ll make you smile like any shopper walking down a freshly stocked discount aisle. Picture this: aisles filled with tailored support, shelves stocked with invaluable resources, and racks bursting with networking opportunities – all […]
Last week (10 November) the Chief Medical Officer, Professor Sir Chris Whitty, launched his annual report: Health in an Ageing Society. Dena Dalton, Head of Health Collaboration at Community First Yorkshire, shares her thoughts and response to the report below: Why is this report relevant to the VCSE sector? Why should people read it? The […]
[pictured left to right: Carole, Lizzie, Nicky and Hilary at the Wider Partnership Conference] Members of our Community Led Housing and our Community Support North Yorkshire teams attended the North Yorkshire Wider Partnership conference (27 October) and these are their takeaways from the event. Carole Roberts, our Community Support Delivery Manager, shares her thoughts below. […]
Trustees’ Week (6-10 November) is a time to celebrate the achievements of over 1 million trustees across the UK. The relationship between a chief executive and a trustee board can be complex, so we sat down with our chief executive, Jane Colthup, to talk about the part the organisation’s trustees play in her role and the […]
Community First Yorkshire colleagues, Dena Dalton, Vicki Sharp and Andy Shield attended the York & North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership Business Summit on 27 Oct in York. Below they share their thoughts on the future for the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector: ‘Potential’ was one of our key takeaways from Business Summit – […]
Miranda Foster, our former Rothwell ABCD Community Builder, shares her thoughts on celebrating a decade of Leeds community development: It’s not often a work event includes ice cream rewards, advice on walking more dogs than you own or the event round up delivered through poetry – but this celebration was not your usual run of […]
By Rebecca Buckley, trustee at Community First Yorkshire I first came across Community First Yorkshire through my role as volunteer treasurer for a couple of local community groups, when I benefitted from the support of their Treasurers’ Network. I was very impressed with the expertise of the Community First Yorkshire staff and their work to […]
A chronicle of Support, Guidance, and Purpose Greetings esteemed trustees. As Trustees’ Week (6-10 November) approaches, we at Community First Yorkshire wish to extend our hand in support, embracing this year’s theme: Many voices. Working together. With purpose. To get ready for next week, here’s my run down of the Trustee Survival Arsenal: Grant Acquisition […]
Hi, I’m Marion, new in post with Community First Yorkshire as Health Connector Co-ordinator in Craven. It’s possible I could get an award for shortest retirement ever! I left my post as Stronger Communities Delivery Manager with North Yorkshire Council on 30 June, and had the luxury of the summer months to recharge my batteries […]
David Sharp, Chief Executive at North Yorkshire Youth, attended one of our Down to Earth outdoor nature-based wellbeing sessions for leaders. Here he describes his emotional journey from storm to wood whittling to calm: It’s a stormy start A stormy day – specifically Storm Nigel saying hello – was the back drop to the second […]