Voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations from across North Yorkshire will be heading to Harrogate in May for the sector’s first one-day conference designed to build leadership skills at all levels. The Ordinary Extraordinary Leaders conference (Tuesday 22 May at Pavilions of Harrogate) is being organised by VCSE support organisation, Community First Yorkshire. Its […]
A new community survey has been launched by the Craven Community Land Trust (CLT) to explore how local residents would like to see the area’s lack of affordable housing addressed. The survey, which is being supported by the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, gives people the chance to have their say on a crucial issue for […]
Ahead of our Ordinary Extraordinary Leaders Conference in May, Victoria Russell – Project Manager at Community First Yorkshire – talks about her return to work in 2021, taking on her first ‘senior leader’ role, how she’s overcoming her feelings of being an ‘imposter’ and what she’s learned on her journey so far. Cast your mind […]
A new fund of up to £7 million has been announced by the government to boost access to nature and support rural communities across England wanting to become more green-fingered. The new Community Green Spaces Fund will provide funding to help communities create, restore and enhance their green spaces. Grants of up to £75,000 will […]
As part of our work to highlight the contributions of people whose work involves or supports volunteers, we met up with Roy Attwood, who has been a volunteer at Glusburn Institute Community and Arts Centre for over 30 years. We asked him about his experiences and also found out a little something that not many people […]
Ahead of speaking at our Ordinary Extraordinary Leaders Conference in May, Johanna Hooper – Leadership and Change Management Expert from Limitless Peak Performance – shares her views on what makes a good leader. Think of a leader you admire. What are their attributes? What do they look, speak, sound like? How do they make you feel? […]
Corinne Pluchino, an experienced leader with a lifelong interest in rural affairs will join Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) in May. She replaces Richard Quallington who announced his departure last year, having spent 8 years in the role. Corinne is currently Director of Fundraising, Marketing and Communications at WWT, the charity for wetlands […]
As part of our work to highlight the contributions of people whose work involves or supports volunteers, we met up with Alex Sutcliffe, North Yorkshire Council’s Major Incident Response Team Manager. We asked her about her role and also found out something unexpected! Please introduce yourself Hello everyone. I am Alex Sutcliffe and I work […]
As part of our work to build on our vision for the Age Friendly Network, we are holding a Partnership Development Workshop on 8 February in Northallerton and would like to invite Network members to attend. We are keen to engage with members who are passionate about improving the physical and social environments of our […]