We are urgently in need of more volunteer drivers for our FEED project.
Anyone interested should contact Colin on 0191 5693511 or email colin.jackson@eastdurhamtrust.org.uk Find out what our East Durham Creates project is up to this Spring by reading their new creative round-up Newsletter. If you love anything creative or art there are lots of opportunities to get involved in a wide range of events and workshops. Follow their Facebook Page for regular updates.
You can read the entire 6-page Newsletter here. "Thank you" to Luke Martin of Leo Electrical Services Ltd, who come in today with a 5-bag donation of much needed food for our FEED project. We constantly need more donations and every contribution, no matter how small, is greatly valued and appreciated.
Congratulations to our Welfare Champions for winning an award for 'A project without equal'25/4/2019
Fantastic to see our Area Action Partnership funded Welfare Champions winning an award last night for ‘a project without equal’, collected by some of the original Welfare Champions!
Here are a few photos from this morning's Active Minds session, with the group exploring and chatting about a selection of antique clocks, compasses and other small curios.
Active Minds is a group originally started as part of our Colour Your Life programme. The sessions are aimed at people living with dementia and each week they are engaged through a range of activities from music to film, from reminiscence to antiques. The group also provides some respite for full-time carers. Active Minds runs every Wednesday 10am-12pm at Community House. A huge "Thank you" to everyone who donated much needed food to our FEED project over the Easter period. It's wonderful to see our local community supporting one another.
Similarly, we would like to extend another big "Thank you" to all our volunteers for their tireless work. We are, however, seeing increased demand for food parcels, so we urgently need more donations. Every little helps and we are grateful for everything we receive. For further information on our FEED project, including volunteering opportunities, visit our FEED page here. A huge "Thank you" to Richard Daley from The Castledene Group for bringing us their generous donation of Easter Eggs to our FEED project - your support is much appreciated.
We are excited to announce applications for our final Artistic Commission for 'This Place We Call Home' are OPEN! East Durham Creates is seeking to commission a major arts project for communities and audiences in East Durham, which will target YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 13-25 and their friends and families.
For more information about the commission and how to apply CLICK HERE. Today we were at the AAP (Area Action Partnership)'s 'Advice Day' at Easington Social Welfare Centre.
"Thank you" to Believe Housing for their kind donation of Easter Eggs to the FEED project - your support is much appreciated.
Volunteering Opportunities - 'If These Walls Could Talk' Exhibition for East Durham Creates15/4/2019
We are looking for volunteers to cover a three-hour time slot for the East Durham Creates 'If These Walls Could Talk' exhibition on Tuesday 14th May 2019. Up to two people can cover one slot and volunteers are welcome to do more than one slot. We need volunteers between 8am and 8pm and the four time slots are as follows : - 8am-11am, 11am-2pm, 2pm-5pm and 5pm-8pm.
Volunteers will need to be available for a briefing the week before on Tuesday 7th May (either 10am at East Durham Partnership, Horden or from 1pm at Horden Labour Club). Travel expenses will be covered. For further information on 'If These Wall Could Talk' follow the link here. To volunteer for one or more time slot(s), and/or for further information, please contact Gary Miller on 0191 5693511 or gary.miller@eastdurhamtrust.org.uk We are excited to announce that our East Durham Creates Cultural Hub programme is back for 2019, bringing you a wider range of art events, across even more venues! We are also excited to announce that Eastlea Community Centre and Dawdon Youth and Community Centre are joining the Cultrual Hub programme. So along with our existing cultural hubs (The Greenhill Centre, Horden Youth and Community Centre, Shotton Partnership 2000 Ltd, Blackhall Community Centre and Trimdon Station Community Centre) there are now seven community venues delivering fantastic artistic events in East Durham.
Great to see Everything There Ever Was, which was commissioned by our East Durham Creates project, has been shortlisted to the top 3 for 'Best Event Durham' for the Journal Culture Awards. Thank you to our fabulous local community who supported and were involved in the project and made it the success it was.
Unfolding Theatre, Daniel Bye, Boff Whalley, Beccy Owen's Pop-Up Choirs, Bethan Maddocks were the artist's commissioned to produce Everything There Ever Was. With families having limited access to free school meals during the Easter holidays, our FEED Project sees an increase in need. We are particularly looking for donations of tinned meats, tinned vegetables and fruit, cereal, pasta sauces, and sugar.
Every little helps and all donations are gratefully accepted. Thanks for your support! Further information on our FEED project is available here. Huge thanks to East Durham Area Action Partnership (AAP) and Durham County Council for their donation of Easter eggs today to our FEED project! The eggs will go to families and children living in financial crisis over the next few weeks.
A special thank you to Brandon and Morgan from Acre Rigg Academy who have raised money as part of a creative enterprise scheme with Foundation of Light. They generously donated food to our FEED project which will help people in need across East Durham.
They even helped our volunteer with organising the food into the FEED room. |
LocationEast Durham Trust
Community House Yoden Road Peterlee SR8 5DP T: 0191 5693511 Charity No: 1117642 Company No: 05934124 |
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