Our FEED project has been busy, as always, this morning. Like a well-oiled machine, as soon as referrals come in, our amazing volunteers are hard at work filling up empty bags with food items and other essential household supplies that have been generously donated by individuals, groups and organisations; ready to be collected and sent out the same day to support many struggling families and individuals throughout the East Durham area.
"Thank you", on behalf of East Durham Trust and all the recipients of the food parcels we provide, to all of our FEED volunteers and all of our donators for making all of this possible. Further information on our FEED project is available HERE. 'Grow To Eat' Gardening Then Cooking Free School Holiday Sessions at East Durham Trust this summer8/7/2019
Our People's Takeaway volunteers have been upskilling this afternoon, learning how to roll pizza dough balls with support from local businessman Martin.
The People's Takeaway project is supported by Comic Relief. Further information on the People's Takeaway project is available HERE. Laura nominated for 'Inspirational Learner of the Year' at Durham County Council ALSS awards5/7/2019
Last night we were at Durham County Council's ALSS awards to celebrate all of our fantastic adult learners. Well done everyone and a special well done to Laura who was nominated for 'Inspirational Learner of the Year'.
Not only is Laura keen to learn but she is also committed to getting more people engaged with arts and culture, and is one of our East Durham Creates Creative Champions. Photos from today's 'Art of the Matter' after-school family arts & crafts activity at East Durham Trust, with pizza & pasta tea, which included an East Durham Creates Zine-making activity.
There are two more sessions still to run over the next two Wednesdays (3:30-5:30pm). Please come along - all are welcome! Thanks to the many donations we received from individuals and organisations throughout the region in the last month, we have been able to provide food parcels to a large number of struggling families and individuals in East Durham through our FEED project. In June alone, we sent out 339 food parcels which fed 235 adults and 156 children from all walks of life during a time of personal financial crisis.
Here is an example of one of the individuals your generosity and kindness has helped recently: D is struggling financially. She is pregnant and living with her partner’s parents. All of her finances are being used for baby items. Further information on our FEED project is available HERE. Sadly, our FEED stocks are desperately low again, as we continue to experience increasing demand on a daily basis. In particular, as today's photos of our bare shelves can testify, we are almost completely out of such staple items as tinned meat, tinned fish, tinned vegetables, tinned potatoes, tinned fruit, etc.; as well as packets of dried pasta, noodles and rice. Basically, we urgently need donations of all staple non-perishable food items, as well as general toiletries, baby items, etc.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you! Further information on our FEED project is available HERE. Youth Panel interview and select the artists to deliver East Durham Creates final major commission3/7/2019
This weekend our East Durham Creates Youth Panel helped us to interview artists for our next major project. The artists delivered a wide range of workshops for the Youth Panel including dancing, creating an original song, stilt walking and creating rave music and miner's banner making. The Youth Panel then sat in and helped us to interview the artists and make our final decision! We are grateful to the young people involved and seeing #CulturalDemocracy happen here in East Durham!
East Durham Creates at Baltic Mill for launch of Arts Council England's Digital Culture Network2/7/2019
East Durham Creates is at the Baltic Mill, Newcastle today for the launch of Arts Council England's Digital Culture Network and seeing how these skills can support us to engage more people in arts and culture
Horden Hub House's very first walking group in partnership with County Durham Wellbeing For Life Service took place today, an amazing turn out with more people to come next week! Well done everyone!
NHS DURHAM DALES, EASINGTON AND SEDGEFIELD
CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP and NHS NORTH DURHAM CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP Meeting to be held in Public Durham Dales, Easington and Sedgefield (DDES) CCG and North Durham CCG are working increasingly closely together. The two CCGs work in partnership with the same main providers of health services and together cover the same geographical area as Durham County Council. A meeting of the Primary Care Commissioning Committees has been convened and members of the public can observe their work on: Tuesday 16 July 2019 at: The Durham Indoor Bowling Club, off Rylands Way, Pity Me, Durham, DH1 5GE From 1.00pm to 2.30pm In order to ensure that appropriate seating is provided, please register your attendance (informing of any special requirements) with Susan Parr on 0191 389 8621 or email: susan.parr@nhs.net. Questions for the Primary Care Commissioning Committees in Common should be submitted to Susan Parr no later than 12 noon on Friday 12 July 2019. The meeting agenda and papers will be available prior to the meeting online at both: www.durhamdaleseasingtonsedgefieldccg.nhs.uk and www.northdurhamccg.nhs.uk |
LocationEast Durham Trust
Community House Yoden Road Peterlee SR8 5DP T: 0191 5693511 Charity No: 1117642 Company No: 05934124 |
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