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  • Cost Of Living Support
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    • Arts Cafe @ Community House
    • Chit Chat
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    • No More Nowt
    • East Durham Connected
    • PowerED
    • FEED
    • People's Takeaway
    • SPIED 2
  • Past Projects
    • 2021 >
      • Active Minds
      • Adult Learning Holiday Provision
      • MacMillan Welcome Home and Chit Chat
      • MIND - Lets Connect
    • 2020 >
      • Bernicia Foundation
      • Console to 5K
    • 2019 >
      • Adult Learning
      • East Durham Creates 2014-2019
      • Horden Hub House
      • No More Nowt Happens
      • Run East Durham
      • SEED
      • SPIED
    • 2018 >
      • Walk Together
    • 2017 >
      • Debt First Aiders
      • Domestic Abuse Network
      • Keyboard Champions
      • Welfare Champions
      • Community Job Clubs
    • 2016 >
      • Mamzones
      • Winter Welfare Champions
      • Colour Your LIfe
      • Community Garden
    • 2015 and older >
      • Community Organisers
      • CREE
      • EMBED Community Learning
      • Emotional Wellbeing Project
      • Food Co-op
      • Food Report
      • Lets Talk East Durham
      • Million Can Challenge
      • Murton Mams
      • Sports Mentorship
      • Transport Advocates
      • Winter Squads
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Winter Squads

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The Winter Squads consist of four volunteers and help local residents during the winter months by clearing ice and snow from paths, help with shopping, arrange medical appointments and generally check on people during extreme weather. 

Volunteers undertake training and are issued with uniform and equipment.  They are based in local communities and make links with more vulnerable residents and referral agencies identifying areas in their villages where help may be needed.  They can provide information on local activities and facilities and also refer people onto other agencies for further help and support.

During 2010/2011 there was four squads in Blackhall, Shotton, Murton and Thornley managed by East Durham Trust. During winter 2011/2012 this was increased by a further four groups and included Hesleden, Trimdon, Eastlea and Haswell Mencap

Winter Squads was supported by East Durham Area Action, Partnership, Durham County Council and County Durham Community Foundation.
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You can download a copy of the full evaluation report for 2010/2011 here and for 2011/2012 here

Location

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East Durham Trust
Community House
Yoden Road
Peterlee
​SR8 5DP
T: 0191 5693511


Charity No: 1117642
Company No: 05934124

What We Do

We help the communities of the former district of Easington which is made up 20 distinct areas, most of which are former Pit villages that continue to be hugely affected by deprivation and health inequality. 
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East Durham Trust’s operates on a ‘hub and spoke’ approach through well-established partnerships with our communities. We work directly with community members and partners to facilitate prevention, intervention and crisis support services delivered in our communities, for our communities and by our communities.

We empower people to take ownership of their own needs and work to lift up those most in need in East Durham. We help build and maintain meaningful relationships within our community ensuring those on the margins are helped to be in reach of a spectrum vital services. 

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