Mental health. Let’s talk about it.

This week, I have taken time to reflect on things following a meeting I had this week with a group in Murton. The group approached DCA through the AAP, who asked DCA to go along to talk with the group about setting up as an incorporated organisation. After going…

A plan is a plan until it doesn't go to plan!

The week’s outlook was busy and diverse, the work from the previous few weeks…

Five things that happened this week

1. Firstly, I have finally booked a venue for the Village Halls Week Share and Learn Network…

In trying times, focus on the little wins

In a week where my mum’s house had a burst pipe, my husband sprained his ankle and my car developed a problem that left me by the roadside for 3 hours on Wednesday evening, it’s not felt the most settled of weeks. That said, I still had some interesting…

The Launch of a New Network

Switching it up with a midweek weeknote, as I aim to capture the ESV network while it’s still fresh in my…

Being productive & hello February!

This week started off with a big turnout at the first Awards for All funding session, we had over 60 people attend and although there were a few technical issues on Teams, all went well! We’ve already got 97 people booked on the 2nd session in February, wow!

Variety is the spice of life, and this holds true for engaging multiple sectors and audiences.

The last couple of weeks has been a lot of talking and presenting to a wide range of audiences.

Last Thursday was the DCA board meeting, where I gave an update on the Volunteer Passport Scheme. It’s always…

Funding events, face to face meetings and a fabulous team

Lots more bookings for the Spring funding events were made over the weekend which meant lots of updating and organising bookings on our booking spreadsheets. We have the 2nd Awards for All and Greggs funding session coming up so…

Short Weeks, Longer Days.

Random facts about February:

Mailings, mailings and more mailings!

It’s been a week of constant promotion ahead of lots of training and events coming up over the next few months, including community development workshops, network meetings and funding information sessions. We always seem to get an excellent response to single-item…