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New season, new balance
New season, new balance
This week has been a blend of comms planning for October and November, volunteering social media promotion, editing podcasts and case…
Katie Baggott
Sep 6
The Seed of an Idea 🌿
The Seed of an Idea 🌿
‘Golden hour ends, With soft goodbye, Under the sky, Summer bends.’
Susan Fern
Sep 2
Connecting with the community
This week, I had the opportunity to get out and engage with a diverse range of community groups. Each visit provided valuable insights and…
Craig Hampton
Aug 9
Birthday week and catching up
Birthday week and catching up
What a lovely week, despite everything going on in the world — certainly a birthday not to be missed! We all had cake (courtesy of Allison…
Katie Baggott
Aug 7
Stepping Out Of the Usual
Stepping Out Of the Usual
Had a really great visit to The Story at Mount Oswald this morning with Abby, Charlotte and Lyndsey. Steph West (from The Story) had very…
Allison Lishman
Jul 26
Finding life’s silver linings
Finding life’s silver linings
You know when you get those weeks where life hits you a curveball! — it’s been one of those 😂
Katie Baggott
Jul 25
Really Positive Week!!
On returning from a week’s annual leave it was brilliant to see that my lovely colleagues, Helen and Katie, had been keeping the info@ and…
Allison Lishman
Jul 19
Maximising productivity but learning not to overdo it
Maximising productivity but learning not to overdo it
I’m starting to feel the ‘pre Summer lull’..it won’t last but it’s a nice thought! 😂
Katie Baggott
Jul 18
Roadworks, delays and moving forward
This week has been really positive, with many discussions, lots of planning and moving things forward. Albeit not without a few…
Nicole Kirby
Jul 12
A more confident full circle moment
A more confident full circle moment
Life has been a bit crazy at the moment and this week has been a time to step back and look at what’s really important. Sitting listening…
Katie Baggott
Jul 11
It will be alright on the night!
It will be alright on the night!
The Build up- This past week marked the culmination of weeks of planning as we hosted our first Employer Supported Volunteering (ESV)…
Charlotte Linton
Jul 11
Connections and community support for new and old.
This week was marked by significant connections and support for various community organisations. I have had a week of engaging with several…
Craig Hampton
Jul 11
Busy, Busy, Busy
Busy, Busy, Busy
It has been a really positive and busy week for me.
Allison Lishman
Jul 5
Don’t sweat the small stuff
Don’t sweat the small stuff
What a week!
Katie Baggott
Jul 4
Teamwork makes the dream work
Teamwork makes the dream work
With staff on leave and busy workloads, teamwork makes the dream work has really been my motto this week. It’s been a week full of writing…
Katie Baggott
Jun 28
Unplug, Unwind, Reset.
Unplug, Unwind, Reset.
In anticipation for my annual leave next week, this week has been a busy one with internal and external meetings, project planning and…
Susan Fern
Jun 28
Summer — Yayy (Oh but for only 5 days)!!
Summer finally arrived just in time for our celebratory Afternoon Tea (Tracy’s 50th and Lyndsey’s 40th birthdays) — the food was delicious…
Allison Lishman
Jun 28
Post Covid Catch Up!!
I was finally in sight of actually being caught up (wow — this never happens) only to be struck down by the dreaded covid resulting in a…
Allison Lishman
Jun 21
Summer?..nice to meet you & positivity prevails
Summer?..nice to meet you & positivity prevails
5 positives of the week:
Katie Baggott
Jun 21
A week of mixed emotions and work
This week has been particularly eventful and productive, marked by significant strides in community development and various initiatives.
Craig Hampton
Jun 7
June: Mid-year reflection
June: Mid-year reflection
How is it June already?!
Katie Baggott
Jun 5
A Week of Catch Up & Progress
Following a lot of events over the past couple of weeks I have finally caught up — yayy!!! Now to delve back into the CRM for a bit of…
Allison Lishman
May 24
Accomplishments and making progress
Accomplishments and making progress
Last week started off quite manic but by Friday, I had completed some big projects I’ve been working on — woohoo! Looking back to last…
Katie Baggott
May 20
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