September 20, 2019
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Published by Becky
Did you know that over the last 11 years, Martin and I have supported nonprofits to access more than £11million in grant funding? You probably didn’t because we only recently realised this ourselves! Given that Martin and I have recently
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August 23, 2019
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Published by Becky
Deafscope: Breaking down barriers for the Deaf community
We recently met with the people behind @Deafscope who are breaking down barriers for the Deaf community.
July 23, 2019
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Published by Dudley CVS
Healthwatch Dudley welcomes over 100 new Information Champions
During the last five years, hundreds of people from local organisations and community groups, have joined Healthwatch Dudley to network with other people in information giving roles. Our unique training enables people to learn, share and practice how to help
July 9, 2019
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Published by Andy
Dementia is not a natural part of ageing
Bingo? Knitting? Wartime songs? Nope! This certainly wasn’t what I experienced when I visited the Alzheimer’s Society Working Age Dementia Café. Dementia is not a natural part of ageing is 1 of 5 key messages promoted by the national Dementia
June 13, 2019
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Published by Becky
Is your community thinking of taking on land or a building? Here’s what to think about and some resources to help
If you’re thinking of taking on a community building or facility, check out this excellent short webinar from Good Finance. It’s called ‘How to build a cocktail of funding for your community group’, but it covers so much more than
June 4, 2019
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Published by Grace
Let’s celebrate and recognise amazing local volunteers across Dudley borough.
It’s that time of year again, when volunteer-involving organisations’ thoughts turn to how to celebrate their wonderful volunteers. However, a volunteer is for life and not just Volunteers Week, so I thought I would share a series of posts around
May 29, 2019
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Published by Dudley CVS
“It all starts with a phone call and a cuppa”
The High Intensity User (HIU) service (developed by NHS Blackpool CCG) has been rolled out across Dudley borough by the Integrated Plus social prescribing team as part of Dudley CVS. The service offers a robust way of reducing avoidable frequent
May 20, 2019
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Published by Becky
How a weekly cake, cuppa and chat keep people connected
St Paul’s Community and Learning Centre is a haven on the Hawbush estate in Brierley Hill. No wonder, then, that it’s the location of the welcoming Cake, Cuppa and Chat Group (or ‘3 Cs’), which gets together every Monday afternoon
April 25, 2019
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Published by robdalziel
Self-Care What’s it all about then?
Healthwatch Dudley research shows that self-care is a complex topic and what it is can be different depending, for example, on where you live, whether you have a job or not, and how old you are. We undertook work to
April 5, 2019
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Published by Helena
Grace Community Church: Working together to build a vibrant new community space for local people in Pensnett
Grace Community Church, based in Pensnett, is a passionate congregation of people, committed to making their local area a better place to live by responding to the changing needs of the community around them. As a community, they have pulled
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