Katie Baggott - Volunteer Podcast

Aspirations and Future Planning / Know Your Neighbourhood Project / Benfieldside Community Garden / May 20th, 2024

Katie Baggott - Volunteer Podcast

Durham Community Action and Building Self Belief reflect on the impact Good to Grow Week has made in County Durham and chat about the power of volunteering to increase community gardening in the local area of Benfieldside in Consett.

Youth Social Action / July 17th, 2025

Aspirations and Future Planning / July 17th, 2025

The National Astronomy Meeting with Moorside Primary Academy

As part of our Youth Employability and Aspirations Programme with Moorside Primary, the children were specially invited to the National Astronomy Meeting (NAM) at Durham University! The NAM brought together nearly 1,000 astronomers from across the UK to share the latest research about the Universe. We even made the local news!

Self-Belief and Emotional Wellbeing / May 11th, 2022

Aspirations and Future Planning / May 11th, 2022

Teenage Girls’ Emotional Wellbeing & Aspirations Programme

We successfully delivered a twelve-week programme to support vulnerable teenage girls in Stanley, in an area of high socio-economic deprivation. Our project focused on early interventions to prevent longer term mental health issues, particularly with those who are suffering due to the impact of COVID-19.

Wellbeing and the Arts / April 24th, 2026

Collaboration in Action: Bridging Cultures and Building Self-Belief

Read DBN's latest blog on our ongoing collaboration with Noriko Matsubara (Noriko Art), discussing a Fusion of Art, Culture, and Wellbeing!