Lynne Ackland - Volunteer Podcast

Aspirations and Future Planning / Know Your Neighbourhood Project / February 15th, 2024

Lynne Ackland - Volunteer Podcast

Lynne has a wealth of experience in the educational and charity sector and is committed to local volunteering. In this podcast she shares with us how important it is to engage and encourage young people in local volunteering and to ensure that charities and companies provide those opportunities.

Benfieldside Community Garden / February 27th, 2026

Forest School Training

Thank you to the The National Lottery Community Fund for supporting our Outdoor First Aid course training for the community garden, and helping us prepare for Forest School.

Youth Social Action / September 27th, 2025

Wellbeing and the Arts / September 27th, 2025

Celebrating Stanley / September 27th, 2025

Oxhill Nursery School Green Leaders Project

The ‘Oxhill Green Leaders’ project involved twenty five children from Oxhill Nursery School, in Stanley on a across the spring and summer of 2025.The sessions enabled the young people to become ‘Green Leaders’ and actively engage in ecology and sustainability based activities. We were also delighted that the success of the programme was recognised by the award of a Silver Medal from 'Northumbria in Bloom'.

Kye's Kick Off / May 29th, 2025

Raffle Prize Donations for Kye's Kick Off

Thank you to everyone who donated a prize for Kye's Kick Off! We had over 60 raffle prizes donated, thank you for everyone's incredible generosity.