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Website & Social Media Volunteer - Northern Cancer Voices

Volunteering opportunities

Description of volunteer role

Northern Cancer Voices are looking for a competent and willing volunteer to help them manage their social media platforms. We are a volunteer group of patients and carers and we offer support across the North East and North Cumbria. We have built a

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Areas covered

Gateshead Wide

Future You volunteering helps Pat and Patricia find their wings

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Description

“Even the journey by public transport to get to the course is something I wouldn’t have been able to do previously, but I’m establishing bit by bit the building blocks to get me to where I want to be” Pat and Patricia started the Future You NVQ Level

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Gateshead Healthy Weight Alliance

Organisation

Description

Gateshead Healthy Weight Alliance is a strategic group that consider the issues, data, potential solutions and ideas to tackle some of the challenges that Gateshead faces for its obesity crisis. Its aims are to build autonomy by reviewing and

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Key words

Healthy Weight

Health and Wellbeing

Food / Cooking / Nutrition

Education / Training / Employment

Community Development

Areas covered

Gateshead Wide

Whickham Hermitage Community Garden - lovely place to visit

Events and Activities

Description

Normal Winter Opening Times Please see Facebook and Instagram for Christmas and New Year Opening Times Tues-Fri 9am 3pm Sat and Sun 9am 4pm Whickham Hermitage Community Garden is an award-winning Victorian walled garden, providing an oasis in the

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Hobbies and Interests

Animals / Pets / Wildlife

Gardening

Adults

Areas covered

Lobley Hill

Sunniside

Swalwell

Whickham

TEAMS AND BENSHAM COMMUNITY CARE RECEIVES £35,637 FROM GLOBAL’S MAKE SOME NOISE

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Global’s Make Some Noise, the official charity of the Media & Entertainment group Global, has distributed grants to 60 small charities and projects across the UK following its determined fundraising efforts in 2021. Thanks to the incredible

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The next generation of youth workers find their wings with Youth Focus North East

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(in the photo above L to R; Kyrah, Kelsy, Caroline, Estephani, Lisa Marie, Zoe, Cain & Pip) Youth Focus North East have given Future You participants the chance to study a Level 2 qualification in Youth Work Principles at their offices, located in

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Volunteer Drive - Carr Hill Community Primary School, Gateshead Council

Volunteering opportunities

Description of volunteer role

This volunteer role would involve driving the school's 16-seater minibus to help them provide outdoor educational experiences for the children. The school own 3 minibuses which are used regularly to take the children to place like Gibside National

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Areas covered

Beacon Lough

Gateshead Wide

Low Fell

Windy Nook / Whitehills

Readers at Home

Description

Gateshead Libraries Readers at Home - bringing your local library to your door Simply sign up and our friendly team will make recommendations based on your reading preferences from our extensive range of books, large print or audio books Sit back and

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Books / Literature / Writing

Help and Support

From Certificate to Employment: Future You helps people find their wings

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Description

"It's fantastic to see the hard work of the people on the course being rewarded - Future You is making a real positive impact on their lives." A big congratulations to Essyte, Samantha, Wassem, Stephen (L-R, top to bottom above, with John Pearson

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Adult MHFA Refresher Classroom

Events and Activities

Description

If you are a Mental Health First Aider or MHFA Champion, you have skills for life that support you and the people around you. We believe that mental health should be treated equally to physical health – and just like physical first aid, Mental Health

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Key words

Help and Support

Self Help

Mental Health

Education / Training / Employment

Areas covered

Online