Durham Community Action

In this podcast, we spoke to Professor Tony Chapman from Durham University about the Third Sector Trends study. The Third Sector Trends Study is a long-standing study of the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector and it aims to understand the different aspects of the VCSE sector’s structure and activity. Have your say in the study here: http://bit.ly/4luLxZZ ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

We spoke to David Hall, trustee at Sherburn Hill Hub about how grant funding from the Community Spaces grant, a regional partnership funded by the National Lottery Community Fund helped improve their local community. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The role of a volunteer driver is a very rewarding position, providing transport for social journeys and health appointments for people in the local community but recruiting for the role can sometimes be challenging. To help create awareness about the role, we spoke to Jack Ball, Volunteer Officer at Supportive about the main challenges they face in recruiting volunteer drivers, the benefits of the role and how volunteering impacts their service. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Following the launch of a new toolkit to help trustees navigate legal issues about property, we spoke to Tom Wills from Sintons Solicitors about legal advice for community buildings. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

This year's #VillageHallsWeek theme is celebrating, encouraging and supporting the efforts of volunteers who keep rural community buildings open. We spoke to community halls consultant Louise Beaton about her new book "Halls for All: A History of Village Halls" which highlights the crucial role village halls play in rural communities. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.