Tags: east of england

Advice for Health launches

Today we launch Advice for Health, a funding pot that aims to support people’s mental and physical health by accessing advice.

Willow Tree: Skills and safety

Project lead Heather Sayer helps young people with learning disabilities learn how to make pottery, food and clothes, and sell the goods at local hub Willow Tree Stores.

LGBTQ+ Youth Groups in Fenland: Cost of living affecting members and staff

This project supports young people in Wisbech and March who identify as LGBTQ+ or who are questioning their sexuality or gender identity. Youth Group Lead Debi Mordanti talks about how…

Wings Great Yarmouth: Expression through arts

Wings Great Yarmouth supports people who have experienced sexual harassment and intimidation. Project member Nadia tells us how members meet up to discuss their experiences and to express themselves through…

Wings Great Yarmouth

Wings Great Yarmouth provides an opportunity for people with experienced traumatic sexual harassment and intimidation to support one another through discussion and the creation of art. It will provide fortnightly…

LGBTQ+ Youth Groups in Fenland

LGBTQ+ Youth Groups in Fenland supports young people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or who are questioning their sexuality or gender identity in the Wisbech and March areas…

LGBTQ+ Youth Groups in Fenland: Making a difference

This project supports young people in Wisbech and March who are in the LGBTQ+ community or who are questioning their sexuality or gender identity. Youth Group Lead Debi Mordanti talks…

Local Conversation in Kirkley: Making a more accessible community

Enabling Kirkley campaigns for better accessibility in the area. Project Leader David Lawrence talks about how the group uses local influence to improve the environment for disabled people.

New funding available for local groups in parts of East England

Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Young Carers: friendship and education

Lauren Randall has been a Youth Worker for Greater Yarmouth and Gorleston Young Carers for two years, supporting young people whose lives are affected by caring responsibilities. She discusses how…

New funding available for local groups in parts of Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire

Puddle Ducks - parents and tots group

Puddle Ducks - parents and tots group aimed to reduce social isolation experienced by parents of pre-school children and increase confidence and wellbeing. Participants can also shape the project by…

Get Set Youth

Yellow Door, who provide information, advice, support and advocacy services to young people, identified a need to support young people’s social networks and wellbeing and to reduce the risk of…

The Voice cLoud: Community power in coastal communities

A new report by the Chief Medical Officer has found there are high concentrations of chronic diseases and lower life expectancy in England’s coastal towns. Whilst a focus on health…

Local Conversation in Haverhill South is taking action to support young people

The Local Conversation in Haverhill South, funded by People’s Health Trust using money raised by Health Lottery East, supports people living in a neighbourhood experiencing high levels of disadvantage. Mental…

International Women’s Day: Exploring COVID-19 barriers for women

Monday 8 March marked International Women’s Day. It is also nearly one year since the UK went into the first lockdown due to the pandemic. COVID-19 has had different impacts…

South Street Kids

Ipswich Community Media CIC and their two-year project South Street Kids runs weekly creative workshops in arts, music and media specifically designed for and by young people living in Westgate…

Get Set Youth project evaluation

Run by the youth charity Yellow Door, the Youth Bus at Waterside Skate Park provided a safe space for young people aged 11 to 25 to socialise, have fun, learn…

A-lot-tment of success

Community Action Suffolk has been supporting a Local Conversation in Haverhill South, Suffolk, since 2014. Through the Local Conversation, residents are identifying and addressing shared priorities, including: health and wellbeing;…

Refugee Week 2020

Refugee Week is a UK-wide festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees. Founded in 1998 and held every year around World Refugee Day on the 20 June, Refugee…

Celebrating 55 years

A recent community event in Clements, Haverhill South, brought together more than 100 residents to celebrate their history and achievements. The event marked 55 years since Clements housing estate, where…

Celebrate, connect and share

Steering Group members from six Local People projects supported by Royal Voluntary Service came together to celebrate, connect and share. In May, Royal Voluntary Service held their first ever Steering…

Better Bretton

Better Bretton is a group of residents who work together to improve local lives and bring the community together in Bretton. It's part of the Local People project in…

LGBT+ History Month

February marks LGBT+ History Month, which aims to promote equality and diversity across Great Britain. A series of events and activities are planned as part of LGBT+ History Month across…

BMX track launches

“When the forum was formed in 2014 we looked for a project that would provide a legacy for the residents of Haverhill South, something they could be proud of that…