We have developed a series of podcasts featuring different guest speakers and topics to give you a flavour of the work carried out by Durham Community Action and the organisations we work with.
Trustees' Week - November 2024
Keeping your Child Safe in Sport Week - October 2024
For Keeping your Child Safe in Sport Week (7th - 13th October), we spoke to Rowena Carr, Sport Welfare Coordinator at County Durham Sport about why creating awareness for child safety in sport is so important.
Community Research Network - September 2024
This podcast will discuss the development of a community research network in County Durham; which is a way of supporting local people to have an active role in research.
Interviews include: DCA's Community Partnerships Manager, Fiona Christian, co-founder of the Centre for Social Justice and Community Action & Professor of Sociology at Durham University, Sarah Banks and artist and Derwent Valley AAP Chair, Lea McConnell.
Real People, Real Stories: Social Prescribing in County Durham - June 2024
We talked to Nuvowellbeing, Burnhope Community Centre and Brightwoods Forest School about the impact the funding for new social prescription activity in County Durham has had in their local community.
Volunteers' Week - June 2024
Good to Grow Week - May 2024
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.
Village Halls Week - March 2024
#VillageHallsWeek 2024 is celebrating everything village halls can do to 'go green'. In this podcast, we speak to Auckland Youth and Community Centre about their recent Investors in the Environment bronze accreditation and Croxdale Community Association about the impact of their community garden.
Welcome Spaces - January 2024
This podcast focuses on the Welcome Spaces Fund available to organisations in County Durham and the impact the fund has made to a local community building.
Trustees' Week - November 2023
To celebrate Trustees' Week 2023, we have recorded a series of podcasts to celebrate the individual talents, viewpoints and experiences each trustee brings to their board.
Cree Network - September 2023
This podcast focuses on the Cree Network that consists of 40 Cree groups that operate to support and promote the health and wellbeing of County Durham residents.
Vision for Volunteering - July 2023
This podcast focuses on the power of volunteering, a reflection on Volunteers' Week and the Vision for Volunteering, a ten-year collaborative project designed to create a better future for volunteering.
Energy Efficiency and Climate Action - May 2023
This podcast focuses on energy efficiency and climate action within the voluntary and community sector.
Social Prescribing - March 2023
This episode celebrates Social Prescribing Day and focuses on the role of social prescribing link workers in County Durham and their network.
Village Halls Week - January 2023
This podcast celebrates Village Halls Week (23rd - 27th January); the theme of this year’s campaign will look at how village halls can provide warm, welcoming and inclusive spaces, something which is especially important as the country faces a cost-of-living crisis.
Safeguarding - December 2022
This podcast focuses on safeguarding within the voluntary and community sector in County Durham and the importance of training and safeguarding policies and procedures for staff and volunteers.
If you would like to get involved in our podcasts we would love to hear from you - please contact Katie Baggott by email
The specific views expressed by individuals in the content of our podcasts, case studies and other media are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Durham Community Action or its associates.
