Durham Community Action

30/10/2026

❓Aged between 12 and 15 years old?
❓Want to make a difference and build your skills and experience?

Join our new Youth Wellbeing Ambassador Programme starting in January! Bring your ideas, creativity and enthusiasm.

You'll:
• Meet new people
• Build confidence and skills
• Share your views
• Gain experience and opportunities for your future
• Help shape something meaningful for other young people

Register your interest here: https://forms.gle/M1Vyfr1YLJ8ssVbx8

30/10/2026

There are still spaces available on the Life Worth Living Su***de prevention training being held at Spennymoor Leisure Centre on Tuesday 3rd November, 6pm until 9pm.

Book your place now: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/risenortheast/2434138

29/10/2026

Book your place on our next Share & Learn Network focused on Recruiting Trustees as part of : https://dcacrm.uk/civicrm/event/info/?id=854&reset=1

29/10/2026

Durham County Council and Morgan Sindall have been working together to explore options for the Community Garden at the new Bishop Auckland Leisure Centre and would be delighted for people to join them to map out how this new community asset could be incorporated into the active growing and wellbeing activities already taking place across Bishop Auckland and the Woodhouse Lane area.

Book your place now: https://tinyurl.com/4cmbfa8t

28/10/2026

Here's the latest NSPCC Learning newsletter for October, with a focus on safeguarding:

We've updated our child protection records retention and storage guidance briefing to reflect changes to UK legislation and guidance. The briefing includes information on the principles of records management and how to record and store safeguarding concerns.

28/10/2026

Book on the Child Exploitation for Sports Clubs Workshop ran in partnership with Rise North East, The Children's Society and Ivison Trust: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/risenortheast/2482479

This free virtual event is for anyone involved in a sports club or organisation (including volunteers and parents/carers) and will be particularly useful for club welfare officers.

The session will include:
- What child exploitation is
- How to spot signs of child exploitation in sport
- How to report it
- Support for children and families affected by exploitation

Child Exploitation for Sports Clubs – Teams, Wed 11 Nov 2026 - After receiving excellent feedback and requests for further training, we’re so pleased to announce George from The Children’s Society and Liz and Sarah from The Ivison Trust are delivering another session for sports clubs and organ...

27/10/2026

View and follow events from The Bearly Adulting Group on Luma.

27/10/2026

How to keep power in the community with Back on the Map - 10th November, 1pm - 4:30pm at Shildon Railway Institute.

In this interactive workshop, Mark from Back on the Map in Sunderland will share how they’re using community ownership to make Hendon a place of opportunity to live, work and thrive and explore ways to support community ownership in County Durham.

Book your place now: https://tinyurl.com/2smr6psp

26/10/2026

People living in Crook, Willington, Sunnybrow and Billy Row are invited to join Our Place, Our Voice — a new resident-led group to help local people make a positive difference in their community, supported by believe housing and Durham Community Action.

Members will have the chance to share their views, experiences and ideas to help shape future investment and projects in their community.

Interested?
A series of free training sessions will take place throughout November 2026, where people living in these areas can meet, get to know each other, learn about the group and develop the knowledge needed to take part. Free lunch and refreshments will be provided.

You don’t need any experience to take part. We encourage anyone interested in attend (all) or as many of the training sessions as possible. They take place at Wheatbottom Community Hub, 20 Wheatbottom, Crook, County Durham, DL15 9HB on the following dates:

Thursday 5th November, 12pm to 2:30pm
Thursday 12th November, 12pm to 2:30pm
Thursday 19th November, 12pm to 2:30pm

All out of pocket travel expenses for fuel, public transport and where relevant taxi will be reimbursed.

For more information and to register your interest please contact Kimberley Smith, Community Investment Coordinator at believe housing, on 0300 1311 999 or by emailing [email protected]

Visit Believe Housing Limited website to learn more -

believe housing customers are invited to join Our Place, Our Voice, a resident-led group helping shape priorities and opportunities in Crook, Willington, Sunnybrow and Billy Row.

26/10/2026

Free DBS Workshop - Eligibility, ID, and how to support people with obtaining DBS Checks

The aim of this workshop is to understand:
- the benefits of DBS and you (employer or voluntary organisation) working together
the different levels of DBS check and when an employee is eligible for a check
- what ‘regulated activity’ is
- what the fingerprint route is and when to use it
- the safe recruitment practices that can be in place, with DBS checks forming a part of these

Book now on either the November or December session: https://tinyurl.com/48f4ynnt
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