News and reports

Darlington Association on Disability have a full list of new groups in Darlington. These include DASH, Young leaders and Mentoring for Independence, and more! They've also renewed their call for new volunteers to join their team.

Café JJ is a successful, award-winning registered charity which first opened as a community cafe in 2007. The project provides support to a team of learning-disabled adults to enable them to be involved in the running of the café. They have an opportunity for a Project Co-ordinator to join their team.

Learning & Skills have a range of NEW courses available including:Creative Crafts, Parenting Together and Time for Books sessions!

Are you interested in finding out about bicycles, but don't know where to start? Sustrans, the charity that makes is easier to walk, wheel and cycle is here to help!

Learning & Skills have a range of NEW courses available including: Upskill for employment, Functional Skills, Distance Learning, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses and Family First Aid courses to help you on your journey to future employment!

Our next organisation of the week is Breathe Easy Darlington!

This month is Brain Tumour Awareness Month, a month recognising the demand for immediate action to support, empower, and amplify the voice of the brain tumour community.

For World Book Day, pioneering visual literacy charity Beyond Words launched their ambitious new Book Club in a Box project, aiming to create 300 new Book Clubs for people with learning disabilities by 2026. The Book Club in a Box is a free pack of books and materials that will enable people, charities and organisations to kickstart a Book Club in their local area.

Youth Focus North East have recently begun working on one of their training packages called Access Unlimited.

A new campaign from the NHS is urging the public to get their blood pressure checked.

Northeast entrepreneurs, commercial investors and business agents are invited to take part in a musical tour to discover the wealth of opportunities available to people looking to open or expand their business in Darlington.

Becoming visible would like to give an update on current happenings around the north east, with new coffee mornings and sessions for various age groups being introduced.