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Tibby Residents Association – First Steps
November 6, 2015
In this blog, the Tibby Residents Association take us through their progress as part of the First Steps programme Welcome to the Tibby Residents Association blog… it’s all about us, who we are and what we are doing! We are …
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REACH CIC First Steps project
November 6, 2015
Neal Williams from First Steps project REACH CIC tells us all about what’s been achieved so far and what the plans are from here. We are REACH CIC and we’re here to rock Wembley. Or, more accurately, we work in community development… yeah, it’s community …
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Love Heaton Norris – First Steps Blog
November 6, 2015
Love Heaton Norris was formed in September 2014 by a group of local people from all walks of life (incl. residents, community workers, charities, faith leaders, employees, businesses and school governors). Our aim is to champion “all things Heaton Norris” …
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First Steps – Kenton Bar Tenants and Residents Association
November 6, 2015
First Steps project, Kenton Bar Tenants and Residents Association tell us all about their progress so far and what their next steps are. We are a Tenants and Residents Association and work for the people of our estate to give …
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Neighbourhood Pride – First Steps
November 6, 2015
Rosetta Ufeli-Iormeanu tells us all about her First Steps project, and how things have progressed so far. At one of First Steps training, in July, I met the Relationship Manager for our area for the first time. She was quite …
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Featured project: Sahahra Project
July 28, 2015
Earlier this year, the Just Act team were out and about visiting community projects to find out and share what they do. In January 2015, we met with Nick and Jangir who both volunteer at the Sahahra Project in Derby. …
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Guest blog: Life-changing opportunities from volunteering locally
July 20, 2015
Kerry-Anne is Youth Director at Cadence Café CIC in Tyldesley, near Wigan. In this blog she tells us in her own words how volunteering at her local arts café as a student has turned into full-time paid work and …
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Featured project: bringing together different faiths in Luton
June 30, 2015
In March 2015 we visited Kim Greig, the Near Neighbours Co-ordinator for Luton at the Grassroots centre where the project is based. Near Neighbours is a national programme of grants and training, funded by the Department for Communities and Local …
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Featured project: Bringing the arts to the whole community
June 16, 2015
Nucleus Arts is an arts organisation created in 2002 to promote the arts to everyone in Medway, and more widely across Kent. In March 2015 we met Natasha Steer, Nucleus’ Education and Community Development Coordinator in the thriving Café Nucleus, …
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Featured project: Residents tackling crime
June 10, 2015
Recently, the Just Act team visited Chris Hoare, founder of the Birmingham South West Group, a residents’ group set up over 25 years ago to tackle crime, prostitution, anti-social behaviour and other issues troubling his estate. Keep reading to find …
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