Durham Community Action

By Katie Baggott

This is the Durham Community Action podcast, celebrating all things to do with the voluntary and community sector in County Durham.

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The podcast currently has 45 episodes available.

Durham Community Action episodes:

September 16, 2026 Inclusivity in the VCSE sector
This podcast is in the first in a series highlighting how voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations are creating inclusive, accessible and supportive spaces.

We speak to Eric Knows, a charity based in Bishop Auckland that helps disabled, autistic and neurodivergent people about how they create inclusive, supportive spaces throughout their work.
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7min
August 11, 2026 Reducing Smoking Prevalence in County Durham VCSE Project - "Paul"
We spoke to Paul, who had support from Shotton Partnership to support his Stop Smoking journey with help from the 'Reducing Smoking Prevalence in County Durham VCSE Project'.
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5min
August 11, 2026 Reducing Smoking Prevalence in County Durham VCSE Project - "Kath"
We spoke to Kath, who had support from Spennymoor Youth and Community Association to support her Stop Smoking journey with help from the 'Reducing Smoking Prevalence in County Durham VCSE Project'.
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12min
June 24, 2026 Community Research Projects in County Durham
In this podcast, we speak to Jack Drum Arts and young researchers around their community research project focused on the role of heritage and the arts in strengthening rural communities.
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11min
June 15, 2026 Volunteers' Week 2026
To reflect on Volunteers' Week 2026, we spoke to New College Durham and local VCSE organisations (Wheels2Work County Durham, Calm in East Durham CIC, The Wise Group and Durham County Carers Support) about how volunteering impacts them, the barriers to volunteering and what support they provide.

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10min
May 15, 2026 Dementia Action Week x Beamish Museum
To recognise Dementia Action Week (18th - 24th May 2026), we spoke to Beamish Museum's health and wellbeing support worker Catherine about their various dementia friendly activities.
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4min
April 30, 2026 Mental Health Awareness Week x Beamish Museum
To recognise Mental Health Awareness Week (11th - 17th May), we spoke to Catherine Appleby, Beamish Museum’s Health and Wellbeing support worker about their heritage and health activities and events.
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8min
April 27, 2026 REACH Community Involvement Steering Group
In this podcast, we spoke to various members of the REACH Community Involvement Steering Group (CISG) about their experience of the workshops so far and expectations going forward. Through networking, learning opportunities and sharing knowledge and insight from sector colleagues, the CISG is being actively supported to be that critical friend to the REACH delivery team around all aspects of community involvement.
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8min
March 16, 2026 Village Halls Week 2026
Village Halls Week 2026 focuses on the theme "Connecting communities to health and wellbeing". In this podcast, we spoke to Julie Gorman-Cliff, Wellbeing Coordinator at Burnhope Community Centre about how activities at their community building impacts the local community's health and wellbeing.
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7min
February 09, 2026 Importance of local funding opportunities - Breathe Easy Darlington
In this audio case study, we spoke to Breathe Easy Darlington about how local funding opportunities made an impact on their charity.
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7min

FAQs about Durham Community Action:

How many episodes does Durham Community Action have?

The podcast currently has 45 episodes available.