DDC Centre Manager

Today, we transported and united 77 #Ukraines from #Kirklees on our #Liverpool trip. Since the war started, the Denby Dale Centre's #communitytransport services has completed 1,708 passenger trips, uniting Kirklees Ukraines for welfare and social purposes.

What a busy weekend connecting people. Saturday's #DementiaEXPO connected carers with dementia services around #Kirklees. Meet stallholders: ddc.org.uk/dementialinks Sunday's #York trip connected 48 #Ukraines on a grand day out. Donate to help us: gofund.me/96b18187

Congratulations to #TeamDDC for running the third #dementiaEXPO, today in #Meltham. The team managed to connect local people to #dementia services in #kirklees. You can meet some of the stall holders at ddc.org.uk/dementialinks

Fantastic presentation from @RobJConsulting at the @TSLVolunteering #volunteer managers forum at @NorthorpeHall today. Discussions around volunteering trends, why people do and do not volunteer, frictionless volunteering vs quality-procedures, cost of living impacts & much more.

@HuddsUnlimited We had a chap walk into the #kirkburtonhub this afternoon. He has lived in Kirkburton for only two weeks, so we showed him some activities at the Hub, but also at the library and nearby Shelley and Shepley. He seemed really impressed in the choices he has.

Kirkburton has been named one of the friendliest places in Huddersfield to live!🌟 It's a great place for Huddersfield newcomers who want the best of the countryside but also the hustle and bustle of town life on their doorstep. #huddersfield #westyorkshire #yorkshire

CROWD fundraising appeal Strengthen our local community response charity gofund.me/96b18187 #communitytransport #livingwithdementia #CostOfLiving #communitypantry #filmclub #trainingcentre #anchor #shopperbus #carservice #ukrainetransport #veteransgroup #kindness & more

We're very proud to be awarded our re-accreditation of our Quality For Health and Wellbeing Award this week. Well done & thank you to all our teams for maintaining such high standards. Connecting people for 17 yrs Reducing loneliness 40 projects Activities - Transport - Places

Thank you @ecohubemley for hosting one of our Food Donation bins. Your support is very much appreciated. Donated food is shared between the HD8 Pantry and the @Welcome_Hudds Centre.

Excited to start distributing our new collection bins into our community. Food donations are being shared between our Community Pantry and @Welcome_Hudds Look out (you cannot miss them) for our food collection bins across HD8. Anyone wanting to host one, give us a call. Thanks

Skelmanthorpe Youth and Community Association are looking to recruit a new board of trustees to reinvigorate the Community Centre in #Skelmanthorpe. Anyone interested, please contact Hannah McKerchar in the first instance: hannahmck@gmail.com

Congratulations to Sarah and the multi discipline team she has lead, supporting and improving lives for new arrivals into #kirklees. We felt honoured to be part of your team and today's celebration.

We are connecting to parents at Denby Dale First School at their Open Evening and Crafts Fair. We've onnected people to our Pantry, Ukraine United and Anchor projects.

We are pleased to announce and welcome a new rural community group. We've been supporting the Rural Veteran Hub from idea to reality & will continue support. This is a group for our local veterans who cannot get into town, providing support, social & sanctuary. #Rural #Veteran

To give our staff & volunteers time to reflect on HRH Queen Elizabeth's life, and time to join the nation in mourning, our services will be closed on Monday 19 September.

Very proud to be recognised for our #CommunityChampion work with the #kirklees #COVID19 collaboration. Thank you to everyone who has supported and helped us deliver such positive outcomes.

It was a special treat today, receiving guests, our friends and supporters from @KirkleesCouncil . One of our members explained her lived experience of hardship and how the pantry has changed her life. Thank you to everyone who has and who continues to support our local work.

I was privileged to drive for 4 of our Ukraine friends. Their story is hard to comprehend. Latest chapter from a village tea-room: the owner announced "this lady is from Ukraine" & then customers started taking photos of her & spoke in "you are stupid" English. We must do better

Special thank you to the stall holders attending the #dementiaexpo event in #kirkburton today. Great stories of connection to services, support and improved quality of life. Also people registering on our Dementia Carer Course which starts next week.

Today was a driving day, two wheelchair-user members taken to groups & home 5 hrs later. I call it my grounding; working with people who use our services, it keeps my focus on the office work that must happen to achieve such positive impacts. 3,000 #actsofconnection per month

Our stall is set up ready for the first of three Dementia Carer Expos. 25 June 2022 10 to 2 The Kirkburton Hub We are looking forward to seeing you there.