DDC Centre Manager

Denby Dale Centre has 24 projects connecting people Kirklees, West Yorkshire, UK, with over 1,600 beneficiaries, providing:
#activities #transport #places

[DDC Centre Manager @DDCmanager]

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.

[DDC Centre Manager @DDCmanager]

What a busy weekend connecting people.

Saturday's #DementiaEXPO connected carers with dementia services around #Kirklees. Meet stallholders: https://t.co/wCNerf9CWB

Sunday's #York trip connected 48 #Ukraines on a grand day out.

Donate to help us:
https://t.co/qUVYjJWG0v

[DDC Centre Manager @DDCmanager]

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 https://t.co/wCNerf9CWB

[DDC Centre Manager @DDCmanager]

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.

[DDC Centre Manager @DDCmanager]

@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.

[DDC Centre Manager @DDCmanager]

CROWD fundraising appeal
Strengthen our local community response charity
https://t.co/qUVYjJXdQ3

#communitytransport
#livingwithdementia
#CostOfLiving
#communitypantry
#filmclub
#trainingcentre
#anchor
#shopperbus
#carservice
#ukrainetransport
#veteransgroup
#kindness
& more

[DDC Centre Manager @DDCmanager]

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

[DDC Centre Manager @DDCmanager]

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.

[DDC Centre Manager @DDCmanager]

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

[TSL Kirklees Volunteering @TSLVolunteering]

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: [email protected]

[DDC Centre Manager @DDCmanager]

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.

[DDC Centre Manager @DDCmanager]

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.

[Kirklees Rural Anchor @RuralAnchor]

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

[DDC Centre Manager @DDCmanager]

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.

[DDC Centre Manager @DDCmanager]

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.

[DDC Centre Manager @DDCmanager]

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.

[Dianne E Watkinson @diannewatkinson]

The #heatwave ☀️ & the welcome 🤝 have both been exceptionally warm at every community project we've visited. Thank you 🙏 for sharing your successes & challenges @pauljonesmbe @SanctuaryParent Team Kickstart & Rainbow Baby Bank @greenfieldjill1 @CarolGilchrist @KirkleesComPlus

[DDC Centre Manager @DDCmanager]

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

[DDC Centre Manager @DDCmanager]

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.

[DDC Centre Manager @DDCmanager]

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

[DDC Centre Manager @DDCmanager]

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.