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Author Archives: Involve Yorkshire & Humber
How centralised health services affect rural residents
At our recent annual policy conference, Health and Wellbeing: making equality a reality, we discussed the impact of centralised services on the rural population. A volunteer involved in a voluntary car scheme in North Yorkshire said that volunteer drivers are … Continue reading
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The ‘Bedroom Tax’ and its impact on Northern families
As criticism mounts for the government’s controversial new “bedroom tax” policy, we asked Rob Warm from the National Housing Federation what the bedroom tax means for families in the Yorkshire and Humber region: “How many bedrooms do you have? Do … Continue reading
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What does the Rural VCS Policy Group do?
Guest blog by Jan Thornton The Rural VCS Policy Group, hosted by Involve Yorkshire & Humber, meets about every couple of months and is one of the increasingly rare opportunities for those working in the voluntary and community sector with … Continue reading
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The relationship of discontent between voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations and public bodies
Guest blog by Maureen Grant, Development Officer for The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) and former Trustee of Involve Yorkshire & Humber. Maureen manages The West Yorkshire Racial Justice Programme and her role involves supporting projects working for race equality, social … Continue reading
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Ears to the Ground: what’s hot for Involve Trustee Board members
‘Ears to the Ground’ is a new quarterly feature that we will be posting here on the Involve Yorkshire & Humber blog. Our trustees represent our membership and they are an experienced and sharp bunch of people! So we know that what’s pressing their button will be of interest to you. At each board meeting, we’re asking for their ‘hot topic’, so that we can share it with our wider readership. We hope this new feature will be informative, sometimes fun, and always useful for its finger on the pulse. We’d be interested to hear your comments. If you want to take anything further, join in the discussion or hear more about about an Ears to the Ground topic, please post your comments in the box below. This blog lists Ears to the Ground topics raised at the July 2013 Involve Yorkshire & Humber Trustee Board meeting. Continue reading
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Takes two to tango
You can hardly pick up a policy document without some reference to co-production, co-operative councils and public service innovation and re-design. New ideas about localism abound. At the same time the hard news about public services is not good. The … Continue reading
What a great Adult Learners Week awards ceremony
Guest post by Ian McGregor Brown, Manager for HEART As manager of HEART and representing 12 Colleges and Universities in West Yorkshire it was a great pleasure to sponsor the Raising Aspirations Award at the ceremony in Forsters Bistro, Bradford. The event was superbly organised by … Continue reading
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Lifelong learning: whatever the time of year
Guest blog by Ian McGregor Brown, Manager for HEART Adult Learners’ Week offers a focal point to celebrate the range and diversity of learning opportunities available to adults and how lifelong learning can really transform the lives of individuals, communities and organisations. … Continue reading
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Can technology make it on to your ‘To Do’ list?
Guest blog by Helen Milner, Chief Executive for Online Centres Foundation Most of the community organisations I come across in my role as Chief Executive of Online Centres Foundation – the organisation behind the national network of UK online centres – have … Continue reading
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Take action to change attitudes towards dementia
Guest blog by Simon Wallace, Project Manager for Dementia Action Alliance Misunderstanding, stigma and fear are all typical of the reaction to dementia – and organisations from the public, private and charity sectors recently recognised that action must be taken to bring … Continue reading
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