Connected Voice AGM 2025: Resilience and Renewal - The VCSE Sector in Challenging Times

Join us at the Connected Voice Annual General Meeting on Thursday, 10 April 2025, at St Mary’s Heritage Centre, Oakwellgate, Gateshead, NE8 2AU.

The AGM theme is Resilience and Renewal: The VCSE Sector in Challenging Times. Our Keynote speaker will be Nathan Gamester, Managing Director of The Centre for Social Justice Foundation, who will be talking about the multiple issues facing small charities across the country.

We will also be joined by Mandy Coppin, Chief Executive of Streetwise Young People's Project in Newcastle who will speak from recent experience about the factors leading her charity to take the decision to merge with Everyturn Mental Health charity.

Additionally, Gateshead Community Bridgebuilders will host a pop-up photography exhibition titled Resilient Women of Gateshead, showcasing the stories of residents from Teams and Dunston .   

Schedule:

• Registration: 1:00 PM (with tea and coffee)
• AGM Start: 1:30 PM
• Conclusion: Around 3:30 PM (followed by afternoon tea, coffee, and cake, with ample networking opportunities)

Location: St. Mary’s Heritage Centre, former medieval church – TWBPT conveniently located near bus routes and Gateshead metro station.

You can find the full agenda for this year's AGM here.

Minutes from last year's AGM that took place on 7 May 2024 are available here.

Connected Voice's accounts - which will be approved at the AGM - are available to view here.

Connected Voice is committed to reducing our environmental impact and want to champion environmental sustainability to all organisations in the VCSE sector. 
 
To reduce the carbon footprint of our events, we would like to politely request that all attendees make the best effort, where viable, to travel to our events in the most environmentally friendly way possible. 

• The venue is a 10 minute walk from Gateshead Interchange for local metro and bus services 
• There is direct access to the 53/54 bus service at Hillgate Quay 

• The venue is less than a 20 minute walk from the centre of Newcastle

• The venue is a 16 minute walk from Newcastle Central Station for National Rail links 

Accessibility: Please inform us in advance of any accessibility requirements to ensure we can accommodate your needs. We can provide a BSL interpreter with sufficient notice.

We look forward to welcoming you to our Annual General Meeting. To book your place, please register using the form below.