Connected Voice Networking Event - Wellbeing and the Environment

Join Connected Voice on 24th September for our next networking event with the theme of: Wellbeing and the Environment.

Voluntary sector organisations are all about promoting the health and happiness of people and communities. It's increasingly clear that taking care of the environment can have a significant impact on this. A healthy environment gives us clean air, water, and food, which are crucial for our physical health. Nature also provides places for fun and relaxation, which helps our mental health and reduces stress. By protecting the environment, we not only keep our planet safe but also improve our quality of life and ensure a healthier future for everyone.

The event will have presentations from: 

• Christine Wright, Outreach Worker from the Royal Horticulture Society 
• Karen Dobson from Scotswood Community Gardens
• Barbara Keating, artist working with Dingy Butterflies on projects such as Bensham Bees and Bensham Bites and with local universities  

The speakers have used the theme of the environment to improve the wellbeing of people in the community and will be sharing ideas and tips for low cost and no-cost activities.

Please note our Networking Events are for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations serving Newcastle and/or Gateshead. They aim to:

• Showcase and celebrate good and innovative practice
• Inspire participants with new ideas and ways to meet the needs of their communities
• Connect people and organisations to forge new partnerships and ways of working together for the same goals

This is an in person event at Strawberry Fields, One Strawberry Lane, NE1 4BX

Our training and events are funded from a variety of sources, allowing us to offer them for free to eligible organisations. Please check the eligibility requirements for each session before signing up, as this varies from course to course. If your organisation is not eligible for a free session you may be interested in one of our tailored training packages.

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Attendance and value Our team have dedicated significant time and resource to create and deliver our excellent range of training and events. Connected Voice is funded for this work, allowing us to offer these events free of charge. However, we expect people who have registered to prioritise attendance and let us know as soon as possible if there is a barrier to attending. We may follow up with you if you are absent without letting us know.

Delivery This event will take place at One Strawberry Lane (an accessible venue). For more information on how to find us, please see our Contact Us page.

Accessibility Please let us know in advance if you have any accessibility requirements that would help you get the most out of this session. We will do everything we can to accommodate them. We can provide a BSL interpreter for training and events on request, but ask you to give us enough advance notice to enable this to be organised. To maximise resources, we are unable to provide BSL interpreters for all sessions unless we know this is essential.

Evaluation This event is free to attend but all participants will be required to complete a short evaluation on completion. This feedback enables us to continue delivering a free programme of training and events.

For security and practical reasons: You can only book one place for yourself. If a colleague wants to attend, they will need to book separately themselves. You must give us all the essential information requested so that we know your registration is genuine.

If circumstances change, you must advise us as soon as possible so that the place isn’t wasted as we have limited spaces for each event. You must also advise us if a substitute person from your organisation is attending in your place. We will be monitoring non-attendance, and may not accept future bookings from regular non-attenders.