Hi there, here is June’s update! I’ve just got back from a much needed break in my trusty old (very old) campervan called Lester. I headed up to Cononley, which is in between Keighley and Skipton, for a 2 night break meeting others who own the same type of van as mine. Mine was the…
May 2025 Funding Newsletter
Hi there, here is May’s update! I’m definitely not complaining – but it has been very, very warm in my office! And as soon as I open the doors and windows, all the neighbours appear to use that very moment to start up every power tool they own! But let’s hope this good weather is…
April 2025 Funding Newsletter
Hi there, here is April’s update! I’ll be making a few changes over the next couple of issues of this newsletter. I’ll still be including as much grant funding info as possible, but after sending this out every month for over 5 years – I need to shake it up a bit to keep it…
March 2025 Funding Newsletter
Welcome to March! Last month, lots of you seemed interested in the wider links I shared, and last night I listened to the Feel Better Live More podcast by Dr Rangan Chatterjee, the most recent episode 7 Early Signs of Burnout and 10 Simple & Practical Tools To Help – which seemed quite apt for…
February 2025 funding newsletter
Good grief, how is it February already? January seemed to go on forever, and be over in a flash – all at the same time. Like some kind of weird time-warp. I’m keeping myself pretty busy at the moment. Lots of new projects about to start, lots of learning, reading, discovering and networking. …
Deighton Carnival
Getting together has never been more important. I’ve known Howard Belafonte for many years now, and what he doesn’t know about running a community carnival, just isn’t worth knowing! Read on to find out how this vibrant community event started, and continues to go from strength to strength. Tell us a bit more about…
Inaugural Sporting Heritage Awards
I had the pleasure of speaking to Justine Reilly of Sporting Heritage recently. I’ve got to be honest; it was really difficult to trim this post down to an acceptable length – because we just caught up in the enthusiasm of talking all things sport and heritage! I may well have to do a follow-up…
21 ways to celebrate the Queens Platinum Jubilee in 2022
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Think Forensic
Think Forensic is an established, but innovative Crime Scene Investigation Centre based in Skelmanthorpe, on the outskirts of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Visited by children and adults alike, this is a ‘must visit’ venue for would be crime investigators! Hidden behind a very unpretentious doorway, the entrance leads to an experience that once tried, is never…