@connectedvoice.bsky.social
Connecting People and Supporting Action across Newcastle and Gateshead since 1929 https://connectedvoice.org.uk/
Funding opportunity: The Boring Fund – applications now open! 💜
Small charities, CICs and voluntary groups can now apply for £200 grants to help with those boring but vital running costs — like insurance, admin time or web hosting.
Deadline: 30 Nov
www.christinapoultoncreative.co.uk/boring-fund
The latest edition of #ConnectedVoiceNews is out today!
With news and updates for voluntary and community organisations, find out more on:
✅Funding opportunities
✅Volunteering opportunities
✅Upcoming events and training
✅Charity jobs
✅Health and Wellbeing info
👉https://bit.ly/CVNews13Nov
Round 2 of @connectedvoice.bsky.social #smallsparksplus is now OPEN!
💡Community-led projects improving health & wellbeing in Newcastle.
✅ Grants: £500–£3,000
✅ £48,750 available (15–17 awards)
#CommunityFunding #Newcastle #NewcastleCityCouncil
Apply now: connectedvoice.org.uk/services/sup...
Another Record-Breaking month for OurGateshead!
We're very excited to share our October 2025 at OurGateshead.org!
84,218 visits
53,992 unique visitors
117,110 page views
A huge thank you to everyone who supports OurGateshead, you are helping to make a stronger, more connected community each day.
Its #TrusteesWeek2025 and we want to say a huge thank you to our wonderful group of Trustees, who give their time and energy so willingly to support us every week of the year!
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The latest edition of #ConnectedVoiceNews is out today!
It's full of the latest news and updates for voluntary and community organisations, including:
✅Funding opportunities
✅Volunteering opportunities
✅Upcoming events and training
✅Charity jobs
mailchi.mp/connectedvoi...
We’ve just launched our new strategy: Connecting People, Supporting Action 2025–2030.
Hear from our Chief Exec, Lisa Goodwin MBE, on what this means for the future of Connected Voice 👇
Read the full strategy: bit.ly/ConnectedVoi...
The latest edition of #ConnectedVoiceNews is out today!
It's full of the latest news and updates for voluntary and community organisations, including:
✅Latest Edition of CV Magazine
✅Funding opportunities
✅Volunteering opportunities
✅Upcoming events and training
...and much more!
bit.ly/CVNews16Oct
Our October #Haref Bulletin is out now! 📢
Our monthly Haref Bulletin is full of the latest news, events and research on #healthequity for ethnically marginalised communities across Newcastle, Gateshead, and beyond.
Read it now! 👇
bit.ly/HarefBulleti...
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Join us this November for a powerful networking event focused on how partnerships can strengthen your organisation, unlock new funding opportunities, and amplify your impact.
Newcastle
Wed 12 Nov 13:30–15:30
bit.ly/NewcastleNet...
Gateshead
Thurs 20 Nov 13:00–15:00
bit.ly/GatesheadNet...
Do you think there are gaps in transport provision in Newcastle and Gateshead?
Do you want to learn how your organisation can help to address these issues?
Join us for a training workshop next Wednesday led by the Community Transport Association.
Sign up here: tinyurl.com/2syhd4j7
The latest edition of #ConnectedVoiceNews is out today!
It's full of the latest news and updates for voluntary and community organisations, including:
✅Funding opportunities
✅Volunteering opportunities
✅Upcoming events and training
✅Charity jobs
...and much more!
bit.ly/CVNews2October
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📣 Calling All Voluntary and Community Organisations in Gateshead!
The Gateshead VCSE Fund is here to support you!
Join our FREE webinar to on Thurs 25 Sept 12-1pm to
✅ Learn about the fund
✅ Understand the application process
✅ Ask questions and check your eligibility
bit.ly/VCSEFund
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there is a large room with green walls and a grey carpet, various people of different ethnicities, ages and genders are sat at each table. they are listening to a speaker and are facing towards the back of the room. The speaker is sat at one of the tables
There is a man stood next to a podium with a microphone in his hand, he is looking at a large screen at the front of the room which describes the Newcastle Community Pathfinders service by healthworks
Our third Haref Network meeting of the year took place yesterday, the theme was 'Mental Health'
Many thanks to our attendees, and our wonderful speakers:
- Northumberland Cricket Board
- @healthworks.bsky.social
- The Angelou Centre
It was a great and engaging session with lots of conversation!
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The latest edition of #ConnectedVoiceNews is out today!
It's full of the latest news and updates for voluntary and community organisations, including:
✅Funding opportunities
✅Volunteering opportunities
✅Upcoming events and training
✅Charity jobs
Read it now! 👇
bit.ly/CVNews18Sept
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Our September #Haref Bulletin is out now! 📢
Our monthly Haref Bulletin is full of the latest news, events and research on #healthequity for ethnically marginalised communities across Newcastle, Gateshead, and beyond.
Read it now! 👇
bit.ly/SeptHarefBul...
Image of the letter addressed to Rt Hon Rachel Reeves, read it here https://bit.ly/nechildpoverty
We're proud to stand with nearly 90 organisations across the North East in calling on the Chancellor to scrap the two-child limit in Universal Credit.
Find out more here 👉 bit.ly/nechildpoverty
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The latest edition of #ConnectedVoiceNews is out today!
It's full of the latest news and updates for voluntary and community organisations, including:
✅Funding opportunities
✅Volunteering opportunities
✅Upcoming events and training
✅Charity jobs
Read it now! 👇
bit.ly/connectedvoi...
... this networking event will give you opportunities to share knowledge, make connections, and learn about how other people are making buildings work for them.
connectedvoice.org.uk/events/conne...
🏫Making Your Building Work for You
Join as at our next networking event for VCSEs based in Newcastle. Whether you’ve managed your own building for years or are just looking to take the next step into renting your first space...
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We are launching Tech4Communities in #Gateshead with the #DigitalPovertyAlliance and @gatesheadcouncil.bsky.social -@connectedvoice.bsky.social's Gateshead Digital Inclusion Project and a network of local libraries and community venues are at its heart shorturl.at/kHc8Q
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Connected Voice: Connecting People, Supporting Action" next to a graphic of a megaphone
The latest edition of #ConnectedVoiceNews is out today!
It's full of the latest news and updates for voluntary and community organisations, including:
✅Funding opportunities
✅Volunteering opportunities
✅Upcoming events and training
✅Charity jobs
Read it now! 👇
mailchi.mp/connectedvoi...
Job Vacancy! Housing Coordinator - The Angelou Centre
Job type: Full time
Salary: £30,303 to £35,781.20
Hours: 35
Closing date: Sun, 24/08/2025 - 17:00
For more information - www.connectedvoice.org.uk/jobs/housing...
This event will give you opportunities to share knowledge, make connections, and learn about how other people are making buildings work for them.
Newcastle Event: connectedvoice.org.uk/events/conne...
Gateshead Event: connectedvoice.org.uk/events/conne...
Join us for our next networking event!
🏫Making Your Building Work for You is about the potentials, successes and challenges of owning and managing property in the VCSE sector.
To sign up please click on the links in the comments!
Newcastle Event: 16 September
Gateshead Event: 18 September
🌱🌰We had an amazing turn out to our Health and Wellbeing event today, a special thanks to Susanne Ayers from the Herb Hub and Christine Wright from the RHS - Royal Horticultural Society Society for presentations. Thank you to all those who came along!
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The latest edition of #ConnectedVoiceNews is out today!
It's full of the latest news and updates for voluntary and community organisations, including:
✅Funding opportunities
✅Volunteering opportunities
✅Upcoming events and training
Read it now! 👇
mailchi.mp/connectedvoi...
Thanks to funding from UKSPF and the North East Combined Authority, Connected Voice is pleased to offer free online training courses through High Speed Training.
To be eligible, you must be both a volunteer in Newcastle and a resident of Newcastle.
Find out more here tinyurl.com/95vu2av5
Image is of the Connected Voice logo next to an icon of a megaphone.
The latest edition of #ConnectedVoiceNews is out today!
It's full of the latest news and updates for voluntary and community organisations, including:
✅Funding opportunities
✅Volunteering opportunities
✅Upcoming events and training
✅Charity jobs
Read it now!👇
mailchi.mp/connectedvoi...
As Newcastle Community Bridgebuilders draws to a close, we want to thank everyone for their involvement across the 6 workshops and for your commitment to making Newcastle a city of Bridges and not Walls.
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