VODA News

VODA’s Core Services Manager, Keith Hardy, has joined the North Tyneside Business Forum’s management group. Keith said about his new role: “I’m looking forward to making connections between all the avenues…

VODA is planning to develop a short film showcasing the breadth and variety of important work delivered by the Voluntary and Community Sector in North Tyneside. The film will be…

As part of our Ending Loneliness in North Tyneside partnership – a four year collaboration between VODA, Age UK, Citizens Advice and The Carer’s Centre – we have created a new…

If you want to do something special this New Year, why not help your local community by volunteering?   In order to let people know about the wide range of…

As part of North Tyneside Council’s #WhoCares week, we want to share this lovely Good Neighbours case study with you to show the difference volunteering can make to both the…

Our Annual General Meeting and awards presentation took place on Wednesday 23 October at the Linskill Centre in North Shields. As well as a presentation of VODA’s latest annual report and accounts,…

The role of Chair or Vice Chair can often seem challenging, leadership can be feel isolating. Do you sometimes think it would be good to talk to other chairs that…

Sector Connector continues to attract more businesses, both big and small, who want to give something back and help the voluntary sector of North Tyneside. The help and supported offered…

We were delighted to host the VODA Awards at our recent AGM. As part of the award ceremony, we produced a short film about each winner, to highlight why they…

A new volunteer-led service has launched in North Tyneside, offering a programme of free courses and workshops aimed at the self-management of mental health and wellbeing. Created in consultation with…

VODA has been working with North Tyneside CCG to make it easier for VCS organisations to promote their services to patients. Screens are now widely used to call a patient’s name…

Young people are often portrayed in a negative light in the media, but we have to disagree. We work with a range of young volunteers at VODA and see on…

The latest issue of the Sector Connector bulletin, aimed at Sector Connector business partners, was a special edition printed magazine, which was facilitated by our Sector Connector partnership with yourPrintDepartment.…

North Tyneside Council, VODA and the North Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) have been working together to refresh the North Tyneside Better Together Strategy. The strategy was first developed in…

            We’re delighted to reveal our new look Sector Connector logo and strapline, which has been kindly developed for us via a Sector Connector partnership…

We were delighted that the BBC Radio Newcastle Breakfast Show was able to join our Good Neighours shopping trip last week. They spent the morning chatting to our shoppers and…

We’re delighted that our Good Neighbours shopping trip has been featured on a new blog from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. Let’s Talk Loneliness is the start of…

It was a double celebration for the North Shields bowling club this month – not only did their new and improved pavilion get its grand unveiling, but the club was…

We had the pleasure of hosting Prince’s Trust participant Nathaniel for two days work placement this week. Nathaniel blogs about his time with us in his own words… VODA are…

We are excited to announce the launch of Volunteer Plus for North Tyneside – our new database of volunteering opportunities in and around the borough. Volunteer Plus allows people to…