VONNE News and Opinion
Zero Waste Week: Waste reduction starts before the rubbish hits the bin – insights from Going Green Together participants
In this blog Eilidh Skinner, our Project Officer for VONNE’s Going Green Together project, reflects on Zero Waste Week this September.This Zero Waste…
View BlogMaking time for wellbeing
Last week, the VONNE team took a break from our usual work to focus on something that can all too easily slip down the priority list: our wellbeing.…
View BlogGuest Blog: Castle Peak Group - The Business Case for Diversity: Why Inclusive Organisations Perform Better
As part of our package of member benefits, VONNE’s Gold and Silver Membership+ supporters have the opportunity to submit a guest post …
View BlogPride in Place: Why the North East’s VCSE sector matters to successful neighbourhood regeneration
Earlier this year, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) published analysis of the Government’s Pride in Place Programme (PiPP), highlighting…
View BlogNorth East Economic Inactivity Trailblazer: What we learned about the VCSE sector’s role in tackling economic inactivity
What role does the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector play in tackling economic inactivity across the North East, and what…
View BlogWhat Does Good Care Look Like?
In this blog from VONNE Members, Difference North East, the Director of Difference, Dr Christopher Hartworth, writes about what good care looks like…
View BlogWansbeck Community Links' support for healthier lifestyles and wellbeing goes from strength to strength
In this Health and Wellbeing spotlight we hear from Wansbeck Community Links – a collaboration between Cygnus Support charity and Wansbeck Primary…
View BlogTees Valley LGP : what does it mean for the VCSE sector?
In June, the Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) published its Local Growth Plan (LGP), setting out a ten-year strategy for economic…
View BlogWhat does Burnham mean for the North East?
Sir Keir Starmer resigned as Prime Minister on 22 June 2026, with Andy Burnham announcing shortly afterwards that he would stand to succeed him,…
View BlogNeighbourhood Health Learning Conference
Our Health Partnerships Strategic Manager, Richard Boggie attended the Boost Neighbourhood Health Learning Conference in June and shares his…
View BlogNHS Confed Expo 2026 - a VCSE perspective
In this Health and Wellbeing blog Lisa Taylor, Health and Wellbeing Director at VONNE & VCSE Partnership Programme Lead for the North East and…
View BlogCommunity Wellbeing Pathfinder: Connecting People to Support, Opportunity and Better Wellbeing
In our latest Health and Wellbeing spotlight, Healthworks, a community health charity, shares its approach to the Community Wellbeing Pathfinder…
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