Today there will be some people waking up to empty cupboards like the little girl in our harvest book this year “Wake up, Mum. I’m hungry!” We rely heavily on the Harvest Festival for donations to stock up our warehouse ready for winter. Please support us this Harvest Festival🙏

📷#Dudley Council is holding it’s next ‘Too Good to Throw Away’ event at #Kingswinford Methodist Church on Stream Rd on Tuesday 8 October from 10am to 3pm. Local people will be able to donate unwanted household items. See more details here: councilnews.dudley.gov.uk/news/council-t… #Community

"Families who have regular dance parties together had kids that were overall less aggressive, more creative, better listeners, and had stronger connections with their siblings and parents. Maybe the key to a happier home is just to turn off the TV and turn up the music.”

Do we need more specialist or more generalist skills for the future? Some futurists predict that, in the age of AI, choosing to be a generalist will be a risky career move. Someone with broad, basic competence in multiple domains is likely to be overtaken by an AI language model.

Very productive day reviewing the scope for the #LifeinLye programme with this super passionate, hard working, determined team 🤩 #healthinequalities #communitycohesion #publichealth

Surely one of the best places to be on a beautiful autumn day Bodenham Arboretum

Thank you The Dudley Group Integration Committee for your warm welcome, enthusiasm and support for all we are doing through the ‘Life in Lye’ programme. Looking forward to collaborating more #healthinequalities #communitycohesion #publichealth

With just 44 sleeps left until the big day, the number of shopping days is quickly running out. If you would like to help those less fortunate this winter, have a look at our Christmas 2024 Shopping List for some ideas on food and toiletry items to donate bit.ly/3O6pLgF

This👇 I’m trying #LifeinLye #publichealth #healthinequalities

You can join CreArt Collective CIC for their community gathering to launch their new café! There will be food, dancing, an art exhibition and live music. Join them on Saturday 23rd November from 3PM – 7PM. See the poster below for more details.

⏳ Are we allowing enough time and resources for #SystemsChange? Our Insights report shows the average #PlaceBased project runs 5.3 years, with #funding often under £1M. To drive true impact, longer commitments & more resources may be needed. Read More: buff.ly/4ekP09L

As leaders we are role models: our words, deeds & the environment we create are massively amplified to those around us. New research evidence shows that people will take on more challenging tasks if they see others around them do so. It's like a form of social contagion. If, as

Beautiful 😍 feel fortunate to have visited most of the ones in Italy plus a few others. Hoping I can one day visit the rest🤞

1/2 Today, thanks to funding from the Commonwealth Games Legacy Fund, we were able to offer community groups in #Lye a free buildings feasibility study from property experts

2/2 supporting the amazing volunteers who run these buildings to maximise their income and welcome more people to use these spaces #LifeinLye #LoveLye

Some of the Healthy Communities Team have been busy over the past few weeks delivering up-to-date training for frontline staff across the Council Its been a great opportunity for us to share how much is going on across the #Dudley borough and talk about community-led initiatives

We've been sent a few different groups and activities to share for those with additional needs and SEND. There's coffee mornings, opportunities to have your voices heard and a chance to ask and share advice. See the posters below for further information.

Dudley's Community First Responders are offering a FREE CPR and DEFIB training session. You can join them at Kingswinford Royal British Legion on Monday 17th February from 6:30-8PM. There's no need to book for this free training session.

Thank you to the inspirational women in my life and the hero men who support us 😍

Well done and #congratulations to Friends of Saltwells Nature Reserve, who were awarded the Kings Award for Voluntary Service today at an event held at the ICC in Birmingham. Showcasing what #Dudley has on offer! Congrats to all who were awarded today.