📣 Tune into to 6 Towns Radio Friday (1-3) for more #CommunityVoices: 🗣 I'll be joined in studio by darren murinas and Sophia Fedorowicz from Expert Citizens #LivedExperience 🗣 And catching up with Susan Clarke Stoke Creates ahead of #PeoplesParade this Saturday #SOT100

Join us as we celebrate the fantastic young people who help make our city so special! This is more than a celebration. It's a spotlight on the next generation of changemakers! Book your FREE ticket here 🔗 tinyurl.com/stokeyouthcele… #YMCA

Happy 100th birthday #stokeontrent , here's to the next 100 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈

Well, on the 100th birthday of #stokeontrent it's been great to look to the future. We've had a great evening down at YMCA North Staffordshire with a fantastic group of young people, delivering the first session of our #podcast101 to Over 16s group. #ParticipatoryCommunityPodcasting #SOT100

Looking forward to this, attending #EPOD2025 at Morley College London with hosts Morley Radio . I'll be delivering my presentation: “Doing it for themselves: The use of participatory podcasting to empower community voices.” 🗣🎙 epod.org.uk #CommunityVoices #communitystories

We were up in the heavens in the sunlit skyroom at YMCA North Staffordshire this evening, delivering session two of our #Podcast101 course with the fantastic over-16s group as we covered equipment and planning #communityvoices #communitystories

Join me from 1-3 this afternoon for more #CommunityVoices on 6 Towns Radio 🗣I'll be joined by Mark and Lara from Community Interest Company Kharis Change Works. 🗣And chatting with Nick Degg who I caught up with at theFeasted Festival Plus plenty of top tunes 🎶🎧

Giving young people a voice Yesterday we hosted a brilliant Podcasting 101 session with The Community Cast, diving into the basics of planning, recording, and hosting a podcast. This is just the start - we’re excited to see where their voices take them #YMCA | The Community Cast 🗣 🎙📽🎧✍️

Lovely morning spent at North Staffs Pensioners' Convention 'Grey Power' with the awesome Cliff Hathaway discussing ideas and making plans for July 8, down at @KingsHallStoke On Trent for launch of Ageing Well Partnership community Get Together. 🎥🎤 #SOT100 #centenaryteaparty

Got London earlier than expected for #EPOD2025 Morley College London so free few hours mouching and lunch. Looking forward to tonight, meeting fellow podcasters and presenting my talk tomorrow: Doing it for themselves: The Use of Participatory Podcasting to empower community voice .

Can we have true objectivity without first balancing out the equity? #communityvoices

If you weren't able to catch my chat with Adey Bee on 6 Towns Radio the other week, here's your chance to catch up (read-u👩‍💻) and find out about Period Pals ( Radical Kindness, Made Visible) #communityvoice #periodpals 6towns.co.uk/news/local-new…

A great evening spent delivering, session four of, our #Podcast101 training with young people YMCA North Staffordshire . And what a fantastic concept and episode they came up with, planned and recorded in just a few hours. #CommunityVoices #CommunityStories of #YoungPeople

Thanks to North Staffs Pensioners' Convention for inviting us down to Mitchell Arts Centre, Hanley, this morning to be part of their speakers panel and talk #TruthAboutPoverty and the work of #RaisingVoices and work toward #PovertyTruthCommission

It's launch day for #StokeonTrent #AgeingWellPartnership. Over 120 people have come together, with 20 local support services/ partner org's at King's Hall Stoke, and hear what it has being doing while celebrating #SOT100 #BigTeaParty 🥳#communityengagement youtu.be/0NdZj90uKEE

Launch day part two: What are your wishes for #stokeontrent #ageingwellpartnership? That's what The Community Cast 🗣 🎙📽🎧✍️ has been asking member'swith Stoke-on-Trent CC and other organistions where the AWP community report was also launched #SOT100 #BigTeaParty youtu.be/A7rIRn3YdLo

Well after 5-weeks, last night was the final session of our Over-16s #Podcast101 training at YMCA North Staffordshire. Big 👏 to all the young people who attended and got fully involved in the process. It's been great to work alongside such a fantastic community. 😎🥳

Tesco Hanley & Longton are doing pre packed bags over the summer. Just pick up a donation bag with the pre-selected items you want to give pay for the items at the end of your shop and drop in our regular donation box. 🥫🛒🥫 #TogetherWeCan #everycanhelps

Well, whatever you're upto, love to you and yours but that's The Community Cast 🗣 🎙📽🎧✍️ going to ground until August 4th. Enjoy and see ya later 💋 #àplustard #aurevoir 🇫🇷 X

Stoke-on-Trent has been chosen as one of the areas for the pilot. gov.uk/guidance/the-l…