Helping Children in Need at Christmas: 6 Ways to Spread Christmas Cheer
There are always donations you can make to every kind of charity this Christmas, which would always be truly welcomed. But if you are looking to go further to make…
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Getting Muddy for Mitzvah day
Traditionally, the word ‘Mitzvah’ has meant ‘commandment’, but as years have gone by, this translation has progressed into meaning ‘good deed’ or ‘charitable act’. It is through this idea that…
In the wake of the Pittsburgh attacks, J-Soc has offered an open space for Durham’s Jewish community
On the 27th October 2018, a violent antisemitic attack was carried out in the US, causing many of us to reflect on what it means to be Jewish today and…
Dare to Change: Frontline and Careers in Social Work
Frontline are now recruiting for their Leadership Development Programme in Social Work, and the deadline for applications, Monday 19th November, is fast approaching.
Gap Yah: Six Months in the ‘Warm Heart’ of Africa
We wear elephant tribal trousers that blow in the Durham winds and our rooms have carved wooden ornaments aligned on our book shelves. We are, in fact, gap year students.…
GirlGuide Volunteering – more than the CV benefits!
Since the tender age of 4 years old, I have been a member of GirlGuiding. Starting in my red ‘Rainbows’ uniform, transitioning to proudly wearing my ‘Brownies’ cap and ‘sash’…
Movember 2018: Are you a Pencil- Thin or Chevron?
It is almost November, and this means we are about to witness more fuzzy upper lips than usual wondering around. It is a time for men worldwide to give up…
Help Raphael Chinwuko
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Stories of Sanctuary: Inspiring Stories from a Refugee Community
To commemorate Refugee Week, a gathering of thirty people – including Syrian refugees recently settled in County Durham – met in the city of Durham on Sunday to explore Durham’s…
The Wrong Arm of the Law
Maryland, 1984. A young girl, Dawn Hamilton, aged 9, was looking for her friend Lisa in the woods. She came across two boys playing by a pond and asked them…