The amazing Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre has won a RIBA North East Award from the Royal Institute of British Architects. The eco-friendly building, designed by Brightblue Studio, was among five […]

Some photos from this morning: exploring the heritage of Benwell in Newcastle. This is part of a community partnership project I am supporting to improve Hodgkin Park, working with HealthWORKS, […]

Interesting research from Heritage Lottery Fund about what makes a good evaluation report. “Just over a third, 37%, of reports were graded as good or excellent, while 64% where judged […]

The Natural Neighbours project will put greenspace back at the heart of communities. This is a brilliant project that I worked on last year with Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust. […]

Last year, following the EU referendum, I wrote about how a yes/no referendum is not an effective form of consultation (read my post here). This morning, I am pondering whether […]

#fundraisingsuccess! I’ve written before about how the amount of money raised is not the only measure of success in fundraising and how the small grants are as important (and sometimes […]

I’m really enjoying the evaluation of the Peregrini Landscape Partnership project. It is early days but I am trying to embed a ‘walking’ approach to this – making it a […]

(and other questions about children’s freedom) I saw an interesting article from The Wild Network about how much freedom children should have. As a mum of an increasingly independent 9 […]

I have to admit, the first time I went to a rag rugging exhibition at Bailiffgate Museum I did not have high expectations. How good could a few rugs be? […]