We are thrilled to announce we have received a grant of £223,624, over a period of 3 years, from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK. We are a small project and the grant will have a massive input on […]
Read more →Homeless Project Bags setup Our Youth Workers have been working with young people in the new Burnhope Community Centre, funded by a grant from the local Area Action Partnership since September with as many as 20 – 25 young people attending every Friday evening. The group are […]
Read more →Harry Potter-themed awards for youth groups Consett Churches Detached Youth Project receive their award from the High Sheriff during the High Sheriff Awards at Durham Town Hall Pictures: STUART BOULTON Taken from The Northern Chronical April 4th 2019 See full article at: https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/17551930.harry-potter-themed-awards-for-youth-groups-across-county-durham/ Updated 09/04/2109
Read more →Please continue to nominate us as your charity when spending in the Co-op and once again thank you to the Co-op Community Fund for their continued support
Read more →LGBT Drop In As of Wednesday 8th November 2017, we will be holding an LGBT Drop In. After research we have established that there is very little or no support for LBGT young people in Derwentside. We are hoping that young people will attend. This Drop In […]
Read more →Once again this year we will be holding our Annual Senior Citizens Christmas Meal on Tuesday 12th December at the Methodist Church Hall in Consett. Young people, with the guidance from staff members, will organise, prepare and serve a full Christmas Dinner for Senior Citizens from local […]
Read more →On the 30th September 2017 after a long battle with Cancer we lost a valuable staff member and a good friend. Arthur was lead youth worker for the last 3 years and worked for the project for the past 6 years. He was greatly respected by staff […]
Read more →Senior Citizens Christmas Party 2016 Once again our Annual Christmas party was a great success; think we can say it was our best yet. It was organised by a group of young people with planning, shopping, preparing and serving a Christmas meal for a group of 42 […]
Read more →Consett Churches Detached Youth Project has partnered up with Durham County Council and Derwent Valley Partnership to provide a new Community Transport minibus, open for hire by any group in the area. Jackie Forbes, CCDYP’s Manager, said, “This new bus is a wonderful opportunity, but if the […]
Read more →High Sheriff Award 2016 We were thrilled to be invited to the High Sheriffs Awards in Durham Castle last week, organised by County Durham Foundation, sponsored by Sir James Knott Trust. The castle was a great setting with a lovely buffet lunch attended by local Mayors […]
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