Transport cafe or community moment? Why family meal times can benefit your teenager

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What’s it like in your house at family meal times? Is everyone getting in at different times? Are you juggling meal times and cooking to fit multiple schedules? Are people getting up and down to the table like it’s some sort of transport cafe? The likelihood is that for most modern families, it feels like […]

Nurturing the Talents of Young People

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What talents are your young people sitting on? Some of history’s discoveries, advancements, creative outputs and masterpieces have been achieved by young people. Mozart started composing at the age of five and made public appearances at the age of eight. Picasso (mentored by his father – also a painter), by the age of 13, had […]

Community sharing sessions at Link Line

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Equipping volunteers to best understand and meet members’ needs is really important. That’s why volunteer Sharing Sessions are so key. Link Line’s Project Development Manager Fran Asaipillai talks about building community with their volunteers.

Asset Sharing with Chapel St and the Search Institute

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Chapel St Community Fund are pleased to have funded an important community building training opportunity for staff and schools in the Chapel St family. Last week, Chapel St Community Schools Trust hosted Jim Conwey, senior trainer from the world renowned Search Institute, for a week of training on the “Developmental Assets.” The seminars were attended […]

Becoming a Confident Parent

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Every parent is learning on the job. Becoming a parent is an amazing journey of discovery and learning. Every day, you get to know your child better and see their personality, talents and abilities grow. But no sooner have you got used to a phase, your child has moved in to another! It means that […]

Fun Days Out on a Budget

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Turn on the TV and you’ll be bombarded with things to buy your children and places to take them.  But it all adds up. A trip to a theme park can be a major expense, but even a trip to the supermarket to get groceries can end up being more expensive than you planned. No longer just places to […]

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