Events & Activities at Communities Together Durham
Featured Events
Mental Health First Aid Training
Date: 12th March 2026
Time: 9.30am - 1.00pm
Venue: Holy Trinity Church, Darlington
Come and learn the basics of how to help someone in a mental health crisis.
Join us at Holy Trinity Church Darlington for an eye-opening session on mental health first aid. Learn how to provide initial support to someone experiencing mental health challenges. This session with Dave Burke, an accredited MH first aid trainer, delivers an introduction to how we might respond to people we meet in the course of our community activities who are struggling with their mental health. Dave's training comes from a Christian perspective and will be useful to staff and volunteers who are running drop-ins, food provision and many other activities where we meet people who may be in crisis.
The Food Summit 2026 - Beyond Foodbanks
Date: 14th March 2026
Time: 9.30am - 4:00pm
Venue: The Sjøvoll Centre, Pity Me, DH1 5BL
The Food Summit will be a fantastic opportunity to meet with colleagues from across the region to explore alternative provision of food which goes ‘Beyond FoodBanks’ . An opportunity to give churches and charity organisations a menu of opportunities to investigate different approaches to using food for community building and meet local needs of those experiencing food insecurity.
Community Workers Get Together
Date: 17th March 2026
Time: 9.30am to 1pm
Venue: Cuthbert House, Stonebridge, Durham, DH1 3RY
Join us for a morning of networking, learning, and of course coffee and cake with fellow community workers. As well as being able to connect with other Christian Community workers, we will have local experts in financial inclusion projects as part of a panel to talk about how church projects can offer support to their communities, alongside sharing examples of good practice.