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#CANCon - Empowering Wakefield Communities

23^rd March

On Wednesday 14 March 2018, Nova hosted the Wakefield Community Anchor Network (CAN) conference - #CANCon at St Catherine’s Church and Centre.

Wakefield Bondholders

21^st November, 2017

Mary Roche, Nova Adviser - Community & Enterprise Development, has written a blog post on attending Wakefield Bondholders events.

From 13 - 16 June it has been Wakefield Business Week. Nova has attended several events throughout the week to network and lobby to raise awareness of our sector, and also promote the benefits for the district of working in partnership with our entrepreneurial members.

Community Business Leaders Programme - St Catherine's Blog Two

6^th March, 2017

Jonathan Williams, Project Manager at St Catherine's Church Centre has recently been selected to take part in the Royal Society of Arts Community Business Leaders Programme. Here is Jonathan's second blog post on his experiences with the programme to date.

In Charities We Trust?

20^th February, 2017

Karl Wilding, Public Policy and Volunteering at NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations), was invited by the Association of Chairs to speak about public trust and confidence in charities. Angela Davies from Nova attended the session.

Community Business Leaders Programme - St Catherine's

3^rd February, 2017

Jonathan Williams, Project Manager at St Catherine's Church Centre has recently been selected to take part in the Royal Society of Arts Community Business Leaders Programme. Jonathan will be documenting his experiences in our blog, and here he tells us about what's happened so far...

“Then I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house down!”

7^th October, 2016

Tim Larden, Ladbrook Insurance has written a blog post for us on the positive experience of working with Nova Member Agbrigg and Belle Vue Community Association.

The Responsibilities of Trustees

15^th August, 2016

This month Tim Larden, Managing Director of one of our partners Ladbrook Insurance, has written a blog post on the responsibilities of trustees.

My Week at Nova!

8^th July, 2016

Hi I'm Michael and I'm a student at Horbury Academy in Wakefield. From 4 - 8 of July 2016 I completed my work experience at Nova.

Micro-commissioning

30^th June, 2016

Jan Firth - Nova Adviser Health and Social Care, writes about how Nova was allocated £48,000 by West Wakefield MCP to fund small scale voluntary sector projects, which have a positive effect on the health and well-being of West Wakefield residents.

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Sector Showcase Event

3^rd June, 2016

On 24 May 2016, Nova held a Sector Showcase Marketplace event at Lightwaves Leisure and Community Centre.

Using Social Value to Win Tenders

18^th May, 2016

Debbie Crellin - Crellin Consulting has written a blogpost on social value.

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Say hello to Ian!

13^th April, 2016

Ian Cockerill, our Development Advisor has been with us for just over a month now. Here Ian tells you a little more about his role at Nova, as well as some previous work undertaken by himself.

Good health isn’t only the result of good healthcare services

25^th February, 2016

Blog written by Steve Tathata - Community Anchor Development Adviser

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What's Happening in Health and Social Care?

1^st February, 2016

On 20 January 2016, Nova ran a ‘What’s Happening in Health and Social Care’ event at St Swithun’s Community Centre, Eastmoor. One topic of conversation on the day was the introduction of vanguard sites.

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Say Hello to Natalie!

20^th January, 2016

Nova would like to introduce you to Natalie Jones - Communications Lead. Natalie tells us a bit more about herself and her new role.

Reflections on Nova's Building Communities event

15^th December, 2015

'Great event this week - thanks for organising it all'. Just one of the many enthusiastic comments we received after the Building Communities event at St Swithun's on 1st December 2015, which showcased the role of community anchor organisations in local neighbourhoods.