Seasons Greetings from CDA Herts

Merry Christmas 2022 From CDA Herts

Amazing Christmas Tree Gifs - Thank you for sharing!

We Wish All Our Partners, Members, Supporters, Volunteers and Funders a Wonderful Festive Season and a Peaceful, Happy, Healthy and Successful New Year in 2023!

All of us @ CDA Herts wish to take this opportunity to thank you for your kind and generous support through your time and commitment to help us deliver our services throughout the county, covering especially ethnic diverse and rural communities.

It has been a challenging year, but through our established networks and partnerships we have managed to continue to provide valuable support and guidance reducing isolation and loneliness and improving health and wellbeing.

We wish you well over the forthcoming festive season but are mindful that the current crisis of cost of living will impact on us all. It will not be easy for many but we would like those who are vulnerable to know that they are not alone and we will provide support and signposting to relevant services.
Merry Christmas and a Peaceful New Year
Kate Belinis, Chief Executive Officer
CDA Herts

Here are a few memories of another successful year for CDA Herts supporting volunteers and communities and working in partnership across the county.

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JANUARY

Village Halls Week is a national campaign, shining a spotlight on the contribution England’s 10,000+ Village Halls make to rural communities. Lots of Herts Halls participated in a countywide celebration of their work.

Click Here for more news and to register your Hall for VHW 2023 with ACRE

FEBRUARY

On behalf of CDA Herts and the Soroptimist International Hertford and District Club Kate Belinis DL planted two Rowan Trees in the Hertford Castle Moat Garden to Celebrate Her Majesty the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Green Canopy Initiative. She was ably assisted by the Lord Lieutenant, Mayor of Hertford and Chairman of East Herts Council.

Click Here to read about the Green Canopy Initiative which has been extended to March 2023

MARCH

CDA Herts, in conjunction with Dacorum Borough Council and Hastoe Housing Association delivered a webinar, "Unlocking Rural Affordable Housing" focusing on the villages in Dacorum.

Click Here for more about Rural Affordable Housing
giles.meredith@cdaherts.org.uk

APRIL

Rural Digital Inclusion Drop In Sessions recommenced following a long break for Covid. CDA Herts relaunched the Project in three areas of East Herts to help residents daunted by the use of digital technologies, to increase their skills and build their confidence. The DI sessions currently take place in Datchworth Village Hall, Little Hadham Village Hall and Benington Village Hall with further venues to be added. Thanks to our funders Clarion Futures and East Herts Council.

Click Here to read more at CDA Herts
stuart.izzard@cdaherts.org.uk

MAY

CDA Herts launched our Platinum Jubilee Special Edition as Hertfordshire prepared to Celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's amazing 70 Year Reign with 560 Street Parties not to mention Beacon Lighting, Dinners, Dances, Bands and Fetes.

JUNE

CDA Herts attended Groundswell 2022 with our partners FCN The Farming Community Network. The Regenerative Agriculture Show and Conference takes place in Weston Hertfordshire every June providing a forum for farmers and anyone interested in soil health, food production and the environment.

Click Here to read about Groundswell 2023

JULY

Kate Belinis Chair of New River Community Rail Partnership supporting the Abbey Line Community Rail Partnership as Guest Speaker. The Abbey Line runs from Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey.

AUGUST

"Thank you CDA Herts for a wonderful placement experience and being so welcoming!"
Pictured with CDA's Mercy Bwomono, Ellie a Youth Worker from Services for Young People based at Bowes Lyon Young Peoples Centre, joined our CRED Team for August completing a placement with CDA Herts with the aim of better understanding what community development is.

Click Here for CDA Herts CRED Team

SEPTEMBER

Herts residents were invited to invest in renewable energy, through a group-buying scheme for solar panels and battery storage. CDA Herts supported this innovative Solar Together Scheme which gives
homeowners the chance to pay a more competitive price for Solar PV Panels whilst contributing to reducing carbon emissions across the county.

Click Here to read more about Solar Together

OCTOBER

"Celebrating Communities Day" event was a great success thanks to hosts CDA Herts' Covid Recovery Ethnically Diverse Team (CRED). It enabled the Team to say thank you to the communities they have supported and for them to celebrate and have an enjoyable time.

Click Here to read more about the CRED Project

NOVEMBER

The Annual Village Halls Conference organised by CDA Herts at Little Hadham Village Hall was a great success, one highlight being Adam Howard from Active In The Community putting delegates through their paces with a demonstration of the Forever Cycling Project. Forever Cycling East Herts aims to get older adults physically, mentally and socially active by combining a seated cycling element (using floor pedals for ease of use) with a virtual route displayed onto a screen.

Click Here for all the Conference content at www.cdaherts
Click Here to read about Forever Cycling

DECEMBER

CDA Herts has co-ordinated the distribution of 400 Bags of Kindness to residents in our Rural communities in time for Christmas. This amazing charitable initiative from Small Acts of Kindness is helping to keep lonely, elderly, and vulnerable people warm and well this winter.

Click Here for Small Acts of Kindness website

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We will be here to help you in 2023

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