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Author Archives: Sarah Dunwell
Going for gold…
There are times at which I feel as though I am seeing the world through different spectacles to everyone else, when the whole of the rest of society is in one camp and I’m in another and today is absolutely … Continue reading
Posted in CiC, Social Enterprise
Tagged Community Interest Company, employment, homeless, Homelessness, jobs, Olympics, Social Enterprise, The Create Foundation, unemployment, Worklessness
While Rome burns, pitch for the rebuilding work…
Now far be it from me to use my blog to let off a little steam or pick a fight. Far be it from me to pick a fight with Liam Black, especially seeing as we’re having lunch in Leeds … Continue reading
Firm Foundations?
I, like everyone else, have spent much of the last few days thinking about the earthquake in Japan. We don’t know yet what the full extent of this tragedy will be and there are, even now, new stories unfolding which … Continue reading
Posted in Big Society, CiC, Social Enterprise
Tagged big society, CiC, Community Interest Company, employment, homeless, Homelessness, jobs, Leeds, Social Enterprise, The Create Foundation, unemployment, Worklessness
parlez vous…
It’s been a busy couple of weeks all in all. After months of preparing for investment and planning the roll out of our business in lots of locations, we are full steam ahead! This is brilliant news and a very … Continue reading
Posted in CiC, Social Enterprise, Uncategorized
Tagged big society, Community Interest Company, DWP, employment, homeless, Homelessness, jobs, Leeds, networking, Social Enterprise, The Create Foundation, unemployment, Worklessness
Thank you Mr Cameron
I am now officially a fan of the big society, although I think I probably need to add a caveat to that before I am accused of selling out. This week I received a letter and a certificate from David … Continue reading
Bridewell Taxi’s
Historically the Bridewell is an interesting place. I say this partly because the Bridewell Taxis was an under-rated 1980s Leeds band, but I think I also say this for more significant reasons today. For many years the central police station … Continue reading
Posted in Big Society, CiC, Social Enterprise, Uncategorized
Tagged big society, CiC, Community Interest Company, DWP, employment, homeless, Homelessness, jobs, Leeds, Social Enterprise, The Create Foundation, unemployment, Worklessness
on this day in 1512
I am not a big fan of the on-this-day-in-history-inspiration-and-motivation-start-to-the-day thing but today seemed different. The first of our graduates from Create’s pre-employment training academy started work in the new Morrison’s store in Leeds AND there was a national announcement that … Continue reading
Posted in Big Society, CiC, Social Enterprise
Tagged big society, CiC, Community Interest Company, DWP, employment, homeless, Homelessness, jobs, Leeds, Social Enterprise, The Create Foundation, unemployment, Worklessness
