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International Women’s Day – 2025
Each year, International Women's Day takes place on the 8th March, and this year's theme is "Accelerate Action". It is all about the importance of taking swift and decisive steps to achieve gender equality, and it puts a call out for increased momentum and urgency in...
LGBTQ+ History Month 2025
This is the second week, so we thought we'd celebrate the long, rich and diverse history spanning the decades. The theme this year is 'Activism and Social Change' and with this in mind, we have included some of the most historic moments in LGBTQ+ History below: 1967:...
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Volunteering on a girlguiding residential trip
Gillian De'Ath, Senior Commissioning Delivery Manager with NECS, recently volunteered on a Girl Guide residential trip and shares her experience below. "Volunteering with Girlguiding often evokes images of leading activities, mentoring or sharing memorable moments...
International Women’s Day – Claire Lake (Gooday), a personal perspective
Claire Lake (Gooday) is the Director of Organisational Development and Corporate Services for NECS, with responsibility for people (HR) and organisational development; equality, diversity and inclusion; information governance, health and safety, Freedom of...