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Introducing our new public lecture series: Purpose to pen

Author: Katie Shaw

June 16th 2026

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Introducing our new public lecture series: Purpose to pen

Author: Katie Shaw

June 16th 2026

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Blog > Volunteers week

Can volunteering be a stepping stone to employment?

Author: Lauren Yule-Kennedy

June 5th 2026

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Blog > Volunteers week

The passport we keep forgetting to renew

Author: Stas Lawrence

June 3rd 2026

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Blog > Gifts in wills

How to create a will at home for free with the WEA

Author: Steven Hunter

May 29th 2026

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Intergenerational learning

Social mobility through an Intergenerational Lens: why learning is a lifelong journey

Author: Emily Abbott

April 27th 2026

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Intergenerational learning

Getting out into the community: an ESOL enrolment event in Selby

Author: Jenny Blackwell

April 27th 2026

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Building communities

Community learning: why learning is better together

Author: Steven Hunter

April 8th 2026

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Social prescribing

Social prescribing, lifelong learning, and why connection matters more than ever

Author: Monica Boulton

March 26th 2026

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Volunteering

Choice matters in volunteering

Author: Lauren Yule-Kennedy

February 5th 2026

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