This edition 'Summer of Community' celebrates making community connections, local giving, volunteering and exciting new partnership projects. 

Since opening in 1997 Harrogate Community House on East Parade has been the home of a wide range of charities and community groups, providing good quality reasonably priced office accommodation as well as meeting rooms and an information centre.

An activity group launching in Harrogate next week is looking for new members to join them. The aim of Community Fit is to create a team of local people who meet to be social and active while giving time to Harrogate’s people and spaces.

Volunteers’ Week takes place 1-7 June during the Month of Community. It's a chance to recognise the fantastic contribution volunteers make to our communities and to say thank you.

In May 2022, THE LOCAL FUND for the Harrogate District funded 14 charitable community groups to enable them to continue to support local people all over the Harrogate district.  

During an exceptionally difficult couple of years, people from all walks of life have taken the time to volunteer and they make a huge difference in Ripon and the surrounding villages. 

The NHS App is free to download and is a safe, secure and easier way to book appointments at your GP surgery, order repeat prescriptions, and view your medical records at any time, as well as getting medical advice and your COVID-19 passport whenever you need it.

At HADCA we're big fans of the Action for Happiness movement, and in particular their daily tweets of bright and cheerful graphics and inspiring quotes.

In 937, King Athelstan created a ring of sanctuary around Ripon by placing eight crosses on the roads approaching the city, with the Cathedral at the centre. Only one of these now remains but you can still follow the Sanctuary Way Walk around the city.
 

Help us to help you! We are seeking partners for an exciting new project launching soon in the Harrogate area.

The situation in Ukraine is devastating and urgent. Civil society organisations are on the frontline in the country, in its neighbours helping refugees, and around the world lobbying governments and raising funds.

Like to know more about HADCA and our local voluntary sector?
Our free Introduction Session is an hour well spent if you’re interested in connecting with others to make Harrogate District a better place for everyone

Our HADCA Impact Report gives some examples of how we have helped and connected communities, charities and volunteers over the last year.