• FODI Volunteers visited the Botanic Gardens in Durham

    On July 10th, FODI took some of the volunteers to visit the Botanic Gardens in Durham to reward them for their hard work and dedication to our charity. We had an interesting and informative guided tour from gardener Ian, who kindly accommodated our group at a moment’s notice. The flowers, shrubs, trees and exotic plants…

  • LATEST UNITY IN THE COMMUNITY EVENT

    The FODI family was out in force at the latest Unity in the Community event at 1719 in July. We met some old friends and made some new ones (until conversations were drowned out by the brilliant drumming session from our friends Tracey and Mark!) The next event in the series is at Roker URC…

  • THIS REFUGEE WEEK IN PICTURES

    ON BEHALF OF OUR SERVICE USERS, WE THANK ALL PARTNERS ON THE GROUND FOR THEIR SHARED EFFORTS AND FOR MAKING THIS WONDERFUL WEEK A PLEASANT AND MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE. The First Day: Walk of the Sanctuary The Second Day: Refugee Football Tournament THE THIRD DAY: Breakfast with a refugee, organized by Back on the…

  • REFUGEE WEEK CELEBRATION 2025

    Everyone at FODI is getting excited for Refugee Week in the week beginning 16th June. We’ve already had two successful preview events- the ICOS picnic in Backhouse Park at the end of May and the Big Lunch on the Minster green on 8th June, both well attended and full of good will. The packed programme…

  • FODI ESOL CLASS TRIP TO tHE BEAMISH MUSEUM

    FODI ESOL learners had a great time at Beamish Museum in June. They rode the buses and fought back the smoke on the 1820s wagonway, before exploring the town and finding out about the origins of the Co-operative movement. Big thank you to the Beamish staff and volunteers for the warm welcome.