• Our ESOL Class trip to the Baltic Centre

    Members of our advanced ESOL class had a great day out at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Arts in August. One of them thanked us for a “lovely trip” to see some great exhibitions, notably ones by Ali Cherri and Hartlepool-based artists Laura and Rachel Lancaster.

  • FODI Families took part in the parade

    On Friday August 22nd, some of our FODI families took part in the amazing parade from Keel Square, over the new pedestrian bridge to the Stadium of Light to celebrate the opening match of the Womens World Rugby Cup. It was a real joy to see so many people clapping, smiling and enjoying the parade,…

  • FODI Families Visited Souter Lighthouse

    On August 14th, FODI members visited Souter Lighthouse and the Leas, using our National Trust Community Pass, which FODI , amongst others,   has been given in a scheme to make local NT properties free for charities and local communities. We travelled on the new electric bus from Sunderland and were blessed with sunshine . We…

  • 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…