Dastardly Dinosaurs!

On 11th August, some of our primary-age children and their foster carers attended the Dastardly Dinosaur event at Charnwood Museum.

There were lots of fun activities that involved learning about dinosaurs, fossils and even skulls! They all enjoyed a “feely bag” activity which involved trying to work out what sort of dinosaur was in the bag, with the help of some question cards.  The children had a chance to be mini-excavators in search of T-Rex bones, got creative with fossil clay modelling and created a dinosaur puppet show.

Everyone enjoyed this lovely event and participated fully.  

Leicestershire Matters

As technology continues to reshape how we live, work, and connect, it is opening new opportunities. From applying for jobs online to accessing essential services and support, digital tools are now central to everyday life.

Grassroots community groups across Leicestershire are being invited to take part in an exciting opportunity to shape local research and improve health and wellbeing in their area.

The HDRC Leicestershire team met in mid-January for an evaluation workshop, hosted by Rose Harvey - our external evaluation partner for the duration of our funding period, helping us reflect, learn and increase impact.

We held workshops across Leicestershire schools to hear about young people's priorities within their local areas to support community health and wellbeing.

The HDRC Leicestershire Research to Reality training series concluded a successful year in September with 94 attendees across the four-session series.

We have filled the final spot on our Public Advisory Group (PAG), forming a diverse panel of eight members. This is an important step towards ensuring our work is informed by a broad range of public voices and lived experiences.