Forthcoming Events
Turn Bright Monday
Date: Monday 19th January 2026
Time: 08.00 to 23.30
The aim of the day is for schools, workplaces, and the local community to come together to raise awareness and to give people a reason to smile that day. Wear something bright, get together with friends/colleagues, we have lots of ideas we will send to you. The day is a reminder of the little things we can all do to feel better during one of the most difficult months of the year for many.
We hope it gives everyone a reason to smile and encourages people to talk about their mental health.
World Cancer Day - 4th February 2026
Date: Wednesday 04th February 2026
Time: 09.00 to 23.30
World Cancer Day is an international day observed every 4 February to raise awareness about cancer, encourage its prevention, and mobilise action to address the global cancer epidemic. The day is led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and was established in the year 2000.
By catalysing personal, collective and government action, we are all working together to reimagine a world where millions of cancer deaths are prevented and access to life-saving cancer treatment and care is equitable for all no matter who you are and where you live.
Each year, hundreds of activities and events take place around the world, gathering communities, organisations and individuals in schools, businesses, hospitals, marketplaces, parks, community halls, places of worship - in the streets and online - acting as a powerful reminder that we all have a role to play in reducing the global impact of cancer.
UICC runs World Cancer Day campaigns in three-year cycles to allow for a deeper exploration of a particular theme and achieve greater impact.
The World Cancer Day theme 2025-2027, “United by Unique” places people at the centre of care and explores new ways of making a difference.
Cancer is more than just a medical diagnosis—it’s a deeply personal matter. Behind every diagnosis lies a unique human story - stories of grief, pain, healing, resilience, love and more.
That’s why a people-centred approach to cancer care that fully integrates each individual’s unique needs, with compassion and empathy, leads to the best health outcomes.
Every experience with cancer is unique and it will take all of us, united, to create a world where we look beyond the disease and see the person before the patient. A world where the needs of people and communities are at the centre of health systems.
For more information: About | World Cancer Day
Children's Mental Health Week
Date: Monday 09th February 2026 to Saturday 14th February 2026
Time: 09.00 to 23.00
This year, Children's Mental Health Week 2026 will take place from 9-15 February 2026!
Place2Be's official Children's Mental Health Week 2026 resources are available for you to download! Whether you're a primary school, secondary school, family, community group or workplace, we've got activities and resources for you.
The theme for Children's Mental Health Week 2026 is 'This is My Place', and our aim is to support the systems around children and young people to help them feel they belong.
Children's Mental Health Week takes place every February. It was started in 2015 to give a voice to all children and young people and to raise awareness of children and young people's mental health.
Volunteer Fair - Wednesday 11th February
Date: Tuesday 10th February 2026
Time: 08.00 to 16.00
From 1-4pm, join a whole host of Voluntary and Community sector organisations from Darlington and around the local area as they showcase what they can offer you as a prospective volunteer and how you can contribute to their work in amazing ways!
Volunteer Fair - Dolphin Centre, Darlington
Darlington Jobs Fair: 11th February - 10am - 2pm
Date: Wednesday 11th February 2026
Time: 08.00 to 16.00
• We will be attending Darlington Borough Council’s jobs fairs on Wednesday 11th February 202, 10am - 2pm, at the Dolphin Centre
• Up to 100 exhibitors are expected to be at the event including local employers, support organisations and learning providers
• Our business has opportunities for people of all ages, interests, experience and backgrounds
• Some of the roles/vacancies we will be promoting at the event include Direct Payments Personal Assistants
World Hearing Day - 3rd March 2026
Date: Tuesday 03rd March 2026
Time: 09.00 to 23.30
From communities to classrooms: hearing care for all children - Act now so no child is left behind due to ear or hearing problems
Why focus on children’s hearing?
Globally, school-age children with hearing loss often remain undiagnosed and without access to needed services (World report on hearing, 2021). Hearing loss affects around 90 million children and adolescents aged 5-19 years, across all parts of the world (Global burden of disease study, 2021). However, it commonly remains undetected, especially in low-resource settings.
Common, preventable and treatable causes of hearing loss—such as otitis media with effusion (OME), chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM), and impacted ear wax—remain widely prevalent in children. At time, hearing loss begins insidiously but progresses and worsens over time.
Left unaddressed, this not only affects a child’s ability to hear but significantly impacts speech, language, cognitive and social development, commonly leading to poorer educational outcomes, reduced employment prospects and long-term economic disadvantages.
How?
This year, WHD highlights the theme "From communities to classrooms: hearing care for all children."
The campaign focuses on two imperatives:
- Preventing avoidable childhood hearing loss
- Ensuring early identification of and care for children with ear or hearing problems
Communities and classrooms are natural entry points to reach children, parents, and teachers. By integrating hearing care into school health and child health programmes, we can help children hear, learn, and succeed.
Interested?
Call us on: 01325 489999 or Email us
How you can support us
As a local organisation we very much rely on the support of our local community. We support over 2,000 people every year to have greater choice and control and remove the barriers that disabled adults and children experience in their everyday lives. But we need YOUR help.