Community Development Projects

Supporting Councils, Housing Associations, Charties and the Community

Inside Outside

At Inside Outside we carry out community development exercises, help with the raising of funds, develop, write and teach workshops and courses. We can also assist with cleaning and greening your community, having taken Cornforth in Bloom to a Silver Medal in their first year.

What we do "INSIDE"

  • We listen
  • We help you turn your ideas into something achievable and practical
  • We to bring people together to learn a new skill, to talk to each other and to meet new people with some similar interests, hopes and aspirations
  • We try to reduce textile waste going to landfill which fits beautifully with rug making as this recycles old clothes, bedding, curtains
Talking Textiles

Includes sessions, workshops and courses such as:

  • Using a sewing machine
  • Rug making, Toy making, Dress making
  • Hand and machine embroidery or pattern drafting
  • Celebratory bunting
Horticultural Courses

Inside horticultural projects and short courses may include:

  • Hanging baskets
  • Bulb planting workshops or beds & borders
  • Design and use of a garden or gardening for wildlife
  • Community allotment gardening, community or home composting
  • Keeping hens
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What we do "OUTSIDE"

  • We listen
  • We help you turn your ideas into something achievable and practical
  • We run gardening sessions in a format that suit your budget and that addresses local needs
  • We tackle unsightly green spaces, grot spots
  • We can take enter your group or project for an award such as Northumbria in Bloom
  • We bring outdoor spaces (allotment/church garden/centre raised beds etc) back into use
  • We work with landowners, local authority, host organisations and a wide variety of partners to help you create a vibrant, successful and resilient project.
  • We go on trips to inspire and educate

We can help you identify positive outcomes for local people and grant funders. In doing this we help create a beautiful place to live, work and socialise.

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What we do "COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT"

  • We listen
  • We then work together to identify past and present issues and create practical and achievable solutions to benefit your organisation or project
  • We can take your idea from initial consultation to delivery then right through to evaluation
  • We use an asset-based approach
  • We will support identified parties to participate

We may do this by:

  • Attending meetings, delivering presentations and creating reports as necessary
  • Carrying out community outreach activities
  • Local research
  • Getting your organisation ‘grant ready’
  • Raising or creating a social media profile
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Are you?

A group leader, a community group, a charity or private organisation looking to raise funds for community projects?
Contact us to see how we can help you.


I am a keen advocate for community development and enjoy the challenge of special projects and events - Nicola Dexter Director

We Work With...

  • Organisations that support vulnerable members of our communities with additional and special needs
  • Community Groups
  • Private Organisations
  • Councils
  • Housing Associations
  • Charities
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About me

Passionate about people, passionate about places.

Inside Outside

I am the owner and Managing Director of Inside Outside Community Development CIC. I set up Inside Outside in 2016 so that I could make a greater difference to local people in my working practice. I am a qualified Informal & Community Education Worker, who specialised for many years in Horticulture in Youth Work. In 2015 I qualified as an Adult Learning Tutor so that I could teach adult learning sessions in the community.

The Cornforth Partnership

I was lead youth worker on a number of projects delivered locally and was an adult learning tutor who wrote numerous workshops and short courses.

Parish Council

I have been a Parish Councillor since 2016 and vice chair since 2017. I am very proud to be a Councillor for Bishop Middleham and love working with the team, pulling together to conserve our past and build an amazing future.

Board representative for Bishop Middleham at the Area Action Partnership (AAP)

I have been the representative for Bishop Middleham on the AAP since 2016 and have enjoyed representing residents, getting to know them and understanding their views. I have also enjoyed raising the profile of the AAP in Bishop Middleham and making links with potential partner agencies in the area.

Testimonials

What Our Happy Clients say

Nicola is a highly motivated, professional and dependable person who has a huge passion for all that she does. I would highly recommend working in partnership with Inside Outside and contacting them to discuss your ideas and visions. I am confident Inside Outside will support you in delivering your objectives and making your dreams come true.
Mark Williams MSc FDAP Project Manager-Changing Lives
I have worked with Nicola on several projects and I would have no hesitation in recommending the services Inside Outside provide. Nicola is very efficient, organised and committed to improving the communities she works in and without her involvement I know we would have struggled to achieve such high levels of community engagement.
James Alderton – Livin
Nicola is in her 2nd year as a trainee judge for Northumbria in Bloom. She is very much an all-round ‘environmental champion’ who is passionate about encouraging and supporting volunteers / community groups to make valuable long-term improvements to their local environment.
Andrew Jackson - Chair of Northumbria in Bloom
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