Thrive Teesside: our top tips to support the development and sustainability of mechanisms whereby local people can influence decisions that impact on their lives.

Back in 2022, Thrive Teesside created a Top Tips Guide to Local Decision-Making for the Stockton Poverty Truth Commission- offering key principles for building relationships where local people have genuine influence over the decisions that affect their lives. As Tracey Herrington reflects, “Taking stock and reflecting on our learning to date, we’re Read more

“Nobody thought it was worth the effort”. A poets perspective- Teesside to Geneva for the CESCR 7th Review of the United Kingdom at the United Nations – February 2025

Ode to the French things seen on train journeys through France  (Teesside to Geneva) Oh, dear French things in Franceso magnificently magically French.French windmills standing statuesque and serene, arms reaching to the clouds, waiting for the weather to turn their heads.French sun drenching English faces through windows of French trains, defying the isolationist ideals Read more

From Teesside to Geneva- Two “Thriving Women” of Teesside take their voices to the UN!

Two women from Thrive Teesside, a grassroots organisation dedicated to tackling poverty and inequality, are amplifying their communities’ voices on a global stage.  Julie Easley, poet and facilitator of the Thriving Women group, and Tracey Herrington, Thrive Teesside Manager, have travelled to Geneva, Switzerland to present powerful testimony and incredibly Read more

Some people choose between food and paying bills. Labour must consider them when making decisions- Tracey Herrington writes for Big Issue

“We are all used to governments which don’t look anything like us: politicians who are privately educated, Oxbridge graduates who often have more private wealth than we can ever dream off. Starmer’s Labour government is different. His cabinet is a bit more representative of ordinary Brits, and includes people who Read more