Dartington Blog
CEO's Blog: Land has always been one of Dartington’s greatest assets.
Vaughan Lindsay, Dartington’s CEO, talks about the land use of the Dartington Hall Estate.
Interrogate Festival: Stay Happy!
Missed our Interrogate! Happiness Festival? Never fear Festival Intern, Freya Jonas, gives an overview of the weekend…
People United: "If I had to choose a best bit, it would be all of it"
Guest blogger Tom Andrews, People United, explores how the arts can inspire kindness, form a sense of community and bring about social change. Here they discuss their Kind Schools project We All Do Good Things.
Jules Evans: Self-help shouldn’t be a dirty word
Interrogate! Happiness Festival contributor Jules Evans (Philosophy for Life) asks what “self help” really means to us today…
Joe Hoare: What can Natural Laughter Skills do for you?
Guest blogger Joe Hoare puts forward the case that we can all learn to be happier…
Mark Williamson: Happiness - putting things that matter first
Guest blogger Mark Williamson, Action for Happiness, writes about putting the things that really matter first…
CEO's Blog: The road to financial sustainability
Vaughan Lindsay, Dartington’s CEO, outlines Dartington’s journey to financial sustainability.
Miriam Ahktar: Happiness is... Positive Emotions
Guest blogger and positive psychologist Miriam Akhtar shares the hidden benefits that comes with positivity…
Guy Collins, Special Events Manager, introduces his new blog for Dartington visitors
Guy Collins introduces his new blog for Dartington visitors, sharing interesting ideas for things to do at Dartington and the surrounding area, whether you’re here with us for a week, a month or a day…
Three Cheers For Volunteers!
Freya Jonas, Festival Intern for our Happiness Festival, inspired by the Olympics, writes on the importance and joy of volunteering…
It's not all about money! - The Abundant Life model of older age
Abundant Life’s Beno Hill writes… We believe that more people living longer and healthier lives is something to be celebrated. Let’s be open to what is good about ageing, not only to the individual but to society in general….
Breaking the cycle of reoffending
Beno Hill, Dartington intern, writes on the LandWorks project, a new project in development that aims to provide a network of support and training to people recently released from prison in order to break the prevalent cycle of reoffending.
Is a Film Still A Film if No One Watches It? Viral Marketing & RedBall UK
Guest blogger and RedBall UK co-Executive Producer Mischa Eligoloff describes for the Guardian the experience of commissioning film for arts projects that speaks to thousands of people…
Happy Post!
Festival Intern, Freya Jonas, gives an explanation about the Happy Post…
CEO's Blog: Re|Source 2012 - excitement; stimulation; despair; and inspiration...
Vaughan Lindsay, CEO of Dartington writes… These were the mixture of feelings I had following Re|Source 2012, a recent gathering of leading academics and business leaders called to discuss the business issues and opportunities being created by increasing awareness of our planet’s finite resources.
My Work Experience at Dartington's Barn Cinema
Tom Forte, work experience student at the Barn Cinema, writes... On the first day I arrived at the Barn Cinema in Dartington, I had mixed feelings. I was nervous because this was a new experience and I did not know what to expect and I was excited because I had just finished school and all my exams so being out of school was just an added bonus.
Shared Inventions - Blog 31
Artist Hugh Nankivell writes… The last blog of the year – Thank you for reading – see you in the autumn.
Shared Inventions - Blog 30
Artist Hugh Nankivell writes… We had a great afternoon at Dartington. The hall was full of about 250 people – from the very young to the elderly. The weather was good and everyone had some time outside in the grounds.
Same old, same old.....
A new study has found that the number of pensioners continuing to work has almost doubled in the last 20 years from 0.75 million to 1.4 million, but what does this mean for the UK? Whether the decision to carry on working past retirement age is economically, politically or legislatively motivated or indeed based purely on personal choice, there is a clear shift in the age people are choosing to retire at in the UK….