North East Regional Chair of WEA Keith Hodgson features on WE Are podcast #1

WE Are – WEA North East’s @WEAadulted #Podcast  

The WEAre podcast highlights the work WEA in the north east and its commitment to adult education, by focusing on the work staff, volunteers and branches undertake with students,  partners and within local communities.

Episode 1 – features North East Regional Chair of WEA Keith Hodgson talking about his involvement in the WEA, adult education, and even the first democratic elections in South Africa. 

The Green Branch’s Nigel Todd explains how this innovative thematic branch came into being and the impact they’re having on environmental issues in the North East and beyond, and Rosie Serdiville speaks about the magnificently named educational pioneer Florence Nightingale Harrison Bell. 

It also includes an interview with WEA tutor of the year Kelly Ness and some of her students who are part of an inspirational group called the Drama Queens, which grew out of a WEA course.