ONE of the joys of my job is being able to bring people and organisations together.
At Barron Media, we have a wide range of clients and contacts, and we always like to see how they might knit together.
That was the case with two great local charities, The Viking Boat Company and Darlington Lions Club.
I’ve been writing about The Viking Boat Company for a few years now. It’s a charity set up to support the health of military veterans through the joy of working with wood. Of all things, they chose to build a lifesize Viking longboat, named Stormbird.
When Darlington Lions wrote to me, asking if I could nominate a charity worthy of donations, I had no hesitation in connecting them to The Viking Boat Company.
The result is that the Lions has agreed to fund a series of education visits to local schools, with Stormbird bringing a unique history lesson to life.
The first visit took place at Croft Church of England Primary School, near Darlington, and it was a joy to see. Not only was it about history and heritage, but an opportunity for positive mental health message to be delivered to children: if you’re worried about anything, always talk to someone.
In woodwork, a dovetail is a strong, inter-locking joint that holds two parts together. It seems an appropriate metaphor in this case.
