Tendring Time Bank Centre

19/10/2026

We’re recruiting a Remote Family Support Coordinator to join Lads Need Dads CIC.

This role will support mums whose sons attend our programmes, recruit and support family support volunteers, and develop online support groups and workshops for mothers raising sons alone.

Part-time: 16 hours a week, worked flexibly, with some evening online support and workshops by agreement.

We’re looking for someone who is highly organised, has excellent communication skills and brings:

• At least three years’ direct family support experience
• A relevant Level 3 qualification or above
• Training delivery and online group facilitation experience
• Experience managing volunteers and working in the third sector

The role is primarily remote. Applicants must be UK-based, have the right to work in the UK and be able to attend in-person induction and training in Essex. Being based in Essex is desirable.

This is a 12-month fixed-term post, subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check and references.

📩 For more details, see https://uk.indeed.com/job/remote-family-support-coordinator-part-time-27295c6fc81f4216

email [email protected]

Closing date: Monday 26 October 2026
Interviews: Friday 30 October 2026

Please share with anyone who may be interested.

19/10/2026

Anyone researching their family tree needs to take notice.

AI ‘hallucination’ makes checking sources even more important for genealogists.

For years, researchers have complained about inaccurate family trees online. One researcher makes a mistake. This is copied by others and the mistake spreads to many online trees. As more and more people use AI to assist with their research, plausible yet inaccurate research creeps in; why?

One reason is what is termed ‘hallucination’. This happens when AI doesn’t know the answer to a query. Rather than saying that, AI makes something up. This can even include false sources. AI is so good at this that at first glance, what it comes up with can seem like a very plausible theory.

Whether or not we choose to use AI, we need to be aware of this as we read and consult online trees. What’s the solution?

It’s the same as it has always been: check your sources. This means more than a quick glance, it means looking at the original document, reading the original writing (not a transcription) and considering where one document sits in your family tree.

We can avoid being taken in by AI or human error by doing our own careful research. If we choose to use AI ourselves, do the same thing, check the sources.

08/10/2026

On the 1st October 2025, the National Lottery Community Fund gave us £10,000 in their Awards for All grant, which awarded £20,000 0ver two years. This came at a time when we had just £252.83 left in our bank, not even enough to cover the next month's rent.
The funding has covered all costs for the last year, thus keeping the Tendring Time Bank Centre, based in Clacton-on-Sea, running for the benefit of those members in the Tendring Community as a whole.

This was made possible thanks to players.

22/05/2026

Recycle Your Ink Cartridges and Help Support Tendring Time Bank
Did you know that you can help us raise funds simply by recycling your ink cartridges via our Recycle4Charity programme?

For each ink cartridge recycled via the programme we will receive up to £2 donation.

To send your cartridges or start collecting for us click here -

Recycle4Charity is a free and easy to use inkjet recycling programme, that helps its thousands of members raise funds for charity and non-profit organisations.

07/01/2026

The water's back on in the Centre, no sign of any leaks, so business as usual from tomorrow, Thursday 8 January 2026.

06/01/2026

The Tendring Time Bank Centre is currently closed, as we have no water supply. Whether that is due to frozen pipes on the premises or a supply fault from the mains, we will not be able to establish until the weather stays above freezing long enough for any potential frozen pipes to thaw out.

Definite closure Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7th January 2026.

23/12/2025

The Tendring Time Bank Centre will be closed from 12 noon Christmas Eve until 29th December, then closed again until 5th January 2026.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy and Peaceful New Year.

23/12/2025

Christmas Eve at the Tendring Time Bank Centre.

Pop in for snacks and a chat from 10am to 12 noon.

Find out more about us, or catch up if you are an exiting member.

Try your luck on our raffle, or on our permanent Tombola.