Plymouth and Devon Racial Equality Council

03/11/2026

Have Your Say: Women and Girls’ Safety in Exeter

Do you feel safe travelling around Exeter?

Devon County Council, working with local partners, is inviting women and girls to share their experiences of safety across the city.

Whether you're walking, cycling, using public transport or simply moving around Exeter, your experiences matter.

The Exeter Women and Girls’ Safety Study aims to identify areas where people feel safe or unsafe and understand what changes could make Exeter a safer, more inclusive place for everyone.

📍 Take part in the online survey:
https://exetersafety.commonplace.is/

📅 Survey closes: 28 December 2026

At Plymouth and Devon Racial Equality Council, we encourage women and girls from all backgrounds and communities to have their voices heard.

Please share this opportunity with your friends, family and wider networks. Your experiences could help shape improvements to safety across Exeter.

Share your views online and help shape the future of your community. Get started now to find out more about Women And Girls' Safety In Exeter. Engagement platform powered by Commonplace.

25/10/2026

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Inspiring event at Theatre Royal Plymouth with Honouring Our Communities event today! Great to see PDREC staff and trustees recognised as Hidden Figures!

Thanks to Kadus, Rachel, Jackie, Wonderzoo, Jabu, Citybus and many others for a fantastic event!

Inspiring life story about Bill Miller and wonderful to meet his son Robin Miller and to fondly mention my memory of Claude Miller.

The Black History bus from Citybus featuring prominent contributions to Black history within Plymouth recognises achievement and belonging.

Included also at the event was a Q&A panel with more inspired stories of lived experience fuelling resilience, identity, community cohesion and work with communities and young people in schools!

23/10/2026

This is free and this Sunday!

Get along Folks if you can Sunday and its good WonderZoo -Hidden Figures project is supporting this.

There be talks Rachel Hawadi and Chris Penberthy

Fascinating insight into the untold History of Plymouth. And the stories of some of the people quietly making a difference to our community in Plymouth. Free event, please come if you can. Theartre Royal 11am on Sunday 25th October.

19/10/2026

Are you a young person looking for work experience in Summer with Plymouth City Council?

💻 Apply via the form on this link

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⏰ Apply by 1st December 5pm

17/10/2026

Hate Crime Awareness Week continued yesterday with more outreach work across our communities.

PDREC, PCC and Community Builders have been out and about, popping into different community groups and businesses to raise awareness about hate crime, the different ways it can be reported, and how to use the TPR Centres of Hate Crime Community Asset Map.

We also provided information and handouts in different languages, helping to make this important information accessible to more members of our communities.

🙏 A huge thank you to everyone who took time out of their busy day to listen to us, ask questions and share their concerns and experiences.
Your voice really matters. Together, we can raise awareness, encourage reporting and help build safer, more supportive communities for everyone.

16/10/2026

📢 Hate Crime Awareness Week

Our week continues with a productive meeting alongside some of Plymouth's Third Party Reporting Centres for hate crime.

During the session, staff received Third Party Reporting training from the Diverse Communities Team (DCT) at Devon & Cornwall Police. The training strengthened understanding of how to support victims and improve access to reporting hate crimes within our communities.
Thank you to DCT for delivering the training. Thank you to all the organizations for their ongoing dedication to meaningful conversations and partnership working to tackle hate crime in Plymouth and beyond.
Together, we can build safer, stronger, and more inclusive communities for everyone. 💙

14/10/2026

📢 It is Hate Crime Awareness Week

This week is about awareness, conversation, community voices and action, but also about ongoing committment to tackle hate crime beyond this week.

🗺️ On Monday, we launched our Third-Party Reporting Centres for Hate Crimes Community Asset Map.This is a joint work between Plymouth and Devon Racial Equality Council, Community Builders and Plymouth City Council.

💬 On Tuesday, our Hate Crime Community Event at Genesis Building brought people together to learn about hate crime and ways of reporting it, explore the newly launched community asset map, and discuss some of the challenges and barriers people experience.
The event also provided a safe space to share experiences, concerns and suggestions. These conversations are important. We want community contributions to be heard, feedbacked and used to help create positive change.
We have also been joined by Cllr Chris Penberthy and members of the Communty Safety Team from Plymouth City Council

👏 Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make the conversation meaningful.
The session was facilitated by Lavinia Porfir, Community Engagement Officer, alongside Martin Jared- Davis, Community Builder.

💜 Together, we can raise awareness, encourage reporting and tackle hate crime in Plymouth and beyond.

13/10/2026

VOICES INTO WELLNESS – COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOP.

Your Voice. Your Experience. Your Wellbeing.

We're inviting members of Plymouth's Global Majority communities to join us for an interactive workshop exploring mental health and wellbeing.

We want to hear your experiences, your challenges and your ideas about how mental health services can better understand and support our communities.

What will we discuss?
- Mental health and wellbeing within our communities
- Barriers to accessing mental health support
- Cultural understanding and experiences of services
- How we can improve mental health support in Plymouth

📅 Date: Monday 19 October 2026
🕚 Time: 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
📍 Location: Taylor Suite, HQ Business Centre, 237 Union Street, Plymouth, PL1 3HQ

Food and refreshments provided
Travel costs covered
Payment provided for completing the research survey

Whether you've accessed mental health services before or simply want to share your perspective, your voice matters. No previous knowledge or experience is needed.

By sharing our experiences, we can help shape more inclusive, culturally sensitive and accessible mental health support for our communities.

📩 interested in attending or finding out more?
Contact: [email protected]

🤝 Please share this post with anyone who might be interested in taking part!

12/10/2026

Would like to find out more about the newly launched Third-Party Reporting of Hate Crimes Community Asset Map? This is a joint work between PDREC, Community Builders and PCC.

Want to learn more about reporting hate crime, accessing support, and helping improve services in Plymouth?

Come along to our community event on:

📅 13 October 2026
⏰ 1pm–3pm
📍 Genesis Building, Union Street, Plymouth

☕ Free refreshments provided.
Everyone is welcome.

12/10/2026

📢 Launching our Third-Party Reporting Centres Community Asset Map

As part of Hate Crime Awareness Week, we are pleased to launch the Third-Party Reporting Centres for Hate Crime Community Asset Map. 🗺️

The map makes it easier for people in Plymouth to find their nearest Third-Party Reporting Centre and access support to report hate crime.

Third-Party Reporting Centres are independent from the police and provide an alternative place where people can seek support with reporting hate crime, particularly if they do not feel comfortable approaching the police directly.

Hate Crime Awareness Week

This Community Asset Map has been developed through collaborative working between Plymouth and Devon Racial Equality Council (PDREC), Community Builders and Plymouth City Council.

This is an important step forward, but our work doesn't stop here. We will continue to strengthen the network, improve access to support and work together with communities and partners to challenge hate crime and build a safer, more inclusive Plymouth for everyone. 💙