Our Journey

VOICES/Expert Citizens Year by Year Timeline

2013/2014: EC was born, Voices starts

2015: First INSIGHT Awards, INSIGHT Evaluation created

2016: Become CIC, First residential trip to Stanley Head

2017: Co-Founders of APLE Collective, First staff with paid roles

2018: The team grows

2019: ‘In plain sight’ theatre production with B- Arts, Get Talking project started with Staffordshire University

2020: Team expands again to include volunteer coordinator role, Get Talking progresses to Keep talking

2021: INSIGHT Awards go online due to Covid, Get Talking, Keep Talking progresses again to Raising Voices

2022: Voices ends, Changing Futures starts, INSIGHT academy launches

2023: Start working with SOTCC around investment in drug and alcohol services, Nominated for awards at Keele University

2024: Start working with Family Focus, Contributing to the SOT alcohol strategy