Big Meet: Bradford 2025, confirmed!
28th March 2025
We are holding our first-ever Voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 event on the 24th April! The theme of our first Big Meet is leadership in tough times! We are pleased to have secured Bradford 2025 as our final speakers.
Alongside our current guest speakers, Anj Handa of Inspiring Women Changemakers, Dr Tiffany Holloman and Andrew Wilson of Same Skies, we welcome Maleehah Hussain and Malachi Swen representing the Bradford 2025 Youth Panel.
Tickets have now sold out but do join our waitlist in case any become available!

About Maleehah
Maleehah is a final year Law student at the University of Bradford. She completed a placement year at the Government Legal Department within the Civil Service.
Outside of her studies, she enjoys visiting museums, photography, nature, her faith, fashion and writing poetry.
Maleehah has been volunteering on the Youth Panel in Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture since January 2024.

Malachi joined BD25 because, he finds culture to be the backbone of society, without it there’s no substance to a place. Coming from Belfast over a year ago now Bradford has shown that’s it’s a city with a rich historic culture and he wanted to be apart of showcasing it through education and young people because that’s where culture gets kept alive.
A big thanks to our event sponsors.

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CNet is a charity and company limited by guarantee operating across Bradford and District to support the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE).
All of their projects are “co-produced” with local stakeholders, using an asset based community development approach i.e. utilising local skills, knowledge, resources and relationships to bring about positive change.
Over the years, they have developed and maintained connections with an extensive range of individuals, groups, organisations and cross sector partners.


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We do this by providing support that helps them develop and grow their ideas into sustainable projects and enterprises.