by Lucy Whittaker | May 25, 2021 | Article, Press release
Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Abuse Essex based community interest company, Alpha Vesta, has been awarded 3 years funding by the National Lottery Community Fund to continue their work in ‘breaking the cycle of domestic abuse’ across Essex. Alpha Vesta was founded in...
by Lucy Whittaker | Mar 8, 2021 | Article
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2021 and its theme of “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world” we interview Lucy Whittaker, the founder of Alpha Vesta. Lucy, can you introduce yourself and your organisation: Alpha Vesta? I’m Lucy...
by Lucy Whittaker | Mar 3, 2021 | Article
On Wednesday 3 March from 6pm BBC Essex hosted a live show and presented this year’s High Sheriff’s Awards. These annual Awards are designed to recognise and commend local voluntary organisations that devote their time and energy to make Essex a better and safer...
by Lucy Whittaker | May 11, 2020 | Article
Now more than ever, more victims are at risk of domestic abuse than ever before. As you will have seen in the media and on the news, cases of domestic abuse have spiralled over the last few weeks and months. We are working hard to continue to raise as much awareness...
by Lucy Whittaker | Mar 21, 2020 | Article
Perpetrators of domestic abuse like to be in control and there’s nothing that is going to threaten their sense of control more than the current pandemic of COVID-19 which we are currently experiencing. Think of all the things that perpetrators of abuse don’t...
by Lucy Whittaker | Feb 18, 2020 | Article
The news that Caroline Flack took her own life at the weekend has shocked the nation. There is much confusion as to how the crisis in her life escalated in terms of her own mental health and that of a pending domestic abuse trial where she had been charged with...
