Benfieldside Community Garden - January 2025 Update

Know Your Neighbourhood Project / Benfieldside Community Garden / February 3rd, 2025

Benfieldside Community Garden - January 2025 Update

Here's a short update of where we are up to with out plans for Benfieldside Community Garden. We are working through the winter, to get as much as we can in place so the community can enjoy the space over the summer months. A massive thank you to our volunteers, we couldn't do it without you!

Youth Social Action / September 1st, 2025

Celebrating Stanley / September 1st, 2025

James's Celebration of Stanley

James shares his views on how people from Stanley can achieve great things and reflects on future opportunities.

Self-Belief and Emotional Wellbeing / June 15th, 2026

Wellbeing and the Arts / June 15th, 2026

Stargate Pit Disaster, Crookhill Primary School / June 15th, 2026

'James Dreams'

This project was created to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the 1826 Stargate Pit Disaster near Ryton, Gateshead. In this poem, 15-year-old James Robson, this poem reflects on the hopes, dreams, and lost childhoods of the young boys who worked and died in the Stargate Pit Disaster.

Consett Heritage Project / August 25th, 2023

Voices of Consett - Sharon

Sharon currently teaches at Consett Academy. She has been living in Consett for 25 years when she moved from the valleys of south Wales. These are her thoughts about Consett.