Kieron Kelly - Consett Heritage Podcast

Consett Heritage Project / February 13th, 2025

Kieron Kelly - Consett Heritage Podcast

Kieron Kelly, a fourth-generation resident of Consett, reflects on how life and opportunities in the town have changed since the closure of the steelworks. He also highlights the various volunteering and sporting opportunities available to children and young people in the area.

Youth Social Action / October 5th, 2022

Celebrating Black History

Celebrate, Educate, Inspire – Our Trustee Gary Jones has been invited to a special reception at Parliament on the 26th October 2022 to celebrate Black History Month.

Celebrating Stanley / December 16th, 2025

"Queen for a Day" Poem - South Stanley Junior School

This poem was created by Savannah, William, Kyden and Kiera. They were inspired by a photograph from the Stanley Festival of Queens in 1960.

Consett Heritage Project / March 13th, 2025

Frank Matthews - Consett Heritage Project

Frank Matthews describes his working life at the steelworks and how useful the skills he developed at the Works were, when it came to finding work after the closure in 1980. Frank describes his adventurous working life abroad, but how Consett was always, and still is, in his heart.