Well Newcastle Gateshead begin the Spring with some exciting developments and projects in each of the target communities!
Please read the latest newsletter below and as always, do let us know your comments and suggestions!
Category: News
Skimstone Arts Cafe of Dreams Video
Skimstone Arts have successfully delivered their Reaching Out Byker project in partnership with St Michaels Cafe and support from the Well Newcastle Gateshead Arts Fund.
In the video below, project staff and artists reflect on the project’s impact on participants and the wider community, and the Cafe of Dreams celebration event held in February.
Friends Action North East Make Art, Make Friends Video
Friends Action North East are a charity based in Newcastle who help adults with learning disabilities in the North East of England to make and keep friends.
In their Make Art, Make Friends project, supported by the Well Newcastle Gateshead Arts Fund, participants have been involved in a range of arts activities, including print and dance. In this video, they showcase what they’ve done to date and express how the project has helped them make friendships. Have a look below!
New Members
We welcomed 3 new members this month, The Recovery College Collective (ReCoCo), Tyne Housing Association and Ways to Wellness.
Please read more about their fantastic work at: https://www.recoverycoco.com/, https://www.tynehousing.org.uk/ and https://waystowellness.org.uk/
We look forward to working with them in the future!
Fuel Poverty Event
Northern Powergrid, in partnership with VONNE, will be delivering the following event:
Fuel Poverty: Future: Fairness: Working with you to support vulnerable customers now and in the future
4th March 10.00-13.00 National Railway Museum, York
The energy system is transforming and the future holds a number of opportunities to ensure that the most vulnerable in our communities benefit equally from that transformation.
Northern Powergrid, the electricity distribution network for the North East, Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire, already has a programme of work to support their vulnerable customers, with a particular focus on the fuel poor. They work in partnership with community organisations, health, housing and local authorities to promote, develop and deliver their services more effectively.
At this event Northern Powergrid, supported by VONNE, wants to have a wider conversation with you about the support they are providing now. They will also showcase tools and launch the next community partnering fund in partnership with Northern Gas Networks, which enables community groups to tackle issues close to the heart of Northern Powergrid.
At this event Northern Powergrid will look forward and discuss with you opportunities to work collaboratively to ensure that vulnerable customers are a priority as we move to a new low carbon future.
For more information and to register: https://www.vonne.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=219&reset=1
The Curious Beasts on the BBC!
The Curious Beasts project, supported by the Well Newcastle Gateshead Arts Fund, featured on the BBC! A fantastic initiative helping children develop emotional resilience, please see below.
Canny Chanters Chopwell Arts Programme
The Canny Chanters are running a series of taster arts sessions in Chopwell as part of their Chopwell Arts programme, supported by the Well Newcastle Gateshead Arts Fund. Do pop along to a session to develop your artistic skills! Please see more information below.
North East Wilds Photographer
North East Wilds CIC are looking to employ a female photographer to document 5 events as part of their Forest Lunch Club project, supported by the Well Newcastle Gateshead Arts Fund. For more information and to apply, please contact Bryony Jones, hello@northeastwilds.org
Well Newcastle Gateshead Community Conversation February 2020
Well Newcastle Gateshead’s next Community Conversation will take place at the Riverside Community Health Project on 12 February 2020 from 1:30pm to 3:00pm.
Come along to discuss ideas for projects and creative activities for children that you’d like to see in the area and learn more about the Well Newcastle Gateshead Arts Fund.
We hope to see you there!
The Empty Space/RHWE – Wacky Kids Day
The Empty Space and Reviving the Heart of the West End’s Community Producing project, supported by the Well Newcastle Gateshead Arts Fund, has been going very well and has reached a group of parents and children in the area.
In this video, parents and children talk about Wacky Kids Days activities as part of the project, and the impact they have had on them and the local community.
Thank you very much to The Empty Space and Reviving the Heart of the West End for sharing this with us!
