Brian Harrison - Consett Heritage Podcast

Consett Heritage Project / May 14th, 2024

Brian Harrison - Consett Heritage Podcast

Brian Harrison is a local historian and many of you may know him as the company director for the Consett Heritage and Arts Centre. We sat down with him and discussed the origins of his love for history, his thoughts on the most significant moments of the steelworks, and more!

Youth Social Action / September 27th, 2025

Wellbeing and the Arts / September 27th, 2025

Celebrating Stanley / September 27th, 2025

Oxhill Nursery School Green Leaders Project

The ‘Oxhill Green Leaders’ project involved twenty five children from Oxhill Nursery School, in Stanley on a across the spring and summer of 2025.The sessions enabled the young people to become ‘Green Leaders’ and actively engage in ecology and sustainability based activities. We were also delighted that the success of the programme was recognised by the award of a Silver Medal from 'Northumbria in Bloom'.

Know Your Neighbourhood Project / March 17th, 2026

The Know Your Neighbourhood - Volunteering Programme

The aim of this programme, kindly supported by Point North, was to engage and recruit local volunteers to help combat loneliness and social isolation across the Consett and wider County Durham community.

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.