Katie Baggott - Volunteer Podcast

Aspirations and Future Planning / Know Your Neighbourhood Project / Benfieldside Community Garden / May 20th, 2024

Katie Baggott - Volunteer Podcast

Durham Community Action and Building Self Belief reflect on the impact Good to Grow Week has made in County Durham and chat about the power of volunteering to increase community gardening in the local area of Benfieldside in Consett.

Self-Belief and Emotional Wellbeing / June 8th, 2023

Wellbeing and the Arts / June 8th, 2023

Shoddy Theatre and the Importance of the Arts

What a delight it was to have the opportunity to organise a whole series of drama activities for some of our schools. As part of their national tour, the Shoddy Theatre Company arranged to deliver a series of workshops to engage children and young people in the arts.

Self-Belief and Emotional Wellbeing / March 27th, 2025

Aspirations and Future Planning / March 27th, 2025

Boldon Colliery 'Bridging the Gap' Youth Employability Programme

The Boldon Colliery 'Bridging the Gap' Youth Employability Programme, supported by the Wellesley Trust through the Tyne & Wear and Northumberland Community Foundation, aimed to boost the aspirations, employability, and self-esteem of Year 10 students at Boldon School. Over 12 weeks, students took part in workshops on topics like healthy living, CV writing, and emotional wellbeing, developing key skills in communication, confidence, and debt management. They also visited Bay Plastics and took part in a team-building Go-Karting activit

Self-Belief and Emotional Wellbeing / July 31st, 2026

Youth Social Action / July 31st, 2026

Aspirations and Future Planning / July 31st, 2026

Aimee's Achievements

Take a read of Aimee's post about her achievments both with us and at Newcastle University. She has done amazingly well, and we are very proud of her.