The Know Your Neighbourhood - Volunteering Programme

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.As part of this programme we facilitated a ‘Consett Area Community Hub’, that engaged local young people around a range of activities in order to reduce loneliness and to increase regular community engagement and volunteering opportunities. The activities included creative arts, drama, cooking, life skills and environmental activities for local young people of primary and secondary age. They were supported by trained local volunteers and members of Building Self-Belief CIO staff, in a local community settings.We also trained community volunteers to become ‘Community Youth Ambassadors’ to support those in the local community, particularly older people, around the use of email, Apps and social media in order to reduce chronic loneliness by increasing their online skills. We held weekly community teas to support the development of new skills and also to meet on a social basis.Thank you to Point North for their kind support and all of our amazing volunteers across the duration of this work!Watch our volunteer reel here!

Self-Belief and Emotional Wellbeing / May 7th, 2025

Youth Social Action / May 7th, 2025

Kye's Kick Off / May 7th, 2025

Kye's Kick Off - Charity Football Match In Memory of Kye Cunnington

Kye's Kick Off was a charity football match on Tuesday 29th April at South Shields FC. The match was between Boldon School's Yr 9 VS Yr 11, in memory of much loved student, Kye Cunnington. The total amount raised for Teenage Cancer Trust was just over £4000!

Self-Belief and Emotional Wellbeing / October 16th, 2025

Youth Social Action / October 16th, 2025

Know Your Neighbourhood Project / October 16th, 2025

Celebrating Stanley / October 16th, 2025

Consett celebrates opening of new community centre

A local Consett charity has opened the doors to its new premises on Steel Street in the town centre.Building Self Belief, which provides support to vulnerable young people, hopes the centre will be a vibrant home for its range of support services, from group wellbeing workshops to team-building activities.

Self-Belief and Emotional Wellbeing / July 2nd, 2025

Youth Social Action / July 2nd, 2025

Aspirations and Future Planning / July 2nd, 2025

Raising aspirations through Beth's work with Building Self-Belief

From helping young people raise aspirations in the classroom to painting and growing a beautiful garden – the experience of helping the community on multiple levels with Building Self-Belief