Travelling Home for Christmas | Robson Laidler Christmas Video 2022- Featuring Building Self-Belief
The Building Self-belief team were delighted to be invited to take part in the Robson Laidler Christmas video, which this year is a parody of Chris Rea’s 'Driving Home for Christmas' video, with a sustainability theme. We performed along with the County Durham Community Foundation and Oases Housing.Robson Laidler has a carbon reduction strategy to halve all CO2 emissions by 2030 and cut emissions to zero before 2050. Living sustainably is one of the key aims of Building Self-Belief and we wholeheartedly support them in their endeavour.Please enjoy the video, and feel free to share it!
Environmental / June 29th, 2026
Benfieldside Community Garden Official Launch
Special moments from the official launch of Building Self Belief’s very own community garden, a project we’ve been developing and working towards over the past few years.
Heritage / February 9th, 2024
My Dream for Consett
Ray Lonsdale’s statue of Tommy, at Seaham had a profound effect on me. Tommy, or using it’s real title of “One Minute Past Eleven” depicts a weary First World War soldier slumped and gazing ahead. Tommy represents how many troops felt when the war ended – we had ‘won’, but at what cost?
Heritage / November 10th, 2025
June's Celebration of Stanley
June shares her story of growing up and living in Stanley for more than 50 years, her fondest memories of the town and her hopes for the town's future.