"Watching not Living" Poem - South Stanley Junior School

Celebrating Stanley / December 16th, 2025

"Watching not Living" Poem - South Stanley Junior School

They were inspired by a historic photograph of people queuing to see 'The Cave In', a film about a mining disaster that audiences from Stanley felt they could relate to. Their words capture the tension and excitement in the packed line and the emotion of seeing familiar experiences reflected on screen.

Consett Heritage Project / June 15th, 2023

Alan Swinburne- Consett Heritage Podcast

Alan worked at the Steelworks for 17 years in the Technical Research Department. Over the last 20 years he has researched the History of the Steelworks given several talks about his memories of his life at the Works. He also has an extensive collection of photographs and memorabilia from the steelworks.

Youth Social Action / July 13th, 2026

Aspirations and Future Planning / July 13th, 2026

Wellbeing and the Arts / July 13th, 2026

North Shields Children's Youth Employability and Financial Literacy Programme

Over the past few months, Year 6 pupils from Christ Church C of E Primary School have taken part in Building Self Belief CIO’s ‘North Shields Children’s Youth Employability and Financial Literacy Programme. Throughout the programme, the children explored their strengths, learned about branding and marketing, discovered different career pathways, developed essential employability skills and took part in a financial literacy workshop delivered by Newcastle Building Society.

Youth Social Action / July 2nd, 2026

Wellbeing and the Arts / July 2nd, 2026

Digital Inclusion / July 2nd, 2026

Lived Experience of Digital Inclusion Event

We were delighted to host Digital Unite's Lived Experience of Digital Inclusion Event, where we had a broader look at digital exclusion across communities, including real stories from people.