"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.

Youth Social Action / December 6th, 2024

Aspirations and Future Planning / December 6th, 2024

Know Your Neighbourhood Project / December 6th, 2024

From Consett to Chan Yu

The premise of Know our Neighbourhood is to get people volunteering, not just to provide the activities themselves. We were delighted when Joe Farnsworth signed up a s a volunteer, Joe had recently graduated with a Cyber Security degree from the University of Newcastle and was looking for opportunities to extend his skills.

Youth Social Action / July 2nd, 2025

Benfieldside Community Garden / July 2nd, 2025

Benfieldside Communty Garden's Early July Update

Here is Building Self-Belief's .July update about the work at Benfieldside Community Garden. The areas where the paths will be have been scraped out - and next week the 2000 blocks will be laid to edge the path... Take a look at the work so far!

Self-Belief and Emotional Wellbeing / March 16th, 2022

Wellbeing and the Arts / March 16th, 2022

Teenage Boys Mental Wellbeing and Prevention of Poverty Programme

Within the context of Covid and the devastating impact Lockdown has had on all young people, we believed that it was even more important to find a way to ensure our work was delivered to the young people most in need.