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Here you can read the latest on news, events, stories, and blog posts.

Youth Social Action / Celebrating Stanley / September 1st, 2025

Kyle's Celebration of Stanley

Kyle shares his leanings about Stanley's mine and how to improve the town.

Youth Social Action / Celebrating Stanley / September 1st, 2025

Brad's Celebration of Stanley

Brad tells us about his knowledge of Stanley's mining past and the spirit of the past to the present.

Youth Social Action / Celebrating Stanley / September 1st, 2025

James's Celebration of Stanley

James shares his views on how people from Stanley can achieve great things and reflects on future opportunities.

Youth Social Action / Celebrating Stanley / September 1st, 2025

Alecia's Celebration of Stanley

Alecia tells us about discovering Stanley's past and suggestions for Stanley's future.

Youth Social Action / Celebrating Stanley / August 29th, 2025

Ellie's Celebration of Stanley

Ellie tells us about her views on the history of Stanley and living in what used to be a mining village.

Youth Social Action / Celebrating Stanley / August 29th, 2025

Libby's Celebration of Stanley

Libby tells us all about how she feels about the town of Stanley, and how it could be improved for young people.

Youth Social Action / Aspirations and Future Planning / July 17th, 2025

The National Astronomy Meeting with Moorside Primary Academy

As part of our Youth Employability and Aspirations Programme with Moorside Primary, the children were specially invited to the National Astronomy Meeting (NAM) at Durham University! The NAM brought together nearly 1,000 astronomers from across the UK to share the latest research about the Universe. We even made the local news!

Youth Social Action / Aspirations and Future Planning / July 17th, 2025

The Moorside 'Bridging the Gap' Youth Employability & Aspirations Programme

The ‘Moorside Bridging the Gap Youth Employability & Aspirations Programme’ was designed to raise the career-based aspirations of young people from Moorside in Consett. This programme was kindly supported by Point North and completed with Year 5 and 6 from Moorside Primary Academy.

Self-Belief and Emotional Wellbeing / Youth Social Action / 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

Youth Social Action / 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!

Benfieldside Community Garden / June 19th, 2025

Mayors Opportunity Fund - Green Hands Together

With help from the Mayor's Opportunity Fund, they have helped us transform Benfieldside Community Garden from derelict land. Their support has made a huge difference and we have enlisted young people to the Green Hands Together project to work on the garden, creating a flourishing community space. It has brought everybody together.

Self-Belief and Emotional Wellbeing / Aspirations and Future Planning / June 2nd, 2025

The Teenage Boys Mental Wellbeing and Aspirations Programme with Harton Academy

In February, we began another one of our wellbeing and aspirations programmes, this time at Harton Academy with year 10 boys. We delivered a series of workshops and activities, before taking the students on a trip to JUMP and go-karting.

Self-Belief and Emotional Wellbeing / Youth Social Action / Aspirations and Future Planning / May 30th, 2025

A Visit from the Centre for Social Justice

On Tuesday 13th May, our Harton Academy boys’ wellbeing and aspirations group had a wonderful visit from Dan Lilley, senior researcher at The Centre for Social Justice.

Kye's Kick Off / May 30th, 2025

Teenage Cancer Trust

Kye and his family were supported by Teenage Cancer Trust at the Great North Children's Hospital during his treatment, therefore Kye's parents chose this charity for all the funds to be donated to, to enable Teenage Cancer Trust to continue supporting families like Kye's.

Kye's Kick Off / May 29th, 2025

Raffle Prize Donations for Kye's Kick Off

Thank you to everyone who donated a prize for Kye's Kick Off! We had over 60 raffle prizes donated, thank you for everyone's incredible generosity.

Kye's Kick Off / May 29th, 2025

Shaun Martin- Arbeia Energy

A huge thank you to Shaun Martin from Arbeia Energy for sponsoring the kit, medals and cup for Kye's Kick Off!