Chris Drinkwater Lead - Bluestone Consortium Anna Miller GemArts Masala Festival https://gemarts.org.
Connect Newcastle Gateshead MBC City Council Newcastle Gateshead Cultural Venues Blue Stone Consortium 41 V&CS Members Chopwell Forest Community Arts Organisations Four Local Communities Local Place Based Organisations Byker Wall Felling Park http://www.healthworksnewcastle.org.uk/our-projects/change4life.
Connect – Celebrate Diversity http://www.crossings.org.uk. http://www.sagegateshead.com/join-in/schools-and-early-years-settings/performance-packages/big-sing. http://www.hawthorn.newcastle.sch.uk/in-harmony
Create Better conversations Connected, cohesive and resilient communities Volunteering and employment opportunities - community champions - community link workers A sustainable and transferable model
Ways to Wellness Linkworkers www.waystowellness.org.uk
Create with children 2-7 Felling (Edbert’s House), Inner West Newcastle Primary Schools Trust (In Harmony, Developing a Children’s Community) Work with children 2-4, parents, grandparents, children’s services (Action for Children, Children NE, HealthWORKS & Riverside CHP + pre-school provision to improve school readiness. Work with reception classes to develop a creative piece of work about future aspirations. Showcase at Great North Exhibition 2018 with business sponsorship.
Create: Adults, Mental Health & Social Isolation Byker: Chilli Studios, Moving Forward, Depression Alliance, Byker Community Trust, Byker Community Association, African Community Association for NE. Chopwell: Community Centre, Drama Group, Miners Institute, Chopwell Forest http://bykercommunitytrust.org/about.
Aspire Improve school readiness & educational outcomes starting with children 2-7. Address poor mental health and social isolation in adults by providing creative opportunities for engagement. Provide routes into employment through volunteering and paid link workers. Blue Stone Consortium as trusted prime contractor of collaborative and coordinated voluntary sector provision.
Any Questions? Chris Drinkwater, Chair, Well Newcastle Gateshead - chris.drinkwater@gofo2.co.uk Neil Shahoua, Business Development Manager, Blue Stone Consortium - neil@bluestone.org.uk