1. Chris Drinkwater Lead – Blue Stone Consortium
Anna Miller GemArts Masala Festival

2. 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

3. Connect – Celebrate Diversity

4. Create Better conversations
Connected, cohesive and resilient communities
Volunteering and employment opportunities
- community champions
- community link workers
A sustainable and transferable model

5. Ways to Wellness Linkworkers

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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.

9. Any Questions? Chris Drinkwater, Chair, Well Newcastle Gateshead-
Neil Shashoua, Business Development Manager, Blue Stone Consortium -