PROJECTS
Ocean Road Mela
This year we were one of the key organisations involved in the planning and delivery of The Ocean Road Mela, a fantastic celebration of diversity, culture, community and food held on the iconic Ocean Road, home to a great variety of restaurants.
NECA Community Garden Funday
This summer we held a creative funday at NECA Community Garden in South Shields. Our aim was to promote this fantastic community facility that provides activities for all ages around well-being, healthy food and nature. The funday took place on the first day of the summer holidays. We delivered, entertainment in the form of fun characters, Punch & Judy + magic shows, drop-in arts & crafts, live music and a juice bike. A great time was had by all. If you are interested in hiring us to promote your service/organisation and deliver a funday for all ages then get in touch, we’d love to hear from you.
Young People & Makers Project
This summer, we matched young people from Bilton Hall Community Trust with skilled ‘makers’ from our Big RIver Makers Market Group. The makers worked with the young people over several sessions, to give them skills in photography, art and upcycling in order to help them develop products they could sell at market. The young people collaborated with the makers to produce their own jewellery, upcycled ornaments & furniture, original artworks on slate & canvas, mounted prints, and T-shirts & tote bags featuring their designs. Our collaboration with Bilton Hall is ongoing as we plan to support the young people to sell their products at market later this year.
South Tyneside Youth Council
Sports, Culture & Media Event @ Temple Park
We had a great time taking part in this event which was attended by approximately 60-70 secondary school children from South Tyneside. Create & Connect helped deliver the sport and cultural programme of the day by offering music workshops where participants took part in vocal exercises, drummed on African djembe drums and sang together. We also manned a table where we gave out information about our organisation and invited attendees to give us feedback on what they looked for in terms of creative activity, services and experiences in the local area. It was a great opportunity to engage with other organisations and young people whilst exploring what the arts and culture mean to them. We also provided paid opportunities for three young people to perform at the event.