Well Newcastle Gateshead was grounded in local communities and aimed to build on the good work already taking place in the selected areas.

In Felling and Inner West Newcastle the focus was on working with children aged two to seven, along with their parents and grandparents, with the aim of improving school readiness.

In Byker and Chopwell the aim was to tackle social isolation, mental ill-health, and low self-esteem in adults.

Map of Newcastle and Gateshead showing Chopwell and Felling in the south and Byker and Inner West Newcastle in the north with the Tyne River in-between.

”In Well Newcastle Gateshead we made the decision that the focus would be on improving engagement and health outcomes in four disadvantaged areas in Newcastle and Gateshead through a focus on participation in the arts and growth of community assets.”

- Professor Chris Drinkwater CBE, FRCGP, FFPH (Hon) Vice-Chair & Blue Stone Lead for Well Newcastle Gateshead

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Well Newcastle Gateshead commissioned 4 celebratory events (hereafter known as a ‘parties’), to mark the conclusion of the Well Newcastle Gateshead project in July 2022. This parties were an opportunity to give the 76 participating organisations a chance to get together and share the learning and their experiences with each other. They were planned and led by projects and communities themselves in the 4 WNG target areas.

Infographic displaying the Well Newcastle Gateshead work done in the Byker area - focusing on total spent (with match funding), total beneficiaries and listing individual organisations and projects.
Infographic displaying the Well Newcastle Gateshead work done in the Byker area - focusing on the areas of life where impacts have been achieved and positive quotes from participants.
A group of people sitting in a café environment watching a woman standing speaking
A group of people sitting in a café environment, heads are turned watching a speaker off camera
Infographic displaying the Well Newcastle Gateshead work done in the Chopwell area - focusing on total spent (with match funding), total beneficiaries and listing individual organisations and projects.
Infographic displaying the Well Newcastle Gateshead work done in the Chopwell area - focusing on the areas of life where impacts have been achieved and positive quotes from participants.
Programme Director Mark Mulqueen presents the Chopwell infographic on a screen to an audience.
People stood networking beside a Helix Arts banner at the WNG Chopwell celebration event.
People seated in a semi-circle having a conversation at The Bank in Chopwell as part of the WNG celebration event.
People seated watching a video presentation in Chopwell as part of the WNG celebration event.
Infographic displaying the Well Newcastle Gateshead work done in the Felling area - focusing on total spent (with match funding), total beneficiaries and listing individual organisations and projects.
Infographic displaying the Well Newcastle Gateshead work done in the Felling area - focusing on the areas of life where impacts have been achieved and positive quotes from participants.
A crowd on people gather outside Pattinson House in the sunshine at the Felling celebration event
The mayor of Gateshead visits the outdoor activities at the Felling celebration event.
Children and adults playing outdoors in the sunshine.
People attending the outdoor activities at the Felling WNG celebration including a bouncy castle and seating.
WNG Director Mark Mulqueen meets a representative from Damn Cheek next to their banner at the Felling celebration event.
Families with children celebrate outside Pattinson House at the WNG celebration event.
Infographic displaying the Well Newcastle Gateshead work done in the Inner West Newcastle area - focusing on total spent (with match funding), total beneficiaries and listing individual organisations and projects.
Infographic displaying the Well Newcastle Gateshead work done in the Inner West Newcastle area - focusing on the areas of life where impacts have been achieved and positive quotes from participants.
Programme Director Mark Mulqueen presents the Inner West Newcastle infographic on a screen to an audience.
Families together outside in the sunshine at the Inner West Newcastle WNG celebration event.
2 women standing on the grass outside at the WNG Inner West Newcastle event.
People seated indoors at tables watching WNG Director Mark Mulqueen give a presentation in front of a screen.

Well Newcastle Gateshead digital story film for Byker.

Byker

The Byker party was designed and hosted by Skimstone Arts and the Byker Residents Group. It was held at The Cycle Hub on the river Tyne and included a range of activities led by the participating projects.

Chopwell

The Chopwell event was hosted by the Chopwell Regeneration Group at the Bank in Chopwell. The Bank was selected as a fitting venue as it was a recently opened community led arts resource for the local community.

Well Newcastle Gateshead digital story film for Chopwell.

Well Newcastle Gateshead digital story film for Felling.

Felling

The Felling party was hosted by Edberts and Pattinson House Community Centres. The party was held at Pattinson House to launch their outdoor creative learning space funded by WNG. There were stalls from the participating projects with information on their past and planned activities, plus a bouncy castle! The mayor of Gateshead graciously attended the event and joined in with all the conversations!

Inner West Newcastle

The celebratory event for the inner west of Newcastle (Elswick, Benwell and Scotswood) was hosted by Scotswood Garden in their beautiful community garden. There were a range of activities on offer including story telling, singing and movement and of course a lovely lunch!

Well Newcastle Gateshead digital story film for Inner West Newcastle.