Tyne Housing Association
With their Home Activities project, Tyne Housing will offered remote access to numerous creative activities and provided activity packs (such as Art & Music) for residents and visitors. Short, engaging instructional videos were be created, in partnership with a local artist, for residents and visitors to watch from home via YouTube. As many of their target group lacked equipment, this project also provided equipment which could be loaned out to those in need.
Summary: Home Activities offered online creative activities and activity packs.
Award: £983
Area: Byker
Beneficiaries: 18 individual attendees to the studio space for weekly sessions. Approximately 30 origami packs and around 60 art packs were distributed.
Digital Story: Tyne Housing’s Making Music. The music the participants made features as the backing track to the Tyne Housing ‘Making Music’ progress video, which they shared with potential attendees and external organisations, as an example of the work they do.
Attendees (residents & visitors) of Wood Carving Musical Instruments had the opportunity to take part in sessions, consisting of carving and constructing instruments from wood and other materials in their workshop. Upon completion, they took part in bespoke music production sessions in the Tyneside Housing progression hub. They recorded some of the instruments and contributed to the creation of a contemporary piece of music.
Summary: Carving and constructing musical instruments from wood.
Award: £899.50
Area: Byker
Beneficiaries: 12 regular workshop attendees
Tyne Housing Association has provided support, housing, healthcare and more for the North East’s most vulnerable people. since 1973. They were successful in funding bids for two Well Newcastle Gateshead projects, Wood Carving Musical Instruments and Home Activities.
