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Page 14Valuing the arts
Page 18Thinking big
Page 22bait progress
Page 24Partners and participants maps
Page 28Sharing our learning
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From October 2013 to December 2015, bait has worked with 193 partners to deliver 134 projects that’s over 8015 hours of activities, creating 96,385 moments for people to take part.
Front cover: Visitor to the Common Ground exhibition, which brought together work by four contemporary artists and four groups living and working in South East Northumberland. Common Ground is a co-commissioned project between BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, and Northumberland Arts Development and Woodhorn through the bait programme, delivered in partnership with Guidepost Social Club, ESCAPE Family Support and Action for Children Sure Start Ashington Children Centre.Credit: Daniel Alecks
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Rachel Adam, Project Director, bait Credit: Sophie Sutherland
Welcome to the fourth edition of ‘bait time to celebrate’ and catch up with stories and learning from across the programme in South East Northumberland.
The ten year mission of bait is to ‘create long-term change in levels of arts participation, driven by the creativity and ambition of people living in South East Northumberland and having a demonstrable effect on the well-being of local people and levels of social energy and activism within communities.’
This mission is being delivered in partnership with a huge variety of groups and organisations, who are all inspired by the arts and who also recognise that sustainable change takes time. See p6 and p28 for inspiring stories of how ‘taking the long view’ is proving successful, with people new to the arts growing in confidence and progressing from project to project.
After two and half years of programme delivery we can also see how some of this groundwork is now enabling people to think big, take on leadership roles and collaborate with an increasingly diverse range of artists (see p18).
As the arts become more embedded into people’s everyday lives there have also been opportunities to explore the financial value of taking part, and there are now examples of groups making monetary contributions to the costs of their projects (see p14).
Overall, strong progress has been made towards the mission, with more people taking part in the arts; a wider range of people taking a lead in shaping the programme and a growing body of evidence that taking part in the arts has a positive impact on well-being.
We are delighted that these successes have resulted in further investment from Arts Council England, Northumberland County Council Public Health and The Ballinger Trust to continue the programme through till 2019 (see p22) and look forward to sharing the next steps in the journey with our many project partners.
Rachel
Rachel Adam, Project Director, [email protected](01670) 624 475
Our ConsortiumOur Funders
bait works in partnership to support more people in South East Northumberland to create and take part in inspiring and high quality arts experiences. All projects aim to build a stronger future with the people who live here. bait is part of the national Creative People and Places network.
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Turn the page to find out how building long-term partnerships in local communities is time well spent
Action for Children group working with artist Alice Myers as part of Common GroundCredit: Alice Myers
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Common Ground
Common Ground brings together work by four contemporary artists and four community groups living and working in South East Northumberland. The project is a new partnership between Woodhorn, through bait, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art and Northumberland Arts Development.
For four months artists Aaron Guy, Robert Parkinson, Alice Myers, Maureen Hanley and Monika Dutta worked with long-term bait partners Guidepost Social Club, ESCAPE Family Support and Ashington Children’s Centre. Place, personal stories and everyday experiences became common ground for the artists and group members as they worked together to find shared interests, materials and production techniques.
It takes time
Building long-term partnerships that really make a difference in local communities is time well spent
Good things don’t happen overnight. Since the bait programme started in autumn 2013, the programme has worked with over 190 partners. These partnerships have grown at different paces, responding to increasing confidence, building trust with new partners and artists, and reflecting the demands of people’s everyday lives. These latest projects show how far partners and participants have come since they first got involved and how being in it for the long-term makes a big difference.
All images – Visitors and participants at the Common Ground exhibition at Woodhorn MuseumCredit: Daniel Alecks
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Emma Thomas is Head of Learning at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, the major international centre for contemporary art in Gateshead with a programme ranging from blockbuster exhibitions to projects created by artists working in the local community.
“bait had worked with the different community groups over the last couple of years, introducing them to contemporary art and building confidence so the groups were ready to work with a contemporary artist to create new work together. Importantly, as one of the artists says in the short documentary film about the residencies, ‘it’s not just about making work; it’s about building relationships’. BALTIC is really excited to be working with Woodhorn through bait, Northumberland Arts Development and communities across South East Northumberland on this series of innovative artist residencies, culminating in Common Ground - an exhibition at Woodhorn Museum and BALTIC. The residencies are unique in their own ways but all the groups have pushed themselves and have been incredibly open, enthusiastic and ambitious in their approaches.”
Nikki Barron is from ESCAPE Family Support – a service across Northumberland for people in recovery from drug and alcohol misuse and their families.
“Back in 2014, our service users were given the opportunity to take part in taster sessions to give them an opportunity to try different art forms. Following this in 2015, our clients were offered the opportunity to do a longer term project - a group of people in recovery from substance misuse and a group of carers were involved in the recruitment process for an artist residency. This project was extremely successful and people who had little or no experience of participating in the
arts created fantastic pieces of work which are now permanently displayed in our centre in Ashington. This project gave participants significantly increased confidence and, without exception, gave everyone an appetite to take part in more arts projects.
So later in 2015 when bait offered ESCAPE the chance to be involved in an ambitious artist residency project with BALTIC everyone was very excited. It hasn’t been without challenges but due to the strong relationship we’ve built, we’ve been able to successfully work together. A group of carers and a group of people in recovery have worked hard to come up with a theme for their work and have been creating different pieces of art. The energy from participants now this project has come to life is fantastic to see and the opening of the exhibition was a memorable and significant occasion for all involved. Participatory arts is now something we try to embed in our programme as the positive impact on people’s well-being is very evident. bait have supported us to access funding from Arts Council England and we have recently been awarded a grant to be able to continue offering arts opportunities as well as expanding the offer to carers.”
Lindsey Kirk is from Action for Children at Ashington Childrens Centre, who offer support services to local families with children under 5.
“In terms of our arts programme, more of the families who’ve engaged have taken part in projects we’ve run in partnership with bait. Over the last two years in particular, the Time to Enjoy programme has seen people progress and further develop their skills leading to increased confidence and self-esteem, improved mood, social skills and friendships.
“Through our partnership with bait we’ve been able to encourage engagement with hard to reach groups or those who would not necessarily engage with art programmes, this included teenage parents as well as dads/male carers.”
We’ve been able to offer a range of activities for people to try something new. For example, we ran a series of taster sessions for the young parents group; following on from this a couple of the group attended more focused photography sessions with the artist, Alice Myers.
The ongoing partnership between bait and Ashington Children’s Centre made Common Ground easier to engage our service users in as we have worked together for some time now and have an established relationship. They’re familiar with the way we work together to provide opportunities for families in the local community. Our good working relationship ensured Common Ground ran as smoothly as possible.”
Visitors can see the Common Ground exhibition at Woodhorn from 19 March – June 12, with additional work at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, 6 May – 10 July 2016. Entry is free.
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Artists Robert Parkinson and Aaron Guy with Joyce and John Watts from Guide Post CIU and their work as part of the Common Ground exhibition at Woodhorn MuseumCredit: Daniel Alecks
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James: As a result of securing the funding, which we would not have been able to do without bait’s support, we are now able to roll out the creative opportunities our people in Blyth have had over the last two years to the whole of Northumberland. This will enable the Northumberland Recovery Partnership to engage people through creative activities which will hopefully be their first steps in recovery from addiction. Most recently this has enabled people to work with Tommy Anderson.
Tommy: I work with people at NRP who have previously engaged with the arts programme to develop their own work and skills and to receive support and guidance in their chosen artform. This involves 1-1 sessions with each person and group visits to cultural venues around the North East.
James: In addition to getting AQA qualifications one person was able to get on a train for the first time in ten years to visit an art exhibition in Edinburgh, with the support of Tommy and a Peer Mentor. She had been unable to use public transport due to anxiety so this was a major step for her and opens up options for her treatment in the future. She is currently putting together a range of creative activities she can do with her grandchildren, something she has wanted to do for a while but has been unable to.
Changing Lives
The Northumberland Recovery Partnership (NRP) is a dedicated service for anyone in Northumberland experiencing problems with drugs and alcohol. Following the success of Visual Arts taster Workshops in 2014 and the Recovery Art Mentoring Project in 2015/16, where people were encouraged to use simple animation techniques to visually portray their journey from addiction to recovery, a funding bid was submitted to the Rayne Foundation to continue the programme, and enable more people to access art as part of their recovery. This was successful, with £20,000 investment into wider Northumberland for future arts activity.
Area Manager James Ward and artist/project mentor Tommy Anderson told us more.
Participant creating a collage as part of a skills development mentoring sessionCredit: Tommy Anderson
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Tommy: The programme has given some people the confidence and improved ability (through skills development sessions) to create art at home, and has enriched their understanding of artistic processes and artists in their chosen artform. Seeing the progression in developing their own work and discovering a passion for creating artwork has been very rewarding.
James:
“We have one person who directly attributes her attendance in recovery support groups as a result of engaging in the art sessions in Blyth.”
And another woman who had achieved recovery from addiction before she started the sessions has since gone on to engage with a community art group.
Tommy: One participant told me how she can’t concentrate on anything creative at home, but being in a group atmosphere helped her focus and be able to concentrate on completing something.
James: This highlights the importance of people engaging in activities that are beneficial and enjoyable, and that enable them to have contact with people around them as a fundamental importance for a person’s wellbeing.
Participants visiting Gateshead Library Gallery as part of a cultural visit to Gateshead.Credit: Tommy Anderson
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Turn the page to find out how bait partnerships are supporting people to see value in and gain confidence to try new arts activities
Elderflowers group Credit: Frances Anderson
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How bait partnerships are supporting people to see value in and gain the confidence to try new arts activities.
When we talk about value, so often we just think about money. But how do you put a price on feeling good? The definition of value is actually ‘the importance, worth, or usefulness of something, to consider something to be important or beneficial or to have a high opinion of’. So, what if instead of asking what something costs, we ask what is it worth? By giving people the chance to try new things - often for free at first - participants can decide for themselves whether they value the arts enough to find ways to fund the sessions longer-term.
We chatted to support workers Angie Turnbull and Sheila Biggs with Lisa Blaney, Arts for Health Manager at bait about a bait project where local people have decided their well-being is worth paying for.
Time to Enjoy
Led by professional artists, bait Time to Enjoy arts taster sessions are held in community spaces across South East Northumberland. Groups usually meet for 12 weeks and people join either through a referral from a health or social care professional or self-referral. Participants fill in a questionnaire at the start and end of the programme, on average reporting a 23% increase in their feeling of well-being afterwards. The first Time to Enjoy groups started in early 2014, with many people going on to take part in other bait activities.
What’s the thinking behind the programme?
Lisa: Working with our partners, we’re focused on creating long-term change in levels of arts participation across South East Northumberland. To kick start initial interest we offered free taster sessions, like our Time to Enjoy activities in trusted community centres. These open sessions have been popular, with people telling us they have an increased sense of well-being from getting involved.
How long have you been involved with Time to Enjoy?
Angie: I’ve been involved for over two years now at Cramlington, Blyth and Ashington. I haven’t worked in the arts before but have really enjoyed meeting artists and seeing what ideas and projects their groups get involved in.
Sheila: I have been involved in Bedlington for six months; I had worked with bait on two other projects before this.
Silk painting workshop.Credit: Royal Voluntary Service
Proggy mat making.Credit: Jason Thompson
Valuing the arts
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What difference have you seen in people taking part since you started the programme?
Sheila: At Bedlington the group have become much more confident in their ability to try something new. They’re now involved in an ambitious new art project which has been funded by Arts Council England through Grants for the Arts and supported by bait, and are taking an active role in planning the project.
Angie: In the groups I have worked with taking part has helped with their confidence, belief in themselves and a sense of accomplishment. Through the support and encouragement artist Theresa Easton brought along, the group are developing their knowledge of art by visiting exhibitions, studios and bringing artists into their group. Members of the Cramlington group are now at the early stages of setting up their own art group for the local community.
How did people feel about being asked to make a donation?
Angie: Payments went well, having money boxes at both Cramlington and Ashington and at the Hirst group in Ashington they’re asking every week if the donations box is coming back.
Sheila: I think people felt that being asked to contribute was reasonable, although we were anxious not to deter anyone from coming this wasn’t the case as the group continued with the same number of people. The group has evolved over time and newcomers have been happy to make a donation. The group feels that the sessions are good value for money.
“The group has evolved over time and newcomers have been happy to make a donation. The group feels that the sessions are good value for money.”
What happens when these sessions end?
Lisa: We wouldn’t be supporting a sustainable future for groups if we were to continue to fully meet the costs of making them happen. So we’ll continue to explore ways that groups can partly fund sessions, for example by fundraising from other trusts or foundations as well as asking participants to pay towards the cost of their place.
To find out more about Time to Enjoy contact Lisa Blaney, [email protected]
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Turn the page to find out about how communities in South East Northumberland have been inspired by working with a more diverse range of artists
Mnozil Brass workshopCredit: Chris Brudenell
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Thinking big
By thinking ambitiously and working together, communities in South East Northumberland have been inspired by working with a more diverse range of artists
Building on the work bait started in 2014 to offer local people more opportunities to take part, communities in South East Northumberland have been inspired by working with different artists. We chatted to some of the people who’ve got involved to find out how they’re building stronger partnerships, making new connections and creating exciting new work.
Above: Mnozil Brass workshop in PeterboroughCredit: Chris Brudenell
Opposite: Future Creatives workshopCredit: Michael Flynn
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The future is bright
Future Creatives was a programme for people who are ready to turn their passion for textiles into paid work. Following a successful bait project in 2014 delivered in partnership with Highlights which gave 20 local people the chance to take part in textiles master classes, Future Creatives offered people living, working or studying in South East Northumberland the chance to make a leap forward in their career and commercialise their creative talents.
We caught up with programme leader Jane Shaw and Michele Rickitt who took part in the sessions in Lynemouth to find out more.
Jane: Meeting artists and hearing how they’d generated income and made what they do sustainable was so important for the group. Hearing someone say ‘I was in your position 5 years ago’ made it seem realistic, achievable – that people could aspire to make it happen for themselves, they could really identify with their stories.
Michele: It was a wonderful opportunity to have masterclass workshops from such respected and experienced textile artists as Maggie Hickman Smith, Alice Fox, Claudia van Lieshout Smit, Mandy Patullo, and Donna Cheshire.
Jane: As well as different types of creative and textiles sessions, we also had business development sessions, for example on commercialisation, or applying for Arts Council and Heritage Lottery funding. The group certainly became more confident in their capacity to generate income from their work and have really developed their entrepreneurial capacity.
Michele: The programme has enabled me to work on developing an idea for a project inspired by the visit of the Tall Ships Race to Blyth in August. It’s given me the confidence and mentoring to apply to Arts Council England for funding along with three other members of the group.
Jane: The group now has a network of peers for support and they’re much better connected with the arts community both in the county and the region. For example, making new connections with other arts and heritage groups such as Newbiggin Genealogy Project and Mortal Fools Theatre Project.
Michele: The programme has brought together emerging artists from a variety of disciplines who wouldn’t otherwise have met, and we’ve all enjoyed the sessions because we don’t often get the chance to spend time with like-minded people. Working as an artist is quite isolated unless you share studio space. One of the things we’d
like to continue as a group is to hold regular get togethers and share our passion for textiles and art.
Jane:
“Working in a group, going on the journey together made a real difference.”– the fact that the artists came to meet them in Lynemouth, other people taking them seriously meant they could believe in themselves. Quite a few have applied for funding, whereas historically there have been very few applications from South East Northumberland. I always say ‘shy bairns get nowt’, what have you got to lose?
Since completing the Future Creatives programme, Michele has progressed to join the bait Creative Connector programme. Over six months from May 2016, she will work on a series of bait projects, developing skills and experience to further her future as a freelance practitioner.
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Bold as brass
Inspired by taking part in a workshop with renowned Austrian band Mnozil Brass in 2014, this year four local brass bands - Ashington Colliery Band, Ellington Colliery Band, Jayess Newbiggin Brass Band and Bedlington Brass (delivered by Music Partnership North - Northumberland) will work together for the first time to create a new piece of music for South East Northumberland with composer Lucy Pankhurst.
Chris Ord from Jayess Newbiggin Band explains, “Our band has been involved in bait projects before, including ‘Haalin’ the Lines’ in 2015.
“bait projects are always challenging, but fun. They give us the chance to experiment, realise creative ideas and work with a much wider group of musicians and artists.”
“Partnership working takes a lot of effort; it presents challenges, and takes time. Brass bands are run by volunteers and new projects can take up a lot of additional work. It also challenges traditional ideas that have been cherished for generations. Brass music is in a transitional phase where it seeks to preserve the traditional, but also looks to embrace the new and original. This project highlights some of these tensions, but also offers us the kind of opportunities we need to embrace in moving forward and building a strong, sustainable future.”
Chris: “Mnozil Brass are the best in the world at what they do, and Lucy Pankhurst is a hugely respected and talented composer. Working in partnership with them and other bands on a new commission and then performing at Woodhorn and the Sage is once in a lifetime opportunity.”
Above: Mnozil Brass workshop in PeterboroughCredit: Chris Brudenell
Opposite: CORNERS artists in NewbigginCredit: CORNERS of Europe
The piece commissioned through the bait programme, will premiere at the Miners Picnic at Woodhorn Museum on 11 June 2016, then on 12 June the bands have been invited to perform a curtain raiser for Mnozil Brass at Sage Gateshead.
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Turning a corner
CORNERS is a three year arts exchange project led by Newcastle based ISIS Arts with regional partners in the north east bait and mima, bringing artists from 11 different countries together to create new work inspired by communities from the corners of Europe. We spoke to Sharon Bailey from ISIS Arts and bait Creative Connector Susan McKellar to find out what’s been happening with international artists working with local communities in South East Northumberland.
Sharon: CORNERS gives local people the chance to access new cultures and art forms that they may not have had an opportunity to experience by bringing work from internationally renowned artists, dancers, writers and musicians into public spaces. Similarly, communities from across Europe will be able to learn about the rich heritage of South East Northumberland.
“Stories told on a street corner in Blyth and Newbiggin-by-the-Sea will be told on other street corners in other towns across Europe.”
Susan: I met a group of international artists when they were here in March 2015. We got together with local groups in Blyth and the artists experimented with a variety of ideas and materials and got feedback from locals - one of them being me!
Oh My Home, Lost and Found features artists from the UK, Sweden and the Basque Country exploring ideas of home and belonging. Artists Lalya Gaye, Saadia Hussain and Ixone Ormaetxe spent time at the Briardale Community Centre working with local residents to come up with ideas for presenting their work in a well-known public space in Blyth.
Sharon: We’ve worked with bait to make connections to groups and communities in South East Northumberland. It’s an important project to bring to this area, which has never before seen an international programme of this scale or nature, because it will engage local people in a dialogue with other communities across Europe and reveal shared stories, challenges and experiences so that we might learn from each other.
Susan: I think people are more willing to try something within the arts if they’ve been involved with a bait project before; if they’ve had a good experience they’ll do it again. I’ve kept in touch with Lalya, Saadia and Ixone so when I heard they were coming back to Northumberland I told them then that I wanted to be part of it!
Sharon: Working in partnership with bait has opened doors to working in South East Northumberland and has provided opportunities to bring
The next CORNERS events will be in Blyth and Newbiggin from 9 - 22 May 2016. To find out more visit www.cornerslive.org
CORNERS artworks to public spaces in the area on a large scale.
The local community is integral to CORNERS, without it the artworks could not exist. Our partnership has allowed us to develop relationships with communities in the area, reaching groups we may not have otherwise had the opportunity to meet. This will create a space for local people to engage with projects and artists in a deeper and more meaningful way when CORNERS returns in May. For example, we’re currently working with a talented group of young people at the Silx Teen Bar in Blyth and artist Lindsay Duncanson to create a video about Blyth that will be shared with CORNERS artists before they arrive. Together, the young people have devised creative ways to reveal the history of the town and the character of its neighbourhoods.
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by t
he c
reat
ivit
y an
d
amb
ition
of
peo
ple
livi
ng in
Sou
th E
ast
Nor
thum
ber
land
and
hav
ing
a
dem
onst
rab
le e
ffec
t on
the
wel
l-b
eing
of
loca
l peo
ple
and
leve
ls o
f so
cial
ene
rgy
and
act
ivis
m w
ithin
com
mun
ities
.’
Proj
ect
Dir
ecto
r, R
ache
l Ada
m s
hare
s pr
ogre
ss a
gain
st t
his
mis
sion
.
bait
pro
gres
s
Ove
r th
e la
st t
hree
yea
rs s
igni
fican
t p
rog
ress
has
bee
n m
ade
agai
nst
our
vis
ion
wit
h fir
m e
vid
ence
tha
t m
ore
peo
ple
are
reg
ular
ly t
akin
g
par
t in
the
art
s. T
his
succ
ess
has
bee
n ac
hiev
ed b
y w
ork
ing
in
par
tner
ship
wit
h tr
uste
d
org
anis
atio
ns f
rom
all
asp
ects
of
com
mun
ity
life.
We’
re a
n ac
tio
n re
sear
ch p
rog
ram
me,
so
we
revi
ew
the
effec
tive
ness
of
the
pro
gra
mm
e b
y as
king
fo
ur k
ey q
uest
ions
:
To w
hat
exte
nt, a
nd in
wha
t w
ays
acro
ss S
out
h E
ast
No
rthu
mb
erla
nd:
‘We
know
it w
ill t
ake
tim
e to
em
bed
last
ing
chan
ge, b
ut a
lrea
dy, w
e’ve
got
the
evi
denc
e to
sho
w t
hat
the
bait
par
tner
ship
app
roac
h is
mak
ing
a re
al d
iffer
ence
.’
84%
120
74%
1271
%
• ha
s th
e pr
ogra
mm
e cr
eate
d l
ong
-ter
m c
hang
e in
leve
ls o
f a
rts
enga
gem
ent?
• ha
s th
e pr
ogra
mm
e ha
d a
dem
onst
rabl
e eff
ect
on w
ell-
bei
ng a
nd le
vels
of s
ocia
l c
apit
al?
• ha
s th
e cr
eati
vity
and
am
biti
on
of l
ocal
peo
ple
help
ed t
o st
eer
and
sha
pe t
he p
rogr
amm
e?
• ha
s th
e pr
ogra
mm
e he
lped
d
evel
op s
kills
, way
s of
wor
king
, i
nves
tmen
t an
d re
sour
ces
that
s
uppo
rt q
ualit
y ar
ts a
ctiv
ity?
of
peo
ple
tak
ing
p
art
in t
he
pro
gra
mm
e liv
e in
So
uth
Eas
t N
ort
hum
ber
land
peo
ple
fro
m a
cro
ss
pro
ject
s in
the
bai
t p
rog
ram
me
have
b
een
awar
ded
328
A
QA
Uni
t A
war
ds
to a
ccre
dit
the
ir
achi
evem
ents
of
peo
ple
who
ha
ve t
aken
p
art
in t
he b
ait
pro
gra
mm
e (u
sing
W
EM
WB
S) r
epo
rt
an in
crea
sed
se
nse
of
wel
l-b
eing
Cre
ativ
e C
onn
ecto
rs h
ave
bee
n su
pp
ort
ed
to d
evel
op
cr
eati
ve s
kills
th
roug
h p
aid
wo
rk
exp
erie
nce
and
tr
aini
ng
pre
vio
usly
hav
ing
a
low
or
med
ium
leve
l o
f en
gag
emen
t w
ith
the
arts
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So w
hat
does
the
futu
re h
old
for
the
bait
pro
gram
me?
F
ollo
win
g a
suc
cess
ful b
id t
o A
rts
Co
unci
l Eng
land
, Wo
od
horn
Cha
rita
ble
Tru
st h
as b
een
awar
ded
a g
rant
to
co
ntin
ue t
he b
ait
pro
gra
mm
e in
to a
new
pha
se f
rom
20
16 -
20
19. W
e’ve
als
o a
ttra
cted
inve
stm
ent
fro
m T
he
Bal
ling
er T
rust
and
No
rthu
mb
erla
nd C
oun
ty C
oun
cil P
ublic
Hea
lth.
Our
fo
cus
rem
ains
on
the
10 y
ear
visi
on,
thi
nkin
g
ahea
d t
o 2
022
and
bey
ond
.
The
new
pha
se o
f th
e b
ait
pro
gra
mm
e w
ill c
ont
inue
to
wo
rk in
par
tner
ship
wit
h o
rgan
isat
ions
tha
t lo
cal p
eop
le
know
and
tru
st.
‘Usi
ng t
he le
arni
ng fr
om p
hase
one
, we’
ll co
mm
issi
on in
spir
ing
and
risk
-tak
ing
arts
act
ivit
ies
at m
ulti
ple
scal
es.’
The
prog
ram
me
will
str
eam
line
into
four
str
ands
:
bai
t ti
me
to In
spir
e –
2 m
ajo
r ar
tist
ical
ly a
mb
itio
us c
om
mis
sio
ns
each
yea
r, ex
tend
ing
cre
ativ
e jo
urne
ys
and
exp
erie
nces
bai
t ti
me
to E
njoy
– t
aste
r se
ssio
ns
and
up
to
10
sm
all s
cale
pro
ject
s ea
ch
year
ena
blin
g p
eop
le t
o t
ry n
ew a
rts
acti
viti
es, i
nclu
din
g o
pp
ort
unit
ies
to
go
and
see
art
s ev
ents
els
ewhe
re
bai
t ti
me
to P
rese
nt –
co
nnec
ting
to
la
rge-
scal
e ev
ents
to
pre
sent
wo
rk
crea
ted
acr
oss
the
bai
t p
rog
ram
me,
e.
g N
ort
hum
ber
land
Min
ers’
Pic
nic
and
Bly
th T
all S
hip
s R
egat
ta
bai
t ti
me
to R
eflec
t –
a se
ries
of
get
to
get
hers
invo
lvin
g p
arti
cip
ants
, ar
tist
s an
d p
artn
ers
to h
ave
conv
ersa
tio
ns a
bo
ut t
he im
pac
t of
the
p
rog
ram
me
and
to
sha
re le
arni
ng
Kee
p up
to
date
by
sign
ing
up t
o th
e ba
it e
-new
slet
ter
for
upda
tes
ww
w.b
aitt
ime.
to
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hris
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laud
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brow
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Sharing our learning
In 2014, New Writing North and bait joined forces to create the Cramlington Cuckoo Young Writers group, a drop-in session for young people aged 12-19 who love to write, or just want to give some different types of writing a go. This is their story.
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Cramlington Young CuckoosCredit: Jason Thompson
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Cramlington young Cuckoos group with Paul SummersCredit: Jason Thompson
From its beginnings in Cramlington Library, the group has gone from strength to strength, establishing a solid core group of young people who attend weekly.
The group has worked with 7 professional writers, covering everything from creating “social media short stories” to protest writing to poetry inspired by their area. They have worked with writers Stevie Ronnie and Paul Summers to write, edit and design pamphlets of their work, which have been distributed across Northumberland. Recently, some of the group have also started to work towards their Bronze and Silver Arts Award, which is a nationally recognised qualification to inspire young people to grow their arts and leadership talents.
However the group has been about more than just writing for many members. The group is diverse and includes young people with challenges in their lives, who have found the sessions to be very inclusive: some of the young people who have struggled with confidence and mental health difficulties in the past have used the sessions to “find their voice.” Group member Amy (aged 13) sums up:
“The group has helped me build confidence, make friends and realise that I can have a say in important matters, no matter how young I am.”
The group have also built strong friendships and have continued to work together on other Cuckoo Young Writers projects outside Cramlington, linking up with the other Cuckoo Young Writers groups in the region and performing at Newcastle’s Northern Stage as part of Juice Festival, 2015.
Young People’s Programme Manger at New Writing North, Laura Brewis, says “We think the future is bright for the Cramlington Cuckoos. They are a diverse and energetic group with loads of ideas. We’ve recently been successful in attracting investment from the Clore Duffield Foundation and RW Mann Trust for the continuation of the group plus a 2016 Summer school.”
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If you would like to join the Cuckoo Young Writers group in Cramlington, the group meets weekly on a Saturday from 11am-1pm in Cramlington Library. Just drop in or email [email protected] for more information.
Cramlington Cuckoos on writing
Aimee (15): “I really enjoy getting help editing my work and gaining a different insight into writing, through working with professional writers like Paul.”
Amy (13): “[The Cuckoo group] has helped me immensely with my writing in the sessions and at school. I loved working to make a book and it was amazing to perform a poem we wrote in front of loads of people!”
Chloe (18): “Prior to coming along to the Cuckoo group I stuck to one type of writing and didn’t know how to develop my work. Attending the group has taught me how to experiment with my work and improve pieces already written.”
Jacob (17): “I enjoy working with a wide variety of genres and seeing the interesting forms and structures of others’ writing.”
Cramlington Cuckoos on why they love the young writers group
Aimee (15): “The group has really helped me with my confidence and speaking out about my opinions. Without the group I would never have had as much confidence as I do now.”
Amy (13): “I love the freedom of speech and the fact that there is no judgment. Also, it has helped me build confidence, make friends and realise that I can have a say in important matters, no matter how young I am.”
Chloe (18):
“It has built my confidence loads, because previously I would never have dared to read my work aloud. The group has also been a springboard to lots of other opportunities that I’d never have had otherwise.”Jacob (17): “Cuckoo has helped to improve my writing and my friendships!”
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