Find out about opportunities to work with us and volunteer with us. External Evaluator Teesdale Special Flora - Plants on the Edge Teesdale Special Flora Trust is offering the opportunity to tender for the external evaluation of its project ‘Plants On The Edge’ funded by the Green Recovery Challenge Fund. The external evaluator will liaise closely with project partners and project officers and will report periodically to the Teesdale Special Flora Steering Group. The evaluator will assess the impact of the project against the following outcomes: A wider range of people will be involved in nature Heritage will be in a better condition Heritage will be identified and better explained People will have developed skills People will have learnt about heritage, leading to change in ideas and actions A fee of £9000 is available inclusive of VAT and expenses. Closing date for applications is 12.00 pm, Monday 14th February 2022 A full brief including how to apply is available here . More information We Need Your Support Today! Donate

stories and memories from ukraine Back to projects We’re delighted to be hosting ‘Stories and Memories from Ukraine’ on our website. OLEK DEV, based in Kyiv when war broke out back in February 2022, has spent his time recording memories and traditional stories from some of the older generation who have remained in the city throughout the Russian invasion. The project provides a way for Ukrainians here in UK and across the globe to listen to some lovely authentic Ukrainian voices – and for those surviving the turbulence in their own country to share stories from happier times. Here's the link to hear the authentic voices: Memories of Ukraine Here are the verbatim tranlations by Olek: Lyudmila Hryhorivna Galena Fairy Tale Ivasyk Telesyk Elena Vladimirovna Zinaida Pavlovna We Need Your Support Today! Donate

n 2024/25 Northern Heartlands delivered Take Part in Teesdale, a Creative Lives Know Your Neighbourhood Project funded by UK Government and Arts Council England. The project used creativity through arts based activity, to build skills, confidence, resilience, and empower participants to connect to the communities they live in.  Take Part in teesdale Back to Health and Wellbeing We delivered Take Part in Teesdale, a Creative Lives Know Your Neighbourhood Project funded by UK Government and Arts Council England. The project used arts activities to build skills, confidence, resilience, and empower participants to connect to the communities where they live. Weekly creative sessions took place in the rural villages of Butterknowle Cockfield, Evenwood, and Woodland. NHS Social Prescribing Link Workers referred local people who were experiencing loneliness, isolation or other wellbeing related needs. Participants could also self-refer. The following artists delivered creative sessions to participants: Alice Byrne, Laura Degnan , Ronan Devlin , Louise Goult , Chloe Hedley, Claire Priestley , Louise Taylo r, Sarah Wilson See the joint publication created by participants and supported by artist Ronan Devlin 27 adults took part in arts activity exploring photography, filmmaking, creative writing and textiles 44 weekly sessions were delivered by 9 different artists  Free transport was provided to widen access A dedicated support worker attended each session This playful and collaborative film was created by participants working with artist Laura Degnan. Participants were invited to see the world in different ways and explore their surroundings with curiosity. Thank you to our generous funders: