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Welcome to the fifth edition of ‘bait time Another achievement is the variety and to celebrate’ and catch up with stories and scale of new art works that have been learning from across the programme in commissioned through the programme. South East Northumberland. Each commission has opened up new layers of learning and some of this is shared in The first phase of the project, delivered reflections about a recent music project autumn 2013 – autumn 2016, is coming to an (see p30). end and so this is a good moment to reflect on some of the achievements of the last Building on all the learning from phase one three years. of the programme we are now starting on phase two, which will run from autumn 2016 As a result of the programme, more people to autumn 2019. Led by the same mission, from South East Northumberland are taking the programme has a tighter focus (see p24) part in the arts and the maps (see p26) show and we’re looking forward to working with the change that has taken place. our many partners on the next stage of the journey. However looking beyond just the numbers, a very significant impact is that more Rachel people are now making decisions about Rachel Adam, Project Director, bait Credit: Sophie Sutherland commissioning and programming the arts (see p6). Rachel Adam, Project Director, bait [email protected] Working with people to make decisions has (01670) 624 475 proved to be extremely powerful and has unlocked some brilliant ideas and energy. See p14 for an exploration of what taking a ‘people focused’ approach has meant.

Reviewing the last three years, another trend is that more people are taking a lead in supporting their own and other people’s well-being through the arts. See p18 for stories of people who began their arts journeys as participants and are now taking a lead in involving others.

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 people across South East Northumberland are making decisions about the arts

Edinburgh Fringe visit Credit: Alex Brenner

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The Deciding Factor

Above and facing: Audience at Near How more and more Taking the Lead Gone Credit: Jason people across South The annual Winter Event at Woodhorn is Thompson East Northumberland are a ﬁrm favourite with families and young people, so who better to help decide what deciding what kind of to put on than a group of local people? For arts activity they want to this year’s event from 17 - 23 December, bait set up a community programme panel see and do in their local to choose, including Irina - a young mum area as a result of the bait living in Ashington, a group from Leading Link (a charity that helps young people programme. to achieve their potential in Bedlington) and bait’s apprentice, Sophie from Newbiggin. We went for a cuppa in the cafe at Woodhorn with the panel and bait’s Creative Producer, Juliet Hardy to ﬁnd out what they’ve been up to.

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How did you get involved and what’s it been like so far? think - it’s made me more conﬁdent in my own ability to make decisions. Lyn: Leading Link have been involved in the last two Winter Events (as performers ﬁrst year, then a bit of prep work Emily: Not only does it giver younger people a voice in and marshalling last year), so it’s been interesting to come deciding local events and culture, but it improves and builds back this year and be involved right from the beginning. It’s on skills like communication, creating a fair argument for or exciting to be so involved, it’s amazing! against. It also allows people to be able to say, “I helped to do that.” Megan: I wanted to get involved with picking the artists as since it’s a local event it would be great to have a say Irina: I was into theatre before, but I’ve never seen this kind on what I would prefer and get my idea across about what of community project, it’s always been more traditional. This people would like. particular project is diferent to what I’ve done before, it engages me more and makes me think - I’ve really been able Irina: Some of the bait team came to the Children’s Centre to be myself. and told us about the Creative Connector opportunity. I was looking for something diferent as I’d just become a mum so I applied, and now I’m part of the winter event panel! What were you looking for? Mitchell: I think I’ve developed a lot of skills during this process - analytical skills to be able to look at a submission Irina: As a panel, we were looking for enthusiasm and and see the positives and negatives from lots of diferent passion. Plus, I was looking at it from my point of view as angles, and interviewing skills. Seeing and talking to the parent of a three year old. I was thinking about what families artists really allowed me to understand and visualise their would enjoy, making sure the event would be suitable for ideas. small children.

Irina: It’s been great to work as part of a team - everything Juliet: It was good to have some mums in the mix, to think is new to me, so it’s been good to hear what other people about what would appeal to diferent ages.

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Above and facing: Caitlin: When we went to Stockton International like someone would do at work when you analyse Audience at Near Gone Riverside Festival (SIRF) this summer we were candidates for a job. It made me think properly Credit: Jason thinking about what might work here at Woodhorn, about who is best suited for Woodhorn as I didn’t Thompson what could work with the theme for the Winter want to make the wrong decision. Event. It was interesting to see all the diferent possibilities, we were looking for things that would Mitchell: After we read all the submissions on our be interactive. Something exciting! own there was a lot of group discussion involved in choosing the company, we all had diferent opinions Juliet: We went to SIRF with our programmer hats and ideas so we had to come to an agreement on, we had a day to see as many diferent things as that we felt was the best for the community and we could - we had a jam packed itinerary, some were Woodhorn. interactive, some aimed at family audiences, some spectacular. Lyn: One thing that was very interesting was when the group was divided down the middle - some Mitchell: Ideas that were interesting and imaginative people really loved it and others hated it. We tried while still being meaningful to the community and to ﬁnd out what it was people liked about it, we Woodhorn, but also realistic in terms of timeframe discussed it from diferent points of view. and site limitations. Georgina: I’ve volunteered at an event like this but I have never had to shortlist anyone or help with the background work. I feel like I’ve had quite a bit of It must’ve been tough to pick just one company to responsibility; when we where discussing the artists work with! How did you choose? and everyone’s opinions it did make me re-think my choices. Megan: I’ve never done anything like that before but shortlisting 14 companies using the criteria made me Sophie: I really wanted one company at ﬁrst, but properly look through them and analyse them just then when we talked about it and looked at the pros

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and cons and used the quality framework against This year’s winter commission at Woodhorn the briefs, I changed my mind. It was a really fair Museum is the Frost of Forgetfulness Winter process. Quest.

Mitchell: I felt a responsibility because we were Saturday 17 – Friday 23 December from very involved in the decision making process and I 11am-3pm wanted to make sure that we chose well. Unfolding Theatre and visual artist Bethan Maddocks will work with local community groups, young mission consultants, Woodhorn What’s been your favourite part of being on the staf and volunteers will create a frosty trail panel? across the site. This new quest for families will see the Frost of Forgetfulness creep across Irina: Meeting the artists at interview stage - it was the museum, muddling memories and bafing great to see their passion, how they bring a project bofns. Families will be invited to take on the to life. trail, collect clues and solve mysteries for a magical, memorable surprise. Mitchell: I enjoyed the interview stage because it was the most interesting part to me. Seeing and Find out more at talking to the artists really allowed me to understand www.experiencewoodhorn.com and visualise their ideas. It also made me feel very involved because I helped in choosing the ﬁnal artist.

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Fringe Beneﬁts “The trip to Edinburgh Fringe Last year, a group from ESCAPE Family Support in has sparked a new interest in Blyth - a charity that supports people in recovery from drug and alcohol misuse and their families - went to the live shows, drama, puppets and Edinburgh Fringe as part of bait’s Go & See programme. performance. The atmosphere, the The group saw four shows chosen by Natalie Querol, Director of the Empty Space - a company set up to support people, the venues, the interesting the independent theatre sector in the North East. They places we visited; it’s changed loved one of them, a dance show called Near Gone, so much that they decided to bring it back to South East the way I think of theatre and Northumberland so their friends and family could see it too. performance.”

ESCAPE participant last year

The group programmed Near Gone as part of ‘A Great Night Out’ in June at Newbiggin Sports and Leisure Centre. The event was a big hit, so they decided to invite more people to join them to help decide what to put on next and to headed back to Edinburgh this August. We tagged along to ﬁnd out how it went…

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Natalie: When the group met after A Great Night Out it was Lisa: Definitely being involved in the decision making made agreed that we should go to Edinburgh again, source more a massive diference when watching the shows. As I’m not shows and investigate ways of bringing more world class only thinking, ‘am l enjoying this?’ but about who else would theatre into South East Northumberland. They asked if they enjoy it - as in their age range, taste and appreciation of could go back to Edinburgh, and if they could take more what’s happening. I will choose by picking the show that I people with them, as they were worried that such a long trip think will be memorable, talked most positively about, also wouldn’t be possible for everyone, particularly those with I’m thinking of one that the whole family could see and child care or caring responsibilities. enjoy which would be really nice. Shows can benefit local communities through getting people with similar interests Sophie: It was great to go with diferent people you introduced. wouldn’t usually find hanging around together, and it’s brilliant that we’ll be doing something new in Newbiggin as Teresa: I watched this year with an eye towards an audience it needs it and I’m excited about what’s going to happen in that might not have much theatre experience. This year the next year. All the backgrounds and ages in the group we might run workshops linked to the subject as well as a gives diferent levels of experience, but we all share the performance, like mime, juggling or music. same interest which is to make a positive change where we live. Lisa: I love being part of this group, as well as spending time with people I like in a friendly supportive environment, Yvonne: Being involved in what to bring here made us aware I’ve met some lovely people. Having these opportunities watching the shows. Some people don’t get the chance to and experiencing diferent things together makes me feel experience shows or theatre productions because of the incredibly lucky. cost as well as travelling.

Natalie: As programmers, they’re thinking about what there’s an audience for - what you can’t already see in the North East. In terms of making decisions, each group member has an equal voice.

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Find out how artists and voluntary groups are working together to unite a community.

Carol and Bill from Heart of Hirst Credit: Helen Fussell

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People Power

Above: Heart of In the last issue, we chatted to curator Hirst Party in the How artists and local Park Andrea Hawkins about The Share - a Credit: Jason voluntary groups are collaboration with Guide Post Social Club Thompson working together in the members and photographer Mik Critchlow Facing: Heart of which resulted in an exhibition Hirst proggy mat Hirst area of Ashington to at Woodhorn Museum. Credit: Helen Fussell unite the community Now Andrea is working on another long- term project with people in the Hirst area of Ashington, including local residents group Heart of the Hirst, Ashington-born photographer Mik Critchlow and artists Walker + Bromwich.

We popped in for a chat with Carol and Bill at Heart of the Hirst to ﬁnd out more. The sign on the wall reads “No decisions about us without us”. On another wall hangs a huge framed proggy mat representing life in Ashington - the miners, allotments, the club, greyhound racing, Woodhorn.

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Tell us how this all started Carol: Being creative and making things brings people together - it’s about sharing skills, bringing the older and Andrea: I told Carol and Bill I was doing an arts project younger generations together. Andrea’s got me buzzing, we for bait, talked a bit about my ideas and then I listened to just seemed to connect, she had so many bright ideas. them. I said I was looking for people to work with me to develop the project, that I didn’t know what it would be, but Andrea: It’s working with people, and taking a genuine that everyone would have a say in what we do - it was very interest in supporting them long term. It has to be about vague! what they need as well as what we need - both partners have to beneﬁt.

Carol: We just wanted to bring the community spirit back What diference has teaming up made so far? into Ashington, and that works well when you’ve got an artist working with the whole of the community. Andrea: There’s been a real shift since The Share exhibition - a lot of people saw that at Woodhorn and so when it Andrea: The work we’ll make with artists Walker + Bromwich came to this project there was already a bit of trust and and the extraordinary photos Mik Critchlow has been taking understanding there. The project has the potential to involve can only happen with the participation of local people - it a wide range of people, young and old, right across the will be a magniﬁcent portrait of a community that taps into board. both their industrial heritage and social history in order to say something about the world we live in now. Carol: We got 24 new members just from the Hirst Park event, we’re almost at 100 members now. The more things like that we put on, the more members will come forward. The younger ones will get involved, and that’s what we need, Tell us about the event in Hirst Park it’s starting to happen. Andrea: It was all about getting people together, testing how the community can work together, as well as increasing membership and awareness of local voluntary groups - Why do you think it works so well? getting people to be proud and proactive, working together to ﬁnd ways of building their membership. For example, Andrea: Carol and Bill have an extraordinary amount of alongside traditional family entertainment like the bouncy energy and commitment. They’re willing to get involved castle, there was a photographic booth for dog & owner in an arts project because they see how it can galvanise portraits. Sarah (another Heart of the Hirst member) is an the community and do something original and unique. Get amateur photographer, so people could get a free portrait if people to have more of a community spirit and a more they signed up. positive view of where they live.

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Above and facing: Carol: Events like the this one get us out and Bill: It’s opened a door for us to be able to Heart of Hirst Party in the Park meeting people - I’m very passionate about bring in more artistic people than we would Credit: Jason what we do, and I enjoy speaking to people. otherwise have considered. Thompson Andrea: It’s about working with the community to support grassroots culture and institutions, ofering support and time What’s next? before asking them to work with us on an arts project - it takes time to build that trust. Carol: We want the community hub to be used by more local residents, and to bring in younger people.

So have more people got involved? Bill: That’s where working with an artist comes in - it’s new, something diferent, Bill: We already work closely with the likes of something fun. It’s surprising what talents Northumberland College, Northumberland people have that they didn’t realise they County Council and the police and we try had until they try. We hope it’ll attract and make connections with local groups and more people to contact us. Membership is tradesmen. We’ll make any group welcome, free, people can get in touch by emailing but in the past we’ve struggled to make [email protected] or calling contact with some organised groups like the 01670 457751. Scouts and Guides; it can be difcult but this is where the likes of Andrea comes in - she Andrea: After the success of the Hirst Park can put in touch with people, help us with event we’re planning a community summit to ideas and information. discuss how the groups can work together to put on an annual event of some kind, using Andrea: My job is to work with people to the park which is going through it’s own think about their own unique place, their transformation thanks to a council project own community, what’s unique about that supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. By and what it might be possible to do together. bringing the two projects together there’s As well as residents groups like Heart of more opportunity and potential for the the Hirst, we’re working with community community. It’s the perfect opportunity to groups like Ashington Community Cinema get local people to claim ownership of it, and who’ve set up a community cinema to make be involved in Hirst’s revival. it afordable for local families to go to the pictures.

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Above and overleaf: Artwork created by participants from NRP Credit: Tommy Anderson 18 baittime.to/celebrate: issue 5 – Autumn 2016

How bait participants in South East Northumberland are taking a lead Sharing is in supporting their own and other caring people’s well-being through the arts. Taking part in arts activities - whether it’s music, dance, making things or theatre - makes us feel better. We know that because participants in bait’s arts for health programme tell us it makes a diference. So much so in fact, that some of them have grown in conﬁdence and developed the skills needed to take the lead in helping to deliver projects which, in turn, support even more people in their local area.

Northumberland Recovery Partnership someone who already has an arts practice said he’d gained lots of new skills and inspiration to create new artwork. Graphic designer, visual artist and musician Tommy Anderson has been working with the Northumberland Paul: As an artist I learned new skills, not only processes Recovery Partnership (NRP) as part of bait’s Arts for that were new to me but also the skills of handling a group Health programme. We chatted to Tommy, participant and of people at difering stages of their own recoveries, and peer-mentor Paul, and NRP volunteer co-ordinator Ann, to also diferent skill and conﬁdence levels. ﬁnd out more. Tommy: During our 1-1 sessions, Paul and myself worked to explore new ideas in printing for a body of work he was creating. Paul is more than capable and motivated How has the arts programme gone down? as an artist and this was a great example of how the arts programme can give those who already make art to develop Tommy: The arts programme has been really successful in and take things to the next level. engaging NRP clients – helping them to discover and enjoy the arts, and also achieve AQA accreditations.

Paul: I learned a lot - the advice and skills are really useful. What’s next?

Tommy: The workshops and cultural visits ofer a relaxed Ann: Following on from our work with bait and support from environment for clients to talk about their recovery, to Tommy, our Recovery Centre has been able to add a regular express feelings and emotions. group to the timetable. The Therapeutic Self Care Group is a peer-led group and participants from the art project are Ann: Having the opportunity to explore creativity has leading it with renewed confidence, enthusiasm and skills. been of great benefit to our service. Visiting a range of art In particular, Paul is bringing new experiences to this group projects and discuss them openly with like-minded people, with his knowledge and contacts at Museum archives; a skill and share skills with others are just some of the many we may not have had the opportunity to explore had we not benefits of creativity to recovery. worked with bait.

Tommy: Speaking with those who have taken part, it’s Tommy: Both Craig and Paul have beneﬁted from the clear how much it’s helped with the recovery process on a experience of peer mentoring with further plans underway personal and social level. Even those whose participation for me to work with Paul in developing his skills to deliver has been brief, with many talking about improved his own workshops, and with Craig to design a recipe book conﬁdence and self-esteem. created by NRP clients.

Paul: One of the members of the group and myself have devised an art project which is taking place every week now Tell us a bit about peer mentoring? under the umbrella of the self care sessions. I ﬁnd I have a diferent outlook when I’m delivering a session; I feel I have Tommy: Inviting NRP peer mentors to assist in the sessions added a string to my bow so to speak, though it’s early has worked well. Paul was asked to support me in the days I know. Art is my vocation and to be able to fulﬁl both sessions as a peer mentor for the group but also joined in my enthusiasm for art and my life as a person in recovery and created some outstanding artwork. has made my recovery make more sense to me. I now see a diferent future than before I started the sessions. Paul: As a peer mentor I’m engaging with the group on a diferent level; being able to practise this whilst taking part allowed me to view my role in a more practical way.

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Cramlington Community Art Project Theresa: It’s a chance for people to ofoad, to be listened to while we do activities - if people are having a stressful time, The Cramlington Community Art Project was set up by listening and sharing practical info can help others. It can participants from the Cramlington Time to Enjoy group. be hard to put things into words sometimes, but the group After a series of workshops with artist Theresa Easton all support each other - they’ve had to learn to do that and support worker Angie Turnbull, they were inspired to together, to develop those skills and trust. continue, but taking more of a lead in running sessions and in fundraising to keep the group going. We popped in for a chat with them at the Cramlington Village Community Centre to ﬁnd out how they’ve been getting on so far. What diference has being more involved made?

Marlene: I’ve found it great for de-stressing, it’s time just for me. I’m quite a creative person and it’s nice to find ways to Tell us how you got started use my creative side, I find it quite relaxing. It’s nice to also use what I’ve learned here with my family, e.g. the Japanese Wendelle: Several of us wanted to carry on after the initial book binding Theresa showed us. My daughter’s teacher was taster sessions, so we decided to do it ourselves. We started very impressed when she used it for her school project! of just doing print making with Theresa, but now we do all kinds of arts and crafts - now if we see something, like on Theresa: The group has really transformed - when we first YouTube or the internet, we think ‘we could do that’! started, I led all the sessions. I came up with a 12 week programme of diferent things, based on what people wanted to do but I did the planning. Now we sit and plan the sessions together, everyone has a say - that’s a really crucial What can people expect from sessions? aspect.

Wendelle: It’s very relaxed, it’s not formal like a college Wendelle: I love coming here and I love thinking of new class - we invite diferent people in, we ask people what things to do - it’s just great. It’s an alternative way to make they’d like to do, it’s all very informal. There’s no rules, you feel good. we encourage people to decide what they want to do. Sometimes people just come for a chat and a cuppa - it Theresa: The relationships and friendships the group have helps people to work through their problems. developed over the long term mean that people have grown together, they’re willing to try things and take risks. I was Kathy: If someone’s at home all day and they ﬁnd it hard to over the moon to be asked to lead the group, that they’d get out, it’s a place to come out, have a cup of tea, a chat taken control, taken the initiative. and do something a bit diferent, learn something new.

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So everyone chips in to help? Kathy: When Theresa showed us book making thought ‘we couldn’t do that’, but now we’re doing it for ourselves! Kathy: It’s about giving something back, putting something We’ve done stuf we wouldn’t have dreamt of making, we’ve in - Wendelle and I just clicked, we work together really well. done things we never thought we could - we’re making We get an idea and we make it happen. We all have diferent things we can sell at fairs and markets now to help fund the skills and strengths we can share, and good ideas. group.

Theresa: There was a natural progression of the group Marlene: At the open day we held I brought examples of taking a bit more ownership, e.g. being able to help new what I’d made before, e.g. a Grufalo pencil case - they make members with a process they’d already learned like print- great stocking fillers so hopefully we can make some for the making. The group were really able to widen their skills and Woodhorn Winter fair this year. increase their confidence. Wendelle: We’re working on getting new people in now. Angie: We’ve got some very creative ladies in this group We’ve got the website and designed some leaflets. We’ve - it’s about sharing their ideas, each of them has diferent had five new members recently - once people come they strengths - it makes the group. come back!

Theresa: It’s important that it’s not just me Kathy: It was really nice to come and ﬁnd new group making the decisions all the time - I’m encouraging others to members - we know it’s not easy to get started but we’re take on diferent tasks and roles. easy to get to in Cramlington town centre, and the sessions are free.

What’s next? The group meets every Monday 10am - 12pm. Everyone is welcome and sessions are free. For more information Wendelle: Me and Kathy have got a lot of ideas - we met up visit http://cramlingtoncommunityartproject. over the summer holidays to talk about what we can do to wordpress.com keep the group going, we bounce of each other. My head’s just buzzing with ideas all the time - we did a lot of sessions ourselves last year, this year we’re getting in more artists to do some sessions as well.

Theresa: Everyone has really busy lives, families and caring, but we want the group to be a success - it’s my job to facilitate that.

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G 20,000 voices / Aaron Guy / Age UK Northumberland / Guide Post Li Alligator Klub / Alan Fentiman / Alice Fox / Alice Myers / Linton Alys North / Alyson Stoker / Andrea Hawkins / Andy Ly Lynemouth Champion / Andy McDermott / Angela Turnbull / Ann-Marie N Newbiggin Dalton / Ashington Brass / Ashington Children’s Centre / Se Seaton Valley Ashington Community Cinema / Ashington Library / Ashington St Stakeford Town Team / Ashmore House / BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art / Baseline Shift (Tommy Anderson) / BBC / Bedlington Brass / Bedlington Children’s Centre / Bedlington Community Centre / Bedlington Ukuleles / Bell and Bullock / Ben Reche / Berwick Visual Arts / Bethan Maddocks / Billie Klinger / Blyth Town Team / Blyth Valley Children Centre / Blyth Valley CVS / Bob Beagrie / Breeze Creatives / Brenda Walker / Briardale Centre / Bufalo Community Centre / C12 Dance Theatre / Carers Northumberland / Choppington Childrens Centre / Choppington Community Centre / Choppington Welfare Centre / Chris Sharkey / Chris Ord / Christy Ducker /Claire Armstrong / Claire Arthur / Claudia van Lieshout Smit / Consilium / CORNERS of Europe / Cramlington Community Centre / Cramlington Community Choir / Cramlington House Care Home / Cramlington Library / Cramlington Voluntary Youth Project / Curiosity Creative Ltd / Danielle Burn / DGB Events / Diane Amans / Dominic Smith / Donna Cheshire / Dot to Dot Active Arts / Drumd In / Dufel Films Ltd / Elaine Porter / Elizabeth Klotz / Ellington Brass / Emergency Exit Arts / Emilie Taylor / Emilyn Claid / Emma Pybus / EOTAS Ashington / Escape Family Support / Fascinate Social / Forma / Gem Andrews / Gilly Rogers / Guide Post Social Club / Hal Branson / Headway Arts / Healthwise / Heart of Hirst / Heather Dixon / Helen Fussell PR and Communications / Helen Scott / Helix Arts / Highlights North / Hirst Welfare Centre / Ieva Engelmane / ISIS Arts / Isla Haddow / Irina Popescu / Ivan Liotchev / Jane Harland / Jane Shaw / Jane Smallcombe / Jane Sutclife / Jayess Newbiggin Brass Band / Jill Bennison Associates / Jim Montague / Julian Germain /

24 Kate Eccles / Kyle Crook / Lauren Staford / Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Company / Leading Link / Lindsay Duncanson / Live Theatre / Louise Bradley / Lucy Cash / Lucy Pankhurst / Lynemouth Resource Centre / Maggie Hickman Smith / Mandy Patullo / Manor Walks Cramlington / Marek Gabrysch / Mariam Rezai / Mark Labrow / Maureen Hanley / Men’s Sheds Ashington / Michael Flynn / Michele Rickett / Michelle Wood / Mick Henderson / Mik Critchlow / Mileva Donachie / Mnozil Brass / Monika Dutta / Mortal Fools / Mr Wilson’s Second Liners / Music Partnership North / Nadia Iftkhar / Nadine Castleman / New Writing North / Newbiggin Children’s Centre / Newbiggin Geneology Project / Newbiggin Learning Hive / Newbiggin Maritime Centre / Newbiggin Town Council / Newcastle Gateshead Initiative / Nicola Lynch / Northern Arts Enterprises / Northern Butterflies / Northern Print / Northumberland Arts Development / Northumberland Church of England Academy / Northumberland College / Northumberland County Council Public Health / Northumberland Recovery Partnership / Northumberland Youth Service / Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust / November Club / Omi Pharncote / Open Clasp / Patrick Murphy / Paul McDougal / Paul Merrick / Paul Summers / Paula Turner / Philippa Raper / Phyllis Christopher / Pinwheel / Positive Productions Ltd / Projects Galore / Queen’s Hall Arts / Rachel Burn / Real Deal Plus / Real Food Works / Rebecca Huggan / Robert Parkinson / Root Music Ltd / Ruth Johnson / Sage Gateshead / Sally Southern / Seaton Delaval Arts Centre / Seaton Sluice Singer / Seaton Valley Town team / Sheila Biggs / Shirley Wells / Silx / Sound Ideas / Stakeford First School / Stevie Ronnie / Supanaught / Susan MacKeller / Targeted Adolescence Service / Testament / The Cultural Spring / The Dales School / The Elderflowers / The Empty Space / The Lawnmower Theatre co. / The Mason’s Arms Buskers Night / The Phoenix Theatre / The Unthanks / Theresa Easton / Tim Dalling / Tom Whittle / Unfolding Theatre / Walker and Bromwich / Walk the Plank / Wansbeck CVS / Wansbeck Voices / WEAVE project / Women’s Institute / Women’s Probation Service / Woodhorn Museum & Northumberland Archives / YMCA Ashington / Yvette Hawkins / 20,000 voices / Aaron Guy / Age UK Northumberland / Alligator Klub / Alan Fentiman / Alice Fox / Alice Myers / Alys North / Alyson Stoker / Andrea Hawkins / Andy McDermott / Angela Turnbull / Ashington Brass / Ashington Children’s Centre / Ashington Library / Ashington Town Team / Ashmore House / BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art / Baseline Shift (Tommy Anderson) / BBC / Bedlington Brass / Bedlington Children’s Centre / Bedlington Community Centre / Bell and Bullock / Ben Reche / Berwick Visual Arts / Bethan Maddocks / Billie Klinger / Blyth Town Team / Blyth Valley Children Centre / Blyth Valley CVS / Bob Beagrie / Breeze Creatives / Brenda Walker / Briardale Centre / C12 Dance Theatre / Carers Northumberland / Choppington Childrens Centre / Choppington Community Centre / Choppington Welfare Centre / Chris Sharkey / Chris Ord / Christy Ducker / Claire Armstrong / Claire Arthur / Claudia van Lieshout Smit / Consilium / 20,000 voices / Aaron Guy / Age UK Northumberland / Alligator Klub / Alan Fentiman / Alice Fox / Alice Myers / Alys North / Alyson Stoker / Andrea Hawkins / Andy Champion / Andy McDermott / Angela Turnbull / Ann-Marie Dalton / Ashington Brass / Ashington Children’s Centre / Ashington Community Cinema / Ashington Library / Ashington Town Team / Ashmore House / BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art / Baseline Shift (Tommy Anderson) / BBC / Bedlington Brass / Bedlington Children’s Centre / Bedlington Community CentreCr / Bedlington Ukuleles / Bell and Bullock / Ben Reche / Berwick Visual Arts / Bethan Maddocks / Billie Klinger / Blyth Town Team / Blyth Valley Children Centre / Blyth Valley CVS / Bob Beagrie / Breeze Creatives / Brenda Walker / Briardale Centre / Bufalo Community Centre / C12 Dance Theatre / Carers Northumberland / ChoppingtonE Childrens Centre / Choppington Community Centre / Choppington Welfare Centre / Chris Sharkey / Chris Ord / Christy Ducker /Claire ArmstrongLi / Claire Arthur / Claudia van Lieshout Smit / Consilium / CORNERS of Europe / Cramlington Community Centre / Cramlington Community Choir / Cramlington House Ly Care Home / Cramlington Library / Cramlington Voluntary Youth Project / Curiosity Creative Ltd / Danielle Burn / DGB Events / Diane Amans / Dominic Smith / Donna Cheshire / Dot to Dot Active Arts / Drumd In / Dufel Films Ltd / Elaine Porter / Elizabeth Klotz / Ellington Brass / Emergency Exit Arts / Emilie Taylor / Emilyn Claid / Emma Pybus / EOTAS Ashington / Escape Family SupportN / Fascinate Social / Forma / Gem Andrews / Gilly Rogers / Guide Post Social Club / Hal Branson / Headway Arts / Healthwise / Heart of Hirst / Heather Dixon / Helen Fussell PR and Communications / Helen Scott / Helix AArts / Highlights North / Hirst Welfare Centre / Ieva Engelmane / ISIS Arts / Isla Haddow / Irina Popescu / Ivan Liotchev / Jane Harland / Jane Shaw / Jane Smallcombe / Jane Sutclife / Jayess Newbiggin Brass Band / Jill Bennison Associates / Jim Montague / Julian Germain / Kate Eccles / Kyle Crook / Lauren Staford / Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Company / Leading Link / Lindsay Duncanson / Live Theatre / Louise Bradley / Lucy Cash / Lucy Pankhurst / Lynemouth Resource Centre / Maggie Hickman Smith / Mandy Patullo / Manor Walks GCramlington / MarekSt Gabrysch / Mariam Rezai / Mark Labrow / Maureen Hanley / Men’s Sheds Ashington / Michael Flynn / Michele Rickett / Michelle Wood / Mick Henderson / Mik Critchlow / Mileva Donachie / Mnozil Brass / Monika Dutta / Mortal Fools / Mr Wilson’s Second Liners / Music Partnership North / Nadia Iftkhar / Nadine Castleman / New Writing North / Newbiggin Children’s Centre / Newbiggin Geneology Project / Newbiggin Learning Hive / Newbiggin Maritime Centre / Newbiggin Town Council / Newcastle Gateshead InitiativeCh / Nicola Lynch / Northern Arts Enterprises / Northern Butterflies / Northern Print / Northumberland Arts Development / Northumberland Church of England Academy / Northumberland College / Northumberland County Council Public Health / Northumberland

Recovery Partnership / Northumberland BeYouth Service / Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust / November Club / Omi Pharncote / Open Clasp / Patrick Murphy / Paul McDougal / Paul Merrick / Paul Summers / Paula Turner / Philippa Raper / Phyllis Christopher / Pinwheel / Positive Productions Ltd / Projects GaloreBl / Queen’s Hall Arts / Rachel Burn / Real Deal Plus / Real Food Works / Rebecca Huggan / Robert Parkinson / Root Music Ltd / Ruth Johnson / Sage Gateshead / Sally Southern / Seaton Delaval Arts Centre / Seaton Sluice Singer / Seaton Valley Town team / Sheila Biggs / Shirley Wells / Silx / Sound Ideas / Stakeford First School / Stevie Ronnie / Supanaught / Susan MacKeller / Targeted Adolescence Service / Testament / The Cultural Spring / The Dales School / The Elderﬂowers / The Empty Space / The Lawnmower Theatre co. / The Mason’s Arms Buskers Night / The Phoenix Theatre / The Unthanks / Theresa Easton / Tim Dalling / Tom Whittle / Unfolding Theatre / Walker and Bromwich / Walk the Plank / Wansbeck CVS / Wansbeck Voices / WEAVE project / Women’s Institute / Women’s Probation Service / Woodhorn Museum & Northumberland Archives / YMCA Ashington / Yvette Hawkins / 20,000 voices / Aaron Guy / Age UK Northumberland / Alligator Klub / Alan Fentiman / Alice Fox / C Alice Myers / Alys North / Alyson Stoker / Andrea Hawkins / Andy McDermott / Angela Turnbull / Ashington Brass / Ashington Children’s Centre / Ashington Library / Ashington Town Team / Ashmore House / BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art / Baseline Shift (Tommy Anderson) / BBC / Bedlington Brass / Bedlington Children’s Centre / Bedlington Community Centre / Bell and Bullock / Ben Reche / Berwick Visual Arts / Bethan Maddocks / Billie Klinger / Blyth Town TeamSe / Blyth Valley Children Centre / Blyth Valley CVS / Bob Beagrie / Breeze Creatives / Brenda Walker / Briardale Centre / C12 Dance Theatre / Carers Northumberland / Choppington Childrens Centre / Choppington Community Centre / Choppington Welfare Centre / Chris Sharkey / Chris Ord / Christy Ducker / Claire Armstrong / Claire Arthur / Claudia van Lieshout Smit / Consilium / 25 These maps show the increase in participation over the since January 2014.

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26 Represents a A Ashington Cr Cresswell N Newbiggin postcode area Be Bedlington E Ellington Se Seaton Valley Bl Blyth G Guide Post St Stakeford Ch Choppington Li Linton C Cramlington Ly Lynemouth

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Turn the page to ﬁnd out how over 300 brass players joined together for the ﬁrst time

Reﬂection Connection at the Northumberland Miners Picnic 2016 Credit: Richard Kenworthy

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Reﬂecting and Connecting

Above and Their performance was not only inspired facing: Reflection When over 300 brass Connection at the by the sounds of Mnozil Brass, but by their Northumberland players from across South lively and energetic performance style, Miners Picnic which saw the bands move throughout the 2016 East Northumberland Credit: Richard Woodhorn site. Kenworthy joined forces and played Credit: Richard As well as premiering Reflection Kenworthy together, it wasn’t just Connection, the bands shared their passion beautiful music that was for brass through digital stories they produced with Curiosity Creative and new made. artwork based on colliery banners which they created with artist Claire Armstrong. Reflection Connection is a new piece of The project and performance involved music which was created in partnership hundreds of local people, including with Ashington Colliery Band, Bedlington children who are learning brass through Brass Band, Ellington Colliery Band, Jayess Music Partnership North – Northumberland. Newbiggin Brass Band, Music Partnership North – Northumberland, composer Lucy The players followed their Miners’ Picnic Pankhurst, Woodhorn Museum and Sage performance by stepping onto the stage Gateshead. of Hall One at Sage Gateshead to perform a curtain raiser to Mnozil Brass’ show, Yes! The Miners’ Picnic performance in June Yes! Yes!. 2016 was the culmination of a project which started in 2014, when the bands travelled to Here, members of the bands, along Peterborough to take part in a masterclass with composer Lucy Pankhurst consider with renowned Austrian band, Mnozil Brass. the impact of their project, Reflection Inspired by Mnozil Brass, the bands wanted Connection. to create new music together and worked with bait to commission composer Lucy Pankhurst to develop their ideas.

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What did it mean to perform together? in partnership with them and other inspirational performance that made a bands on a new commission and then strong statement about the strength of Fiona: Nearly 200 children representing performing at Woodhorn and the Sage brass in the North East moving forward, 15 schools from across Bedlington and was a once in a lifetime opportunity. but most importantly inspired local Ashington performed at the Miners’ young people. This project has brought Picnic. It gave students the opportunity John: At our first Brass Roots and those strands together and shown us to perform in a large scale orchestrated Ellington Band rehearsals after the what we can achieve when we work performance and to play alongside well weekend, there was still a ‘buzz’ about together. established local Brass Bands. the place, especially from our young players and their families, all of whom Lucy: I’m absolutely thrilled that Susan: The feedback from the whole appreciated how well it was organised. everyone enjoyed the weekend and weekend included, ‘When can we do it Seeing Mnozil Brass was the icing on even happier that the music will have again?’ and ‘What’s next?’ One of our the cake. a life beyond the project, as it were! youngest players told us she was still The fact that you do want to include excited into the small hours of Monday the piece in your programmes and morning, then fell asleep at school! the Brass Roots are able to join in is How has Reflection Connection wonderful. Everyone’s reception of the Fiona: It was a memorable weekend inspired what you do next? music and attitude towards it has been and all bands were so inspiring to the humbling - I hope it’s a piece you can students. I know for a fact that two Susan: We intend to incorporate some continue to call on for years to come. members of a school mini band had of the music into our concerts in the been on the brink of giving up but Autumn. It’s great that both of our Fiona: There is so much work we can guess what, they want to carry on after ensembles can play the same piece do together and we only need a small Saturday because they want to be like of music together, despite being of amount of support from bands to the “professional bands” and have a widely difering abilities; something broaden the opportunities for young nice uniform and play on the stage! we’ve never been able to do before. and old alike. That, in itself, is a great legacy. As well as recordings of the two days being available, we feel that it’s important What about working with professional that we continue to play the music live. Find out more about the project at musicians? www.reflection-connection.tumblr. Chris: There’ve been a lot of successes com Chris: Mnozil Brass are the best in from this project, the teamwork, the the world at what they do, and Lucy passion, the collaboration, the hard Pankhurst is a hugely respected work and commitment. When we set and talented composer. Working out, our main goal was to create an

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