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Culture, complexity, collaboration and courgettes
- Venue: Zoom video conference platform
- Start: Thu, 03 Dec 2020 12:15:00 GMT
- End: Thu, 03 Dec 2020 13:15:00 GMT
Contributors:
Sarah Gorman, Chief Executive Officer, Edberts House
Fiona Pollard, Community Development Worker, Edberts House
Stephen Ward, East Area Co-ordinator, Gateshead Council
Mandy Cheetham, NIHR ARC Research Fellow, Northumbria University / Fuse Translational Research Programme co-lead
In conjunction with the Translational Research programme.
In this seminar, we reflect on the complexities of cross-sector collaborative responses to COVID-19, by exploring our experiences of coming together from different organisations, working alongside local volunteers, before and during the pandemic. In February 2020, when lockdown started, Larkspur House became one of eight community hubs set up to provide support to people in Gateshead. We will outline the background and context, the values underpinning the partnership, how our approach evolved, and our reflections on what we learnt. We include a snapshot of findings from qualitative research undertaken with community members and staff before and during the COVID-19 response.
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COVID-19, culture, complexity, collaboration and courgettes
About Edberts House
Edberts House is a community project, based in two former shops in the heart of High Lanes estate, Gateshead. High Lanes used to have the highest antisocial behavior in Gateshead (14.6 per 100 tenants in 2010), however since Edberts House started working, the estate now has one of the lowest rates in the Borough (0.7 per 100 in 2016). Two friendly team members work with a steering group to plan, design and deliver activities, groups and learning opportunities for the community. Over 150 people have already achieved accredited qualifications, and many others have found employment. Edberts House provides groups for children and young people, trips, crafts and lots more. http://edbertshouse.org/edberts-house
About Larkspur House
Larkspur House is a thriving community space at Beacon Lough East, attached to Larkspur Community Primary School in Gateshead. It provides activities that are accessible to everyone including fitness classes, craft sessions, family fun days, youth clubs, holiday clubs, bingo, indoor bowling and generally lots of cake and people to chat to. Larkspur House is nestled in the heart of the community and provides drop-ins from a variety of partners such as Police, Gateshead Council, Gateshead Housing Co., North East Counselling Service, Citizens Advice Gateshead and lots of other services that the community may benefit from.
http://edbertshouse.org/larkspur-house
