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youth Sound Mentors is an 8-week creative mentoring programme for young people in Newport. It pairs local musicians and producers with youth participants to develop music production, DJing, and songwriting skills. The project builds confidence, reduces isolation, and offers a positive outlet for self-expression, ending with a youth-led performance that celebrates creativity, culture, and personal growth.
Maindee district centre has been long overdue a radical rethink and investment. 'Maindee District Centre Renewal' is a project to engage the community in transforming the environment and public realm to create a greener, more sociable and economically vibrant and people friendly place . We are following a process of ‘planning by doing’ and action learning, implementing smaller-scale, high impact demonstration and testing projects alongside strategic design and planning.
Fire FamBasket is a FREE weekly after-school activity consisting of two hours of basketball stripped right back to its rawest form. No age groups, no skills, no drills. Turn up on your own, with a relative, friend, carer, grab a ball and have fun! Volunteers and club players will be on hand to help and chat to attendees. Pillgwenlly has a young demographic we could support but sadly the area suffers with social deprivation and a high crime rate. This activity will support this community!
We provide 4 weekly women's group to 4 different groups living in Newport. These women have language and IT barrier issues and while they are with us we provide them support and opportunities to access services. We deliver various projects to help improve their health and wellbeing along with supporting them to become more proactive.
The delivery and further expansion of our award-winning support and development programme for some of the most marginalised individuals in the city. This includes the creation and operation of our Phase 3 project, the innovative and collaborative Eden Gate Skills Training Centre (EGSTC). As our latest development, the EGSTC cannot be separated from our existing programme run from our Hill Street premises. All phases are intrinsically linked.
Pride in the Port 2025 will deliver Newport's flagship LGBTQIA+ event, bringing communities together through celebration, inclusion and visibility. The event promotes wellbeing, strengthens community cohesion, provides volunteering and skills opportunities and helps make Newport a safer, more inclusive city for all. Pride in the Port also hosts a programme of events in support of this and supports grassroots activity in the lead-up to hosting UK Pride 2026 - the first to be held in Wales.
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