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Bright Sparks – Mo’s Story

This story comes from young carer Mo, 19, who lives with his 18-year-old brother. Mo took part in our Bright Sparks project which aims to support young people who are eligible for the priority register to reduce their energy usage, save money, budget and stay safe when it comes to Carbon Monoxide in the home. […]

Tyne on Your Side – Elle’s Story

“My name is Elle and I am 16. I recently joined Headliners as part of the Tyne on your Side Project. I found out about Tyne on Your Side when someone came into my school to tell us about it.   I am quite quiet normally and I thought this would be a good opportunity to […]

The Newcastle/Sunderland Divide: An Old Persons Problem From a Young Persons Perspective

The Newcastle Sunderland rivalry is famous. There are numerous ideas of where it comes from, whether it be conflicts over coal mining and the shipping industry, or the historic football derbies. Two young Journalists from Headliners, Ava and Laila, discussed their different experiences of living in each city.  Ava used to live in Sunderland but […]

MJ’s Story – Aiming High

MJ took part in Aiming High in early 2024 and has gained new confidence and met new friends along the way. Our Aiming High project aim’s to empower young people to share their stories, stay safe online and to become more financially and digitally aware. ‘I signed up to do Aiming High because I felt […]

Summer 2024 Activities for 11-16 year-olds

We have a variety of free activities for summer 2024, Open to all young people who would like to take part. Lunch and Refreshments are provided free each day. Places are limited so please sign up soon to avoid disappointment. Wednesday 24th July – Photography 10.30 – 3pm Wednesday 31st July – Film Making 10.30 […]

Headliners Receives Funding for Open-Access Youth Journalism

Here at Headliners we are delighted to announce that we have been successful in securing funding to run our Young Journalism Programme in our Newcastle base. We will be opening our doors from the 2nd April to allow young people aged 11 to 19 to build new skills and create media content about the things they […]