Teams Life Centre

Teams Life Centre is the home of Dunston Family Church which is a registered charity.

They serve the community by providing a wide range of sports and social activities for all ages and abilities, maintaining close links with Gateshead Council, and other community-based projects throughout the North East. We’ll be giving the centre a full redecoration, including a mural that reflects the groups who use and benefit from the centre.

Project Contact: email hazel@teamviy.com

Greenland Grove Animal Sanctuary

Project Manager Contact: mick@teamviy.com

At Greenland Grove, the project work will include constructing animal shelters and installing fencing. The animal sanctuary has 200+ visitors per month and is also used by a local men’s health/welfare group and a charity shop.

Filey Playing Fields Association

Project Manager Contact: darren@teamviy.com

Project Overview 

The clubhouse and changing rooms for Filey Playing Fields Association are used by local sports clubs for changing, gathering and socialising during games and training. VIY is giving the space a refresh with a new paint scheme and a durable, easy-to-clean floor. This update will make the space more inviting and practical, ensuring it’s a welcoming environment for all the clubs that use it, and encourage more groups to use the spaces and create more income for the club. The goal is to provide a community hub that’s both functional and comfortable for everyone including the local community.

Wesley Community Hall Centre

Project Manager Contact: rachel@teamviy.com

Project Overview

Wesley Hall Community Centre is dedicated to supporting individuals and families through a variety of services, including early childhood education, youth development, senior citizen programmes, and community events. The centre’s food bank provides vital support to over 115 families daily, and its soup kitchen serves those in need. The day centre offers creative classes and social opportunities for young people with additional needs, helping to foster a sense of community and inclusion.

VIY is enhancing multiple areas of the centre by renovating the garden into a well-being space with seating and a potential allotment area, encouraging sustainable food growth for use in the food bank and soup kitchen. Additionally, we’re painting the main food hall/theatre space and building secure storage for the nursery to ensure a safer, more organised environment for the children. These improvements will create a welcoming, functional, and sustainable space for all who use the centre, from the day care users to families and community groups.

Jigsaw Support Scheme Mansfield

Project Manager Contact: charlie@teamviy.com

Project Overview

Jigsaw has been supporting the Mansfield community for over 15 years, helping individuals experiencing mental health challenges, including those affected by ADHD, autism, hoarding, and more. Their mission is to break down barriers and help people reintegrate into society.

VIY is helping renovate Jigsaw’s outdoor allotment space, including painting and repurposing an old shipping container into a basic kitchen for serving hot drinks and food. The project also involves building new raised beds for increased food production for local foodbanks and creating an accessible path for wheelchair users, enabling care home residents to visit.

These improvements will help Jigsaw grow food sustainably for local foodbanks and provide a safe, inclusive space for people to socialise, develop skills, and connect with their community.

St Peter’s Centre Mansfield

Project Manager Contact: charlie@teamviy.com

Project Overview

St Peter’s Centre in Mansfield is a vibrant community hub, offering a variety of services, including regular meetings, special events, and a daily street kitchen for those in need. It’s a welcoming space where connections are made and ideas are shared.

VIY is helping improve the Centre by painting, decorating, and installing false walls to optimise the layout and functionality of the space. These changes will enhance the Centre’s appearance, create a more organised environment, and increase its versatility, making it a more appealing and hireable venue while benefiting everyone who relies on its services.

Inspire Academy

Project Manager Contact: darren@teamviy.com

Project Overview

Inspire Community provides personalised learning and inspirational teaching in a supportive environment, helping young people reach their full potential through an inclusive curriculum.

VIY is constructing a bespoke sensory chill-out pod in the common room, incorporating carpentry work and custom artwork on MDF boards that reflect Inspire’s mission and community impact. The project will create a safe and creative space for young people to relax, be inspired, and benefit from a sensory experience.

Ark at Egwood CIC

Project Manager: graham@teamviy.com

Priory Boxing Club

Project contact: jordan@teamviy.com

St Peter’s Immaculata Youth Centre

Project contact: owen@teamviy.com 

During this project we’ll work with young people proactively recruited from all religions to develop their skills and create a legacy mural celebrating young people, a strong cross community, interfaith project supporting a vibrant community centre which serves as a Drop In Centre, Young Men’s/Young Women’s Group, ASB training programmes and much more. This will help improve and sustain a popular youth centre (ages 7-25), which is important to the community and is based in a highly deprived area.

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