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An Outsider’s Perspective on Maindee
This is the first article written by young library volunteer Dani Slingerland. She writes in July 2016 having lived in Newport for less than a year and volunteered for only a few weeks.
Get the Book Bug in Maindee this Summer
Visit the library five times during the summer holidays and you could win a Book Bug certificate and medal!
Newport Senegambian Association New Paths Project
Here we find out how the group organised drumming and music sessions at the library during June and how they produced over 30 costumes and took part in the Maindee Festival on Saturday 9th July 2016.
A knitting group visits the Maindee Stories project
We had visitors today from Magor Baptist Church – a group of knitters and crafters (Knit & Natter) that meet up every week. Photos by Jo Sutton
Help RawFfest GŵylGrai Festival Succeed in Newport
RawFfest GŵylGrai takes place between 18 and 21 August and is centred on The Riverfront in Newport.
Maindee represented at Arts Council learning event in Swansea
On Thursday 7th and Friday 8th of July a group representing Maindee went to Swansea to be hosted by ACW and Volcano Theatre.
Ties and Dyes
As much as I would love to do fabric dyeing at Community House it's not as straightforward as that because so many different groups use the kitchen!
Learning to blog on www.maindee.org
Library volunteers, staff and trustees learn how to manage this website
Maindee Village Partnership: Potential for Creativity?
Chris Jones & Chris Wade have masses of experience working with high streets across the UK. They have been brought in to help develop proposals for the shopping area on Chepstow Road.
Maindee Village Partnership: Potential For Creativity?
Chris Jones and Chris Wade have masses of experience working with high streets and towns across the UK. They have been brought in by Newport City Council for 3 months.
Maindee Village Partnership
Maindee Village Partnership has been established since Autumn 2015 with a focus on “reducing vacancy rates; increasing footfall; and improving the physical environment” .by Chris Jones
Finding inspiration in the Peace Garden
Artist and Illustrator Cath Cains runs arts workshops in Community House's Peace Garden.