Celebrating Woodside Community through Stories, Memories and Action
North East Culture Collective (NECC) and shmu are hosting a free creative fun day at Deer Park Road, Woodside on Saturday, 19th August, 2023, 11:00 am – 4:00pm. There will be a variety of creative and media-based activities that celebrates the past, present, and future of Woodside. We want to hear your memories, ideas and what you would like to see in the future for our community.
The creative fun day activities will explore the rich heritage of Woodside and are suitable for all members of the community. The NECC team of creative practitioners will deliver sessions in drama, podcasting, photography, dance, music and arts and crafts while shmuFM will broadcast interviews throughout the day with Woodside community members. NESCAN, the climate action network organisation, will also be in attendance and will share findings from their recent work in the area.
Everyone is invited to bring a picnic to New Deer Park and soak up the atmosphere alongside friends and neighbours.
North East Culture Collective Co-odinator Stewart Aitken said “North East Culture Collective (NECC) provides opportunities across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire to explore new ways to engage with communities through creative activities. The programme connects and supports creative practitioners with local organisations and community groups and provides support through a variety of different projects. North East Culture Collective is part of a Scotland-wide initiative called Culture Collective which supports 26 projects across Scotland. The aim is to connect communities in creative and meaningful ways, especially if they remain isolated or disrupted due to Covid-19.
“Currently, NECC has 12 creative practitioners working on contracts of over six months. They have projects in Banff and Turriff working with local organisations and Live Life Aberdeenshire. In Aberdeen City NECC are working with Grampian Regional Equality Council (GREC), Alcohol and Drugs Action (ADA), The Foyer, Fit Like Hubs and Aberdeen City Council’s Housing and Libraries departments on 5 projects.”
Register for a free ticket to the event through Eventbrite by following the link – https://19augwoodside.eventbrite.co.uk/