Whitley Bay

Whitley Bay

Welcome to the Whitley Bay 'Our Bigger Story' website. This is part of the multi media evaluation of 15 Big Local areas in England. The website is an opportunity to follow what is changing in Whitley Bay as a result of Big Local over a ten year period.

The aim of the website is to share the learning from everything that is happening in Whitley Bay with other Big Local areas and highlight what works in communities with a wider audience of practitioners and policy makers

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Award Win
August 11, 2020

EXCITING NEWS FOR WHITLEY BAY!! Spirit of 2012's Youth Advisory Panel are delighted to award £100,000 to fund Bay Create! This new project is delivered by Whitley Bay Big Local and Barnardo's. Bay Create brings local residents from different generations together for arts and cultural projects inspired by the coastal landscape of Whitley Bay. The fund was designed and managed by Spirit of 2012's expert panel of young people. Bay Create stood out to the panel for its detailed knowledge of Whitley Bay, exciting local partnerships and creative vision.