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Youth Clubs of Blyth: 1930s-2017- Heritage Project

January 31, 2018 By silxadmin

In June 2016 we applied for funding from the Heritage Lottery fund for a project idea- we wanted to explore youth clubs in Blyth from the 1930s to present day and create a publication. We were very happy to receive a grant of £10,000 to bring the project to life- we commissioned ISIS arts and […]

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Silx is the North East’s Best Youth Group: NEYPA 2018….

January 24, 2018 By silxadmin

It’s official Silx Teen Bar Youth Project has been awarded The Best Youth Project award from Youth Focus North East and we couldn’t be any more proud! The North East Young People’s Awards (formerly the POSBOs) were hosted by Youth Focus NE at a glitzy ceremony held at the BALTIC centre for contemporary art on […]

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Silx and ISIS Arts work together on International Project!

June 3, 2016 By silxadmin

If you live in Blyth and regularly walk through the Market Place, then between 14th-21st May you would have noticed that there was a large sculpture of bags erected in the the Market Square and that the old Iceland shop had been transformed into ‘Corners HQ’ ‘Corners of Europe’ is a project created by ISIS […]

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Silx comes out top, again!

April 5, 2016 By silxadmin

Awards season appears to be upon us in Northumberland. Just before the Easter break Silx staff and young people were invited along to two award ceremonies – the firs was on Wednesday 23rd March and was the ‘Spirit of the Community Awards’ hosted by Homes for Northumberland and the second was the very next day, […]

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Success at Northumberland’s Finest……

February 9, 2016 By silxadmin

On Friday 5th February workers and young people were invited to the Northumberland Finest Awards at Newbiggin Sports Centre. This event is held every year to celebrate all of the fantastic youth work that goes on across the county and is presented by Northumberland County Council’s Youth Service. This year we were nominated for four […]

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PoSBO Award Success….

December 11, 2015 By silxadmin

On Thursday 10th December we were invited along with a group of young people to the Baltic in Gateshead for the 6th Annual PoSBO Awards hosted by Youth Focus North East. The awards are held each year to celebrate young people in the North East and all of the fantastic work involved in supporting these […]