Common C Collective

sometimes... touching grass is not enough. you gotta touch moss. In collaboration with Common C Collective, we're starting a series of sensory walks around newcastle exploring creativity through touch, sound, sight, taste, and smell 🌿 Learn a lil bit about nature, make some crafts, and learn to love the place you're in first up, on May 30th: TEXTURE expect: 🍃 texture rubbings 🌱 ecology 🚶 slow wandering 🪵 touching moss probably first walk: may 30th tickets in bio (it's still FREE!) #jesmonddene #northeastcreatives #newcastleupontyne #girlswhowalk #naturewalks

Exciting community sessions planned for May! 🌿✨ We kicked off the month’s collective creativity at the @thelateshows on the 8th with a drop-in facilitated by @caplan.acts and @laramcf_art . Next up is *Mindful Creativity by the Sea*, led by Nicola @nicolablackart , a chance to slow down, connect and create together by the coast. We’ll then round off the month with the beginning of a new series developed in collaboration with @girlswhowalknewcastle : *Sensory Walks*, exploring the senses, nature, creativity and shared experience through gentle crafty guided walks. Meanwhile, our @ouseburnfest Pavilion team are hard at work planning open design and imagination sessions on the 27th and 31st of May. These sessions invite the voices of people who live, work, visit and play in the Valley to join the conversation and help shape how this gathering space could take form. Connect, meet your people, find joy in creative nature crafts, and get involved 🌱 Looking forward to sharing these moments with you all!

Join the nature creativity! We are popping in 51 Lime Street @ouseburntrust for the @thelateshows on 8th May from 6pm for collective nature crafts and conversations! 🌱🧑‍🎨 Pause, drop in, take part, create and contribute. 🤝 Join in crafting with handmade paper made in community at @wildrootscommunitygarden last weekend, paint and print with botanical inks and get creative with nature prompts. You can leave with your unique piece or choose to add to our collective tapestry that will grow through shared action throughout the night. 👀 No requiered skills are needed to take part! See you there! ✨ (📸 Photos from our paper-making session at Wild Roots last Sunday, and previous nature crafts) #community #collectivecreativity #naturecrafts #naturecreation #whatsonnewcastle

A GATHERING SPACE IN WOODS is taking root for the Ouseburn Festival 🌿 and this is your invitation to take part! Shaped by many hands. Built from waste and grown materials. Guided by care, creativity, and community. We’re co-creating a temporary woodland pavilion in the Ouseburn Valley: a space for gathering, making, sharing, and connecting. More than the structure itself, this project is about the process: coming together to imagine and build a space that weaves together our skills, knowledge and shared care for our environment. We are so excited for what's to come: • hands-on making with natural + reclaimed materials • skill-sharing with makers, doers, and local groups • collective creativity + experimentation • connection to each other and the land • a playful, meaningful challenge 🌱 Are you a local community group already tending to the area? We would love to hear your voice, knowledge, and experience. Let’s collaborate and shape this together. 🤔 Are you an individual looking for a way to get involved in something local and creative? Want to expand your environmental impact or learn new skills? Or just fancy getting stuck into something fun, collaborative, and outdoors? Let’s explore how spaces are made in community through shared knowledge, care for the environment, and collective empowerment. DM us @commonc.co or get in touch to join, collaborate, or learn more 🌿 @ouseburnfest @ouseburntrust #CommunityBuild #RegenerativeDesign #CreativeCollaboration #CollaborativeMaking EnvironmentalAction VolunteerOpportunity

Come spend a gentle morning by the sea 🌊 We’ll slow things down, enjoy some fresh air, and share a creative moment together. This is an invitation to connect, unwind, and be part of something small and meaningful. More details on our eventbrite, where you can also sign up. Open to everyone: whether you come for the calm, the creativity, or the company, you’re very welcome 🐚 📅 Sun 17 May (new date) | ⏰ 10:30am 📍 Little Haven Beach, South Shields Meet by Toney Minchella Café at Haven Point Facilitated by Nicola Black ✨ A sea lover deeply connected to nature and its healing power, EFT practitioner and business support to local wellbeing groups, currently training in Journal Therapy Coaching and keen to share her coastal creative passions with the community. Come along for a gentle, supportive space for reflection, connection, and wellbeing ✨ ☀️ Will you come along? #natureconnection #coastal #mindfulness #northeastcrafts #whatsonnewcastle

Join us for a hands-on community session transforming recycled paper and organic materials into beautiful seeded paper 🌱 Together, we’ll create pieces that carry new life, embedded with seeds ready to grow, reflecting cycles of renewal and connection. In this session we are preparing for the collective nature-craft tapestry drop-in at the Late Shows Ouseburn on 8th May at @ouseburntrust @thelateshows . Come help make paper for the collective tapestry, or craft your own unique sheets to take home. Free session, no experience needed ✨ Please bring: • An old cloth (with a texture you like) to carry your creations • Recycled paper/cardboard (optional) • Petals or seeds you’d like to include (optional) No sign up needed, just drop a comment below to let us know you're planning to come along. 🌿 #community #collectivecreativity #naturecrafts #communitygarden #whatsonnewcastle @mykindoftoon

Have you been searching for connection? This is your invitation to come together to rediscover the joy of getting creative, exploring seasonal nature crafts and mindful making in community. 🌿 Some exciting collective opportunities and events are coming up, check out our recent posts and bio to sign up. Will you join us? comment below if this speaks to you 🤗 #natureconnection #naturecrafts #communionwithnature #communitybuilding #CreativeCommunity

What if the spaces we gather in were shaped by us? Something is beginning to take shape as we move toward the Ouseburn Festival this year 🌿 We are building something together: Pavilion of the Commons 🤝 with a series of open, community-led skill-sharing moments. Together, we’ll create a small, temporary pavilion in the Ouseburn Valley’s woodland: a shared space for gathering, workshops, and connection during the festival. Rooted in hands-on making with natural materials, this is a chance to explore how we relate to one another, and to the surroundings we’re part of, holding care for both people and multi-species communities. How? We’ll find out together. This is all about the process, and less about the outcome. 🌱 💡We’re gathering a collective of doers, makers, and curious minds. 🔨 If you’d like to be part of it, find the form in our bio or send us a DM for more details. #communitybuilding @ouseburnfest @ouseburntrust #naturalmaterials #communitycare #naturearchitecture #volunteercallout

Do you ever pause… just to reflect? 🌿 Looking back on our first chapter, we’re feeling deeply grateful. In just over 3 months, we’ve shared 10 collective gatherings and nature craft workshops, connecting with a beautiful growing community ✨ Together, we’ve explored what it means to slow down, to notice, and to connect, through creative nature crafts, shared-making, and learning from one another along the way 🍃 And behind the scenes… some new exciting threads have been growing 🤍 We’re beginning to weave new threads of connection, collaboration, and shared action within our collective. What’s next? 🌱 Seasonal Nature Crafts will continue - now hosted by community members, sharing passions, skills, and curiosities 🌱 New hands-on projects to learn, create, and connect more deeply with nature 🌱 Opportunities to care for and work with the beautiful resources around us This is just the beginning… and we’d love for you to be part of what unfolds 🌼 #PauseAndReflect #NatureConnection #CreativeCommunity #SlowLiving #naturecrafts

What a magical day we've had today! ☀️ Sun was shining Birds were singing Trees were moving with the breeze Spring was filling us with joy And our shared time brought peace and a subtle feeling of belonging. It was great to welcome new and familiar faces around the table and spend time connecting through creative and mindful nature journaling. We found joy in the simple act of getting together. We extend our gratitude to you for choosing to spend this time in community. See you again soon.🌱 #newcastleupontyne #newcastlewhatson #natureconnection #nclcommunity #meetupnewcastle @mykindoftoon

Looking for a creative way of connecting with nature and like-minded people whilst taking a break from busy digital lives? Come along to our upcoming terrarium making workshop! 🌱 Hosted at Ouseburn Farm on 14.03.2026 at 11am. Get immersed in creating and nurturing your own natural habitat in a jar, learning about tiny ecosystems as you get crafty and mindfully tactile with the mosses, the rocks and the soil. 🎁 Whether it is a Mother's Day gift or just an act of self-care, join us for a creative pause as we become small gardeners for our unique landscapes in a jar. 🌿🫙 Bring yourself, a friend, a dear one, your kids and your curiosity! ✨ It is suitable for everyone, no experience required and all materials are included. 🎟️ Make sure to book to let us know in advance that you are joining us so we can have everything ready for you. Link in bio @commonc.co See you there! 💚 For any queries, please get in touch. 🪏 About the workshop facilitators: Roxana is an architectural designer and university educator, combining her expertise in ecological design with a passion for community building, environmental action, and the outdoors. She and Liam can often be found in forests, walking up and down hills, and exploring the coast while taking in the beauty of local ecosystems. They are both passionate about terrarium making and enjoy sharing their knowledge in collective and friendly settings, helping others connect more deeply with nature in fun, creative, and accessible ways. #ouseburnvalley #newcastleupontyne #naturelovers🍃 #terrariummaking #meetupnewcastle @mykindoftoon

Are you looking for a relaxed and creative nature connection event? We are meeting for our double ✨nature-wonders✨ event this Saturday! Taking a gentle walk through Jesmond Dene to bring awareness to the beautiful signs of spring surrounding us as we connect with new and familiar faces. 🌱 Our stroll will be followed by a community nature journaling session, where we share our nature stories, gathered inspirations and personal techniques of recording our thoughts, nature observations and intentions for the season. Are you coming along?🤗 Reserve your spot via our link in bio. 🎟️ #natureconnection #newcastleupontyne #jesmonddene #newcastlemeetup #whatsonnewcastle