Once a month Dwellbeing members go out to tidy up the litter on our streets, but what if there was less rubbish and waste in the first place?

Shieling Working Group member Helen Lunn, has some good ideas about how to cut down what we throw away

Thoughts from our first door knocking efforts in Spring 2026

Reflections and Learnings from our April 2026 General Meeting

Here’s what our members learnt about grassroots, resident-led action in the North East.

This is how we do it in Shieldfield

Kaltouma and Helen reflect on community organising training with Tyne & Wear Citizens

A collection of stories and crafts from two of our friendly groups.

Researcher Helen Simmons reflects on collective rhythm and understanding how we work together

Members of Dwellbeing hosted a visit from a group in Gateshead. In an interactive tour of Shieldfield we shared about our work and introduced some of the people involved.

Shieldfield celebrates the longest day of the year in style. Dwellbeing member, Maria, shares more about it.

How do people work together in community projects like ours? Researcher, Helen is spending time with Dwellbeing to find this out!

“Seeing a version of Dwellbeing from the future” - Dwellbeing member, Isaac Bell Holmstrom, reflects on a group trip to learn from community projects in Gateshead.

“full of positivity and hope” - Helen Lunn recalls the many contributions to our fourth annual Summer Solstice Celebration.

Learn more about the practices of Participatory Action Research which we draw upon in our work.