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In Jarrow we grow, forage, blend and brew our own tea. We make tea with you. Creative Culture Heritage #UniversalBasicIncome UKSPF Account managed by @r2ph #Dyslexia expect typos.
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In Person Sensory Adventure: Masterclass in Smell, Taste & Tea Crafting #Jarrow and #SouthTyneside www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-person-...

Big Local Jarrow and jarra tea are launching the 673 blend at Jarrow Hall on Friday 28th of Feb. We've worked with the team of volunteers to design a tea thats made of of plants, weeds and seeds used in 673 when Bede was around. Come join us for a very special tea clinic.

Chrisse on smell, she will be joining us in March for an extended #teaclinic with Duika from Altered Eating and @r2ph on tea. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Brilliant morning with #JarrowHall this is Anglo Saxon glass..imagine that… Anglo Saxon. #Heritage

If you live in & love #SouthTyneside #tea & spending time with people who also love tea, welcome to your #jarratea clinic. #Valentines in #Jarrow.

This is #jarratea #30PlantsAWeek no bother! #southTyneside #Jarrow

Good coverage in the Journal of Sunderland’s successful bid to join Berlin, Sydney, Manchester and other major music cities in the Music Cities Network. #SunderlandMusicCity www.musiccity.uk

#TeaClinic on Monday Gut health. 30 different plants a week is necessary for good gut health. Come find out how you can invite 11 plants into your tea. #jarratea. #Jarrow tea support by #SouthTynesideCouncil

Lovely morning with #SouthTyneside Pledge members at our hub. Lots of new friends, connections and tea!

What a lovely afternoon with Northern Rights #TeaClinic.

Are you a Pledge member in #SouthTyneside? We have the coffee on!

#FoodMarket day! Thanks for the reminder Kate. If you fancy some really delicious food and produce this is your market. #SouthTyneside

We were delighted to have a visit from Greta Defeyter this afternoon. It was a brilliant learning moment for the #Jarratea. We will be working with Prof Defeyter to evaluate our tea and the benefits of the project for children and young people.

#SafeConsumptionRoom finally going to open in Glasgow. 10 years in the making. Over 1,000 lives lost a year. All that potential, love, skills, human connection lost. Finally a change that might make a difference. #HarmReduction saves lives, you can't help a dead person to recover.

My first act of 2025 - plug in our two new #HEPAFilters Big Local Jarrow will have 4 filters, two in each room. We know that equal access is more than a lift.

2024 was a really interesting year for Big Local Jarrow. We supported a 15 year old singer song writer to record, design and launch her first EP. have a listen here. #Music in and from #Jarrow. youtu.be/i8d9r-bxF9E?...

Jarra, we make tea with you.

Happy Christmas to you all. Big shout out to the partners, local reps and our MP @kateosbornemp.bsky.social our new Mayor @kimmcguinness.bsky.social for working in partnership in 2024, next year is going to be super interesting.

After talking to us, Wigan Council have revised proposals for their planned enhancement of Leigh Civic Square. Designs consider safety and creating a welcoming space for women and girls- including clear sight-lines, lighting, zones for activities/play, and a variety of social seating.

This is a new blend of #JarraTea coming to a cup near you in 2025. Designed by Carol or blender and mender.

A perfect way to sort those gifts for people who want it all and want it local, creative, sensory, lasting until March and a gift that keeps on giving. #JarraTea

Wonderful #TeaClinic with First Contact Clinical staff team #ChristmasParty.

Meet the tea pod. Designed by The Community Wood Shed: 10 week course. The money saved the wood shed, built the pod & trained 10 people. Jarra tea, we make more than tea with our community. #HealthInnovation

I wonder how this impacts number of 'heated discussions' in the morning? Walking to and from school was always a leaning experience, time to talk to friends have a stand off in the lane way with the boys school. I wonder what would happen if 100's of young people started to enjoy the morning?

Remember the #GuardianStrike - enjoy this instead We worked with SarahCollinsMusic to produce and design her first #EP. you can find her on all #music platforms. She wrote this work at 15, she is from #Jarrow. youtu.be/i8d9r-bxF9E?...

How many of us came bouncing out of the pandemic? Is anyone asking children & young people #CYP if they are alright? Properly asking. #LongCovid,

Today we hosted the Child Health and Wellbeing Network. We explored some tea blending and how tea can shift health, wellbeing and income generation. Thanks to everyone who was so game. #TeaClinics

Important for our patients, their families - when next respiratory outbreak/pandemic happens - our next national public health leaders cannot be trusted to follow evidence & common sense on masks or vaccines. But. the data is out there. Here’s a great review on masks #MasksWork #ScienceMatters

#Photography on this day last year, cycling to work in the snow. #Jarrow is a beautiful place filled with passionate people. We manage to get passion in every cup of tea we blend.

This will be a brilliant project in #SouthTyneside, if you want to get involved just shout.

@hazelokeefe.bsky.social hello and welcome to blue sky. Hazel is your woman if it’s volunteering and sorting things out you are after. Drop in for some tea soon.

Today we invited our Local Cllrs over for a #TeaClinic - our meeting was described by Joanna from Bilton Hall as ‘the most together meeting I’ve ever been at’. It was special. #SouthTyneCouncil

Big Local Jarrow's manager here, I #cycle everywhere, its my mode of transport. 90% of my journeys involve a driver taking my life in their hands (90% male drivers) by coming within 1 foot of my bike, often not by mistake. I can see why SO many people (esp women) stop cycling after a few outings.

Fractured Trust in Politics We've been listening to our community partners in #Jarrow. We know that trust in politics has been fractured. We've invited Local Cllrs from all parties to come and join us for a #TeaClinic this morning. We are on a journey and everyone is invited. Short Thread

On my cycle to work today. Red brick has something about it. #photography

On Saturday we facilitated a #photography workshop at Bilton Hall. Participants learned how to take better photos with their phones, edit them and share them more easily. We will have three more sessions available in the coming weeks. #DigitalInclusion comes in many forms.