We’ve kicked off the first local listening training this week 🎉 Starting in Scarborough, Houghton-le-Spring & Chester, local listeners are ready to hear from you! 🌊🗣️ #CoastToCoast #ListeningToTheNorth

At This is the North, Northerners designed #PeoplePowered tees 💪 It’s YOUR turn to download our template, share your design with us. 🏆Top 3 picked – winning design gets made into a real t-shirt + sent to you! For template, details and sign up info📧[email protected] #ThisIsTheNorth

🚨 Open Call for Northern Artists! 🚨 We’re commissioning artists in Scarborough, Houghton-le-Spring & Chester to create community-led artworks (Oct 2025–Apr 2026). Artist Fee £3,000 Apply by 15 Sept 2025 → [email protected] #OpenCall #NorthernArtists

📢 We’re creating a platform for Northern voices - amplifying real experiences so Northern people can be heard, shape decisions, and build a future rooted in the realities of everyday life. Come on this Coast-to-Coast journey with us 🗺️ #ppcoasttocoast

We’re on the road for Coast to Coast: Part Two and we’re looking for partners and people across the North to help us listen and connect 🌍 Host a session
👂 Get trained as an Active Local Listener (paid!)
📣 Amplify people’s voices 
📩 [email protected]

🚀 We’re Hiring! 🚀 Are you passionate about making a real difference in the North of England? People’s Powerhouse is looking for a Connection and Impact Manager to join our team!| £40,000 per year. Apply by Monday 25th August - Full advert ⬇️ peoplespowerhouse.org.uk/home/full-advert-for-member

🗣️JOIN THE BOARD We’re looking for passionate, values-driven individuals to join the People’s Powerhouse Board. If you have diverse lived experience, deep connections in places/ communities energy, enthusiasm. We’d be delighted to hear from you. ✨ peoplespowerhouse.org.uk/home/full-ad... ✨

We have been busy building on the energy and ideas sparked during our most recent Coast to Coast at the @racialequalitynetwork conference in Bradford & This is the North 2025 Liverpool ✨ We look forward to connecting with more of you. More coming soon 💥 #coasttocoast #ppcoasttocoast #northernvoices

A united North, Powered by pride, place and potential. On Monday @ Royal Armouries, northern leaders launched The Great North—an era of local power & collaboration. We were proud to be there, making sure it’s rooted in real voices, needs and hopes for Northerners. #TheGreatNorth #LetThePeopleIn

✨This is The North 2025: a powerful day of people-led conversations, radical ideas & honest reflections. We’re starting a renewed journey towards democratising democracy - one that listens, includes and works for everyone #LetThePeopleIn #PeoplesPowerhouse

Photos from a few of the brilliant workshops that we had on at This Is the North 2025 in Liverpool! Read more about them below …

🗣️ ‘Are Northern Leaders being innovative enough?’ and ‘How can we work together to create stronger communities?’ were our two panel discussion topics at This Is the North 2025. It was great to gain insights from our speakers, and also hear thought-provoking questions and thoughts from the room! 👏

🎶 Florrie and the Ukes kept our spirits high over lunch, with an amazing performance! What was your creative highlight of This is The North 2025? ✨

⭐️ @movema.bsky.social helped us gear up for the day with a fantastic dance session!

Creative moments from This is The North 2025! ✨ 🎨 Northumbrian artist Daniel J. Weatheritt, joined us at this year’s convention, producing a beautiful capture of our time in Liverpool! 💥 We also got innovative at our creation station, where we designed our own people powered T-Shirts!

✨ Snapshots from a handful of the brilliant workshops that took place at This is The North 2025 in Liverpool last Thursday! 💥 We hope you enjoyed these interactive sessions, and were able to come away from them having learnt something new, and feeling that little bit more empowered!

🌟 Wow - what a fantastic turn out for This is The North 2025! We want to thank all of those that were able to join us last Thursday, and for being so engaging and forthcoming with your ideas and thoughts. 💥 We certainly felt the power in the building, and we hope you did too!

🌟 Today’s the day! 🚀 Join us today at the Black-E in Liverpool from 9am until 4:30pm for a fantastic, inspiring day! 💥Together, we can make a stronger North! #letthepeoplein #thisisthenorth

💥 Check out our fantastic agenda for This is The North 2025! (2/2) 🌟 Join us tomorrow for a day filled with inspiring discussions, engaging activities and fun networking!

💥 Check out our fantastic agenda for This is The North 2025! (1/2) Join us tomorrow for a day filled with inspiring discussions, engaging activities and fun networking! 🌟 We can’t wait to see you all there! 🎟️ Secure your place via the link in our bio!

🌟 This is The North 2025 is taking place tomorrow at the Black-E in Liverpool! 🗣️ Through powerful conversations and exciting activities & workshops, together we’ll be exploring this year’s theme - If more local power is on the way, how do we keep it real? 💥 Grab your ticket via the link in our bio

🚀 This is The North 2025 is taking place this Thursday at the Black-E in Liverpool! We have an amazing selection of panel discussions and talks lined up, take a look!👇 🎟️ Time is running out! Make sure you grab your ticket via the link in our bio

🌟 Patrick Hurley, Labour MP for Southport, will be joining the panel discussion ‘Are Northern Leaders being innovative enough?’ alongside Rob Parsons, Dr Nicola Headlam, Eve Holt and Chris Catterall! 🎟️ To secure your place at this exciting conversation, click the link in our bio! #thisisthenorth

🌟See our guests below who complete our lineup of our workshop facilitators! 🎟️ Join them at This is The North 2025 by securing your ticket via the link in our bio!

🌟Meet more of our workshop facilitators at This is The North 2025! (2/3) 🎟️ Grab your ticket via the link in our bio!

🚀 We have an amazing range of workshops lined up at this This Is the North 2025! 🌟 Swipe right to meet our workshop facilitators and see what they have in store! 🎟️ Grab your ticket via the link below www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/this-is-th...

🌟 Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, Steve Rotheram, will be joining us at This is The North 2025! 🎟️ Secure your place at Steve Rotheram’s talk (followed by an audience Q&A!) via the link in our bio

💥 Only one week to go until This is The North 2025 at The Black-E in Liverpool! 🌟 We can’t wait to reconnect with familiar faces and welcome new members into our People’s Powerhouse community! 🎟️ Secure your place now via the link in our bio!

🚀 Eve Holt, Jonny Wineberg and Sarah Longlands complete our lineup of guest speakers at this This is The North 2025! (3/3) #letthepeoplein

🌟 Steve Rotheram, Dr. Nicola Headlam and Chris Catterall will also be joining us as speakers at This is The North 2025! (2/3)

💥 Take a look at our impressive line up of guest speakers at This is The North 2025! (1/3) Nazir Afzal OBE, Amna Abdullatif and Liam Robinson will be joining us! 🎟️ To secure your place at these exciting discussions and panels, click the link in our bio!

⏳🌟 With nearly 1 week to go until the big day, we wanted to remind you of what we’ve got in store at This is The North 2025 - You don’t want to miss it! 🎟️ Grab your ticket now via the link in our bio! #PeoplesPowerhouse #ThisisTheNorth

Meet George, one of our amazing workshop facilitators! ✨ He’ll be delivering Sharing of Power: Amplifying Young Voices – a workshop exploring the benefits of involving young people in decision-making at This is the North 2025. #TheNorthConvention2025 #YouthVoice #SharingPower #letthepeople

🗣️💥 ‘If more power is on the way, how do we keep it real?’ is the theme for This is The North 2025! 🌟 This year we’ll be taking a look at how we can inspire and make a real difference in our local communities! 🎟️ Grab your ticket via the link in our bio! #Letthepeoplein #PeoplesPowerhouse

🚀 This is The North 2025 – If more power is on the way, how do we keep it real?🎉 Join us on April 3rd at The Black-E, Liverpool for a day packed with big ideas, real talk, and Northern energy. 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/this-is-th...

Meet Amna Abdullatif! She will be joining us as one of our guest speakers at This is The North 2025 in Liverpool. 🌟 Alongside Nazir Afzal OBE, the pair will discuss how we work together to create stronger communities. 🎟️ Secure your place via the link below www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/this-is-th...

4 WEEKS TODAY!! Venue spotlight ✨ we are thrilled that This is the North will be at The Black-E, Liverpool! It’s going to be an amazing day of meeting new people, being part of inspiring conversation and learning new skills! #thisisthenorth #letthepeoplein

Excited to welcome Nazir Afzal OBE to another This is the North convention 🚀 We are looking forward to hearing his insights on creating a fairer North! #thisisthenorth #letthepeoplein

Join us on April 3rd at The Black-E, Liverpool for a day packed with big ideas, real talk, and Northern energy.📢 Let’s connect, create, and drive change together. Don’t miss out!🔥 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/this-is-th... #thisisthenorth #letthepeoplein

✨ Yesterday Tracy went to Convention of the North 💬 ‘A northern skills strategy needs to build from the neighbourhood up not government down if all young people’s needs are to be me’ Share your thoughts at ‘This is the North’ 2025, 3rd April, Liverpool 💥 #letthepeoplein #thisisthenorth

Our team are heading to Convention of the North today. We're expecting to hear more about the #ManifestooftheNorth lnkd.in/e7MSbKKz Some good ideas, but interested to hear from you, what areas of focus might be missing? What else do we need to create a thriving north?

If more power is on its way, How do we keep it real? 💡💥 Not to be missed!! 🎟️ Tickets on Eventbrite #thisisthenorth #letthepeoplein

💡What does a better, fairer North look like? Let’s build it together. Join us for a day of action, ideas and inspiration! 🎟️ Ticket link www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/this-is-th... #thisisthenorth #2025 #letthepeoplein

THIS IS THE NORTH 2025 - 6 WEEKS TO GO! The countdown is on! Just six weeks until we bring together voices driving change across the North. More announcements coming soon!! Don’t miss out- secure your ticket now! #ThisistheNorth #6weekstogo

Get your tickets 🎟️ ‘This is The North’ Convention coming to Liverpool this April 👇

Bringing voices together from across the North✨ Join us at This is The North - annual convention, where people come together to share ideas for the future of the North. 📍Liverpool - (Venue TBC) 🌟Thursday 3rd April 2025 #peoplespowerhouse #thisisthenorth

📢'This is the North' comes to #Liverpool in April & we want you! We’re looking for partners, speakers & contributors passionate about creating lasting change in the North. Complete our expression of interest by 12th Feb to share your passion 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📢'This is the North' comes to #Liverpool in April & we want you! We’re looking for partners, speakers & contributors passionate about creating lasting change in the North. Complete our expression of interest by 12th Feb to share your passion 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We had a great day joining the WOW North East Think-ins as part of our Coast-to-Coast journey! 💡💬 It was amazing to hear about the fantastic places making a real different in Durham/ Stockton ❤️ Next stop: Preston - We look forward to keeping the conversation going✨ #ppcoasttocoast #WOWNE

📢Tickets for ‘This is the North’ convention are live! Book yours now to join the conversation and influence change 👇 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/this-is-th...