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The COSE - Centre Of Social Enterprise

The COSE - Centre Of Social Enterprise

The COSE - Centre Of Social Enterprise

We have a new home! Our Centre Of Social Enterprise is officially open for business!

Keeping People Connected

The COSE - Centre Of Social Enterprise

The COSE - Centre Of Social Enterprise

Supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults across County Durham to keep safe, well and connected.

MADEby Bridge Creative

The COSE - Centre Of Social Enterprise

MADEby Bridge Creative

See what the guys on Creative Placements have been making at the Workshop - bespoke decor and furniture for events, weddings and the home.

The E&O Project

Volunteering Project

MADEby Bridge Creative

Our Lived-Experience Leaders project. Want to set up your own social business? Interested in becoming a company director? Find out more here!

Events

Volunteering Project

Volunteering Project

Check out our exciting programme of events! We also provide event management services, event staff, and social responsibility support.

Volunteering Project

Volunteering Project

Volunteering Project

Find meaningful volunteering opportunities in your area and come along to our Employment Workshops with DurhamEnable.

Creative Placements

Creative Placements

Creative Placements

Work experience placements within our social enterprise - gain real work experience to add to your CV!

In-Work Support

Creative Placements

Creative Placements

Our In-Work Support service can support you to remain in paid work, including 1-1 support, training and advice. Contact tracy@bridgecreative.org for more info.

The Influencers

Creative Placements

The Influencers

Become a positive role model in your community and join The Influencers! Find out more about what our Influencers have been up to.

Keeping People Connected

Get support, learn more about our projects, services and events! Sign up below and a member of the team will be in touch.

About Us

Our Team

Our team of Support Mentors and In-Work Supporters are committed to working with people to reach their potential! We employ lots of people who are neurodivergent or have a learning disability, which has helped us achieve some fantastic outcomes for the people we support.


Founding Director, Ben has worked with adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults for over 10 years, and previously managed a music festival!


Our Directors have lived experience of the issues Bridge Creative works to improve, from living with a learning disability, to long-term youth unemployment.

Our Story

County Durham has one of the highest unemployment rates for people with learning disabilities in the country, with only 0.7% of learning disabled people in any form of paid employment (ten times lower than the national average). This means only 11 people out of around 1,700 people with learning disabilities have a paid job!


We believe with the right support, people can have equal access to employment and reach their potential. Our focus is on creating jobs within the events, arts and creative industries, but we support people in lots of different workplaces.


We are a social enterprise and support people to work at festivals such as Glastonbury and BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend and support people to design and build art installations for music festivals and events.


Read about our vision, mission and values here.

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Bridge Creative

The COSE, 1 Dorset Place, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6TH

01388 449410

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Registered office address: The Manor House, West End, Sedgefield, TS21 2BW

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