Activities for children and young people - 114 Services
St. Cuthberts Care
St Cuthberts Care is a leading North East charity providing specialised services for some of the most vulnerable members of our communities. Our work is often focused on providing services which fill the gaps left by other providers who find our areas of work unattractive or too…
Telephone:
0191 228 0111,
Fax: 0191 228 0177
Session Information
Monday to Thursday from 9am to 5pm
Friday from 9am to 4.30pm
Friday from 9am to 4.30pm
Alan Shearer Activity Centre
The Alan Shearer Activity Centre is a specialist recreational, sensory and social centre for adults and children with disabilities. Membership is free and, thanks to the Alan Shearer Foundation, all activities are free for anyone with a disability. Stimulating and relaxing activities include: Hydrotherapy pool Sensory…
Contact: Jackie Dunn
Telephone:
0191 2678118,
Fax: 0191 267 5540
Session Information
Advance booking essential
Action Activity Breaks
Action Activity Breaks are residential holidays for children and young people, aged 8-17 years, who have sight loss. The main aims of Action Activity Breaks are for participants to spend time with others who are blind and partially sighted, to provide opportunities to increase independence,…
Contact: Lesley Inganni or Lisa Simpson
Newcastle Actionnaires
We would like to encourage greater social inclusion for visually impaired children and young people, providing the opportunity for everyone to enjoy full and active lives. We aim to support family members of blind and partially sighted children and young people and help people connect…
Contact: Lisa Simpson
Telephone:
01642 233439
Session Information
All sessions take place on the 4th Saturday of the month between 10.30am and 12.30pm unless stated otherwise on the Action for Blind People website.
NAS E-Befriending Service
NAS e-befriending is a free service and way of providing online social contact and companionship to people with an ASD and their families. Individuals are matched with volunteers whom they communicate with via e-mail. E-befriending can also be accessed by another family member affected by ASD, i.e.-a sibling or parent/carer.
Contact: Nancy Lynch
Telephone:
0131 662 6934
Email:
nancy.lynch@nas.org.uk
NAS Outreach Support Service
Our Outreach Support Service provides one to one support to an individual with an ASD of any age, enabling access to activities, clubs, groups, facilities, other elements within their local community, can operate as a form of respite for young families, and can work on…
Contact: Charlie Gallagher
Telephone:
0782 519 7244
Email:
charlie.gallagher@nas.org.uk
NAS Social Groups
Our three North East social groups meet one evening a month in Newcastle, Sunderland and Durham for adults 16+ with an ASD. There is a £4.00 sub per session. Recently our social groups have been to the theatre, completed a climbing wall course, had…
Contact: Charlie Gallagher
Telephone:
0782 519 7244
NAS Social Inclusion Project
Our Social Inclusion Project (SIP) runs for 8-12 year olds on a Tuesday evening and 13-16 year olds on a Thursday evening, both are based at Thomas Bewick School 17:30-19:30. In the school summer holidays both projects run fortnightly through the day. There is a…
Contact: Charlie Gallagher
Telephone:
0782 519 7244
Sensory Spaces CU Sunday Sessions
Sensory Spaces are pleased to announce the return of CU Sunday Sessions from March to May. These provide inclusive multi-sensory arts, play and performances for children with disabilities, their families and friends open to all North East families.
Telephone:
0787 624 6264
Email:
sensoryspaces@hotmail.co.uk
Session Information
10 March (Mother’s Day Special)
24 March (Easter Fun)
7 April (Amazing Music)
21 April (Puppets Galore)
5 May (Super-Sensory Stories)
24 March (Easter Fun)
7 April (Amazing Music)
21 April (Puppets Galore)
5 May (Super-Sensory Stories)
Early Years Loan Service - Newcastle libraries
The Early Years Loan Service is a free service we provide to nurseries, playgroups, parent and toddler groups and childminders who require more than 20 books or who look after children with special needs. A box of resources can be issued and then changed termly.…
Telephone:
0191 277 4100
Email:
information@newcastle.gov.uk
