10 Aug

The Big Community Conversation – have your say

This year’s Big Community Conversation is reaching out to residents in order to get help with achieving North Tyneside Council’s bold ambitions outlined in Our North Tyneside Plan, which aim to make North Tyneside an even greater place to live, work and visit by 2025. Residents are invited to give their views about the place they…

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10 Aug

The Bread and Butter Thing – North Tyneside Food Hub

The Bread and Butter Thing is the new affordable food hub that offers £35 worth of food for £7.50. Members get three bags of shopping, including fresh fruit and veg, chilled goods and cupboard essentials. There are now four hubs across North Tyneside: Tuesday, 2:00pm: Longbenton Community Centre Wednesday, 1.30pm: Shiremoor Adventure Playground Thursday, 1.45pm:…

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10 Aug

Special community reflection areas open in North Tyneside

With help from the local community, areas of reflection and contemplation have been created by North Tyneside Council and have been officially unveiled. Special reflection spaces have been created in five areas across North Tyneside – all connected to the borough’s 30-mile waggonway network. The areas are places where people can visit to remember the loved ones…

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10 Aug

Latest volunteering opportunities in North Tyneside

Read our latest volunteering round-up. for North Tyneside. Latest roles include: Northumbria Historic Churches Trust: Board of Trustees.  The Northumbria Coalition Against Crime: Odysseus Mentoring Project Independent Visitor Service North Tyneside Council: Volunteer Independent Visitors to befriend a child or young person living in care. Smart Works Newcastle: Data Entry and Admin Assistant

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09 Aug

Help Me Be Digital upcoming sessions

Help Me Be Digital hosts drop-in sessions for North Tyneside residents to bring their digital device and ask for help on a range of topics, from creating an email address to using online prescription services. They have a number sessions over the summer open to anyone who needs help with their digital device. Forest Hall…

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09 Aug

New venue for Best Start North Tyneside parent peer support

From next week (week commencing Monday 8 August), our Best Start peer support group will be relocating their North Shields drop-in session to Hello World in North Shields. Best Start is a peer mentoring project for new parents in North Tyneside that aims to reduce parental isolation. Parent peer support volunteers are on hand to provide friendly…

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08 Aug

August Chilli Studios News! Creatively supporting mental health

Welcome to the Chilli Studios August e-newsletter We have some exciting news and opportunities coming up soon and we would love to share these with you. The studio is really feeling a lot like it used to now with it’s creative buzz and inviting community atmosphere. Members can drop-in at anytime between 11am-4pm Monday-Thursday. The new programme is…

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01 Aug

Adult AD/HD Support Group NE Meetings in August 2022

Hi folks, Here are the dates and times for our AUGUST meetings. Please see the PDF flyers for further information:- Middlesbrough*: Tuesday AUGUST 2nd6 – 8pm Langdon Square Community Centre Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough TS8 OTF.  Download the Middlesbrough here Durham: Thursday AUGUST 11th 6-9pm Waddington Street Centre, 3 Waddington Street Durham City DH1 4BG.  Download…

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15 Jul

New Veteran Families Recovery College

Anxious Minds has launched a new Veteran Families Recovery College, based at the Wallsend Memorial Hall. All of the team have either served in the Armed Forces or are professional mental health and addiction support staff. Services include counselling, addiction support, support groups, outdoor therapy, support services, support for veteran families, and support back to work…

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