The challenges of facing a year in lockdown for the North East LGBTQ+ community is to be the subject of an exhibition and a book. Throughout 2020 Northern Pride had been running its Life in Lockdown campaign, gathering the stories shared by its community with thanks to the support of games company, Ubisoft UK, which is one…
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Hello, I’m excited to let you know we have a local writer, Elaine Cusack running some free workshops for us exploring words and creativity. No prior experience is necessary, just an open mind. People can attend as many or as few of the sessions as they wish or are able but spaces are limited so…
Read More Hello all, I would like to tell you about a social evening, “Click and Connect” we are hosting next month for people with mental health difficulties to get together to connect and make new friends. A lack of social opportunities and increased feelings of loneliness have been identified as key challenges people have been facing…
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This new initiative from Signs4Life is to encourage more members of the public to take up sign language as an extra language and skill. Signs4Life is leading efforts towards a society in which people with disabilities have full access and are working to raise the public and political awareness of disability provision. This 6-week BSL program will…
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Having shielded from the COVID-19 virus for over a year, many local residents will have likely lost confidence, mobility and experience anxiety about the prospect of going outdoors. The Buddy Project aims to enable local residents to regain their confidence and independence through buddying roles. The project will also seek to address issues of loneliness…
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Anthony Nolan is the stem cell register charity saving the lives of people with blood cancer. They are running a virtual city campaign in Newcastle to recruit new potential lifesavers to their register and to raise awareness of their work. Their campaign is engaging with schools, universities, colleges, local businesses and sports clubs. There are…
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Refuge has reported a 60% increase in calls to their National Abuse Helpline since the start of 2020. 72% were from women who were experiencing violence and abuse. Respect, a charity that runs an advice line for male victims of domestic abuse, says it saw a 70% increase in calls, emails and webchats in 2020. In Newcastle,…
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Starting Wednesday 7 April, 10am – 12 noon Converge at Northumbria are pleased to announce a new 4-week Art course. To register your interest please contact our coordinator Ally Hunter-Byron ally2.hunter@northumbria.ac.uk Please note all our courses are FREE and are open to those 18+ who access Mental Health support.
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Welcome to Healthwatch North Tyneside’s March eNews. This month we launch our Accessing GP Services survey, and update you on the vaccination programme, where to get local information about Covid-19, and Healthwatch England’s latest report on GP Access. Have your say Local news Useful information and opportunities Our news Tell us your views on accessing GP services…
Read More Hello, It’s coming up to a year since the country first went into lockdown due to the Covid 19 pandemic. The Service User and Survivor Forum wants to gain a deeper understanding of how this has affected people living with mental health difficulties in North Tyneside. We would really appreciate it if you could complete…
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