Come along and chat to a Health Visitor about feeding your baby. You can come while you are pregnant or once your baby is born. Ask any questions about  bottle feeding , breast feeding and  weaning. No need to book. 

You can also call us to book a breastfeeding support appointments. Appointments with a Health visitor are available city wide Tuesday to Friday. 

A fun and friendly baby and toddler group for under 5s. Come and join us for arts and crafts, free play and story time with Islamic flavour.  We have a wide range of toys and craft activities suitable for all children.  Story time and health snack is provided. 

Term Time only. 

Please call to book a space. 

• healthy snack

• physical activity

Join us for planting and growing you own plants and vegetables, outdoor crafts and even cooking what we grow!

Under 16s sessions and over 16s session.

Please ring 0191 273 3997 for dates and to book.

The team can be reached via their Central Line: 07826 531575 (Mon - Fri 9am to 4pm)

If you are pregnant or breastfeeding and live in Newcastle, we can offer you information and support.

Start for Life combines the Antenatal and Breastfeeding Support projects. We are a team of practitioners and volunteers working alongside midwives and health visitors to offer additional support to families in Newcastle.

Antenatal Classes

Come and join us at Scotswood Gardens on Saturday afternoons for our family friendly and inclusive outdoor art, music, movement and exploring sessions! 

Sessions are free, but booking is essential. 

We're outside, so wrap up warm/bring sun cream! 

To book or for any further information contact Sally on: 07808473300.

Do you have an autistic child (with or without diagnosis) and need support? Do you live in Newcastle?

As part of the Autism Central programme, Daisy Chain provides a range of in-person learning workshops. These cover many different topics to help support individuals and families.

Bring your child along for a fun filled session with other children. This will help to develop their personal, social and emotional skills.

Activities include song and rhyme and sensory play.

A great opportunity to meet other local families. 

• Physical activity
• Baby area
• Music / song time

Term time only.

Baby Massage is a lovely way to enjoy time with your baby. It can help with bonding, colic, teething and circulation. Come to our friendly 5 week course. 

Booking is essential 0796 173 4298

Baby massage is a lovely way to enjoy time with your baby. It can help you bond with them. It can also help with colic, teething, snuffles, and circulation. 

Come to our friendly 5 week course and find out more!

Baby massage is a lovely way to enjoy time with your baby. It can help you bond with them. It can also help with colic, teething, snuffles, and circulation. 

Come to our friendly 5 week course and find out more!

A group for pre-walking babies and their carers. Join us for a group where babies learn through sensory exploration and connection.

Drop in, no need to book.

A welcoming and friendly group. For parents, carers and their babies. Lots of games and play to help your baby develop.

balletLORENT is a national touring dance theatre company based at the John Marley Centre, Newcastle. We create performance works for all ages, and have an extensive community dance class and workshop programme.

balletLORENT offers a range of feel good classes each week at our home in the John Marley Centre, including knitting, move it! yoga and many more!

Please see our timetable for more information 

Beauty and the Beast

A stolen rose spells bad news for our heroine Belle in this enchantingly wicked tale as old as time. Can she break the fiendish fairy's curse before it’s too late?

Let us whisk you away the French countryside this festive season as our stage comes alive with music, mayhem and a wonderfully quirky cast who'll have the whole family in stitches. 

A fun filled music and movement session with songs and rhymes. 

For children under 2.

A fun filled session with music, singing, dancing, and sensory exploration. Come along and make new friends.

Suitable for under 4 years. Families with home educated and SEND children are welcome.

Sessions include physical activity and music/song time.

A fun filled musical session with songs and rhymes. Suitable for under 2 years.

Sessions include physical activity and music/song time.

A parent and toddler group is a welcoming and friendly group of adults, mothers, fathers, childminders or carers that come together with their children who are under the age of 5 in their own community.  They offer play opportunities for children from 6 months to 4 year old, as well as an opportunity to mix with others.  They offer support to adults and a break from the normal routines of the day.

Our breastfeeding social groups are for families living in Newcastle. They are relaxed, informal and friendly. They are a great way to 

• meet other breastfeeding mums, 
• get handy tips and information 
• get support from a member of staff or volunteer.  

For more information, send us a message or call us. You can also pop over to our Breastfeeding Mams Facebook page for lots of ongoing information and support.

A parent and toddler group is a welcoming and friendly group of adults. This includes mothers, fathers, childminders or carers.

They all come together in their own community with their children who are under the age of 5.

Parent and toddler groups offer play opportunities for children from birth to 5 year old, as well as an opportunity to mix with others. They also offer support to adults and a break from the normal routines of the day. 

Booking maybe required at some groups.

Careers Advice Drop in sessions for 16-19 year olds living in Newcastle

We can offer advice about 

• careers and jobs, 
• apprenticeship vacancies and applications, 
• training opportunities
• study options such as 6th form, college courses or study programmes.

Drop in!

Job Club for 16-19 year olds that live in Newcastle

Ridley Villas is supported housing that provides help for women who have children, who are living in Newcastle and Gateshead who need support with overcoming issues with drugs or alcohol, or both.   

Welcome to Circus Central, Newcastle's finest Circus Arts hub! We bring people of all ages and abilities together to have fun, develop skills, perform, and gain qualifications. At Circus Central, you become part of a thriving community. We offer something for everyone from the curious beginner to the die-hard professional! We also offer provision for schools, community organisations and events.

We're a circus school! You can learn to fly in the air on a trapeze, silks or aerial hoops, do acrobatics, walk on stilts, ride a unicycle, juggle, hula hoop, and more.

Suitable for girls aged 11-16 years.

Our FREE sessions are a safe space for young people to come and socialise, learn about the world around them and take part in activities like;

• arts and crafts
• cooking
• gardening
• group games
• sports

The sessions are led by the young people, they choose what they would like to do in their youth clubs and plan their activities. Snacks and drinks are available in all sessions. 

A registration form must be filled in for each young person.