We offer exciting and engaging football coaching for young people across the North East. We use game based practices, leading to high levels of engagement and development. 

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.

Family friendly inclusive project running on Saturday afternoons. Sessions are 1.30-2.30pm & 3.00-4.00pm.

We make the arts accessible to children with additional needs, their siblings, friends and neighbours. However, all families are welcome.

Come along and explore the Garden. Join with others to make nature inspired art using lots of materials. Explore sound, rhythm and movement. Explore the wildlife through bug hunting or pond dipping.

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.

A therapeutic service which aims to reduce the impact of abusive or traumatic experiences on children, young people and families. The Wellness Recovery Project delivers 1-2-1 counselling and therapeutic support for women, children and young people who have been witness to and victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence, or who may have suffered from bereavement and loss. 

SEND Jump session. A dedicated trampoline session for customers with special educational needs and disabilities. These sessions will not be available for the general public. Trampoline socks must be worn. 

Tickets can be booked online https://bookings.better.org.uk/location/newcastle-trampoline-gym/trampoline-park or by contacting the centre directly.

This is for ages 8-13. 

Open space for games, crafts, trips and discussions around life and faith.

Church Group - please contact for more information

We offer children aged 6-14 the opportunity to gain skills for life from practical skills, to life skills, to nights away experiences.

The Children and Young People’s Service provides a single service to all children and young people aged 0-18 years living in Newcastle and Gateshead who present with mental health difficulties.

This includes children and young people who may be living in difficult and challenging circumstances.

Click here to read more and download a wealth of resources to help support you.

A cooking session for children aged 5+.  Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

Booking required

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.

Dance classes. For all ages and abilities. 

For more information please contact via email, phone or Facebook. 

There is a small fee. 

COME TO CODE CLUB!

Do you have a favourite computer game? Would you like to learn how to make your own computers games?

At Code Club you can learn how to make cool games, animations & websites too!

For 9 – 13 year olds

Company of Others is a dance theatre company based in Walker. 

Suitable for 6 - 17 years old. 

For girls aged 8-13 years. Come along and learn new recipes, how to grow things, ride bikes, play games and make new friends.

Couch to 2k – is our new pilot project improving young people’s fitness, health and well-being. Referrals come via Paediatricians at The Great North Children’s Hospital. Our Youth Workers then support young people to run 3 times per week in Leazes Park Newcastle, building up to a timed 2K at the end of 4 weeks. To encourage participation and remove barriers for young people to get involved, each young person receives an e- voucher to purchase sports clothes, trainers etc. and they also receive a basic fit-bit watch and Children’s Foundation water bottle.

Cowgate Young Theatre Makers is an exciting new drama group for children and young people. It is run by Unfolding Theatre and Projects4Change. 

The group will use 

• drama, 
• theatre making, 
• movement
• creative writing to create and share stories together. 

Children and young people interested in off-stage roles are also welcome. These include technicians, sound, lighting and set design.

The group is open to children and young people aged between 8 and 14 years old. 

Did you know we have a children's Craft Club at Kenton Library? Come and join us from 11am every Saturday morning and create something exciting to take home!

The Craft Club is free, with no need to book in advance. There are new crafts to enjoy every week and all materials are provided.

Come and join us in our creative writing club

Ages 6 -11 years

Sign up at our enquiry desk

Reimagine cricket with our all-weather backyard cricket events or BYC. Play casual cricket all year round with us and test yourselves against the best. Be an old pro or a beginner taking baby steps into the game, play cricket as it is meant to be. 

Holiday provision only

This is a warm, caring and kind place to be because:

We would host sessions in the Newcastle United Foundation Centre with cricket, painting and more! The young people can play and learn with other primary school children.

This will run 3 January to 6 January from 2 - 6pm. 

You can book the sessions by calling 07880861879.

The children would have food and fruits and could take their paintings home. Santa would visit one day of the camp and play cricket with them!

This is a warm, caring and kind place to be because:

Sessions are for children aged 6 to 11 and not yet in secondary school. They are friendly and welcoming and include things like; 

• sports and games
• cookery 
• arts & crafts 
• project based work 
• socialising with friends

Please contact the project before attending. Your first session is free! 

We are a small independent business which relies on donations and has no other source of funding.

We do corporate events, bird control, group bookings.

We also offer Flying owl experiences where you not only get to handle a variety of owls but to fly some as well - £20 per person.

Full flying experience includes the handling of birds, flying owls and Harris Hawks - £40 per person.

Elswick community leisure centre is a community-led, not-for-profit centre for fitness, health and fun, which houses a public gym, swimming pool, space for community events, meetings and fitness classes.

This is a warm, caring and kind place to be because: