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Get active with Hat-Trick. Sessions include football, cricket, tennis and more.
All sessions are free of charge and there is no referral required or waiting list.
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Session Times: Friday 1st, 8th, 15th & 22nd August. 2-5pm.
Come along to our CHEFF family sessions where you will enjoy cooking, sports, arts & crafts and nutritional games.
To book: Booking essential. Go to our Facebook/Instagram page and click the link to book.
This is a warm, caring and kind place to be because:


Get active with Hat-Trick. Sessions include football, cricket, tennis and more.
All sessions are free of charge and there is no referral required or waiting list.
This is a warm, caring and kind place to be because:
Get active with Hat-Trick. Sessions include football, cricket, tennis and more.
All sessions are free of charge and there is no referral required or waiting list.
This is a warm, caring and kind place to be because:
Get active with Hat-Trick. Sessions include football, cricket, tennis and more.
All sessions are free of charge and there is no referral required or waiting list.
This session is for children aged 12+
This is a warm, caring and kind place to be because:
Get active with Hat-Trick. Sessions include football, cricket, tennis and more.
All sessions are free of charge and there is no referral required or waiting list.
This is a warm, caring and kind place to be because:
Get active with Hat-Trick. Sessions include football, cricket, tennis and more.
All sessions are free of charge and there is no referral required or waiting list.
This is a warm, caring and kind place to be because:


Company of Other is a dance theatre group based in Walker.
Get your young one moving and making friends this summer holiday! Led by choreographer Michael Heatley, Company of Others Summer Dance Intensive offers four days of free dance workshops for 6-12 year olds and 12-17 year olds. Full of fun, creativity, and performance!
Dates: Tuesday 5th - Friday 8th August Times: 9:30am-1pm (6-12yrs) 1pm-4:30pm (12-17yrs)


NBC Fun & Fitness Activities: hot nutritious meal and healthy snacks; games, sports; arts and crafts; music, dance and movement, trips to parks and gardens, Maths, English, Science Tutoring Activities from KS1 to GCSE
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Our summer programme is for both primary school and high school children. The activities we provide meet the needs of children from age 5-16. We provide a range of outdoor activities - trips to interesting and educational places. We have games and sports - air hockey, table tennis, badminton, basketball, volleyball, football. Our hot meals are very popular; hot meals served with fruits, fruit juice and vegetables and unlimited supply of water.


Monday to Thursday during the holidays. Monday 21 July - Thursday 28 August 2025.
Mondays 11am-3pm, Tuesdays 11am-3pm, Wednesdays 11am-3pm, Thursday 12am-4pm


Have an amazing experience at our summer holiday family activities. Lunch is also provided. These sessions are fully funded for all eligible children aged 3-11 years with SEN additional needs and who are in receipt of free school meals and living in Newcastle upon Tyne. Children must attend with parent or carer.
Wednesdays and Fridays 30th July until 22nd August 2025:



Tree House Family SEND arts and movement activity days offer families a unique experience to play, move and eat together. Specialist Support Staff will be on hand to offer advice and professional artists will deliver quality play, movement and arts and crafts - indoors and outdoors. We work closely with Healthworks who provide free, nutritious food for all attendees at each session.



Tuesdays 5th August, 12th & 19th August from 1-3pm
Our Family Fun Sessions take place outdoors in our garden spaces. Each session will have a different theme. There will be a mixture of arts & crafts, sport & games and creative play. Children will be provided with a hot, healthy lunch.
Book by telephone or email.
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Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays 21st July until 20th August
10:00am - 3:00pm (Trip Times may vary)
Here at HCC we provide a safe space for the children aged 5-10 years to explore and join in with activities that interest them and encourage them to try new activities. We provide a variety of activities including sports, active play, cookery, crafts, imaginative play and drawing. We have 2 large halls and an outdoor playground, which the children are allowed free-flow play in.


We’re excited to let you know that Stomping Grounds North East will be running a Summer Holiday Club at Benwell Nature Park this year for children and young people aged 5-12 and in receipt of benefit-related free school meals. Our sessions will be full of outdoor fun, nature-based play, and exciting activities for children to enjoy in a safe, supportive environment. Access to child-led experiences in nature is proven to support good mental health and well-being.


We've got lots on this summer. There will be trips, sports and games, and lots of opportunities to have fun while learning. Our exciting project this year is a Community Art Installation. We will work with clay, drawing and music, inspired by local sites.
21/07/25 10am -3pm Trip to Northumberlandia
22/07/25 10am - 2pm Police Workshop, Knife crime and Joint Enterprise (age 9+)
23/07/25 10am -2pm First Aid with St John's Ambulance (age11+)
24/07/25 10am -3pm Trip to St Paul's Monastery



For 13-19 year olds. A safe space to get support from Youth Workers.
Activities include
- sports,
- games,
- arts and crafts
- food prep, cooking and a chance to eat what you make
- advice and guidance on topics that regularly affect young people.
The team also offer one to one sessions to young people who need confidential support.


The North East Autism Society run a Family Networking Group, a closed group on Facebook which aims to empower, educate and connect parents, families and carers by:
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Increasing knowledge
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Sharing useful information
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Connecting people
You can find out more here: Family Networking - North East Autism Society

Comets is a pan-disability football programme for disabled boys and girls aged between 5 and 11. Players with a broad range of impairments and health conditions can play together.
Comets is all about playfulness, friendships and having fun. More than anything, Comets is football that breaks the old rules and replaces them with a brand new one: JUST BE YOU.
The sessions are ran by lots of brilliant and enthusiastic coaches, the kids love it every week.
If interested in attending, please contact Mandy on 07583052726.

The Gaming Social is a weekly gaming drop in for young people to socialise and mix in a relaxed environment. This is free so anyone can attend. Gamers can play a huge range of consoles with friends.
Gosforth Civic Theatre (See map below)
Every Tuesday during term time.
4.30pm - 6pm: under 11s session. (5 - 11 year olds)
Anyone aged under 11 must be accompanied by an adult.


Our Contemporary Dance Class is open to young people with learning disabilities who enjoy dance.
All you have to do is turn up! Led by a qualified contemporary dance practitioner.
Beginners contemporary is perfect for those wishing to attend a fun class. This class will leave you feeling energised, inspired and worked out!


We are a North East based disability sport charity. We offer many sport sessions for people with special educational needs or disabilities, including:
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SEND Activity Sessions (8-19 years old)
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Adult Adapted Cycling Session
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Adult Sport and Social Session
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Boccia Session (all ages)
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Summer holiday activities
To find and book a session, click here: What’s On – Smile Through Sport

