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These inclusive music sessions are:
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Free
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Interactive
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In person
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For young people aged 12 to 18
Using music tech, this session will suit both a complete beginner or knowledgeable musician.
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 Streetwise Project Workers offer young people who attend the Hub a chance to have their say.
Each week, they will ask those who attend to choose what they would like to eat. The young people then shop for healthy ingredients. After that they prepare the food to cook for themselves and their peers.
There are also engaging and fun activities including board games and a Playstation 5.
The sessions are for all young people aged 11 - 16 years and ran by qualified and experienced youth and community workers, we are passionate about listening to the voice of young people to support them to achieve their goals.
Our activities include,
Company of Others is a dance theatre company based in the North East of England, led by Artistic Director and Choreographer Nadia Iftkhar.
We empower those who have experienced Othering to share their stories through dance theatre experiences. Together, we spotlight diverse human experiences, challenge systems of oppression, and seek to inspire change.
Does your child have a special educational need or disability?
Come to our support group. It’s a friendly place for parents and carers to chat and get advice.
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Get advice from professionals.
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Talk to other parents and carers.
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Share ideas.
This group meets on the first Monday of every month.
No need to book - just turn up.
East End Pool has inclusive swimming sessions. These are for people with sensory needs or disabilities.
There is a Disability changing room/shower and also a pool hoist for easy access into the pool. We also offer changing facilities for young people with continence issues.
To find dates and times for these sessions, you can use the Better UK app or check the timetable on the website Pool Timetable at East End Pool | Better.
PRISM NE is a support group for trans and non-binary young people set up by young people themselves, to provide a space where they are free to be who they are. We plan activities, workshops, occasional trips and residentials.
Every 2 weeks
SEN sessions at the Owl Tree Community Nest. Children can run, climb, and explore in the larger hall with a soft play area. They can also use the sensory room. Included is a reserved table in the main café for families with SEN children. For children aged 0-5, but older children are welcome.
Every other Friday: 1:30pm - 5:00pm
Every other Monday: 10:30am - 2:30pm
No need to book in advance. You can arrive and leave anytime between the times shown.
ICEbox is a youth club for young disabled people aged 16-25. It is ran by professional artists and support staff at the studio on Mosley Street.
Every Wednesday: 6.30pm-8.45pm
Each session costs £5. You can attend on a pay as you go basis.
Swimming is an essential life skill for everyone. We believe that everyone should feel comfortable and confident in the water.
We offer a variety of swimming lessons tailored for both adults and children, including those with:
TimbaDash Theatre presents 'Timba Time!' at the Alan Shearer Activity Centre.
On the 3rd Sunday of every month we have Timba-Time, a sensory storytelling play space for people with learning disabilities and their families.
It is essential that you ring 0191 267 8118 to book your place. You must be a member at the Alan Shearer Centre to book, but please know that it is free to join.
Join us for inclusive sessions of dance, movement, and aerial at Dance City, held two Sundays per month.
This group is inclusive and has just 10 places so that we can welcome all abilities and needs. Pre booking recommended and Under 5s are welcome but a parent/guardian must be present.
Each session costs £8.75 or £7 for Accessible Price (click here to learn more Pricing - Dance City)
To book, go to the relevant page and click 'Book Now':
These sessions are open to families with a disabled child/young person (and siblings). During these sessions, families can use our:
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soft play area
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sensory room
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trampoline hall
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outdoor play garden
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and more!
On a Wednesday Evening (term time), we run an arts and craft session ‘Get Crafty’ with a playworker leading the activity.
These football sessions are for children and young people with special needs. They help you learn football, get fit, and feel good. The sessions are friendly and supportive, so everyone can join in and have fun.
There are many types of football sessions in Newcastle. They are for people with different needs like:
The Thursday Club is for people over 18 years old with disabilities. It helps people make friends. Each week, there is a fun activity to learn new skills and feel good.
The club is very popular so there is now a waiting list. If you want to join or find more about it, please email: hannah@smileforlife.org.uk.
Join us for a range of sports, games and activities. A welcoming and friendly session for children to engage in activities, or have space to do their own thing.
All needs & abilities are catered for. Siblings are welcome too. For children and young people 8-19 year olds.
Each session costs £3
To book, click here: What’s On – Smile Through Sport
For more information, please call or email.
Fun sport and friendly boccia session for SEND/disabled children and adults. Our boccia session is suitable for beginners to experienced players. A great opportunity to learn the game, improve your skills as well as meeting new people and socialise.
Each session costs £3
To book click here: What’s On – Smile Through Sport
For more information, please call or email.
Discover the fun of boccia!
Are you looking for an inclusive exciting activity for adults of all abilities? Then come along to our weekly Boccia sessions from 2nd September 2025 until 16th December 2025.
Boccia is a precision ball sport. It is similar to bowls. It is fully inclusive for players of all abilities, including those with physical disabilities.
Best of all, these sessions are free!
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a… MOUSE!
Join Mouse on a daring Christmas Eve mission to deliver a present in a captivating festive tail told with original music, puppets and lots of opportunity to squeak along and join in!
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.
Step inside an old arcade machine with Player 1 and Player 2, as the audience becomes part of the action in this interactive sensory theatre show from Interplay Theatre Trust.
Featuring 8-bit music and video-game inspired lighting, this multi-sensory experience for young people aged 5+ with learning disabilities, PMLD and/or autism and their families and carers puts the audience at the controls!
Sat 27 Sep, 11.30am & 1.30pm
Tickets from £12
Arcadea are running fun and creative summer camps. These are for disabled and autistic young people aged 16 to 25
Radio Camp
Come and learn the art of radio!
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Wednesday 30th July 2025 - 10am to 3pm
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Wednesday 6th August 2025 - 10am to 3pm
Art Camp
Develop your art practice!
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Wednesday 13th August 2025 - 10am to 3pm
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Wednesday 20th August 2025 - 10am to 3pm
For children and young people with SEND aged 14 to 24 years old
Join us for an action-packed summer school where there is something new to try each day; sign up and you can enjoy sports, gaming, dance, film, and crafts with dedicated arts professionals to help you learn new skills. The week ends with 'Fun day Friday' featuring a film screening of your choice. We invite you to takeover GCT with your energy and enthusiasm.
Monday 18 - Friday 22 August, 2025. 10am - 3pm
🎉 Summer Holiday Club! 🎉
📍 Where? St Hughs Church, Gosforth, NE3 3HS
📅 When? Every Wednesday 10-1pm during the summer holidays
🍕 What?
Each week is a different fun activity including; cooking, baking, pool table, foosball, video games, board/card games, arts & crafts, balloon modelling and much more.
Our Holiday Clubs are for children aged 7-15 with SEND however a diagnosis is not required and siblings are welcome too! £12 per child.
Sessions will be led by Natalie at Mochii and are supported by the Kings Trust ✨