'Stay and Play', run by Lemington Riverside Primary School in conjunction with Healthworks Pre-School Lemington

For 0-3 year olds and their adults.

Free of charge, no need to pre-book. We have a range of activities including messy play and free snacks and juice. 

Sessions are led by fully-qualified Early Years staff from Lemington Riverside and Healthworks Pre-School.

We believe the big screen experience should be accessible to everyone.  We aim to make a warm, inviting space for all to discover the joy of cinema. Our relaxed screenings are open to all, but are particularly mindful of neurodiverse audiences. 

All screenings will feature:

Care to Learn, which was started 20 years ago as part of the Teenage Pregnancy Strategy, continues to provide funding for childcare to help young parents continue in education after the birth of a child. Young parents are defined as those aged under 20 at the date they start their study programme. It can help the young parent with any additional travel costs involved in taking the child to the childcare provider and also provides funding for childcare whilst young parents are on work placements or industry placements, where these are a defined part of the study programme.

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

This is a warm, kind, caring space because - 

We love story times at Newcastle Libraries - they encourage language development, help foster a love of books, and most importantly, they're really, really fun! 

Enjoy stories in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, explore what the library has to offer, make friends and listen to stories that will encourage young children to develop a life-long love of books from an early age. These sessions do not need to be pre-booked, please feel free to drop in.

Under 5's.

Local charity Children North East are running the SAFE programme, which offers counselling to victims of sexual abuse aged 5 to 18 (

Northern Cultural Projects fosters community development through inclusive, participatory cultural projects.

For more information please contact Silvie Fisch on 0753 7106950 or email silvie.fisch@northernculturalprojects.org

Denton Dene parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. 

We wish to make the event as safe as possible, so participants, spectators and helpers are asked to take care about the following:

Jesmond Dene parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. 

We wish to make the event as safe as possible, so participants, spectators and helpers are asked to take care about the following:

Leazes Park parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. 

We wish to make the event as safe as possible, so participants, spectators and helpers are asked to take care about the following:

SVP Deaf Centre is a charity providing care, comfort and compassion for disadvantaged families and individuals within the community, both non-hearing and hearing alike. As the centre is part of the wider organisation of St Vincents de Paul, we embody SVP values while also having a unique focus on bettering the lives of those who have experience of deafness

Youth Group for Ages 14+ 

Activities include:

• Sports, 
• Beauty, 
• Safe zone, 
• Chillout, 
• Music, 
• Fun Youth Group vibes 

Ring or email for further information.

 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. 

True Colours is an inclusive theatre school for children and young people living in the North East. They run classes designed to build confidence and celebrate diversity in a safe and nurturing environment. 

This link leads to a timetable of classes available: What’s On | True Colours Theatre

The class timetable on their website, linked above, details the sessions they run, from an introduction to performance classes to faster paced classes with lots of confidence building, dance and singing

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: 

• Increasing knowledge

• Sharing useful information 

• Connecting people   

You can find out more here: Family Networking - North East Autism Society

Incredible Years School aged Programme is a  course for parents with a child aged 6-12 years starting Friday 24th January 2025. 9:15am - 11:15am

Are the Sleep Success workshops for you? 

For Primary aged children 4-11 years, and toddlers 1-3 years.

Tuesday 28th January 10:00am - 12:00pm. 

Contact 0191 275 9636 to sign up to the sleep success workshop.

Sleep success workshops offer support and guidance around sleep issues for parents and carers of children aged 1-19 years old including children with additional needs.

What is a ‘sleep issue’? 

For girls aged 8-13 years. Play music, sing, mc, learn an instrument.

Therapeutic advice and support with baby led pay to support bonding and attachment. For parents and carers of children aged 0 - 2. No booking required.

Baby led play to support bonding and attachment. Advice and support given. 

For parents and carers of children aged 0 - 2. No booking required.

Come and join us and enjoy your favourite stories. This is a relaxed, fun filled session. 

No booking required.  

Any queries please ring  or email

Come and sing with us! Our youth choir will provide a place of belonging. It is a family where young people can be educated on the rich heritage of gospel music. They can explore harmonies and learn to work together. 

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!

Join us for FREE monthly workshops! Designed for deaf children and young people aged 5 - 12 years. Delivered by Unfolding Theatre.

North East Deaf Youth Theatre explores all aspects of theatre-making including: