Tovertafel: Magic Table is a fun interactive activity for children and young people.  Different items or objects are projected onto the table.  Users can move their arms and hands to interact with the projection. Scatter leaves and knock a football around on the magic table!

This is an activity for everyone but is often enjoyed by children with autism and learning difficulties.

The magic table is on Level 3 at City Library and free to use but must be booked in advance.

This is an inclusive youth group for young people with physical, sensory, and learning disabilities. There is a focus on having fun in a safe environment. Activities will be related to independent living, life skills and personal relationships.

£3 per person

8-13 Yrs | 5-6PM
14+ Yrs | 6-7.30PM

No need to pre-book.  Just pay at reception. 

Please know that the dates we meet up changes during the summer holidays. 

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:

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.  

These activity sessions are for children and young people with additional needs aged 4 to 7.  We provide fun sports, games and activities to help children enjoy being active. 

£3 per person.

All needs and abilities are catered for.

Siblings are welcome to come along.

For more information and to book, please contact info@smilethroughsport.com or call 01670457757.

Useful Vision is a service for visually impaired children around the North East. We provide positive opportunities and jam-packed events. Our support for children and families helps them to flourish.

Our activities and services can help children learn new skills and make new friends – reducing social isolation through increased confidence and self-esteem.

You can register your child for support from Useful Vision and to be able to attend events. 

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

The Sensory Shuttle is a mobile sensory room. It provides a safe space to regulate - direct to your door!

Every visit includes advice/support for parents and carers.

Why book the Sensory Shuttle? 

• Suitable for parties, public events and private hire across North East England

• Wheelchair accessible

• Direct to your door - ideal for those with anxiety

What's inside the Sensory Shuttle?

We are a small team of massage therapists We specialise in massage therapy for individuals with Special Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND). We work with all ages 3 years old+. 

What do we offer?

Tuesday 28th October 2025

• 9am to 9.45am - explore the museum

• 9.45am to 10.20am - Relaxed Mouse Tales session 

FREE but booking is required.

Relaxed Mouse Tales is a session aimed at families who may require a quieter environment to enable them to participate. This could include visitors with:

Monday 22nd - Friday 26th July 2025  - 9.30am-12.30pm

Step into the Spotlight with North East Deaf Youth Theatre Summer Camp!  

🎭 Calling all young stars! 🎭

Join us this July for a week-long North East Deaf Youth Theatre Summer Camp. Back for a third year, the Summer Camp offers you the opportunity to explore the world of storytelling, make new friends, and let your imagination soar!

Here’s what you can look forward to:

FREE Inclusive Art & Craft Workshops – Summer Series!

For ages 8+

Hosted by Disability North, led and delivered by Zoe from Zone 31 CIC!

Join us for a summer of fun, creative, and sensory-friendly art sessions designed for all abilities! Each week features different activities that are fully adaptable and inclusive, perfect for anyone who loves to get creative or try something new.

What to Expect Across the Sessions:

🎉 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 ✨ 

Join us for a fun and engaging experience at the Youth Group (for ages 6-14, low/medium needs). 

Meet new friends, participate in activities, and grow together in a supportive environment. Activities include:

• arts and crafts

• cooking and baking 

• board games 

• video games

• pool, air hockey and table football

Only £12 for 3 hours of fun and games.

St Hughs Church is wheelchair accessible. 

Take part in design and build challenges and meet other gamers at the Farrell Centre’s own Minecraft club.

This club will use Minecraft to explore architecture, design and city planning. Gamers and parents can share their creations. 

Important information

Come along and enjoy these autism friendly tour of St James Park. They were developed with help from North East Autism Society (NEAS). 

It will last approximately one hour. 

We will visit all the key parts of St James’ Park including:

• level 7

• players entrance

• dressing rooms

• media suite

• pitch side

To book email admin@napi.org.uk.

Come along and enjoy these autism friendly tour of St James Park. They were developed with help from North East Autism Society (NEAS). 

It will last approximately one hour. 

We will visit all the key parts of St James’ Park including:

Friday 22nd August 2025, 9.30am to 11am

Join us for a morning of fun activities, laughter and excitement. 

This is open to children with additional or higher sensory needs.

Booking is essential. Please email foundation.events@nufc.co.uk to secure your place.

Kindly supported by Sage.