Book a Toy is a free service offered through partnership with NAPI. Toys can be borrowed immediately from our Gosforth, Outer West and Newburn branches, or ordered for collection at any other branch.

You can now loan 4 toys for 4 weeks from your local Newcastle library

Food bank run by volunteers.

We know it can be hard to walk through a food bank door. Our volunteers are kind and caring. They can help you with food and other support you might need.

Dance classes. For all ages and abilities. 

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

There is a small fee. 

Support to:

• look for work
• complete job applications and CVs
• practise interview skills
• practise English, Maths and ICT

A parent and toddler group is a welcoming and friendly group of adults. This includes mothers, fathers, childminders or carers.

They all come together in their own community with their children who are under the age of 5.

Parent and toddler groups offer play opportunities for children from birth to 5 year old, as well as an opportunity to mix with others. They also offer support to adults and a break from the normal routines of the day. 

Booking maybe required at some groups.

Come and join in the fun with a game of Bingo! 

There is a cost to this activity. 

For more information please phone 0191 286 4046

A parent and toddler group is a welcoming and friendly group of adults. This includes mothers, fathers, childminders or carers.

They all come together in their own community with their children who are under the age of 5.

Parent and toddler groups offer play opportunities for children from birth to 5 year old, as well as an opportunity to mix with others. They also offer support to adults and a break from the normal routines of the day. 

Booking maybe required at some groups.

For young people in years 6 to 7/ages 10 to 12.

We offer activities with more focused learning opportunities including:

• mixture of creative arts
• multisport
• cooking
• STEM activities
• out-door play & gardening
• drama & dance

The young people also participate within their planning.

A parent and toddler group i

Culture Exchange is a culturally diverse group which meets every week on a Friday (term time only).

The group has been established to help families from across the world create a support network in their local community, make new friends and learn new skills through a variety of activities.

Places are limited, please call 0191 2759636 to book your place.

Mini B's is for anyone aged 8 and above that's new to joining the Bostey, 

Gain the knowledge and skills needed to work with children and young people in school and college environments.

Course provided by WEA.

Our FREE junior sessions are a safe space for children aged between 5-12 years to come and socialise, play freely, learn about the world around them and take part in activities like;

• arts and crafts
• cooking
• gardening
• group games
• sports

The sessions are led by the children, they choose what they would like to do in their youth clubs and plan their activities. Snacks and drinks are available in all sessions. 

This is to support ages 16-25 year olds. For North Benwell Families only. 

Staff are on hand to offer advice and guidance, help with C.V.’s, applying for online courses, applying to college, applying for benefits and settled status applications too. There are laptops and P.C.'s and printers available to use. 

We can also support young people with housing issues, apostils, document identity, opening bank accounts, and navigating the universal credit system.

Please ring for an appointment before attending. 

An interactive music and song sessions are led by an early years music specialist – help your little ones continue to develop their speech and language skills.

Admission is £5 (for one adult and one child), and £1 for additional children with the same adult. No need to book, just turn up on the day!

Careers Advice Drop in sessions for 16-19 year olds living in Newcastle

We can offer advice about 

• careers and jobs, 
• apprenticeship vacancies and applications, 
• training opportunities
• study options such as 6th form, college courses or study programmes.

Drop in!

Job Club for 16-19 year olds that live in Newcastle

We offer:

• Learning Hubs & Online tutoring for children in Key Stage 1 to GCSEs ( Primary, Secondary and EAL)
• Online Coding Club
• Graphic Design Club
• Summer Holiday Clubs (Feb/April and Summer) - Carnegie Building
• Accredited Volunteering Opportunities
• Youth Group for young people aged 13+

For more information please email info@s4a.org.uk

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.

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

Dance City is a vibrant and friendly place where people come together to take part, enjoy, experience and talk about dance; where professional and aspiring dancers meet, learn and train; somewhere to watch world class dance performances and somewhere for all to come along and get involved in dance. People come to Dance City to socialise, learn new skills, keep fit and active, train professionally and find out more about dance. This all takes place under one roof, in our purpose-built dance-house, in the heart of Newcastle upon Tyne.

The Youth group is a great place to make new friends, explore new hobbies and stay active. It’s a chance for children to have their voice heard and plan projects, trips and activities including

• sports,
• team building, 
• smoothie making, 
• arts and crafts, 
• issue-based workshops, 
• social action projects 
• youth voice. 

Come and join us for a cup of tea and make new friends in a safe space. No need to book, just pop in. 

Young people get involved with a range of different activities including; 

• team building
• cooking
• sports
• arts and crafts
• issue-based workshops 
• social action projects which involve the community and youth voice. 

We run drop in and closed groups for children and young people. Some of these are focused around a particular activity (such as Sporty Legs, where we play sports and explore faith together) and others are focused around a particular location (like the Byker and Walker bubbles that currently meet once a week). We even run a bible study using board games to explore faith! All these spaces are shaped by the young people that attend, and include space to have fun, learn new skills, and grow together. We also run toddler groups for families with younger children.

Tyneside Outdoors (TO) provides out-of-doors fun activities in and around Tyneside for young people aged 11 - 16 years old.  We meet each week in local parks, playing a range of games and activities and also take part in regular trips and activities at other local places, such as the beach or other countryside spaces.  We also provide bike activities such as BMX, Mountain Biking and bike repair activities.

Please check out the website for further details.