The Turf @ St John's is a community facility run by St John's Primary School.

Between the hours of 9am and 4.30pm the Turf is often used by the school, however external bookings may be available for the pitch and the indoor hall & activity area. From 5pm to 9.30pm every weekday and all across the weekend a variety of sessions take place or the turf is available for private hire at extremely competitive prices

Our pitch is ideal for junior football training & 7 v 7 matches, and adult social games with friends or colleagues.

Elswick community leisure centre is a community-led, not-for-profit centre for fitness, health and fun, which houses a public gym, swimming pool, space for community events, meetings and fitness classes.

This is a warm, caring and kind place to be because: 

Reimagine cricket with our all-weather backyard cricket events or BYC. Play casual cricket all year round with us and test yourselves against the best. Be an old pro or a beginner taking baby steps into the game, play cricket as it is meant to be. 

Holiday provision only

This is a warm, caring and kind place to be because:

For Teenagers.

Detached sessions allow the North Benwell Youth Project to engage with potential users and meet young people in the street.

Our vision is that North Benwell will not be considered disadvantaged or deprived.  We wish to see the young people of North Benwell enjoy the same possibilities of life as their peers in other areas of Newcastle upon Tyne.

The young people of North Benwell will generate their own hope for the future and be the agents of their own destinies.

Family hub on a Wednesday evening 5:30 – 7pm, we provide a hot meal and arts, crafts and activities.

Children over 8 years can attend without an adult. 

Children 5 years to 8 years must be accompanied by a responsible adult. 

50p for children - no booking required

This group is for ages 8-13. 

Open space for arts, crafts, sports, games, trips and discussions around life and faith. 

Come and join in!

We do a variety of activities including:

• play sports
• DJ
• play with chalk
• create spaces to mark life’s big events, and generally enjoy the company of Byker and Walker’s young people.