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.

Founded in 2005 through a partnership between The FA and UEFA Hat-Trick delivers around 70 sessions each week to people in Newcastle upon Tyne and now in Gateshead.

We support the young people to reach their full potential by providing opportunities to participate in positive activities that offer training, qualifications & leadership. We work across the city of Newcastle and borough of Gateshead in areas of high deprivation, the top 10 percent of most deprived neighbourhoods  across the country. 

Football club offering free multi sport activities over the holidays

Usually we run a football club which takes pride in offering football for all regardless of ability, gender, religion.  

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

Come and join us at Scotswood Gardens on Saturday afternoons for our family friendly and inclusive outdoor art, music, movement and exploring sessions! 

Sessions are free, but booking is essential. 

We're outside, so wrap up warm/bring sun cream! 

To book or for any further information contact Sally on: 07808473300.

The Lighthouse Project arose from our passion for working with young people on the Byker Estate and the frustration with the lack of purpose-built facilities in the area to support this work. Our mission was to create an inspiring youth and community space in the heart of Byker that will support quality youth and community engagement and have a lasting impact on the community of Byker for many years to come.

We aim to: 

First Response Training is one of the UK’s leading and largest dedicated training providers, successfully delivering courses to in excess of 70,000 delegates every year. Our vision is simple: we create safer working environments through the delivery of a range of quality training solutions across health and social care, early years, schools and all other industry sectors throughout the UK. We have a number of training facilities based across the UK.

The Newcastle Careers and Guidance Team offers impartial and confidential careers information, advice and support to young people up to the age of 19 without an Education Health and Care Plan (EHC plan) if they live in Newcastle or attend a Newcastle school.  (Please note, young people with an EHC plan are supported by their SEN caseworker)

Beacon Films CIC is a training and production organisation for people with learning disabilities, autism and additional needs.  We have been given multiple awards for our work.

Throughout the year, we offer a variety of filmmaking projects.  There are also some volunteering opportunities on short film commissions. 

Changing Lives supports people over the age of 18 years old who have experienced homelessness to find and access  sustainable employment opportunities. Changing Lives supports adults with some of the biggest barriers to the jobs market become work ready. The support available includes:  

Making a Difference North East is a free employability service for unemployed people over 18, who live in Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside, County Durham, Gateshead and Sunderland.

They can help you prepare for or get back into work, with support and training to suit you. This includes:

School Outreach (ages 9-14 years)

Coming to a school near you!
Our Regional Engagement Team offer specially designed activities to meet your school’s needs. Our focus is to inspire young people through fun-filled activities concentrating on teamwork and communication to build their confidence. Our 1-2 hour sessions include practical leadership & team building tasks for groups of up to 30 students.

Skills Academy

An 8 week programme for parents/carers of babies 0-6 months  to support you and your baby.

This group supports parents/carers to:

At Changing Lives we believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to reach their potential. We are experts in working with people experiencing the most challenging of circumstances, providing holistic support to help people to go on to lead happy, fulfilling lives. We work across four – often interconnected – areas to address the most common causes of social exclusion and long-term deprivation:

• Housing and Homelessness,
• Recovery and Wellbeing,
• Women and Children,
• Employment and Training.

Are you an unpaid carer thinking about your next steps?

Whether your goals relate to finding a new role, remaining in work, education,volunteering or training then our Carers into Work project is here to help!

Our advisors provide flexible support to carers like you through tailored interventions such as:

Newcastle United Foundation have recently established a Careers Hub based inside the Metrocentre, (upper Green Mall) where they offer a range of services, including career advice drop-in appointments, key employment skill development, job search assistance, interview prep, CV building, and connections to local employers available to anyone 16+. 

Available for practitioners who have already completed the Relationships Matter- Reducing Parental Conflict awareness training. You will be trained in the following three courses 

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

Home Education Days have been designed for home educated children to benefit from our curriculum-linked workshops, which reflect current and relevant STEM themes and topics.  

Children experience working like scientists in a lab setting which they would not have access to at home. Families can also explore the science centre at leisure rather than having a ‘school style’ schedule to follow.

Each session has a different theme, so workshops will change each time you visit. Keep scrolling for details of upcoming sessions. 

Do you look after someone? 

Book a free, non-judgemental and confidential chat with one of our friendly workers. 

Find out more abut the employment support available to you as a carer.

Open to carers who are working, and carers not currently in work.

Book your 30 minute chat here: Contact us | Work and Thrive Newcastle