Useful Services in North Tyneside
Advice and information
Learning sessions and workshops
Peer support groups
Counselling
Breaks and activities
Action to get carers’ voices heard
0191 643 2298
Dreamshine CIC
Telephone befriending line 7 days a week
Chat to a friendly volunteer
Open to all who may feel isolated
0300 365 8554
The Cedarwood Trust
Free meals for residents in need (North Shields)
COVID Counselling service for anxiety and depression
Cinema, gardening, craft clubs & coffee mornings
Community outreach supporting residents to re-engage in physical and wellbeing activities
Step up into care level 2 certifications
Second Bite catering academy
Wellbeing calls
0191 259 0245
Good Neighbours
Custom shopping trips and shopping buddies
Garden chat and walking volunteers
Click and collect pick-ups
Prescription collections
Wellbeing packs
0345 2000 101
www.voda.org.uk
Age UK North Tyneside
Emergency hot meals
Essential shopping support
Information, advice and guidance
Carer support and bereavement support
Telephone befriending
Virtual social groups
Healthy Habits (virtual)
Veterans support
North Tyneside Carers' Centre
The Cedarwood Trust
0191 280 8484
www.ageuk.org.uk/northtyneside
NT LIFE Recovery College
Online resources promoting positive mental health
Face to face group sessions at Linskill Centre
September timetable now available
Limited numbers, booking essential
Pearey House
Supporting people who are blind and visually impaired in North Tyneside.
Delivering meals
Shopping
Supporting people to get back into the community
0191 257 4388
Linskill Centre & Battle Hill Community Centre
Range of activities (many free) for aged 18+
A combination of onsite and online such as
coffee mornings, fitness classes, heritage talks, bike rides, monthly film club, gardening and
photography groups.
Please book in advance.
0191 257 8000
Meadow Well Connected
Well Together- a range of activities for Mental
and Physical Wellbeing including 1 to 1 support
from a Specialist Alcohol Worker
Kid's Club ( age 8-13 pre-booked only)·
Help to find work
I.T. Support
Community Café
Community Garden info@meadowwellconnected.org.uk
0191 341 0033
info@meadowwellconnected.org.uk
First Contact Clinical
Social prescribing service for over 18s who live in, or are registered with a GP in North Tyneside
Emotional support
Video or telephone contact
Signposting advice
Wellbeing support
www.socialprescribing.org.uk
0191 432 4829
Re-engage
Call Companions telephone befriending for aged 75+ living alone or sheltered accommodation
They will consider supporting people
under 75 on a case by case basis
Citizens Advice North Tyneside
0800 716 543
LD North East
Support and advice to people with
learning difficulties and their families
0191 262 2261
info@ldne.org.uk
Alzheimer's Society
Companion calls for anyone living with dementia
Online information about dementia - factsheets, blogs, the Talking Point online forum and services
Dementia Connect Support Line
0333 150 3456
www.alzheimers.org.uk/companion-calls
North Tyneside Arts Studio
Open to anyone in North Tyneside who is experiencing mental health issues
Referral process available on website
www.northtynesideartstudio.org.uk
0191 296 1156
Family Gateway
Delivering free meals to families in
Wallsend and Howdon
Over the phone and virtual support
Providing welfare checks
0191 643 7955
MumSpace
Thursday online social for
mums with preschool children
07950 426786
www.facebook.com
MumSpace North Tyneside
YMCA North Tyneside
Care packages, food supplies and activity packages for vulnerable families
Online youth work sessions
Mental health support
Online fitness classes
Detached outreach work and youth work on the streets
0191 257 5434
Anxious Minds
Safe online support group
Drop-in recovery centre Wallsend
Counselling service
Anxious Minds radio
Veterans & Families support
www.anxiousminds.co.uk
0191 262 0305
Live at Home Scheme
Telephone befriending service
Online activities
Writing project
Carer support
07720 680347
Healthwatch North Tyneside
Information about health and care services
The independent voice for people using
local services, listening to and sharing
your feedback to help improve care
0191 263 5321
Care and Connect
Provides advice and support to stay
independent and connected with
the community
0191 643 7474
care&connect@northtyneside.gov.uk
Walking With in North Tyneside
Supports asylum seekers, refugees and those without status who are in need in the North Tyneside area
0191 649 8974