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Friends Action North East is a grassroots community charity supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people to make and keep positive friendships.
We are looking for an experienced, compassionate, self-motivated...
The North Tyneside User Forum are holding a meeting on Tuesday, 22nd July 2014.
Wendy Armstrong and Mark Kelly of Blue Line Taxis are coming to talk about recent developments that can help disabled people.
Andrew McGuinness and Claire Tulley of Nexus are...
An NHS health body in North Tyneside to hold its first annual public meeting
NHS North Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), the organisation responsible for planning and buying healthcare and health services in North Tyneside will be hosting its...
To age well, older people need information, activities and essential services close to hand - within 20 minutes of their front door.
Help us to reveal the 20 minute neighbourhoods in Walker, Walkerville, Walkergate and Byker. We’d love to know what you...
The Twisting Ducks have been working with Newcastle City Learning on a project funded by the Skills funding agency to make an accessible toolkit for employers and people with learning disabilities to find out more about the benefits of apprenticeships...
A training day at the Oxford Centre in Longbenton on Friday July 11th.
The aims are as follow:
- To highlight the health inequalities that some people with Learning Disabilities experience
- Explore ways to work with service users, families, health staff...
Active Newcastle have a huge selection of Activities for people with Disabilities. Their website provides information about a host of activities in the region, from cycling to wheelchair rugby. Events take place throughout the year at various locations....
The Institute of Public Policy Research North is holding an event to explore the cost of living for people with disabilities.
Ellie Brawn, Public Policy Adviser at Scope, will be talking about the issue of disability poverty and will ask what needs to...
Inclusion North are hosting two workshops for self-advocacy groups and leaders in Inclusion North member areas.We want to help groups and leaders to think about rights and responsibilities, and to talk about:
* Mental Capacity Act and supporting self-...
Here is a list of places in Newcastle that are part of the Safe Places scheme:
Safe Places (So far)
St John the Baptist Church (Grainger Street)
The Central Library
Brunswick Methodist Church (beside Fenwick’s)
St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral (Near...
A Tyneside cafe which will give students with disabilities a chance at work experience has opened its doors.
Cafe Beam has been set up by Smile For Life children’s charity, which is based in Ashburton Road, Gosforth, Newcastle.
It aims to give students...