Links
Below is a list of useful links to other groups and networks.
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Alzheimer's Society - Newcastle Branch
www.alzheimers.org.uk/newcastle
The Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading care and research charity for people with all forms of dementia, their families and carers.
Association of Open University Graduates
www.aoug.org.uk
Northern region 09, of national association concerned with graduates of the Open University. A community of interest in the North, regarding the promotion of learning and the welfare of members.
BAN Waste
www.banwaste.org.uk
Commited to recycling - aiming for zero waste - opposed to incineration and landfill.
Baseline
www.churchesactingtogether.org.uk
Baseline provides befriending support for young people in the Newcastle area in transition from homelessness to their own accommodation.
Better Days
www.better-days.org.uk
Adults with learning disabilities who encourage access to community facilities in Newcastle.
Bridge and Tunnel Productions Ltd
www.bridgeandtunnelproductions.com
Bridge and Tunnel Productions is a dynamic film production company based in the North East. Bridge and Tunnels reveals new ways of looking at the world, and covering unsual stories in innovative ways.
Business in the Community
www.bitc.org.uk
Business in the Community can provide employee volunteers to community groups and free professional help.
Byker Bridge Housing Association
www.bykerbridge.org.uk
Byker Bridge Housing Association provides long term supported accommodation, training, occupation and primary health care services to homeless, isolated and vulnerable men and women.
Catalyst
www.catalyst-ne.org.uk
Catalyst seeks to support and enable homeless and disadvantaged people in the North East to transform their lives.
Changemakers
www.changemakers.org.uk
Changemakers is an educational charity promoting young person led community action and learning. We want every young person to realise their capacity to play a positive and valued role in society.
Children North East
www.children-ne.org
Children North East is a long established children's charity which specialises in services for children, young people and families who are experiencing a time of disadvantage.
Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health (CPPIH)
www.cppih.org
Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) forums and independent bodies made up of volunteers from the local community that work to improve health service standards.
Community Action on Health
www.caoh.org.uk
Community Action on Health work with communities in Newcastle, especially those marginalised and disadvantaged, to help them overcome the obstacles that prevent healthy living.
Community IT Academy
www.communityitacademy.org
Aiming to provide IT services to local VCO's. Provider of IT support and training.
Cyclists' Touring Club (CTC)
www.ctc.org.uk
The country's largest group of people on bikes. Our mission is to make cycling enjoyable, safe and welcoming for all.
deafPLUS
www.deafPLUS.org
Working with people with all levels of deafness.
Disability North
www.disabilitynorth.org.uk
A centre providing advice, assessments, information and support on all disabilities and independent living. Events management and access audits.
ESFVON
www.esfvon.org.uk
ESFVON provides European funding support and guidance for voluntary and community organisations in the North East of England under the main European programmes benefiting the region. The support covers all aspects of access to European funding from developing potential project ideas into worked up, successful full applications, through to support visits ensuring projects are running to profile and submitting correct claims plus problem solving technical support during project operations.
Fairbridge in Tyne and Wear
www.fairbridge.org.uk
Tackling ingrained behaviour using support, practical learning and a wide range of courses, Fairbridge offers young people a fresh start, a belief in themselves and the chance to prove it.
Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens
www.farmgarden.org.uk
The Federations' northern office provides support, advice to groups who are interested in running community managed land management initiatives.
Grainger Park Boys Club
www.graingerparkbc.co.uk
Football and boxing club for boys and girls. Run by volunteers. Based in Scotswood.
Independent Age
www.independentage.org.uk
The charity helps older people to stay independent in their own homes by providing regular and one off grants, mobility equipment and the friendship of a volunteer visitor.
Information NOW (Newcastle Older People's Website)
www.informationnow.org.uk
Information NOW has been developed by the Quality of Life Partnership with older people in Newcastle. It is a resource of information on topics which older people have said are important to them.
Jesmond Swimming Project
www.jesmondpool.co.uk
Jesmond Pool - a community run and managed leisure facility, now offering wet and dry sporting facilities, including a fitness suite.
JET - Jobs, Education, Training
www.jetnorth.org.uk
Working in partnership with regional employers, community organisations and agencies to provide opportunities for integration, personal development, support for job search and skills, training and work placements.
Living Streets
www.livingstreets.org.uk
Champions of streets and public spaces for those on foot. Streets are more than traffic corridors - they are where people live, play and work.
Mental Health Matters
www.mentalhealthmatters.com
STEP assists people with mental health problems to return to employment using a variery of work placements, training placements and vocational qualifications.
Metropolitan Community Church - Newcastle
www.mccnewcastle.org.uk
We are a church founded within and reaching beyond the LGBT community, welcoming everyone. Working together to bring christ's liberation to all.
NCH Families First
www.nch.org.uk
The project became operational in 1997 offering support to families with children under eleven years of age living withing the West of Newcastle. We aim to provide direct support to families in need of assistance through a confidential, largely home based visiting service.
NEMLAC
www.nemlac.co.uk
We have 2 web sites, one which is public facing (above address) and a sector one (www.nemlac.co.uk/nemlac) for the profesional.
Newcastle Buddhist Centre
www.newcastlebuddhistcentre.org
Small charity offering courses and events in meditation and buddhism to suit both beginners and more experienced regulars. Day and weekend retreats, and yoga classes, also available.
Newcastle Community Food Initiative
www.newcastlefood.co.uk
The Newcastle Community Food Initiative supports community projects in setting up or developing food projects which help improve access to healthy, affordable food and address food related issues.
Newcastle Council for Voluntary Service (NCVS)
www.cvsnewcastle.org.uk
Newcastle Council for Voluntary Service is an independent non-profit making charitable organisation that supports the voluntary sector in Newcastle.
Newcastle Futures
www.newcastlefutures.co.uk
Suporting Newcastle residents with issues relating to education, training, emloyment and volunteering opportunities.
Newcastle Partnership
www.newcastlepartnership.org.uk
The Newcastle Partnership is the Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) for Newcastle and brings together,at a local level, a range of public, private, community and voluntary sector groups; allowing different initiatives and services to support one another so that they can work together more effectively. The Newcastle Partnership is responsible for producing and delivering Newcastle’s Local Area Agreement and Sustainable Community Strategy.
Newcastle P.R.O.P.S.
www.newcastleprops.org.uk
We provide one to one support, group and telephone support, out of hours telephone helpline, respite care and training for the families and carers of drug and alcohol misusers.
Newcastle Youth Council
www.alreet.com
This website is for young people living in Newcastle age 13-25 yrs. The site is so that they can have a voice in their community as well as a collective voice across the city about issues that concern them. Lots of fun bits too! Including free text messages for regular visitors to the site.
NEWNET
www.newnet.org.uk
NewNet is a champion of electronic community communications networks in the North East of England.
NIWE Eating Distress Service
www.niwe.org.uk
Offer a listening and information line for people whose lives are affected by eating distress. Therapeutic group work is also offered for women experiencing eating related problems.
North East Cultural Diversity Arts Forum
www.necdaf.org.uk
NEDCAF works in partnership with culturally diverse artists and community organisations to provide strategic direction and create exposure for regional diverse arts into the mainstream.
North of Tyne Patients' Voice
www.notpv.org.uk
Supporting patient and public involvement forums in North of Tyne and Gateshead. Working with NHS Trusts, community and voluntary organisations to highlight areas of common interest in health.
Open Clasp Theatre Company
www.openclasp.org.uk
Open Clasp Theatre Company produces pieces of professional, touring, issue-based theatre reflecting the lived experiences of women/girls in the North East, thus empowering them and our audiences through drama.
Ouseburn Trust
www.ouseburntrust.org
We work to promote the Ouseburn as a sustainable urban village, by developing property, running heritage activities adn ensuring community participation in regeneration.
Scotswood Natural Community Garden
www.sncg.org.uk
Unique award winning community garden linking natural ecology and human design. Two acre site contains areas beneficial to wildlife as well as productive food growing areas. Visit us to see for yourself!
Show Racism the Red Card
www.theredcard.org
Anti-Racist Education Charity.
Soil Association
www.soilassociation.org
Action Organic project looks to work with and help develop groups who wish to access organic produce and become involved in promoting organic farming.
Stepney Bank Stables
www.stepneybankstables.co.uk
Stepney Bank Stables is an inner-city youth oriented charity. The horse is used to motivate, educate and pass on key social skills.
Student Community Action Newcastle (SCAN)
www.scan.ncl.ac.uk
Student Volunteer Charity. Mission statement "To match the needs of the community with the skills and enthusiasm of student volunteers".
The Pentagon Partnership
www.sunderlandcommunitynetwork.org.uk
The Pentagon Partnership is a Tyne and Wear Community and Voluntary Alliance formed in 2002. It brings together one representative plus one deputy from each of the Community Networks in Tyne and Wear, the areas are: Gateshead; Newcastle; North Tyneside; South Tyneside; Sunderland. Also in an advisory capacity there are representatives from BECON and VONNE.
Tomorrrows People
www.tomorrows-people.org.uk
An employment charity who provides support to individuals in Newcastle who have barriers to employment/training. Must be 18+ and on sickness related benefit. Free and confidential.
Tyne & Wear Anti Fascist Association (TWAFA)
www.twafa.org.uk
Voluntary organisation involved in monitoring & combating organised hate groups in the region through campaigning, education, involvement in crime prevention, community safety and community cohesion issues.
VoluntarySkills.com
www.voluntaryskills.com
The website contains information on training and development opportunities available to people working in the voluntary and community sector of the North East. The training database holds over 4,000 training courses and the website has up to date news, events and useful links relevant to the sector.
VONNE
www.vonne.co.uk
VONNE, Voluntary Organisations' Network North East, is the regional voluntary and community sector infrastructure organisation for North East England.
Waygood Gallery
www.waygood.org
Contemporary Art Gallery and Artist's Studios. Interested in working on projects involving wider community.
West End Health Resource Centre
www.westend-health.co.uk
To provide activities and services for local people to keep well, to get better after being ill and also to improve their fitness.
West End Youth Enquiry Service (WEYES)
www.children-ne.org
West End Youth Enquiry Service offers advice, information and support to young people aged 11-25 living or working in the West End of Newcastle.
Weston Spirit
www.westonspirit.org.uk
Personal and social development activities for young people aged 13-25 years. Group based activities.
Your Homes Newcastle Asylum Seekers Unit
www.yhn.org.uk
The Asylum Seekers Unit (ASU) provides accommodation and support to a number of people seeking asylum in Newcastle. We also operate a move on service to assist refugees to settle in Newcastle.
