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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...
A new service has been launched in the North East.
The Silver Line – a service to provide information and signposting to older people and also a telephone friendship service was launched today by Esther Rantzen CBE.
Based on Childline, The Silver Line...
Newcastle Society for Blind Peoples latest Newsletter is packed full of information on their latest news and events. It also provides advice and useful contact details for organisations who offer support.
Disability North and the Percy Hedley Foundation are facilitating two FREE events in June and July 2013. Places are limited so sign up ASAP to find out how your organisation can become a ‘Disability Equality Champion’.
Catch up with the latest from Gateshead People!
Major works as part of the continuing modernisation of the Tyne and Wear Metro will mean major line closures coming up this August between Haymarket and Airport, and Haymarket to Longbenton/Four Lane Ends.
When the line closure begins on August 4th there...
A new volunteering project ‘Gateshead Action Volunteers’ has been launched by the Volunteer Centre Gateshead. This is a one year project offering volunteering taster days to people with a learning disability.
Social support to volunteer will be offered...
The new look Information Now - The Newcastle Older People's Website is now live.
Visit www.informationnow.org.uk to see the exciting new features in action and discover how Information Now could be useful to you and the people you know or work with...
Seven Stars, Northumberland’s Learning Disabled theatre company are holding a recruitment drive and calling out to all adults aged eighteen and above who are learning disabled to join the group.
Established in 1997 and based in the old church Waterloo...
Catch up with the latest from Disability North. This Newsletter contains details about the advice and guidance the Service Team provide, Disability North events for your diary,as well as general news about what's been happening at Disability North.
To...
There are still places available at Rising Sun Farm's Day Service run by Independent Lives.
People involved in using the service can take advantage of the fantastic facilities on the farm, which is set to welcome the arrival of some new animals on site...