Meet the team
Sally Evans - Charity Manager
"My favourite thing to do with friends is laugh"
Email: sally@friendsaction.co.uk
Tel: 0191 231 4327
Sara Gibbeson - Project manager
"My favourite thing to do with friends is to to have a cold dip in the sea on Saturday mornings! "
Email: sara@friendsaction.co.uk
Tel: 0191 231 4327
Keelie Garrard - Operations Manager
"My favourite thing to do with friends is go for a social run and then eat!"
Email: keelie@friendsaction.co.uk
Tel: 0191 231 4327
Vicky Tate - Digital & Creative Coordinator
"My favourite thing to do with friends is to find fun and exciting things to do!"
Email: vicky@friendsaction.co.uk
Tel: 0191 231 4327
Steering group and peer volunteers
(coming soon - website currently being updated)
Toby Heaps - Lead Sessional Worker
"My favourite thing to do with friends is painting, creating stuff, live music and visiting old or new places."
Sacha Samms - Sessional Worker & Kapow Cub Co-Ordinator
"My favourite thing to do with friends is Lego, escape rooms and book clubs"
Our Trustees
Lynn Elsdon-O’Brien - Volunteer Coordinator
"My favourite thing to do with friends is chat, eat delicious food and dance to our favourite music!"
Email: lynn@friendsaction.co.uk
Tel: 0191 231 4327
Kate Gibson, PhD
"My Favourite things to do with friends is go for long walks along the beach and chat over coffee."
Graham Newton
Louise Tebble
"My Favourite things to do with friends is to go out for lunch or a coffee and have a good catch up."
Barbara Creed
Glenn Howe
Get in touch with us
0191 231 4327
Friends Action North East, C/O Ouseburn Farm, Ouseburn Road (off Lime Street),
Newcastle, NE1 2PA