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
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
Step up into care level 2 certifications
Second Bite catering academy
Wellbeing calls
re-engage in physical and wellbeing activities
www.ageuk.org.uk/northtyneside
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
Age UK North Tyneside
0191 643 2298
enquiries@ntcarers.co.uk
0191 259 0245
info@cedarwoodtrust.co.uk
0191 280 8484
Dreamshine CIC
0300 365 8554
Telephone befriending line 7 days a week
Chat to a friendly volunteer
Open to all who may feel isolated www.dreamshine.co.uk
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
NT LIFE Recovery College
www.voda.org.uk
Online resources promoting positive mental health
Face to face group sessions at Linskill Centre
September timetable now available
Limited numbers, booking essential
Pearey House
Delivering meals
Shopping
Supporting people to get back
Supporting people who are blind and visually
impaired in North Tyneside.
into the community
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.
peareyhouse2@hotmail.co.uk
0191 257 4388
ali.donkin@voda.org.uk
charlotte@linskill.org
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
Social prescribing service for over 18s who live in,
Emotional support
Video or telephone contact
Signposting advice
Wellbeing support
or are registered with a GP in North Tyneside
First Contact Clinical
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
Advice line 9-5pm, Mon-Fri
Webchat
Universal Credit Helpline
Pension Wise service
Email website to request call back
Alzheimer's Society
Companion calls for anyone living with dementia
Online information about dementia -
Dementia Connect Support Line
factsheets, blogs, the Talking Point
online forum and services
Family Gateway
Delivering free meals to families in
Wallsend and Howdon
Over the phone and virtual support
Providing welfare checks
Advice line: 0300 330 9047
Universal Credit: 0800 1448 444
Pension Wise: 0800 138 3944
www.ntcab.org.uk
www.reengage.org.uk
0191 643 7955
www.alzheimers.org.uk/
companion-calls
www.familygateway.co.uk
0800 716 543
0333 150 3456
Thursday online social for
mums with preschool children
www.facebook.com
MumSpace North Tyneside
MumSpace 07950 426786
North Tyneside Arts Studio
Open to anyone in North Tyneside who
Referral process available on website
is experiencing mental health issues www.northtynesideart
studio.org.uk
0191 296 1156
LD North East
Support and advice to people with
learning difficulties and their families
0191 262 2261
info@ldne.org.uk
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
Anxious Minds
Safe online support group
Drop-in recovery centre Wallsend
Counselling service
Anxious Minds radio
Veterans & Families support
0191 257 5434
www.anxiousminds.co.uk
www.ymcanorthtyneside.org
0191 262 0305
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
www.hwnt.co.uk
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
www.walkingwith.co.uk
Telephone befriending service
Online activities
Writing project
Carer support
Live at Home Scheme
Barbara.Harland@mha.org.uk
07720 680347