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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...
An 8 session course for adults from Newcastle with a learning disability.
Every Tuesday at Skills for People (30 January onwards), from 2pm to 5pm.
We will learn about:
Making friends
Relationships and going on dates
Feeling good about our bodies...
Be sure to check out the Friends Action North East newsletter for December 2017.
Please click here to read.
Facebook is making us Happy!
We are proud to announce our new Facebook page @WeNotMeFriends a page dedicated to regular stories about and posts about happiness and well-being and the impact of friendship.
This page is for anyone who would like a bit of...
The LGBT Fed is looking for volunteers to be LGBT Hate Crime Advocates.
As LGBT People we will all have experienced some hate incidents in our lives and so will be aware and sympathetic to other victims. If you are interested in being a support to our...
Luv2MeetU is a dating and friendship service for people with a learning disability that has recently expanded to the North region!
We will hold regular events where you can make and develop friendships as well as supporting you to safely make and attend...
After at least two years of being able to borrow bikes from The Cycle Hub for our cycle groups that cater to getting people who have a learning disability back onto a bike, the council have pulled the funding. To continue and not pay for hire, we could...
What NHS Digital has announced
Today, NHS Digital (the part of the NHS in England that collects information about how health services are working) has announced some changes that it is going to make to one of its main data sets, called the Mental Health...
Are you reliable and flexible with good communication skills?
Do you want a job that will make a positive difference to somebody’s life?
A job that offers variety and real job satisfaction?
If the answer is “YES”, why not find out more about the...
Be sure to check out the Friends Action North East Newsletter for July 2017.
Please click here to read.
A follow up newsletter will be published before the end of the year.
Newcastle Carers is an independent charity providing dedicated information and support to adult carers (aged 18 years+) who provide unpaid support for someone living in Newcastle.
Contact our Carers Information Line for free and confidential information...