Community Centres and Hubs
Community centres and hubs are a great way to meet new families, check on the health and wellbeing of your children and family, get involved in local activities and groups, make new friends, keep fit
What’s on in my community?
Community centres and hubs have regular programmes of activity for adults, children, as well as for children and families. These include:
- fitness activities such as dance or exercise classes
- hobbies such as arts and crafts
- lifelong learning
- support groups
- social groups, lunch clubs and coffee mornings
- parent/grandparent and toddler groups
- children’s activities
- action groups
- young people support and activities
- health visiting and family support
Where’s my nearest community centre?
See the list of ‘Useful Organisations’ at the bottom of this page for our list of Community Centres and Hubs in Newcastle. Or you can search our directory of organisations to find a community centre near you. Y
What are community hubs?
- health visiting and community midwifery
- family support
- mental health support
- children’s therapies
- youth provision
- training opportunities
- childcare
- employability services
Children & Families Newcastle hubs
Children & Families Newcastle is part of a community network providing activities and services across 4 areas in the city for babies, children, young people and families. The hubs in Newcastle are:
| Location in Newcastle | Community Hubs (including North East Autism Hubs) |
| North | Fawdon Children’s Centre |
| East | Byker Sands Family Centre |
| Inner West | Cowgate Centre |
| Outer West | Galafield Centre |
Barnardo’s offers a number of services that are based at the hubs listed above. They have an additional service, Barnardo’s Orchard Mosaic Service for those affected by bereavement, domestic abuse and sexual abuse or exploitation.
Check the accessibility of the centre before you visit
AccessAble can help you to plan your trips to places like cinemas, theatres, restaurants, railway stations, hotels, colleges, universities, hospitals and more. They visit and review the accessibility of places in Newcastle. Use their directory of venues to find wheelchair friendly venues, read more about facilities and disabled access available. Such as:
- photos of the facilities
- entrance to the building
- accessible toilets or changing places
- how easy it is to move around the venue
- lifts
- transport and parking
- dementia friendly
- quiet or safe space
- sign language
Wellbeing Hubs
Wellbeing Hubs are a warm welcoming place to spend time in Newcastle. Local venues, such as libraries and community centres, offer a range of support such as hot drinks, free Wi-Fi, place to charge your devices, information, advice and more.
Visit Newcastle.gov.uk to find what support is available at a hub near you.
You can also search by area of Newcastle for wellbeing Hubs on InformationNOW by using the search tool above
Read more about Cost of living help and support on InformationNOW and Keeping warm and well in winter.
Food help in Newcastle
If you are struggling to pay for food or cook meals there are places in Newcastle that can help you with:
Newcastle Neighbourhood Networks
Newcastle Neighbourhoods run quarterly network events in community centres, for organisations working towards the wellbeing of the communities in the city to get to know one another, share good practice, explore links, reduce duplication, and collaborate with those communities to help them to flourish. Events are held across the 4 Newcastle neighbourhoods: North, Inner West, Outer West, East. All people who work or volunteer in the health, social care, voluntary, community, housing, sport, leisure, uniformed services and social enterprise sectors are welcome to attend. Please email to ask for the form book your place.
Communities and Neighbourhoods
Neighbourhood Planning
Communities are able to establish general planning policies for the development and use of land in a neighbourhood by preparing a Neighbourhood Plan. They are able to say, for example, where new homes and offices should be built, and what they should look like. The neighbourhood plan will set a vision for the future. It can be detailed, or general, depending on what local people want.
Neighbourhood Plans are prepared by local community groups not the City Council, although they can provide guidance and technical assistance. In areas which are covered by a Parish Council it is only the Parish Council that can prepare a Neighbourhood Plan. In non-parish areas a Neighbourhood Forum will need to be established and approved by the City Council.
You may find it useful to work with a Locality Champion.
Last updated: December 21, 2023
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