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The Comfrey Project works with refugees and asylum seekers across Newcastle and Gateshead with the aim of improving their conditions of life and general wellbeing. The Comfrey Project is a registered charity which works with refugees and asylum seekers on allotment sites across Newcastle and Gateshead with the aim of improving their conditions of life and general wellbeing.

20/05/2026

🌍🎤 Refugee Week Open Mic Night at The Glasshouse 🎤🌍

The Glasshouse is hosting an Open Mic Night as part of Refugee Week.

📅 Friday 19 June
⏰ 5.00pm – 7.30pm
📍 Main Concourse, The Glasshouse

This will be a welcoming evening of music, poetry and storytelling, bringing people together to celebrate creativity, community and culture.

🎶 Would you like to perform?
Performance slots are open to musicians, poets and storytellers. Each slot is 10 minutes long and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Please sign up as soon as possible to avoid missing out:
https://forms.office.com/e/EhT3vdqYgX

👀 Want to come along and watch?
Audience members are very welcome — come and enjoy an evening of performances and community connection.

There may also be space for a small number of stalls or activities, such as artwork, crafts, information displays, henna or creative activities.

Please share with anyone who may be interested. 💛

13/05/2026

The flowers are blooming at The Comfrey Project 🌸
A little reminder that growth, warmth and community can still flourish - even when the world feels uncertain.

15/04/2026

The Melissa Bus will be at The Comfrey Project today from 10:00am - 2:00pm.

Come along to:
- Speak to local health and wellbeing services
- Receive a free blood pressure check
- Find ways to stay warm and save money
- Take part in fun activities

Free, all welcome!

10/04/2026

That’s a wrap 🎉

Our Easter HAF programme was so much fun! 🌼🐣

We packed in so many amazing activities, including:
🌱 Gardening
🐝 Beekeeping with North East Young Dads and Lads
🎶 Music making with The Glasshouse Gateshead
🧦 Recycling old socks to create Easter Sock Pets with Gateshead Libraries
🧠 Looking after young minds with activities from RISE
📚 A wonderful book signing (with free books!) from the amazing author Chloe Daykin
🦷 Dental health activities
🎨 Magical mandalas with Dynamic Community Fusion
👌 Delicious food from .newcastle
…and so much more! 💛

A huge thank you to all our volunteers, partners and everyone who joined us – what a brilliant Easter it’s been! 🌸✨

08/04/2026

🌍 Breaking Bread – Sharing Cultures & Stories 🍞

Come together to celebrate the simple act of breaking bread!
✨ Discover breads from around the world
✨ Hear stories from different cultures
✨ Share your own memories and traditions

📍 Kittiwake Trust Multilingual Library
📅 Thursday 16th April
⏰ 1:00pm – 2:30pm

Everyone is welcome 💛
Bring your friends – and maybe a story or a piece of bread to share!

26/03/2026

🌼 There’s still great availability across Gateshead for the Easter holiday activity programme!

At The Comfrey Project, we still have a few spaces available for Brighten the Day Easter 2026 (for children in school years Reception to Year 😎.

Enjoy a range of fun, fully funded activities, all including a meal. 🎨🍽️

E-vouchers for eligible children were issued on 4th March – please check your spam/junk folder or contact [email protected]

Children are eligible if they receive benefits-related free school meals.

17/02/2026

✨🐎 Happy Lunar New Year 2026! 🧧🎉

Wishing everyone a joyful and prosperous Lunar New Year!
May the Year of the Horse bring strength, success, happiness, and exciting new opportunities. ❤️✨
Here’s to fresh beginnings and good fortune for the year ahead.

05/02/2026

💚 Seed love across borders 💚

A huge thank you to Sue Davies for the beautiful package of seeds and the even more beautiful letter that came with them 🌱💌

Sue gardens on her allotment in Oswestry, Shropshire, on the Welsh borderlands, and saves her own seeds with so much care. Many of these varieties are especially meaningful — Sue and her late husband (who was Bangladeshi) loved growing and eating vegetables popular in Bangladesh, and those stories and memories are carried right along with the seeds.

Included are some real gems:

🌱 Scunthorpe Amaranth, originally shared with Sue by a Bangladeshi grower and known for self-seeding freely
🌱 A mix of open-pollinated beans saved from her own harvests
🌱 Red-stem Malabar (Ceylon) spinach, grown and saved from Sue’s own plants
🌱 Shales Finn melon, a vigorous climbing gourd
🌱 Bateekh Samara melon, a fascinating melon–cucumber cross with roots in Iraq, grown by Sue from Real Seeds and saved with love !💚

This is exactly what community seed-sharing is about - generosity, heritage, stories, and connection 🌍🌿

Thank you, Sue, for trusting us with these seeds and for sharing a little piece of your garden and your life with us.
You’re always welcome to visit our garden 💚

04/02/2026

We are delighted to invite you to the official launch of our first published book 'The Comfrey Almanac', from 12:30pm to 2:30pm.

'The Comfrey Almanac' is the result of a two-year collaboration between members of The Comfrey Project community and Dr Gillian Jein (Newcastle University), bringing together seasonal skills, knowledge, stories, and artwork shared by people who have been displaced from different parts of the world and have made their homes in the North East - you can find out more here: The Comfrey Almanac.

The project was made possible with support from ESRC’s Impact Acceleration Account, the North East Combined Authority, Newcastle University’s Centre for Researching Cities, the Humanities Research Institute, the School of Modern Languages at Newcastle University, and many generous individual donors.

The launch will include a presentation of the book by Dr Jein, along with readings and art activities from those who helped create it.

We hope to see you all you there!

The Comfrey Project

05/01/2026

🌿 Female Volunteering Opportunity – Creative Workshops at The Comfrey Project 🌿

We are looking for female volunteers to support a series of creative art and nature workshops running on Fridays from October 17th.

Volunteers will:

- Welcome the women and help them feel safe in the space

- Support activities such as mixed media art, nature walks, fabric printing, leaf sewing, flax weaving, natural dyeing, and outdoor art

- Help set up and tidy away materials (fabric, paints, sewing kits, natural objects)

- Join in creative sessions and encourage participants to share ideas

🗓️ Workshops run on Fridays, 11am–2pm at The Comfrey Project, Gateshead.

💡 This is a fun and hands-on opportunity to support people, nature, and creativity, while gaining experience in community arts.

Please message us if you are interested!

Nicola 🧡

Address

Windmill Hills Centre, Chester Place
Gateshead
NE81QB

Opening Hours

Tuesday	9:30am - 3pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 3pm
Thursday	9:30am - 3pm
Friday	9:30am - 3pm
Saturday	10:30am - 2pm

Telephone

+441914477801

Website

http://www.thecomfreyproject.org.uk/

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