Family Mental Fitness North East

10/10/2026

💚 World Mental Health Day | 10 October 2026

What if supporting children’s mental health didn’t always look like mental health support?

What if sometimes it looked like this?

Comfy children, a box of bricks and somewhere they feel safe and happy enough to simply be themselves.

No pressure. No expectations. Just time, space and opportunity to play, create and connect.

At Family Mental Fitness North East CIC, we believe that children’s emotional wellbeing is shaped by the experiences, environments and relationships around them.

Feeling safe. Being included. Making friends. Trying something new. Having someone listen.

These everyday experiences matter.

That’s why our work focuses on early intervention and prevention, creating opportunities for children and families to develop confidence, strengthen relationships and build a sense of belonging.

Because supporting mental health isn’t only about helping when things go wrong.

It’s also about creating the conditions that help things go right.

🌿 Safe · Calm · Create · Connect · Grow

💚 Family Mental Fitness North East CIC

04/10/2026

Lead Youth Worker wanted…

NEW OPPORTUNITY!

We are excited to share a new job opportunity here at The Lighthouse Project. We are looking for an amazing Sessional Lead Youth Worker for our fantastic Youth Clubs and work with young people here at the project on Monday and Wednesday evenings!

If you have the right skills and experience we would love to hear from you. Please read the Job Pack linked below and if you need any further information please let us know.

If you would like to apply please send a full CV and a letter of application to [email protected]

Can't wait to hear from you!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LATXBFCeIE8MHp4ziBRpwg8MVbw41AVs/view?usp=sharing

03/10/2026

✨ APPEAL ✨

Last year we had a FABULOUS Christmas raffle and this year is already looking even better. 🎄

We raised over £1,500 in 2025, and with some amazing prizes already lined up, we’re hoping to reach those dizzy heights again this year.

We’re not giving anything away just yet… but here’s a clue to one absolute corker: 🌳🏡🌳🛁🐿️🧳

If you’re reading this and could donate a prize to the pot, PLEASE get in touch! 🎁

Every penny we raise goes towards the essential costs that keep our work with children and families going. 💚

Tickets on sale at the start of November. 🎟️

01/10/2026

Connected Families 🌱

Another lovely The National Lottery Community Fund Connected Families session in the yurt this week. 💛

We explored five things or people that make us feel amazing, created our own Book of Me, and made calm-down wheels full of ideas for things we can do when big feelings arrive.

We also had some brilliant conversations about anger; what being angry can look and feel like, how we might notice it in ourselves, and the different things that can help us feel calmer again.

And because wellbeing doesn’t have to happen sitting around a table, we stopped to watch squirrels playing in the garden 🐿️, and everyone took home some birdseed to encourage a little bit of nature to visit them at home too. 🌱🐦

There was drawing, making, talking, noticing, sharing ideas and plenty of choice about how to join in.
☀️💛

NatureConnection NewcastleUponTyne

28/09/2026

Sliding into another week of Connected Families! 💚

Today was all about exploring, playing and connecting — indoors and out.

From a very speedy entrance down the slide, to exploring our woodland path and settling into some play together in the yurt, there was plenty of opportunity to move, investigate and build connection at a child’s own pace.

Connected Families is our early-intervention family wellbeing programme, creating relaxed opportunities for young children and their grown-ups to play, connect and spend time together.

🌿

📍 The Lighthouse Project, Byker
Family Mental Fitness North East CIC

28/09/2026

Worse ways to spend some unexpected downtime than with The Highway Rat and a coffee. Let’s call it research 🥳☕️📺

There are definitely worse places to have an unexpected quiet hour!

26/09/2026

🐾💚 Sprout and About at the Canny Cook Off!

What a gorgeous afternoon in the sunshine at Northumbria Police East End Canny Cook Off!

Team Family Mental Fitness North East CIC was out and about, handing out our Wellbeing Picnic Pack and enjoying a fantastic afternoon of food, fun and community connection.

We had the pleasure of meeting MasterChef semi-finalist Anthony O’Shaughnessy, the rather fabulous Ophelia B, and the day’s community cooks with teams from Ngage North East Ltd, Bostey Walker, NEAT Academy Trust, and other great community groups as well as councillors representing Walker, Walkergate and Byker.

I even found myself with a microphone in hand, giving a little introduction to Family Mental Fitness and the work we’re doing across Newcastle. Absolutely terrifying, but such a lovely opportunity to share what we’re building! 🎤😳

Days like today are a reminder of why all we do what we do. Bringing people together, strengthening community connections and making wellbeing accessible to children and families through simple, meaningful experiences.

A huge thank you to Northumbria Police for organising such a wonderful event and bringing so many brilliant people and organisations together.

And, of course, Sprout took his community engagement responsibilities very seriously. Plenty of sniffing, socialising and generally being the most popular member of the team. 🐶

Same time next year?!

Byker Walker ConnectedFamilies

25/09/2026

What a fun activity!

📸🧱 LEGO Photography is heading to Tynemouth! 🧱📸 Join us on Tuesday 6th October, 1pm–3pm for a brilliant afternoon exploring Tynemouth and getting creative with LEGO photography! 🌊🏰
We’ll provide all the cameras and LEGO figures, so all you need to bring is your imagination and plenty of ideas! 😎📷
📍 Meet outside Tynemouth Priory at 1pm
🕐 1pm–3pm
💷 £10 per person
Come along, get snapping and see Tynemouth from a completely different – and much more LEGO-sized – perspective! 😄🧱

Tynemouth Priory
Visual Voice