West End Children's Community

10/08/2026

💡Turning ideas into action: Picnic, Pick and Play at Elswick Park with Riverside Community Health Project alongside residents and partners.

🧺Families can bring a picnic, take part in a community litter pick and enjoy activities for children🚮

🍧Free snacks and ice lollies will also be provided

📆Monday 17 August
⏰11.00am–2.00pm
📍Elswick Park, NE4 6RS

💜The event will bring neighbours together, create opportunities for families to spend time outdoors and support residents to make the local area cleaner and more welcoming💜

05/08/2026

💜Family Festival at Hodgkin Park - everybody welcome!!💜

📆Wednesday 12 August
⏰11am - 3pm

Riverside Community Health Project

03/08/2026

📚✨ Family Foundations: Story Makers ✨📚

Join us for a fun-filled day of family activities for parents/carers and children.

🗓 Friday 7th August
🕙 10am–2pm
📍 Riverside Community Health Project
Carnegie Building, Atkinson Road, Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 8XS

Activities include:

📖 Storytime
🎨 Create your own storybook or comic book
😸 Create your own character story mask
⛺ Story den building
🎲 Games and more

🥪 Lunch included

A fun, creative and educational day for the whole family.. learn, create and explore together!

To book or find out more:
📞 0191 226 0754
📧 [email protected]

03/08/2026

27/07/2026

🎉🌞 Family Festivals are back this summer! 🌞🎉

Looking for a fantastic FREE family day out this summer? Come along to the Family Festivals at Hodgkin Park, Benwell (NE15 6RQ) for a day packed with fun for all ages!

📅 Wednesday 29th July
📅 Wednesday 12th August
🕚 11:00am – 3:00pm

Enjoy:
🎨 Arts & Crafts
⚽ Sports Activities
🏰 Inflatables
🫧 Foam Party
🤝 Community & Organisation Stalls
🎈 And lots more!

💜 NAPI will be there too! Come along and say hello to our friendly team, find out more about the support and activities we offer, and have a chat with us. We'd love to meet you and your family!

We hope to see you there for a fun-filled summer day! ☀️💜

20/07/2026

🌞𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐏𝐒 – 𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒!🌞

Enjoy a fantastic family day out this summer:
🌳 Thursday 30 July – Ridley Park
🏖️ Thursday 6 August – Bamburgh Beach
🌳 Thursday 13 August – Saltwell Park
🏖️ Thursday 20 August – South Shields Beach

These trips are 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 available to families receiving benefit-related Free School Meals.

Important booking information:
🔵One trip per family
🟣A £5 deposit is required and returned on the day of the trip
🟢Places are limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis
🟡Bookings cannot be made through Facebook
🔴Bookings cannot be changed once booked

Book by phone or in person 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘:

📞 0191 226 0754
📍 Riverside reception, Carnegie Building, Atkinson Road, Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 8XS

Book quickly to avoid missing out!

20/07/2026

🌞 Looking for something fun to do this summer? 🌞

Join us at Healthworks for a fantastic range of FREE school holiday activities for children and families! 🎉

🧑‍🍳 Cook, Play and Learn
🎨 Messy Play
🤸 And so much more!

Our additional delivery will resume week commencing 7th September, but there's still plenty happening over the holidays to keep everyone entertained.

Visit our website to discover all of our free sessions and book your place. We can't wait to welcome you! 💚

17/07/2026

💜West End Children’s Community (WECC) recently held its Focus on Health and Dentistry meeting at the Carnegie Building, Riverside Community Health Project💜

🚑The event brought together 25 participants from local health and dental services, schools, VCSE organisations, and community groups to explore the key barriers preventing children and families from accessing health and dental care🦷

Read all about it here 👇

https://newcastlewecc.org.uk/our-work/focus-on-health-and-dentistry-in-the-west-end

16/07/2026

🌞Summer Stay and Play Sessions🌞

Please see below some information for some Summer Stay and Play Sessions that we have available at Riverside over the Summer holidays. Please note that there are limited spaces available.
There will be lots on offer including:

*Bouncy castle
*Soft Play
*Arts and Crafts
*Cooking Activity with Healthworks
*Games and More!

Please note that these sessions are for children aged 0-8 years.

If you are interested in booking, please contact Reception on 01912260754 for more information🙂

13/07/2026

☀️With summer holidays nearly upon us, Nexus are reminding us all of the offer below.

🚊Kids go free, all day, every day with Tyne and Wear Metro

Tyne and Wear Metro continue to help make travel as affordable as possible for families with their Kids go free promise.

Plus, between 18 July and 31 August up to three kids aged 11 and under travel free on the bus when accompanied by an adult with a valid ticket*

Up to three children aged 11 and under can travel on Metro or the Shields Ferry for free, when accompanied by a fare-paying adult.

💜This offer is a great way for families to explore new places and spend quality time together 💜