Focus Easington - The Welcome Centre

07/06/2026

06/06/2026

Our next social afternoon is a little bit country ... get your tickets from The Welcome Centre - only £5 ..

Come show off your line dancing skills

02/06/2026

Amazing News !!

Our young people had cause for celebration today ..

We have only just been awarded a grant to keep our youthy going for another two years.

Thank you so much to The National Lottery Community Fund 😁

30/05/2026

**SAVE THE DATE

30/05/2026

Some photos of the shenanigans at Preston Park yesterday..
Glorious weather 🌞

Please add your own photos ....

29/05/2026

Focus Easington - The Welcome Centre, Easington Colliery Youth Club and Easington Colliery Methodist Church respectfully acknowledge this poignant date and 75th Anniversary of The Easington Colliery Pit Disaster.

At 4.20am on 29th May 1951, a mechanical coal cutter was working in the Duck Bill district of the Five Quarter seam 900 feet below the surface of Easington Colliery, one of the most modern and productive mines in western Europe.
Sparks from the cutter as it struck pyrites ignited firedamp, causing a massive explosion which brought down 120 yards of roof.
The explosion couldn't have happened at a worse time. It was between shifts. In the Duck Bill were the 43 men of the fore shift, about to take over from the 38 stone shift men coming to the end of their overnight stint. 81 men were entombed.
As the first rescuers went underground, wives, mothers and loved ones of those trapped underground gathered to begin a pithead vigil. A vigil that for some was to last three days, and end in heartache for every one of them. Of the 81 men in Duck Bill, only one was rescued. He died from his injuries in Ryhope Hospital a few hours after being stretchered out of the pit cage. Two rescuers were also killed, taking the death toll of the Easington Pit Disaster to 83.
It was the second biggest disaster in the history of the Durham Coalfield.

These miners may be gone but the community of Easington Colliery never forgets.

29/05/2026

Preston Park bound ....

Lovely day for a family trip - Enjoy :)

28/05/2026

PRESTON PARK UPDATE !!!!! for Welcome Centre users

All tickets and numbers have been confirmed from the list provided to me yesterday - NO additional people can be added on as the number of attendees have been confirmed with Preston Park.

The trip has been advertised in The Welcome Centre for our service users and youth club attendees for a month. Unfortunately we cannot add any more users on to our existing list at the cost advertised .. Apologies if anyone has missed out.

No admittance will be permitted on the bus if tickets have not been paid for.

28/05/2026

Anyone booked for Preston Park Trip Friday 29th May.
Pick up 9:45am at Pay Note Cafe

27/05/2026

We only have pantry today and will be closed at 11:15am.

Sorry no meal available