North East Amputee Support Group

21/08/2026

Come and join us at the Metro Centre Tuesday the 25th August 1-3 for our monthly support group. We are looking forward to seeing you there 😃

09/08/2026

We had a brilliant day at the beach yesterday para surfing. Huge thank you to South Shields Surf School and beach access north east who let us try their beach access chair

08/08/2026

Morning everyone, surfing is still on today. Well post an update if anything changes

06/08/2026

Surfing is confirmed for saturday those who are coming 😁 we also will put an update on early Saturday morning

25/07/2026

We are so sorry that the surfing didn't go ahead everyone. It was cancelled and we didn't get the message. It was lovley to have a cuppa with those that stayed. We will triple check and update our page before the surfing planned for the 8th August

24/07/2026

We have our first surfing session of the summer tomorrow at South Shields beach. 12.30 meet beside the Sandancer pub if your coming 😀 we will be stopping for a cuppa and a chat after too 🌊 looking forward to seeing you there!

04/07/2026

New surfing dates for this summer 🌊 drop us a message to confirm your spot - hopefully the weather will play along this time! See you there 😁

25/06/2026

Hi all, we have decided to cancel the walk on Sunday due to the heat. Sorry everyone we were looking forward to seeing you.

We will get a new date arranged ASAP

14/06/2026

Two weeks today until our walk, keeping our fingers crossed the sun shines ☀️ let us know if you can make it via DM or email - see you there 🤩

Come and join us on Sunday 28th June at 10.30am for a walk and talk with coffee after☕️☀️

Meeting point Dykelands car park (SR6 8DG). Let us know if your planning on coming along so we know who to expect 😊

21/05/2026

🌊 Fancy getting in the sea this year? 🌊

Our friends at South Shields Surf School (who ran sessions for NE Amputee last year) have some brilliant accessible and adaptive surfing on offer.

♿ Adaptive surf sessions for anyone with a disability, with facilities to support nearly all needs. Pay-as-you-can for individuals, anything from £0 to £50, with some funding available for organisations bringing a group.

🏄 Para-Surfing Club for anyone with a physical disability and/or visual impairment who wants to develop their surfing and compete. Free to attend, meeting every other Saturday morning, led by an English Para-Surfing Team coaching squad member.

👧 Free weekly SEN sessions for children and young people:
Thursdays 4-5pm, ages 6 to 8
Thursdays 5-6pm, ages 8 to 16
Wednesdays 5:30-6:30pm, ages 16 to 24

📩 Get in touch with the team at [email protected] or visit www.southshieldsurf.co.uk

Have a watch of what it is all about: https://youtu.be/h_2Z_lhkI3k?si=YRID5LoJlDFRxPxS