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This is the page for NeuroHive CIC founded October 2024 (previously Think Cre8tive Group Wakefield).

NeuroHive will focus on creating safe and inclusive online spaces for neurodivergent young people. NeuroHive aims to create safe and inclusive spaces for neurodivergent young people. Our current projects involve online creative-based gaming environments where young people can engage in supported activities to promote mental well-being and reduce social isolation. Our Funtime Games program benefits those facing challenges in traditional schooling, including home-educated children, offering opportunities to build social skills, explore creativity, and enhance learning through structured gaming activities. Our aims are to prioritise accessibility, offering support to low-income families and carers to ensure participation is open to all; and to empower neurodivergent children to thrive in a nurturing, engaging space where they can fully express their potential. We are currently working on new opportunities for young adults aged 18-25 who find face to face groups challenging.

13/10/2026

Gaming Hangout – Thinking of Joining Us?

You don't have to commit to two hours of gaming straight away! 😊

We know that turning up somewhere new can feel a bit daunting, especially when you don't know who's going to be there or what to expect.

So here's the thing…

👋 You can pop in and say hello!

Come and meet Mel and Ariana, have a look around, see what games we're playing and get a feel for what Gaming Hangout is all about.

You don't have to stay for the whole session, either. Stay for as long as you're comfortable with. There's no pressure to jump straight in or join every activity.

What about registration?

We do ask everyone to register because it helps us put the right safeguarding arrangements in place for who's attending.

But if you're thinking about joining and haven't registered yet, please don't let that stop you from coming to meet us! You can pop in, have a chat with us and we'll explain how it all works.

We want Gaming Hangout to be somewhere young people can feel comfortable, be themselves and find their own way into the group.

Some people will be ready to get gaming straight away. Others might need a little time to settle in. Both are absolutely fine.

🎮 The Cluntergate Centre, Horbury**
🎮 Wednesdays, 3–5pm
🎮 For young people aged 11–17 across the Wakefield district.

👉 You can register here:
https://www.funtimegamesuk.com/pricing-plans/

Not sure if it's for you? Come and say hello. We'd love to meet you!

12/10/2026

**Gaming Hangout – Week 6: Different People, Different Games!**

Good news… the WiFi was working this week!

But we were prepared just in case, thanks to Ariana, our Youth Gaming Lead, who had been busy downloading some games for us to try.

And we've now added two new games to our collection!

Geometry Dash – officially purchased and ready to play!

Don't Starve Together – a new survival/adventure for us to explore.

We also discovered a game called Magic Archery, which one of our young people introduced to Ariana.

It might be an individual game, but that didn't stop a bit of friendly competition breaking out between them! 😂
Apparently, you don't always need multiplayer for things to get competitive.

We discovered that one of our other young people enjoys creating characters and stories, which got us thinking about running some Dungeons & Dragons at Gaming Hangout.

We already run D&D through Funtime Games, so if it's something other young people would be interested in, it's definitely a possibility!

One of my favourite things about Gaming Hangout is seeing just how different everyone is.

Some are chatty, some are quieter. Some love creating things, others enjoy a challenge. Everyone has their own interests, ideas and ways of joining in.

And that's exactly how it should be!

You don't all have to like the same games, enjoy the same activities or be the loudest person in the room to be part of the group.

We're getting to know each other, discovering new interests and figuring out what everyone enjoys along the way.

So… what will we get up to this week?

🌟 The Cluntergate Centre, Horbury
🌟 Wednesdays, 3–5pm
🌟 For young people aged 11–17 across the Wakefield district.

Interested in joining us? Find out more and register here 👉 https://www.funtimegamesuk.com/pricing-plans/

💬 **And tell us… would you be interested in playing D&D at Gaming Hangout?** Let us know in the comments!

05/10/2026

Gaming Hangout isn't just about Wednesdays at The Cluntergate Centre!

We know that turning up somewhere new can feel like a BIG step, especially if you don't know anyone yet.

So, if you'd like to join Gaming Hangout but you're not quite ready to come along face-to-face, you can join our Discord community first.

It gives you a chance to:

👉 Chat with other young people in the group
👉 Get to know people before coming along
👉 Talk about the games you love
👉 Suggest games you'd like us to try
👉 Get a feel for who we are and what Gaming Hangout is like

We've also got a Padlet linked in our Discord where young people can leave comments and ideas about the sessions.

You can tell us things like:
✅ What games you love playing
✅ What you'd like to play at Gaming Hangout
✅ What you enjoyed about a session
✅ Ideas for future activities
✅ Anything you'd like us to know

You don't have to come along to the face-to-face session straight away. You can take your time, get to know us online and come along when you're ready. 😊

And if you do want to come along to the Wednesday sessions, we'll be there to welcome you!

The Cluntergate Centre, Horbury
Wednesdays, 3–5pm
For young people aged 11–17 living in the Wakefield District

👉 Register here: https://www.funtimegamesuk.com/pricing-plans/

Once you've registered, we'll give you the information you need to join our Discord community.

Gaming Hangout is about finding your own way to connect. 💜

Nova Wakefield District Wakefield Community Anchor Network The Cluntergate Centre

04/10/2026

**Gaming Hangout – Week 5: When Gaming Doesn't Quite Go to Plan!**

So… there are no photos this week.

Again. 😂

This time, we had a few technical challenges to contend with. The WiFi at The Cluntergate Centre was having one of those days, Minecraft decided it needed an update, and suddenly our carefully planned gaming afternoon wasn't looking quite so carefully planned!

But that's the thing about Gaming Hangout — sometimes you just have to roll with it.

So we started looking at what other games we could play.

And that's when things got VERY competitive…

Our Youth Gaming Lead, Ariana, and one of our young people discovered **Planet Clicker** on Coolmath Games.

What started as a bit of fun turned into a serious competition.

It got so competitive that I eventually had to step in and call a TIME OUT…

…because they both needed to go to the loo! 😂

Meanwhile, one of our new young people played one of his favourite games Geometry Dash.

All I could hear from across the room was the incredibly rhythmic:
tap tapity tap tap, tapity tapity tap…

Despite the WiFi frustrations, everyone found something they enjoyed, and we ended up having some really good conversations about the different games everyone likes to play.

And, as seems to happen every week, we discovered some new games too.

Ariana has now spent the last few days researching games that we can download onto the laptops that don't need WiFi to play.

We're putting together a little collection of offline games - including some demos for everyone to try.

Who knows… we might even discover our next Gaming Hangout favourite!

Sometimes the best sessions aren't the ones that go exactly to plan.

They're the ones where you adapt, find something else to do, have a laugh and end up discovering something new together.

⭐ The Cluntergate Centre, Horbury
⭐ Wednesdays, 3–5pm
⭐ For young people aged 11–17 across the Wakefield district

If you'd like to find out more or register, you can do that here
👉 https://www.funtimegamesuk.com/pricing-plans/

And if you know a young person who loves gaming, send them our way!

03/10/2026

The funding has ended, but the journey continues...

🎉 Our National Lottery Community Fund project has come to an end – but the work continues!

Over the past period, support from National Lottery players has given Neurohive CIC something incredibly valuable: capacity and time to strengthen Funtime Games and build foundations for the future.

We haven't focused on growing membership just for the sake of numbers. Instead, we've taken a step back and asked some really important questions:

💚 What is Funtime Games really about?
💚 What difference does it make to young people?
💚 What does belonging look like?
💚 How can we understand and evidence our impact?
💚 And how can we make sure we're ready to grow sustainably?

This work has led to the development of our Funtime Games Framework, our Pathway to Belonging and a much clearer set of outcomes around friendship, belonging, inclusion, confidence and reduced isolation.

We've also been able to recruit more volunteers and begin developing relationships with Local Authority services and organisations such as Local Offer and Inclusive Wiltshire.

We haven't just been making Funtime Games bigger. We've been making it stronger.

And that's something we're incredibly proud of.

A huge thank you to National Lottery players for helping make this possible.

28/09/2026

Week 4 – “Don’t kill me, please!”

There was a bit of PVP action happening at Gaming Hangout last week…

And at one point, we could hear our Youth Gaming Lead pleading:

“Don't kill me, please!”

There may have been a little ganging up going on.

Although… we're not saying they entirely deserved it, but there may have been some slightly too enthusiastic gloating after successfully taking out a few other players. 😂

So perhaps a little revenge was inevitable!

It's all part of the fun, though - a bit of friendly competition, plenty of laughter and young people getting to play together in a relaxed environment.

We're already wondering what this week's session will bring…

👉 The Cluntergate Centre, Horbury
👉 Wednesdays, 3–5pm
👉 For young people aged 11–17 across the Wakefield district

If you'd like to find out more or register, you can do that here 👉
https://www.funtimegamesuk.com/pricing-plans/

27/09/2026

🌟 Week 4 - Gaming Hangout – Not Quite Old Enough… Yet! 🌟

We had a couple of younger children turn up with their parents this week, excited to see what Gaming Hangout was all about.

Unfortunately, because of the funding for this particular project, Gaming Hangout is currently for young people aged 11–17, with some flexibility for slightly older young people with SEND.

We had to say they were a little too young to join us… but not before they had a go with our magnetic blocks and created some rather brilliant Minecraft-inspired builds!
We promised we would share them!

So we're putting the feelers out…

Would there be interest in an all-ages gaming/creative group in the Wakefield area?

We're thinking about a relaxed, daytime session where children and young people could come along, play games, get creative, meet others and spend time in a welcoming environment.

If this is something your family would be interested in, let us know in the comments or send us a message. We'd really like to hear from you and get a better idea of what people are looking for.

And if you know a family who might be interested, please tag them or share this post.

For now, Gaming Hangout continues every Wednesday:

👉 The Cluntergate Centre, Horbury
👉 Wednesdays, 3–5pm
👉 Currently for ages 11–17 across the Wakefield district

Watch this space…

25/09/2026

Gaming Hangout - Week 4 - Gaming, creativity & a bit of chaos!

Well… this happened....

After seeing a post about a Greggs Theme Park, our Gaming Hangout gang decided there was only one thing to do…

Build their own Minecraft version!

And obviously, no Greggs theme park would be complete without a Sausage Roll Rollercoaster.

We’re now wondering what ride will be next…

Steak Bake Sizzler? 🔥
Festive Bake Freefall? 🎢
Pizza Slice Spin? 🍕

Who knows what they'll come up with next!

This is one of the things we love about Gaming Hangout, give young people the space, a few ideas and some Minecraft blocks, and see where they take it.

🎯 The Cluntergate Centre, Horbury
🎯 Wednesdays, 3–5pm
🎯 For young people aged 11–17 across the Wakefield district

If you'd like to find out more or register, you can do that here
https://www.funtimegamesuk.com/pricing-plans/

What should we build next? Any thoughts?

19/09/2026

Gaming Hangout – Week 3

So… we forgot to take any photos again!

In our defence, the young people were far too busy building rollercoasters & houses, and I was busy chatting to mums about some of the difficulties their young people face when it comes to finding opportunities to socialise.

One of the things that really stood out was how much young people can want to socialise, but finding something that actually feels accessible and right for them isn't always easy.

And this is exactly why we're trying to create Gaming Hangout.

This week we welcomed two new young people, who joined in alongside the others and got stuck into their own thing.

There was also some very important Minecraft-adjacent activity happening with our magnetic blocks… one young person decided to build a lava-filled “hell” display for a chicken and a pig!
We're not entirely sure what the chicken and pig had done to deserve this fate. 🔥

And a big thank you to The Cluntergate Centre for the biscuits. They went down very well! 🍪

Three weeks in, we're still finding our feet, but we're really enjoying seeing the group beginning to take shape.

And yes… next week we will try to remember to take photos!
Nova Wakefield District Wakefield Community Anchor Network

11/09/2026

🎮 Gaming Hangout – Week Two

Week two of our Gaming Hangout was a small but really relaxed session in the Studio at the back of the Cluntergate Centre.

There was plenty of gaming, and we even learnt something new ourselves! Our Gaming Lead had a go at **DonutSMP**, a Minecraft server that was new to them. One of the young people helped them find their way around the settings - including turning off the fast chat, which was taking up nearly half the screen! 🙌

While we were waiting for things to load, we also got creative with our Minecraft magnetic blocks and started building some towers. 🧱

That's one of the things we want Gaming Hangout to be about - you don't have to arrive with a plan, and you don't have to do things one particular way. You can game, build, chat, explore something new or simply take things at your own pace.

We're still getting the group established, so it's been lovely to start seeing young people finding their own way of using the space.

🎮 **Wednesdays, 3–5pm**
📍 Cluntergate Centre, Horbury
💻 Join in person or online
👾 Free for ages 10–17

Find out more and register:
[https://www.funtimegamesuk.com/pricing-plans/list]

Address

Wakefield
WF4

Telephone

+447904981504

Website

http://www.neurohivecic.com/, http://www.funtimegamesuk.com/

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