ACTIVITIES

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• All Saints Community Association

  • All Saints Community Association offers young people an open access youth club and positive activity sessions. Groups meet to discuss a number of issues concerning them, including healthy living and a healthy diet. We also run a monthly first aid Heart Start sessions offering young people accreditations.

    Stanley Street, South Shields, NE34 0BX.

    0191 456 1185

    http://www.allsaintsca.org.uk

    Cost: 70p

    Age: 13 -19

    Times: Monday 7:00 - 9:30pm, Wednesday 7:00 - 9:30pm, Friday 7:00 - 9:30pm

    Exclusions: 1 week Easter TBA, 2 weeks Christmas - school Holidays

    
• Arbeia Roman Fort

  • Arbeia was a military supply base for the 17 forts along the length of Hadrians Wall.

    Today, Arbeia combines the excavated remains of the original base with reconstructions of buildings to present a fascinating insight into what life was like in Roman Britain. It is an important archaeological site and is one of the few places in Britain where visitors can see brought-to-life Roman buildings.

    Baring Street, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE33 2BB

    0191 456 1369

    http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/arbeia/

    Cost: FREE (small charge to Time Quest)

    Times: Easter to September: Monday to Saturday 10.00am-5.30pm, Sunday 1.00pm- 5.00pm October to Easter: Monday to Saturday 10.00am- 3.30pm, Closed Sunday

    
• Bede’s World

  • Bede's World represents the extraordinary life of the Venerable Bede who lived and worked there 1300 years ago. You can see rare breeds of cattle, wild boar, sheep and geese whilst historic re-enactments demonstrate how medieval villagers lived and dressed. In St. Paul's Church and Monastic Site and the ruins of the later medieval monastery, experience the unique atmosphere of 1300 years ago. Finally relax in the restaurant at Jarrow Hall, one of the finest Georgian houses in the region.

    Church Bank, Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, NE32 3DY

    0191 489 2106

    http://www.bedesworld.co.uk/

    Times: Monday to Saturday 10.00am-5.00pm, Sunday 12.00pm-5.00pm. Closed Good Friday. For Christmas opening please call

    
• Bold as Brass Young People's Theatre Company

  • Bold as Brass is a young people's theatre group that has been established offering a chance to take part in film making, radio plays and live theatre. This group performed a one week's residency in London's West End performing 'Do You See What I See'.

    Bold As Brass, Central Library Theatre, Prince Georg Square, South Shields, NE33 2PE.

    07811138329

    Cost: Free sessions

    Age: 13 - 19

    Times: Tuesday 6.30pm - 8.30pm

    
• Boldon Young People's Project

  • Boldon Young People's Project offers girls cheer leading sessions, youth club sessions involving young people in first aid Heart Start sessions and food hygiene courses, many of these courses provide young people with accredited outcomes.

    We also provide disco sessions once a month, swimming and football sessions.  

    Boldon Young People's Project, Village Hall, New Road, Boldon Colliery, NE35 9DZ

    0191 536 8085

    Cost: Free of charge - £1.00

    Age: 13 - 19

    Times: Monday 8.15 - 9.15pm, Tuesday 6.00pm - 9.00pm

    
• Brinkburn Community Centre

  • Brinkburn Commuity Centre facilitate the Duke Of Edinburgh Award ‘Go For Gold’ Team which is ran by volunteers most of whom have gained the award within the group. The group recruit young people from South Tyneside and train and assess them in the expedition and physical sections of the Award and assist them to complete the full Award. This long standing group has been established for over 45 years.

    We also offer a youth club and girls group work sessions providing a range of positive activities and discuss current issues affecting young women. This session also includes giving advice on healthy living, healthy diet and obesity issues. The group also meet to work on projects towards accredited outcomes such as the Duke of Edinburgh Awards. 

    Brinkburn Community Centre, Harton Lane, South Shields, NE34 OPJ

    0191 455 8491

    Cost: £1.00 - £ 1.50

    Age: 13 - 19

    Times: Monday 7.00pm - 10.00pm, Wednesday 7.00pm - 9.00pm, Thursday 5.00pm - 7.00pm

    Exclusions: 2 Weeks Christmas Holidays, Bank holidays

    
• Chuter Ede Community Association

  • Chuter Ede Community Association offers a youth club aimed at young peeople discussing current issues, healthy lifestyles, healthy diet and obesity. We offer a range of positive activities offering young people fun and rewarding sessions aimed at improving their fitness.

    Chuter Ede Community Association, Galsworthy Road, South Shields, NE34 9UG

    0191 536 0515

    Cost: 50p, 70p for members £1 for non members

    Age: 13 -19

    Times: Monday 6.00pm - 9.00pm, Wednesday 7.00 - 9.00pm, Friday 7.00pm - 9.00pm, Sunday 7.00pm - 10.00pm

    
• Clegwell Community Association

  • Clegwell Community Association offers an open access youth drop in session for young people providing a range of positive activities. We also offer youth indoor climbing sessions aimed at developing young peoples team skills, increasing confidence, building trust, improving fiteness, having fun and raising their awareness of risks they may take. There are also a range of other positive activities including football sessions.

     

    Mountbatten Avenue, Hebburn, Tyne & Wear, NE31 2QU

    0191 489 7575

    Cost: 50p

    Age: 13 - 19

    Times: Monday 6.30pm - 9.00pm, Tuesday 6.30pm - 9.00pm, Friday 6.30pm - 9.00pm

    
• CREST (Compact Race Equality in South Tyneside)

  • The CREST Charitable Organisation celebrate diversity in South Shields and other areas within South Tyneside. We also champion racial equality.

    CREST offers a young persons drop in providing information, advice and guidance on a range of young peoples issues. CREST offers a one to one and meeting room which young people can use as space to revise, socialise and access youth workers. Weekly drop ins cover issue based work and discussions covering crime and disorder, drugs and alcohol, religion and culture and citizenship.

    Street dance workshops provide an opportunity for young people to use dance, art and fitness as a tool to engage with others.  

    CREST also offers 'Fighting Fit' martial arts sessions for BME males

    CREST, 7 Beach Road, South Shields, Tyne & Wear, NE33 2QA

    Cost: Free session - £1.00

    Age: 13 - 19

    Times: Monday 1.00pm - 4.00pm, Tuesday 4.30pm - 6.30pm, Wednesday 4.00pm - 6.00pm

    
• Dunes Adventure Island

  • Dunes Adventure Island is a new leisure development on South Shields seafront featuring an indoor play area and ten-pin bowling alley.

    Dunes Adventure Island also offers modern function rooms and a good choice of places to eat and drink, including a new Italian bistro with a mouth-watering menu.

    Sea Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE33 2LD

    0191 455 5255

    http://www.dunesadventureisland.co.uk/
    http://www.dunesbowl.co.uk/
    
    

    Times: Daily 10.00am- 12 midnight. Closed Christmas Day

    
• Free Swims

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• Hebburn Community Association

  • Hebburn Community Assocation offers positive activities for young people, this includes sport activities such as football and pool. A number of groups meet weekly to discuss current issues affected them as young people, this includes healthy living and healthy diets.

     

     

     

    Hebburn Community Association, Argyle Street, Hebburn, Tyne & Wear, NE31 1BQ

    0191 483 2784

    Cost: 1.20

    Age: 13 - 19

    Times: Tuesday 7.00pm - 9.00pm, Sunday 7.00pm - 9.00pm

    
• Hebburn Swimming Pool

  • Hebburn swimming pool provides excellent facilities and activities for young people. Hebburn swimming pool also hosts a full programme of swimming lessons.

    Campbell Park Road, Hebburn, Tyne and Wear, NE31 2SN

    0191 483 3163

    http://active.southtyneside.info

     

    Times: NE31 2SN

    
• Hedworthfield Detached Project

  • Hedworthfield Detached Project offers drop-in sessions, art workshops, football sessions and male boxerfit. There are also street based sessions around the Hedworth and Fellgate areas.

    Cornhill, Fellgate, Jarrow, Tyne & Wear, NE32 4QD

    0191 537 2026

    Cost: Free session

    Age: 13 - 19

    Times: Monday 12 noon - 2.00pm, Tuesday 5.00pm - 6.00pm

    
• Horsley Hill Community Association

  • Horsley Hill Community Association offer boxer-fit sessions for girls, a boxing club and youth club.

    Marsden Road, South Shields, Tyne & Wear, NE34 6RQ

    0191 456 4466

    Cost: Free session - £1.00

    Age: 13 - 19

    Times: Monday 5.00pm - 6.00pm, Tuesday 6.00pm - 7.00pm, Wednesday 6.00pm - 9.00pm

    
• JAYD (Jarrow Active Youth Development Project )

  • JAYD offer female group work sessions, street based work for males and targeted youth work sessions with young people including boxer-fit sessions.

    JAYD, Jarrow Community Association, Cambrian Street, Jarrow, Tyne & Wear, NE32 3QK

    Cost: Free of charge - £1.00

    Age: 13 - 19

    Times: Monday 6.00pm - 8.30pm, Tuesday 6.30p - 8.00pm, Wednesday 5.00 - 9.00pm

    
• Luke's Lane Community Association

  • Girls group sessions to meet and discuss current issues affecting young women. This session also includes giving advice on healthy living, healthy diet and obesity issues.

    Luke's Lane Community Association also offer a youth club who take part in positive activity sessions. This involves mixing music for those aspiring to be a future DJ.

     

    Marine Drive, Luke's Lane, Hebburn, Tyne & Wear, NE31 2AX

    0191 489 2358

    Cost: 75p

    Age: 13 - 19

    Times: Monday 7.00pm - 9.00pm, Tuesday 7.00 pm - 9.00pm, Sunday 6.00pm - 8.00pm

    
• Mobile Youth Unit Project

  • The Mobile Youth Project offers outreach sessions, including football sessions, IT sessions, fund raising activities, a Bike Project where young people can bring their bikes to get fixed, healthy living and diet sessions and postive activities.  

    The Mobile Youth Projects are based at, School Street, Hebburn, West Park, South Shields and Hadrian School, Baring Street, South Shields.

    Cost: Free session

    Age: 13 - 19

    Times: Monday 6.00p - 9.00pm, Tuesday 5.30pm - 8.30pm, Wednesday 6.00pm - 9.00pm

    
• Ocean Beach Pleasure Park

  • Situated next to Sandhaven Beach, Ocean Beach Pleasure Park is a large amusement park incorporating rides, amusements and games providing you with the best family entertainment. The Park regularly changes attractions and rides to provide visitors with new exciting experiences year on year.
    The Foreshore, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE33 2JZ

    
    Enquiries:
    0191 456 1617
    www.oceanbeach.co.uk

    Times: Amusement arcade open all year, rides open peak season from Easter to end of September 10.00am-late

    
• Ocean Road Community Association

  • Ocean Road Community Association offer young people the chance to take part in the Young People's Parliament. The Young People's Parliament work to ensure that the voices of young people are heard and the young people have the opportunity to influence decision making in South Tyneside.

    Ocean Road Community Assocaition also offers young people sexual health advice through the Grapevine Clinic.

    Ocean Road Community Association,Ocean Road, South Shields, Tyne & Wear, NE33 2AA

    0191 423 0787

    Cost: Free of charge - £1.00

    Age: 13 - 19

    Times: Monday 4.30pm - 7.00pm, Tuesday 6.30pm - 8.30pm, Wednesday 6.00pm - 9.00pm, Saturday 10.00am - 1.00pm

    
• Park Avenue Detached Project

  • Park Avenue Detached Project offers issues based group work, hip hop dancing sessions, open access football sessions at Temple Park Leisure Centre, drop in sessions, youth activities and carries out detached youth work in the Harton area.

    Park Avenue, South Shields, Tyne & Wear, NE34 8QL

    0191 4560035

    Cost: Free of charge

    Age: 13 - 19

    Times: Monday 6.00p - 9.00pm, Tuesday 5.30pm - 8.30pm, Wednesday 6.00pm - 9.00pm

    
• Simonside Youth Centre

  • From Easter to the October half term, the Water Activities Centre offer a range of water activities for all. During the term-time, we mainly cater for school groups. After school hours, during the school holidays and on Saturday mornings, the centre is used by groups identified by the Youth Service, Youth Inclusion Programme and other agencies working with young people and residents from South Tyneside.

    The centre staff have excellent working relationships with a number of agencies providing positive activities to young people.

    Outdoor education
    Simonside Youth Centre
    St Simon Street
    South Shields NE34 9SD
    0191 424 0118

    http://www.southtyneside.info

     

    
• Simonside Youth Initiative Centre

  • Simonside Youth Initiative Centre offers family climbing, fencing, karate, mini athletics, girls football and First Aid sessions. There is also open access to the indoor climbing wall and the Duke of Edinburgh Award can also be achieved here.

    Simonside Youth Initiative Centre, St. Simon Street, South Shields, Tyne & Wear

    0191 456 0118

    Cost: Under 18 years - £2.00 and over 18 years £3.50

    Age: 5 years - 19 years

    Times: Monday 5.00pm - 6.00pm, Tuesday 6.00pm - 7.00pm, Wednesday 6.00pm - 9.00pm

    
• Souter Lighthouse

  • Souter Lighthouse started operating in 1871 and was, at the time, the most advanced in the world.

    You can explore the lighthouse, starting in the Engine Room. Learn about how lighthouses work through video, displays and a variety of navigational equipment.

    You can experience the fantastic views of the beach and coastline including, The Leas a 2 ½ miles stretch of beach, cliff and grassland with spectacular views and bird sanctuary. Watch the seabirds on the cliffs and around the great sea-stack of the infamous Marsden Rock.
    
    Coast Road, Whitburn, Tyne and Wear, SR6 7NH

    0191 529 3161

    http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-souterlighthouse

    Times: 14 March to 1 November 11.00am-5.00pm, last entry 4.30pm. Closed Fridays, except Good Friday

    
• South & North Marine Parks

  • At the heart of South Shields seafront these parks stand side by side and are popular attractions. There are lovely walks and cycle trails with great coastal views, a boating lake with swans and ducks, a miniature steam railway and a new play area.

    Sea Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear

    0191 455 4031

    Times: All year round

    
• South Shields Ferry & River Cruises

  • South Shields ferry and river cruises sail from South Shields ferry landing along the Tyne to Newcastle / Gateshead and return to South Shields, with fascinating live commentaries from local historians.

    You’ll see the Customs House, Royal Quays, the Tyne’s shipyards, and riverside developments of North and South Tyneside before you arrive at the transformed Newcastle Quayside and Gateshead Quays. Here you’ll view the BALTIC, the Sage Gateshead and Millennium Bridge from the unique perspective of the river itself.

    Ferry Street, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE33 1JR

    0191 454 8183
    www.nexus.org.uk

    Times: Ferry operates daily, river cruises in Summer

    
• South Shields Museum and Art Gallery

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    South Shields Museum & Art Gallery explores the story of South Tyneside through sensational displays, hands-on exhibits and stunning art. The museum has regular exhibitions and a range of activities and events for young people. Most of the events, like the Museum, are free of charge.

    Ocean Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE33 2JA
    0191 456 8740

    Cost: Free entry

    Times: Easter to October: Monday to Saturday 10.00am-5.30pm and Sunday 1.00pm- 5.00pm October to Easter: Monday to Saturday 10.00am- 5.00pm

    
• South Shields Quasar

  • Located on South Shields sea front, Quasar is a futuristics game with 22 players each armed with a laser gun and shooting the opposition to win points. Anyone of any age can enjoy Quasar.

    Pier Parade, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE33 2JS
    0191 455 3885

    Times: Monday to Friday 10.00am-9.00pm, Saturday and Sunday 11.00am -9.00pm

    
• South Tyneside Tourist Bus

  • Nexus and South Tyneside Council are this summer running an open top tourist bus that will take in South Tyneside’s many historic and cultural attractions.

    The route is a circular one around South Tyneside’s many attractions, with stops including the Customs House, Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields seafront, Souter Lighthouse, Temple Park Leisure Centre, Bede’s World and St Paul’s Church and Monastic site.

    0191 454 6612

    Times: Summer holidays

    
• St Paul’s Church & Monastic Site

  • At St. Paul's Church and Monastic Site you can experience the unique atmosphere of 1300 years ago.

    Church Bank, Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, NE32 3DZ
    0191 489 7052

    http://www.english-heritage.org.uk

     

    Cost: Free admission

    
• Temple Park Centre

  • Temple Park Centre offers hours of fun for all the family, with activities ranging from a tropical leisure pool with a fun wave machine and spiralling water slide to other facilities for young people including a teaching pool, diving tank and BodyShock fitness centre.

    John Reid Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE34 8QN
    0191 456 9119

    
• The CAVE Youth Initiative Centre

  • The CAVE offers art workshops, The Vision Drama group, a young parents project, music courses, girls dance groups, deck sessions and band practice sessions.

    The CAVE Youth Initiative Centre, Captains Row, Tyne Dock, South Shields, Tyne & Wear

    Cost: Free session - 50p

    Age: 13 - 19

    Times: Monday 6.00pm - 8.45pm, Tuesday 6.30pm - 8.30pm, Tuesday 1.00pm - 3.00pm

    
• The Customs House

  • The Customs House is South Tyneside's premier arts centre offering great art and entertainment for all.  Young people can get involved with our community activities including Samba Drumming, Hip Hop Dancing and Choral Singing. 

    Mill Dam, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE33 1ES

    0191 454 1234

    http://www.customshouse.co.uk/

    Cost: Gallery free, cinema and theatre prices may vary

    Times: Monday to Saturday 10.00am-8.30pm, Sunday 11.00am- 8.30pm

    
• The Millennium PHAB Club

  • Male group session aimed at 14 years and above. This group discuss men's health issues, sexual health and helps to promote independent livings skills and develop IT skills. On occasions they have social evening out.

    Youth Challenge Project offers fun and enjoyable sessions aged up to 16 (mix of disabled and able bodied young people). This group work towards the Mayor's Award and the Youth Challenge Award programme.

    Youth Group targeted work for young people with learning difficulties and disabilities. Seniors Aged over 18 (All Disabled).

    113, Grange Road, Jarrow, Tyne & Wear, NE32 3QW

    0191 489 4336

    Cost: £1.25 members and £4 for non members

    Age: 14 - 19, Over 18 years

    Times: Monday 7.00pm - 9.00pm, Tuesday 7.00 pm - 9.00pm

    
• Westovian Theatre

  • Westovian Theatre is one of South Tyneside's leading amateur theatre societies with a variety of junior productions each year.

    Pier Pavilion, Pier Parade, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE33 2JS

    0191 456 0980

    

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