Free Social Activities

Free family activities in South Tyneside for adults & families.

Bored of the same old routine? Feeling isolated? Want to make new friends or learn new skills? Need some quality family time exploring unfamiliar places and activities? Your family budget just is not stretching to cover your bills?

Our much loved ACTIVITIES HUB offers FREE daytime activities, evening classes & workshops for between 8-10 people weekly and is located within or adjacent to our Community Shops at Horsley Hill (NE34 7HE) & Hudson Street (NE34 0AD) for residents within 1.5 miles of all three Community Shops. Offering longer and deeper support.

Recent FREE classes in the hub have included African Drumming, Knitting, Beauty, Men’s Walking Football, Curry Clubs, Teddy Bears Picnic, Clippie Mat Making, Resin Making. We presently have over 300 engaged members currently with an average of 19 hours each week. 

We also arrange FREE day trips to local museums, sporting, historic places of interest and visitor attractions, during school holidays to support families; a time when extra demand on finances often does not stretch to treats and days out. Transport and lunch are usually provided FREE of charge for day trip activities.

Why not come along & try some new activities? learn new skills? and enjoy some quality time for you and your family? All at no cost to you.

E.g. Of recent trips, Beamish, Bowling, Go Ape, Tynemouth Beach & Priory, Bede’s World.

Interested in attending any of our activities? You can learn more or sign up for our FREE classes & activities, in the following ways:

• Sign up to activities:

 In our shops itself, by adding your name on a paper list

By registering your details / interest via email or by getting in touch – bookings@hospitalityandhope.org.uk 

(Please note; Registering does not guarantee you a place for any event. Our wellbeing team will always be in touch to confirm if you have a place. Priority is given to Community Shop members)

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Provide your email in shop to sign up to our monthly newsletter

Our community shop members tell us these trips can be life changing, inspirational and educational for them. All our activities are adult & child friendly. Whilst they are FREE, fun, and informal, they can also help hugely to improve your mental health and increase your confidence. They are also an opportunity to make new friendships, learn new skills and can vastly support you and your family to succeed in life, learning new activities, all in a safe familiar community space.

Want to get involved?

Want to get involved? At Hospitality & Hope we understand our communities need more than just food parcels, at times of crisis, they need more than to survive, they need to thrive. After bills and food are paid for, many families have no money left for nice family activities together. Which is why we’re dedicated to creating community spaces next to our community shops, where people can feel valued, empowered, feel a sense of belonging by connecting with their community and learn new skills and activities that can be life changing for them and their families.

I live more than 1.5 mile from my closest shop, can I still be a wellbeing participant?

 At Hospitality & Hope, we strive to support the community of South Tyneside as much as possible. However, at the present time, residents and households situated more than 1.5 mile from their closest shop are unable to become a wellbeing participant or shop member due to funding constraints. We apologise and ask that if you’re ever in any doubt as to whether or not you qualify, contact us to discuss. 

Are you a practitioner that could facilitate an interesting class? Or a business owner who could also sponsor the cost of an event or activity? Get in touch.