FREE Pickleball for over 50s

Events and Activities

Description

Pickleball is a paddle sport combining elements of tennis, badminton, and ping-pong. It’s great exercise, easy to learn, and lots of fun. Come along and give it a go! No need to book. Ring 0191 438 1721 for info. Mondays, 1 - 3 Thursdays, 10:30 - 12
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Key words
Hobbies and Interests
Sport
Health and Wellbeing
Keep Fit / Exercise
Healthy Weight
Long Term Conditions
Disabilities
Older People
Areas covered
Deckham
Felling
Gateshead Wide

FREE Falls Prevention Classes for over 50s

Events and Activities

Description

Improve your strength, balance, and confidence today! Staying Steady is a free 20-week programme designed to help over 50s improve their strength, balance, and confidence. You'll meet weekly for approximately 1 hour. Classes begin every April and
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Key words
Help and Support
Sport
Health and Wellbeing
Falls Prevention
Keep Fit / Exercise
Long Term Conditions
Mental Health
Disabilities
Older People
Areas covered
Barley Mow
Deckham
Dunston
Felling
Ryton
Whickham

Classes and Activities for over 50s

Description

We offer a variety of opportunities for over 50s to exercise, socialise, and learn. Everything we do is designed to help older people improve their physical and mental health and maintain their independence. Gateshead 50+ is based in Deckham, but we
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Key words
Help and Support
Hobbies and Interests
Arts / Crafts / Photography
Cycling / Walking
Music / Film / Dance / Drama
Outdoor Activities
Sport
Visits / Trips
Health and Wellbeing
Falls Prevention
Keep Fit / Exercise
Healthy Weight
Long Term Conditions
Mental Health
Older People
Women

Areas Covered

DeckhamFellingGateshead Wide

Befriending Volunteer

Volunteering opportunities

Description of volunteer role

Why Befriending Matters For many caregivers and the person they looked after loneliness and being tied to home by their caring responsibilities are real struggles. Missing out on social activities can lead to feeling lonely and have a real negative
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Areas covered
Gateshead Wide

Sister Winifred Laver Centre - Enter and View Report

Information

Description

Our report "Sister Winifred Laver Centre - Enter and View Report February 2025" is now available. Three Authorised Enter and View Representatives made an announced visit to the Sister Winifred Laver Promoting Independence Centre on the morning of
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Compassionate Gateshead

Organisation

Description

Improving people’s experience of death, caring and grief in Gateshead Death is part of life and affects us all, yet most of us find it very difficult to talk about or know who to turn to for help. Compassionate Gateshead is a network that exists to
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Key words
Help and Support
Addiction and Recovery
Health and Wellbeing
Cancer
Dementia
Dying/Death/Grief
Long Term Conditions
Community Development
Everyone
Caregivers
Areas covered
Gateshead Wide

Tell us your experience of dying, caring or grieving

Information

Description

Compassionate Gateshead is a new network that is currently exploring how to support people or organisations supporting people who are dying, caring for someone at the end of their life or people who are bereaved. To do this we are consulting widely
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