Overcoming Adversity: Supporting Cancer Recovery Through Fitness

Overcoming Adversity: Supporting Cancer Recovery Through Fitness

In the wake of COVID-19 closures, our gym community faced a unique challenge. Three long-standing members, recently diagnosed with cancer, needed to suspend their memberships. One member, who had recently transitioned to part-time work, particularly valued the...
Ric Renton Visits Our Youth Group

Ric Renton Visits Our Youth Group

Last week’s Willington Quay Youth Group session was fantastic! We were fortunate enough to have Ric Renton come and speak to 18 of our young people about his personal experiences with drug addiction, suicide, crime, the criminal justice system and turning his...
Leaders for Life – We’re Halfway There

Leaders for Life – We’re Halfway There

We’ve just reached the halfway mark for our first Leaders for Life programme. And so far, our young aspiring leaders have engaged in sessions focused on getting to know themselves, conflict and negotiation skills, listening and perception, relationships, attitudes and...
Picnic In The Park 2023

Picnic In The Park 2023

Last Saturday we held our very first ‘Picnic in the Park’ and what a day it was!  Nearly 4,000 North Tyneside locals passed through the newly refurbished Northumberland Square on the day and joined in our festivities. We couldn’t have asked for a better way to...
Beyond Supported Living: A Journey to Self-Sufficiency

Beyond Supported Living: A Journey to Self-Sufficiency

Since her time at the YMCA, Sarah* has made a really big impact on the building and the staff at the YMCA. Sarah is always willing to help out and get involved with every activity that is on.  When Sarah first moved in she was anxious and worried and suffered from...
Sage-ing in our Allotment

Sage-ing in our Allotment

Our North Shields community allotment has never looked better thanks to the amazing staff from Sage who have volunteered their time not once, but a few times now, to help us clear and revamp the space! We cannot express how grateful we are for their hard work and...