Cna yuo rdae tsih? Did you know that 1 in 5 adults don’t have the reading skills to find a plumber in the Yellow Pages? Or that more than half of all prisoners have the reading skills at or below those of an 11 year old. If this interests you, the

Bensham and Saltwell Alive is an initiative that has two key aims. The first is to highlight the wide variety of interests, gifts and talents that every resident in the neighbourhood has, whatever their age and background. The second is to give

Bensham Grove Community Centre can be found in a wonderful Grade ll listed building in the heart of Gateshead. The building has lots of original Arts and Crafts features and is well worth a visit. The Centre has been a Community Centre for the people

Blackhall Mill Youth and Community Theatre meets on a Thursday evening at Blackhall Mill Community Centre. We are always working towards a show, and were part of Searching for the Heart of the Land of Oak and Iron in the Summer term. Members come

Big Local is an exciting opportunity for residents in 150 areas around England to use at least £1m to make a massive and lasting positive difference to their communities. It’s about bringing together all the local talent, ambitions, skills and energy

Bill Quay Arts Studio is an arts and wellbeing workshop aimed at individuals with mental health problems, learning disability and anyone who wishes to improve their wellbeing by developing their creative skills. We offer a range of media such as

We're an independent church who meet in Bill Quay in East Gateshead, using the Methodist Church on Station Road as our base. We meet for family worship each Sunday at 10.30 am, with groups for children and Teens running most Sundays for part of the

Birtley Belgians are found across north-east England and Belgium. They have a common origin among Great War refugees at the National Projectile Factory built at Elisabethville, Birtley in 1916. The NPL was a response to “The Great Shell Shock” which

Who Are We? We’ve been meeting in Birtley since 2009 but the church has been active on Tyneside since the late 60’s. We are members of Taking Ground, the NE sphere of the international grouping of churches called Salt and Light International, and we

A local history group encouraging the curiosity of people to delve into the hidden past and unearth some of the stories of Birtley's heritage to discover how the area has changed over the last one hundred and fifty years and pass on that information