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Local and Regional Support Groups and Voluntary organisations
You can contact information for all relevant organisations in this section. Please read on to find the organisation you are looking for.
ADHD Support Group - Gateshead
Tel: Pat Bolton - 0191 4960361
Email: gatesheadadhd@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.gatesheadadhdsupport.co.uk
AD/HD PARENT Support Group South Tyneside
Tel: Jean Sinclair - 0191 424 286
Apna Ghar Ethnic Minority Women's Centre
124 Ocean Road
South Shields
Tyne and Wear
NE33 2JF
Tel. 0191 456 4147
Email: apnaghar@btconnect.com
The Autistic Society (Tyne & Wear)
Angel House
Borough Road
Sunderland
SR1 1 HW
Tel: 0191 5154640
Email Enquiries: enquiries@tawas.org.uk
Email for Information: info@tawas.org.uk
Website: www.tawas.org.uk
Barnardo’s - North East
Orchard House
Buston Terrace
Jesmond
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE2 2JL
Tel: 0191 240 4800
Email: dorothy.howes@barnardos.org.uk
Website: www.barnardos.org.uk
Bliss Ability - Disability Information
34-36 New Green Street
South Shields
Tyne & Wear
NE33 5DL
Tel: 0191 427 1666
Email: enquiries@blissability.co.uk
Carers Association in South Tyneside
1 Beach Road
South Shields
Tyne & Wear
NE33 2QA
Tel: 0191 454 3346
Email: castmanagement@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.carers.org/local/north-east/south-shields
Children North East
89 Denhill Park
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 6QE
Tel: 0191 256 2444
Email: enquiries@children-ne.org
Website: www.children-ne.org
Citizens Advice Bureau – South Tyneside
2nd Floor
Edinburgh Buildings
Station Approach
South Shields
Tel: 0870 126 4098
Website: www.southtynecab.net
Contact a Family North-East (Helping families who care for children with any disability or special needs)
Ms Kathy Rist & Ms Sarah Lewis
The Dene Centre
Castle Farm Road,
Gosforth
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE3 1PH
Tel: 0191 213 6300
Email: northeast@cafamily.org.uk
Website: www.cafamily.org.uk
Coping with Cancer – North East
St Joseph's Business Centre
West Lane,
Killingworth
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE12 0BH
Tel: 0191 268 0011 (Opening times 9.30am-3.30pm)
Deaf Children’s Society – Gateshead & South Tyneside
Contact Jeanette Hunter on
Tel: 0191 529 4303
Website: www.dcs.org.uk
Disability North - Independent Living Service
The Dene Centre
Castles Farm Road,
Gosforth
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE3 1PH
Tel: 0191 284 0480 (Opening times 10am-4pm)
Textphone: 0191 285 7261
Email: reception@disabilitynorth.org.uk
Website: www.disabilitynorth.org.uk
Down's Syndrome North East
56 Greenhaugh
West Moor
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE12 7WA
Tel: 08707 65 21 21
Email: Contact@DownsSyndromeNorthEast.org.uk
Website:www.DownsSyndromeNorthEast.org.uk
The Dyslexia Institute
Eskdale Terrace,
Jesmond
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 4DN
Tel: 0191 281 8381 (Opening times 9am-5pm)
Email: newcastle@dyslexia\inst.org.uk
Dyspraxia Foundation County Durham
PO Box 315
Durham
DH1 2GP
Tel: 0191 384 8283
Email: dfcd@btinternet.com
Epilepsy Action – North East
Regional Contact: Bob Dennis - Tel: 0191 284 5892
Alternatively contact the UK Freephone helpline: 0808 800 5050
Email: bdennis@epilepsy.org.uk
Website: www.epilepsy.org.uk
Epilepsy Discussion and Support - North Eastern
c/o Heads North
Peacock Hall
Queen Victoria Road
Dept of Neuro Physiology, RVI
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4LP
Tel: 0191 282 4578
Face the Future (North East)
c/o Skills for People Key House,
Tankerville Place
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 3AT
Tel: 0191 221 2180
Email: face-the-future@dial.pipex.com
Headway - The Brain Injury Association
Alastair White - North East Co-ordinator
c/o Gateshead ABI Team
Dunston Hill Day Hospital
Whickham
Gateshead
NE11 9QT
Tel. 0191 445 6451
www.headwaygateshead.org
Huntington’s Disease Association
North-East Advisor - Dee Boyd
Tel: 0191 373 1709
Email: dee_boyd@hda.org.uk
Website: www.hda.org.uk
MENCAP (Working with people with a learning disability, their families and carers)
90 Queen Street
Gateshead
Tyne and Wear
NE8 2SU
Email: www.gatesheadmencap.org.uk
Website: www.mencap.org.uk
Alternatively, contact the Learning Disability Freephone UK Helpline: 0808 808 1111
One Parent Families/Gingerbread
Independent charity working to promote the interests and welfare of lone parents and their children.
Helpline: 0800 018 5026
Website: www.oneparentfamilies.org.uk
Parentline Plus A telephone helpline for distressed or worried parents
Freephone: 0808 800 2222
Newcastle Branch Tel: 0191 281 4881
Website: www.parentlineplus.org.uk
ME (Myalgic Encephalopathy ) / CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) Support Group -Sunderland and South Tyneside
Contact: Pauline Donaldson
Tel: 0191 455 6959
Email: mecfs@blueyonder.co.uk
Website: www.mecfs.co.uk
Pre-school Special Needs Group
All Saints Children’s Centre.
Contact Jennifer Graham for further details
Tel: 0191 420 7657
Samaritans of Tyneside
15 Portland Terrace
Jesmond
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 1QS
Tel: 0191 232 7272, or 08457 90 90 90
Email: jo@samaritans.org
Website: www.samaritans.org/tyneside
SCOPE – North East (Cerebral Palsy)
Freephone: 0808 800 3333
Email: response@scope.org.uk
Website: www.scope.org.uk
SNIPS – Special Needs Integrated Playscheme
Tel: Julie Marchant on 0191 519 0181
South Shields Shopmobility
35-Mile End Road
South Shields
Tyne and Wear
NE33 1TA
Tel. 0191 454 6286
Email: info@ssshopmobility.wanadoo.co.uk
Website: www.southshieldsshopmobility.org.uk
Visually Impaired Persons (V.I.P) Friendship Group
Contact: Sandra Nesbitt
All Saints Community Centre
Stanley Street
South Shields
Tel: 0191 4567912