Welcoming places South Tyneside (Community spaces)
Welcoming places are free public places where residents can go to get warm, save money on their heating costs, avoid social isolation, and receive support and advice.
A number of organisations and venues have pledged their support to residents. The below list can help you find the nearest one to you, opening days / times and what facilities are on offer.
Any community group who would like to offer a potential welcoming place can request more information by contacting Rory.Sherwood-Parkin@southtyneside.gov.uk.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Action Station South Tyneside
Address: Boldon Lane, South Shields, NE34 OLZ
Drop-in:
- Monday, 10am to 12pm (IT classes)
- Monday, 11am to 12.45pm (Seated yoga)
- Thursday, (PM, Chat and crafts)
Nearest metro: Tyne Dock
Nearest bus: Boldon Lane
Age Concern Tyneside South (ACTS)
Address: 29 Beach Road, South Shields, NE33 2QU
Drop-in:
- Monday: 9am to 4pm
- Tuesday to Thursday: 9am to 4pm
- Friday: 1pm to 4pm
- Saturday: 9.30am to 12.30pm
Nearest metro: South Shields
Nearest bus: Fowler Street, South Shields
Apna Ghar (Women only)
Address: 124-126 Ocean Road, South Shields, NE33 2JF
Drop-in:
- Monday to Thursday: 9.30am to 3pm
Nearest metro: South Shields
Nearest bus: Ocean Road or South Shields Interchange
Barnes Institute
Address: East Street, Whitburn, SR6 7BY
Drop-in:
- Wednesday, 10am to 2pm
Nearest metro: East Boldon
Nearest bus: Front Street / East Street
Big Local Jarrow
Address: Cambrian Street, Jarrow, NE32 3QN
Drop-in plus activities:
- Tuesday and Wednesday: 10am to 11.30am
- Digital support on Wednesday: 10am to 11.30am
Nearest metro: Jarrow
Nearest bus: Jarrow Bus Station
Bilton Hall Community Trust
Address: Taunton Avenue, Jarrow, NE32 3RT
Drop-in:
- Monday social: 11am to 3pm
- Tuesday coffee morning: 11am to 1pm
- Tuesday afternoon social: 12pm to 2pm
- Friday social (bar evening): 6pm to 11pm
- The cafe will be open Monday to Thursday: 11am to 2pm (a free cup of tea will be available)
Nearest metro: Bede
Nearest bus: Lynton Avenue
Boldon and Cleadon Community Library
Address: Boker Lane, Boldon, Boldon Colliery, NE36 0RY
Drop- in:
- Monday and Friday: 10am to 1pm
- Tuesday and Thursday: 10am to 5pm
- First and third Saturday of each month: 10am to 1pm
Nearest metro: East Boldon
Nearest bus: Front Street / Boker Lane East
Boldon Community Centre
Address: New Rd, Boldon Colliery, NE35 9DS
Drop-in:
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 7pm
Nearest metro: Brockley Whins or East Boldon (not walking distance)
Nearest bus: New Road, Boldon Colliery
Charles Young Centre
Address: Talbot Road, South Shields, NE34 0QJ
Drop-in:
- Monday and Wednesday: 9.30am to 2pm
- Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 9.30am to 4pm
Nearest metro: Tyne Dock
Nearest bus: Harton Lane or Stanhope Road
Cleadon Park Library
Address: 10 Prince Edward Road, South Shields, NE34 8PS
Drop in:
- Monday and Thursday: 9am to 7pm
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday: 9am to 5pm
- Saturday: 9am to 1pm
Nearest bus: King George Road or The Nook, South Shields
Clegwell and Hartleyburn Community Hub
Address: Mountbatten Avenue, Hebburn, NE31 2QP
Drop-in:
- Monday to Thursday: 4.45pm to 9.30pm
- Friday: 4.45pm to 8.45pm
- Saturday: 9am to 2.30pm
- Sunday: 9am to 3.30pm
Criterion Pub
Address: Ocean Road, South Shields, NE33 2HZ
Drop-in:
- Monday to Friday, 10am to 3pm
Nearest metro: South Shields
Nearest bus: Ocean Road or South Shields Interchange
Fisherman's Catch
Address: 220 Ocean Road, South Shields, NE33 2JQ
Drop-in:
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 2pm to 6pm (Hot drinks for £1 and free soup)
- Thursday night free food and music: 5pm to 8pm
Nearest metro: South Shields
Nearest bus: Ocean Road or South Shields Interchange
Grace Place
Address: 20, Denmark Centre, South Shields, NE33 2LR
Drop-in:
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 11am to 3pm
Nearest metro: South Shields
Nearest bus: South Shields Interchange
Grange Road Baptist Church
Address: Grange Road West, Jarrow, NE32 3JA
Drop-in:
- Monday: 1pm to 3pm
- Friday: 10am to 12pm
- Sunday: 1pm to 3pm
Nearest metro: Jarrow
Nearest bus: Jarrow Bus Station
Harton and Westoe Miners Welfare
Address: Low Lane, South Shields, NE34 0NA
Drop-in:
- Monday to Friday: 9:30am to 2:30pm
Nearest metro: Tyne Dock (not walking distance)
Nearest bus: Boldon Lane, South Shields
Hebburn Cemetery
Address: Victoria Road West, Hebburn, NE31 1UR
Drop-in:
- Monday to Friday: 10am to 3pm
- Saturday and Sunday: 8am to 12.30pm
Nearest metro: Hebburn
Nearest bus: Victoria Road West
Hebburn Helps
Address: St John's Precinct, Shopping Centre, Hebburn, NE31 1LQ
Drop-in:
- Friday: 10am to 1pm
Nearest metro: Hebburn
Nearest bus: Station Road, Hebburn
Hedworthfield CA
Address: Cornhill, Jarrow, NE32 4QD
Drop-in:
- Monday to Friday: 9am to 7pm
- Saturday: 9am to 4pm
- Sunday: 9am to 1pm
Nearest metro: Fellgate
Nearest bus: Durham Drive, Jarrow
Living Waters Church
Address: St. Jude's Terrace, Laygate, South Shields, NE33 5BP
Drop-in:
- Thursday: 12pm to 4pm
Nearest metro: Chichester
Nearest bus: Laygate Place or Laygate
Lucie's Laundry
Address: Dean Road, South Shields, NE33 5LP
Drop-in:
- Tuesday to Thursday: 10am to 4pm
Nearest metro: Tyne Dock
Nearest bus: Dean Road / Marshall Wallis Road
Marsden Road Baptist Tabernacle
Address: Marsden Road, South Shields, NE34 6RQ
Drop-in:
- Wednesday: 10am to 12pm
Nearest bus: Marsden Road, South Shields
Marsden Road Community Centre
Address: Marsden Road, South Shields, NE34 6RE
Drop-in:
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursdays and Friday: 12pm to 3.30pm
Nearest bus: Marsden Road / The Hill
NECA Gardens
Address: Brockley Avenue Allotments, South Shields, NE34 0TY (access via lane in-between houses 112 and 114)
Drop-in:
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 4.30pm (Offering gardening, woodwork, arts and crafts, volunteering opportunities, community events)
Nearest metro: Simonside
Nearest bus: Green Lane or John Reid Road
Ocean Road Community Association
Address: Ocean Road, South Shields, NE33 2DW
Drop-in:
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm (Affordable meals and snacks available)
Nearest metro: South Shields
Nearest bus: Ocean Road or South Shields Interchange
Perth Green CA
Address: Inverness Road, Jarrow, NE32 4AQ
Drop-in:
- Monday to Friday: 12noon to 8pm
- Saturday: 9am to 5pm
- Sunday: 10am to 2pm
Activities / Services:
- Board games
- Refreshments
Please contact the centre on 0191 489 3743 for the latest range of activities on offer.
Nearest metro: Brockley Whins
Nearest bus: Perth Avenue
Primrose Community Centre
Address: Lambton Terrace, Jarrow, NE32 5QY
Drop-in:
- Monday to Friday: 9am to 8pm
Saturday: 9am to 5.30pm
Nearest metro: Jarrow (not walking distance)
Nearest bus: Primrose Terrace or Valley View, Jarrow
Radio Shields
Address: Radio Shields, 59 Westoe Road, South Shields, NE33 4LU
Drop-in:
- Tuesday and Thursday, 10am to 2pm
Access to:
- Tea
- Coffee
- Hot Chocolate
- Wifi
- Volunteers for a friendly chat
- Feel good music
Nearest metro: South Shields Metro Station
Nearest bus: South Shields interchange
South Shields Football Club
Address: Alum House Bar, 1st Cloud Arena, Shaftesbury Avenue, South Shields, NE32 3UP
Drop-in:
- Monday to Friday: 9am to 5pm
Nearest metro: Bede
Nearest bus: N/A
South Shields Museum
Address: Ocean Road, South Shields, NE33 2JA
Drop-in:
- Monday to Friday: 10am to 5pm
- Saturday: 11am to 4pm
St. John's Hebburn
Address: Canning Street, Hebburn, NE31 2UP
Drop-in:
- Tuesday: 10.30am to 12.30pm
- Thursday: 1pm to 3pm (during term time)
Nearest metro: Hebburn
Nearest bus: Canning Street
St John's the Baptist
Address: 25 Nairn Street, Jarrow, NE32 4HX
Drop-in:
- Thursday: 11am to 1pm (Free warm food and drink)
Nearest metro: Brockley Whins
Nearest bus: South Leam or Inverness Road
St Jude's Church
Address: Alice Street, Laygate, South Shields, NE33 5PB
Drop-in:
- Wednesday (pm)
Nearest metro: Chichester
St Luke's Church
Address: Burns Head Road, Hebburn, NE31 2TD
Drop-in:
- Monday: 7pm to 8pm
- Friday: 2pm to 4pm
- Sunday: 10.45am to 12pm
- Every third Saturday morning: 10am to 12pm
Nearest metro: Hebburn South
Nearest bus: Burns Head Road / Queens Crescent
St Margaret's URC
Address: Prince Edward Road, South Shields, NE34 7ND
Drop-in:
- Thursday 10.30am to 12pm
Nearest bus: Prince Edward Road, South Shields
St Mark and Cuthbert Church
Address: Quarry Lane, South Shields, NE34 7NP
Drop-in:
- Wednesday (pm)
Nearest bus: Quarry Lane or Nook shopping
St Paul's Church
Address: Church Bank, Jarrow, NE32 3DZ
Drop in:
- Monday, Wednesday and Saturday - 11am to 3pm (Free warm food and drink)
Nearest metro: Bede (not walking distance)
Nearest bus: Church bank, Jarrow
St. Peter's Church
Address: 25 York Avenue, Jarrow, NE32 5LP
Drop-in:
- Tuesday: 11am to 1pm (Free warm food and drink)
Nearest metro: Fellgate (not walking distance)
Nearest bus: York Avenue, Penshaw View
St. Simon's Church
Address: Wenlock Road, South Shields, NE34 9BP
Drop-in:
- Wednesday: 11am to 1pm
- Free warm food and drink
- Free activities in the school holidays
Nearest metro: Simonside
Nearest bus: Wenlock Road
St. Stephen's Church
Address: Mile End Road, South Shields, NE33 3DW
Drop-in:
- Saturday coffee morning, 10am to 11.30am
Nearest metro: South Shields
Nearest bus: South Shields Interchange
The Customs House
Address: Mill Dam, South Shields, NE33 1ES
Drop-in:
- Wednesday: 2pm to 4pm
West Harton Methodist Church
Address: 39 Boldon Lane, South Shields, NE34 0NE
Drop-in:
- Tuesday: 10.30am and 2pm
Nearest metro: Tyne Dock
Nearest bus: Boldon Lane, South Shields
Café Westoe
Address: 42 - 44 Dean Road, Westoe, South Shields, NE33 4DZ
Drop-in:
- Wednesday, 12pm to 2pm (free soup and bun is available)
Nearest metro: Chichester
Nearest bus: Dean Road / Sunderland Road
WHiST
Address: 33 Mile End Road, South Shields, NE33 1TA
Drop-in and activities (Women only):
- Monday to Thursday: 10am to 2pm
Nearest metro: South Shields
Nearest bus: South Shields Interchange, Ocean Road
Whitburn Community Library
Address: Hedworth Terrace, Whitburn, Sunderland, SR6 7EN
Drop-in:
- Monday to Wednesday: 9.30am to 12.30pm / 1.30pm to 4.30pm
- Thursday: 9.30am to 12.30pm / 1.30pm to 6pm
- Saturday: 9.30am to 12pm
Nearest metro: East Boldon
Nearest bus: Front Street / East Street
South Tyneside Council have several libraries across the Borough offering welcoming places for anyone needing a place to spend some time. See Council spaces.
South Tyneside Family Hub's are also offering a welcoming place. See Children's centres.