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 Whickham Community Centre is one of the busiest and thriving Community Centres in the Gateshead area, and is fully supported by the residents of Whickham. We offer a wide range of facilities, catering for all ages from toddlers to senior citizens. The activities in the Centre are wide and varied with a throughput of people numbering over one thousand each week. The Groups who use the Centre include the following:

 

Pre-school Group, W.E.A., Art Appreciation, Art Group, Craft Group, Townswomen’s Guild, Local History Group, Floral Art Group, Women’s Institute, Lunch Club, W.E.A. Practical Art, Tai Chi, Meditation Class, Walking Group, Front Street School, Children’s Centre, Wednesday Lunch Club, Ladies Club, W.E.A. History Class, Toddler Group, Thursday Club, Spiritualist Church, Sugar Craft, Hermitage Garden Group, Toddlers Group, Bridge, Whickham Photographic Club, Children’s Dance Class, Sugar Craft Guild, Dance Club, Weight Watchers.

 

Most of the groups mentioned have used the Centre for many years as affiliated members of Whickham Community Association, which is now defunct. Whickham Community Centre is now a Charitable Incorporated Organisation.

 

Others like Weight Watchers hire the Centre for their meetings three times a week and have used the Centre for many years. A drop-in group run by the N.H.S. for people wishing to give up smoking also uses the Centre.

 

The Centre is also available on Saturdays and Sundays for private parties, coffee meetings and various fund raising events.

 

Local Councillors also fully support the Community Association.