Events calendar

Billingham Boxing Academy CIC are an amateur boxing club who also run several community sessions.

The Golden Smog Basketball Club is an adult basketball team based in Stockton-on-Tees.

The key to happiness is taking care of yourself, this is true no matter what your age. "Intergenerational yoga" is a unique way of bringing exercise and mindfulness together for people with dementia.

Victoria Café at Victoria Park, Thornaby provides a hot eat-in two-course meal to the community on a Wednesday, 12:30pm to 1:30pm. Situated in the Community Hall in Victoria Park.

Five Lamps' new "Warm Welcome" social sessions offer a warm and friendly space to meet with friends, old and new over a game of cards, dominoes and bingo. Enjoy a cuppa, friendly chat and laughter.

The Stockton Walking Group meets at the café in the middle of Ropner Park for a 1-mile walk at 12.45pm every Wednesday. The 1-mile walk, with full disabled access, starts at 1pm and finishes at the café for refreshments until about 3pm.

The Teesside Dementia Links Breakfast Club is a great way to relax, meet new friends and enjoy a breakfast, or toast and coffee in a safe, welcoming place for people with Dementia and their carers.

Young At Heart is a friendship group for people with dementia and their carers to attend together.

Systemic! Is a wellbeing group that find inclusivity through singing. The group is a safe-space for all and welcome members from all backgrounds.

PeerTalk is a national mental health charity, providing weekly peer support groups for anyone over 18-years experiencing anxiety, depression or similar distress.

A friendly and supportive Stay and Play session for parents and carers of twins, triplets and more in Teesside.

Come along to meet new friends, learn a new skill and enjoy a cuppa. Every welcome.

If you would like to spend a relaxed, two hours where you can meet other people, talk about any subject and make something for yourself or others, then a knit and natter group might be for you.

Family Action stay and play is a family play session for children aged 0-5 with their parent/carer.

We are here to support all things infant feeding including all feeding issues, starting solids, progressing with weaning and healthy lifestyle choices.

Babbling Babies is a baby and parent/carer group. Suitable for babies not yet walking.

Bored or at a loose end? Want to get off the sofa, get active or make new friends? Then Sporting Chance is for you.

Social support drop-in group to help you feel more connected with your local community.

Join your local community for a chat and laugh while you get creative in our art studio.

RetroFit is a fun and friendly low impact dance-based fitness class for ladies looking to increase activity levels, boost energy and improve mood.

Could you do with someone to talk to? Are you going through a tough time? Come along and join one of our free, walk and talk groups.

Could you do with someone to talk to?

Fortnightly informal get-together at the LiveWell Hub.

A safe and welcoming brunch group for those with dementia, their families and their carers to relax and make new friends.

Fun, engaging exercise class for those living with Parkinson's.

Join Hartburn Communities for our 'Warm Welcome' social sessions. Meet with friends old and new over a game of cards, dominoes and bingo. Enjoy a cuppa, friendly chat and laughter.

Get your FREE Health Check by MFC Foundation - includes Blood Pressure, BMI & Cholesterol check, get their expertise advice and also from other services around health.

Tracy is a qualified Ayurvedic and Healing Arts Yoga teacher. Classes are aimed at beginners, with modifications for more experienced practitioners.

Age UK Teesside's Fitness and Friendship gentle exercise sessions for 65 years and over. The session is followed by a free Starbucks coffee, with support from an Age UK Teesside staff member.

The Thursday Social Group is run by Age UK Teesside.

Do you fancy playing a few board games?

Bright Sparks Toddler Group will be running at the Salvation Army Citadel on Palmerston Street every Thursday, 9:30am to 11:00am during term time, from September 2023.

Tracy is a qualified Ayurvedic and Healing Arts Yoga teacher. Classes are aimed at beginners, with modifications for more experienced practitioners.

Sprouts Community Food hosts a free cooking drop-in session.

Everyone is welcome to come along to the Gener8 Luncheon Club at the Parish Church of Holy Trinity with St Mark, in Fairfield.

Join Thornaby Communities for our 'Warm Welcome' social sessions. Meet with friends old and new over a game of cards, dominoes and bingo. Enjoy a cuppa, friendly chat and laughter.

Stockton Parish Church offers a warm space and lunch.

The Teesside Dementia Links soup and chat social support group is for carers and people with dementia to relax, meet new friends, enjoy a bowl of soup and fresh bread.

Café Church is a drop-in coffee and cake time, with listening and prayer available if desired. Many people find this a great social event, and new people are always made very welcome.

Family Action stay and play is a family play session for children aged 0-5 with their parent/carer.

Family Action stay and play is a family play session for children aged 0-5 with their parent/carer.

Put down the phones and consoles and come with your family and have some fun! Family Biscuit Ninjas is an activity in which small groups meet to play board games from dominoes and chess, to Scrabble and Jenga we have them all. Plus free biscuits!

Babbling Babies is a baby and parent/carer group. Suitable for babies not yet walking.

Bored or at a loose end? Want to get off the sofa, get active or make new friends? Then Sporting Chance is for you.

Social support drop-in group to help you feel more connected with your local community.

The Teesside Dementia Links cafes are for people with dementia and their carers to relax and socialise.

The Teesside Dementia Links crafting group is for carers and people with dementia to relax, meet new friends.

The Teesside Dementia Links Dementia Advisor Service offers support to carers of those with dementia and people with dementia.

A free workshop for adults to explore and enjoy a wide variety of creative activities.

Could you do with someone to talk to? Are you going through a tough time? Come along and join one of our free, walk and talk groups.

The Mums Together perinatal peer support group is a walk and talk group offering a safe, non-judgemental place.

Free walking football is a fitness programme aimed at improving physical and mental health.

Are you an informal carer?

Free, football based gentle exercise session, with a cuppa and a chat.

Billingham United Football Club are an FA Approved Comets Hub. Comets is a recreational, pan-disability football programme for children aged 5 to 11 years old.

The neurological walking football session is open to those with Parkinsons and other neurological conditions. Players can can be active and social in a safe and welcoming environment under the supervision our MFC Foundation coaches.

Tracy is a qualified Ayurvedic and Healing Arts Yoga teacher. Classes are aimed at beginners, with modifications for more experienced practitioners.

Mums of school aged children can pop along to Billingham Family Hub for a cuppa and chat during school hours.

Move4Health is an hour-long session dedicated to enhancing mobility, independence, strength and functional movement. This will be followed by a cuppa and a chat in a safe space with one of our trained Peer Supporters.

Drop in to Sprouts sewing club. Bring your own project or clothes to alter, or use our surplus clothes to repurpose. No skills needed.

Monday Meet Up and Fellowship Friday are activities groups run by the Age UK Better Health Better Wealth service.

Billingham Boxing Academy CIC are an amateur boxing club who also run several community sessions.

Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (MCST) are activity sessions are set up to deliver a rolling programme of the proven Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy programme which follows on from the Memory Clinic.

"Just Talk" at the Macmillan Café is for anybody who has experienced cancer in their lives.

Purple Rose provides a space for socialisation for asylum seekers and refugees. Reducing loneliness and isolation.

Young At Heart is a friendship group for people with dementia and their carers to attend together.

We are here to support all things infant feeding including all feeding issues, starting solids, progressing with weaning and healthy lifestyle choices.

Babbling Babies is a baby and parent/carer group. Suitable for babies not yet walking.

Social support drop-in group to help you feel more connected with your local community.

Social group for men, have a cuppa, chat and feel less alone.

RetroFit is a fun and friendly low impact dance-based fitness class for ladies looking to increase activity levels, boost energy and improve mood.

The Friendship Cafe offers a warm, safe and supportive place for those who might be feeling isolated, lonely or overwhelmed.

In Our Shoes is a carers support and social group for carers of people with memory problems or dementia.

Join Newtown Communities for our 'Warm Welcome' social sessions. Meet with friends old and new over a game of cards, dominoes and bingo. Enjoy a cuppa, friendly chat and laughter.

We are delighted to be partnering with MFC Foundation to deliver this free, 12-week fitness programme aimed at improving physical and mental health.

Move4Health is a one-hour class dedicated to enhancing mobility, independence, strength and functional movement for over 50's, seated or standing.

Fun, engaging exercise class for those living with Parkinson's.

Join Stockton Communities for our 'Warm Welcome' social sessions. Meet with friends old and new over a game of cards, dominoes and bingo. Enjoy a cuppa, friendly chat and laughter.

The Cleveland Carving Club in Billingham have been helping locals carve a legacy into wood for almost a decade. The group is now looking for new members to join.

Meet, move, and play, all at the heart of your community.

Meet, move, and play, all at the heart of your community.

Could you do with someone to talk to? Are you going through a tough time? Come along and join one of our free, walk and talk groups.

Parkrun is a free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate - it's up to you!

Learn about bowls at your own pace, with help from a qualified coach.

Meet, move, and play, all at the heart of your community.

Billingham Boxing Academy CIC are an amateur boxing club who also run several community sessions.

Soup Lunch. You choose a soup and put in microwave. A crusty bun, tea and biscuits is available. Cost £1 per person.

The walk and talk group is for people with dementia and their carers. The walk takes place at different locations each Monday and Thursday around the Stockton-on-Tees and the Tees Valley areas.

Community Gardening is a gardening group open to anyone in the community to come along to.

We are here to support all things infant feeding including all feeding issues, starting solids, progressing with weaning and healthy lifestyle choices.

Come along and enjoy a chat, hot drinks and some gardening.

Could you do with someone to talk to? Are you going through a tough time? Come along and join one of our free, walk and talk groups.

The family crafty group is for children a with SEND diagnosis or on pathway.

A friendly and supportive Stay and Play session for parents and carers of twins, triplets and more in Teesside.

Age UK Teesside's Fitness and Friendship gentle exercise sessions for 65 years and over. The session is followed by a free Starbucks coffee, with support from an Age UK Teesside staff member.

The Young at Heart Group supports and encourages people with dementia to take part in a range of activities that promote creativity, cognitive stimulation and physical activity, as well as engaging socially with other members of the group.

The Young at Heart Group supports and encourages people with dementia to take part in a range of activities that promote creativity, cognitive stimulation and physical activity, as well as engaging socially with other members of the group.

We share healthy and nutritious recipes that are so simple that anyone can make them! Best of all they're recipes that won't cost a fortune to make, which means that you and your family can eat well on a budget.

Join Thornaby Communities for our 'Warm Welcome' social sessions. Meet with friends old and new over a game of cards, dominoes and bingo. Enjoy a cuppa, friendly chat and laughter.

Victoria Café at Victoria Park, Thornaby provides a hot eat-in two-course meal to the community on a Wednesday, 12:30pm to 1:30pm. Situated in the Community Hall in Victoria Park.

Whether you want to chat about symptoms of Menopause, find out about services in the area or just meet people with similar experiences, the aim is to support people in coming together and talking about Menopause in a safe and relaxed environment.

Mindful Moments is a fully funded chair yoga and exercise group for older adults and those living with long term health conditions.

Thorpe Thewles Art Club is based in Grindon Parish Hall, Thorpe Thewles, With all members practicing in various forms, from painting with watercolour and acrylics to drawing with pencil, the group are more than equipped to help new learners excel.

Come and join us for a dementia supportive swim session.

Did you know that singing helps relieve stress, stimulate the brain, improve lung function, enhance memory, improve mental health and general good mood?

If you identify as LGBTQIA+ and are aged over 50 years, you are welcome to drop-in to the social group which runs weekly.

Stockton-on-Tees Adult Carers Support Service hosts a face-to-face peer support group.

Family Action stay and play is a family play session for children aged 0-5 with their parent/carer.

Put down the phones and consoles and come with your family and have some fun! Family Biscuit Ninjas is an activity in which small groups meet to play board games from dominoes and chess, to Scrabble and Jenga we have them all. Plus free biscuits!

We are here to support all things infant feeding including all feeding issues, starting solids, progressing with weaning and healthy lifestyle choices.

For assessment of babies and pre-school children (under 4 years old).

Social support drop-in group to help you feel more connected with your local community.

Could you do with someone to talk to? Are you going through a tough time? Come along and join one of our free, walk and talk groups.

Join Billingham Communities for our 'Warm Welcome' social sessions. Meet with friends old and new over a game of cards, dominoes and bingo. Enjoy a cuppa, friendly chat and laughter. Everybody welcome!

The Say Aphasia Charity provides supportive drop in groups for people with aphasia in the UK. It is run by people with aphasia for people with aphasia. Aphasia is not a well known condition and so people with aphasia can feel alone.

The Mums Together perinatal peer support group is a walk and talk group offering a safe, non-judgemental place.

The Lego club is for children aged 8 to 12 years old with an SEND diagnosis or on the pathway to diagnosis.

Exercise class for injury prevention and functional movement in a safe space.

Be Heard drop-ins are safe spaces within local communities for young people aged between 11 and 16 years old. We make sure that every young person who comes along to our drop-ins feels heard.

In Our Shoes is a carers support and social group for carers of people with memory problems or dementia.

Do you or someone you know have Fibromyalgia or chronic pain?

Drop-in for information, help and support with anything training and employment related.

Billingham Boxing Academy CIC are an amateur boxing club who also run several community sessions.

The Golden Smog Basketball Club is an adult basketball team based in Stockton-on-Tees.

The key to happiness is taking care of yourself, this is true no matter what your age. "Intergenerational yoga" is a unique way of bringing exercise and mindfulness together for people with dementia.

Victoria Café at Victoria Park, Thornaby provides a hot eat-in two-course meal to the community on a Wednesday, 12:30pm to 1:30pm. Situated in the Community Hall in Victoria Park.

Five Lamps' new "Warm Welcome" social sessions offer a warm and friendly space to meet with friends, old and new over a game of cards, dominoes and bingo. Enjoy a cuppa, friendly chat and laughter.

The Stockton Walking Group meets at the café in the middle of Ropner Park for a 1-mile walk at 12.45pm every Wednesday. The 1-mile walk, with full disabled access, starts at 1pm and finishes at the café for refreshments until about 3pm.

The Teesside Dementia Links Breakfast Club is a great way to relax, meet new friends and enjoy a breakfast, or toast and coffee in a safe, welcoming place for people with Dementia and their carers.

Young At Heart is a friendship group for people with dementia and their carers to attend together.

Systemic! Is a wellbeing group that find inclusivity through singing. The group is a safe-space for all and welcome members from all backgrounds.

PeerTalk is a national mental health charity, providing weekly peer support groups for anyone over 18-years experiencing anxiety, depression or similar distress.

A friendly and supportive Stay and Play session for parents and carers of twins, triplets and more in Teesside.

Come along to meet new friends, learn a new skill and enjoy a cuppa. Every welcome.

If you would like to spend a relaxed, two hours where you can meet other people, talk about any subject and make something for yourself or others, then a knit and natter group might be for you.

Family Action stay and play is a family play session for children aged 0-5 with their parent/carer.

We are here to support all things infant feeding including all feeding issues, starting solids, progressing with weaning and healthy lifestyle choices.

Babbling Babies is a baby and parent/carer group. Suitable for babies not yet walking.

Bored or at a loose end? Want to get off the sofa, get active or make new friends? Then Sporting Chance is for you.

Social support drop-in group to help you feel more connected with your local community.

Join your local community for a chat and laugh while you get creative in our art studio.

RetroFit is a fun and friendly low impact dance-based fitness class for ladies looking to increase activity levels, boost energy and improve mood.

Could you do with someone to talk to? Are you going through a tough time? Come along and join one of our free, walk and talk groups.

Could you do with someone to talk to?

Could you do with someone to talk to?

The drop-in at the Hampton by Hilton is a social group for anyone with dementia or who is isolated.

A safe and welcoming brunch group for those with dementia, their families and their carers to relax and make new friends.

Fun, engaging exercise class for those living with Parkinson's.

Join Hartburn Communities for our 'Warm Welcome' social sessions. Meet with friends old and new over a game of cards, dominoes and bingo. Enjoy a cuppa, friendly chat and laughter.

The monthly cancer drop-in provides a welcoming space to connect with others who have experienced cancer.

Monthly Messy Play at Billingham Family Hub.

Tracy is a qualified Ayurvedic and Healing Arts Yoga teacher. Classes are aimed at beginners, with modifications for more experienced practitioners.

Age UK Teesside's Fitness and Friendship gentle exercise sessions for 65 years and over. The session is followed by a free Starbucks coffee, with support from an Age UK Teesside staff member.

The Thursday Social Group is run by Age UK Teesside.

Do you fancy playing a few board games?

Bright Sparks Toddler Group will be running at the Salvation Army Citadel on Palmerston Street every Thursday, 9:30am to 11:00am during term time, from September 2023.

The Creative Village CIC's Creative Club Teens workshops are aimed at teens aged 11 to 17.

Tracy is a qualified Ayurvedic and Healing Arts Yoga teacher. Classes are aimed at beginners, with modifications for more experienced practitioners.

'Good Company' is a support group, which runs every second Thursday of the month, for those who are living with challenges around memory loss.

Sprouts Community Food hosts a free cooking drop-in session.

Everyone is welcome to come along to the Gener8 Luncheon Club at the Parish Church of Holy Trinity with St Mark, in Fairfield.

Join Thornaby Communities for our 'Warm Welcome' social sessions. Meet with friends old and new over a game of cards, dominoes and bingo. Enjoy a cuppa, friendly chat and laughter.

Stockton Parish Church offers a warm space and lunch.

Café Church is a drop-in coffee and cake time, with listening and prayer available if desired. Many people find this a great social event, and new people are always made very welcome.

The walk and talk group is for people with dementia and their carers. The walk takes place at different locations each Monday and Thursday around the Stockton-on-Tees and the Tees Valley areas.

The Barwick Widowed/Divorced Social group offers support to anyone that has been divorced or widowed

Family Action stay and play is a family play session for children aged 0-5 with their parent/carer.

Family Action stay and play is a family play session for children aged 0-5 with their parent/carer.

Put down the phones and consoles and come with your family and have some fun! Family Biscuit Ninjas is an activity in which small groups meet to play board games from dominoes and chess, to Scrabble and Jenga we have them all. Plus free biscuits!

Babbling Babies is a baby and parent/carer group. Suitable for babies not yet walking.

Bored or at a loose end? Want to get off the sofa, get active or make new friends? Then Sporting Chance is for you.

Social support drop-in group to help you feel more connected with your local community.

A free workshop for adults to explore and enjoy a wide variety of creative activities.

Could you do with someone to talk to? Are you going through a tough time? Come along and join one of our free, walk and talk groups.

Free walking football is a fitness programme aimed at improving physical and mental health.

Are you an informal carer?

Free, football based gentle exercise session, with a cuppa and a chat.

Billingham United Football Club are an FA Approved Comets Hub. Comets is a recreational, pan-disability football programme for children aged 5 to 11 years old.

The neurological walking football session is open to those with Parkinsons and other neurological conditions. Players can can be active and social in a safe and welcoming environment under the supervision our MFC Foundation coaches.

Tracy is a qualified Ayurvedic and Healing Arts Yoga teacher. Classes are aimed at beginners, with modifications for more experienced practitioners.

Mums of school aged children can pop along to Billingham Family Hub for a cuppa and chat during school hours.

Move4Health is an hour-long session dedicated to enhancing mobility, independence, strength and functional movement. This will be followed by a cuppa and a chat in a safe space with one of our trained Peer Supporters.

Drop in to Sprouts sewing club. Bring your own project or clothes to alter, or use our surplus clothes to repurpose. No skills needed.

Monday Meet Up and Fellowship Friday are activities groups run by the Age UK Better Health Better Wealth service.

Billingham Boxing Academy CIC are an amateur boxing club who also run several community sessions.

Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (MCST) are activity sessions are set up to deliver a rolling programme of the proven Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy programme which follows on from the Memory Clinic.

"Just Talk" at the Macmillan Café is for anybody who has experienced cancer in their lives.

Purple Rose provides a space for socialisation for asylum seekers and refugees. Reducing loneliness and isolation.

Young At Heart is a friendship group for people with dementia and their carers to attend together.

We are here to support all things infant feeding including all feeding issues, starting solids, progressing with weaning and healthy lifestyle choices.

Babbling Babies is a baby and parent/carer group. Suitable for babies not yet walking.

Social support drop-in group to help you feel more connected with your local community.

Social group for men, have a cuppa, chat and feel less alone.

RetroFit is a fun and friendly low impact dance-based fitness class for ladies looking to increase activity levels, boost energy and improve mood.

The Friendship Cafe offers a warm, safe and supportive place for those who might be feeling isolated, lonely or overwhelmed.

In Our Shoes is a carers support and social group for carers of people with memory problems or dementia.

A relaxed and welcome drop-in to share experiences and meet new people.

Join Newtown Communities for our 'Warm Welcome' social sessions. Meet with friends old and new over a game of cards, dominoes and bingo. Enjoy a cuppa, friendly chat and laughter.

We are delighted to be partnering with MFC Foundation to deliver this free, 12-week fitness programme aimed at improving physical and mental health.

Move4Health is a one-hour class dedicated to enhancing mobility, independence, strength and functional movement for over 50's, seated or standing.

Fun, engaging exercise class for those living with Parkinson's.

Join Stockton Communities for our 'Warm Welcome' social sessions. Meet with friends old and new over a game of cards, dominoes and bingo. Enjoy a cuppa, friendly chat and laughter.

The Cleveland Carving Club in Billingham have been helping locals carve a legacy into wood for almost a decade. The group is now looking for new members to join.

Meet, move, and play, all at the heart of your community.

Meet, move, and play, all at the heart of your community.

Could you do with someone to talk to? Are you going through a tough time? Come along and join one of our free, walk and talk groups.

Parkrun is a free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate - it's up to you!

Learn about bowls at your own pace, with help from a qualified coach.

Meet, move, and play, all at the heart of your community.

Monday Meet Up and Fellowship Friday are activities groups run by the Age UK Better Health Better Wealth service.

Billingham Boxing Academy CIC are an amateur boxing club who also run several community sessions.

Young At Heart is a friendship group for people with dementia and their carers to attend together.

Our Forever Young Fitness classes are designed for people of all ability levels and are delivered in a fun, friendly environment.

Keep Moving Teesside! is a chair based yoga and exercise class, designed to improve mobility, flexibility, strength and aerobic fitness in a safe, inclusive way.

Keep Moving Teesside! is a chair based yoga and exercise class, designed to improve mobility, flexibility, strength and aerobic fitness in a safe, inclusive way.

Little Acorns is a baby and toddler group - from birth to school age.

Soup Lunch. You choose a soup and put in microwave. A crusty bun, tea and biscuits is available. Cost £1 per person.

Tai Chi is a graceful exercise and meditation system. Classed as an ancient Chinese Martial Art, Tai Chi is non-competitive and marries movement with breath, flowing into each movement without pause.

0-3 years Baby & Toddler Group during term time only.

The walk and talk group is for people with dementia and their carers. The walk takes place at different locations each Monday and Thursday around the Stockton-on-Tees and the Tees Valley areas.

Come along to St Columba's Church every Monday, 9.30am to 11am for our 'Tea, Toast & Tots' baby and toddler group for 0 to 4-year-olds.

Community Gardening is a gardening group open to anyone in the community to come along to.

ANDYSMANCLUB are a men's suicide prevention charity, offering free-to-attend peer-to-peer support groups across the United Kingdom and online.

If you would like to spend a relaxed, two hours where you can meet other people, talk about any subject and make something for yourself or others, then a knit and natter group might be for you.

We are here to support all things infant feeding including all feeding issues, starting solids, progressing with weaning and healthy lifestyle choices.

For assessment of babies and pre-school children (under 4 years old).

Bored or at a loose end? Want to get off the sofa, get active or make new friends? Then Sporting Chance is for you.

Bored or at a loose end? Want to get off the sofa, get active or make new friends? Then Sporting Chance is for you.

Bored or at a loose end? Want to get off the sofa, get active or make new friends? Then Sporting Chance is for you.

Social support drop-in group to help you feel more connected with your local community.

Social group for men, have a cuppa, chat and feel less alone.

Come along and enjoy a chat, hot drinks and some gardening.

RetroFit is a fun and friendly low impact dance-based fitness class for ladies looking to increase activity levels, boost energy and improve mood.

The Teesside Dementia Links Dementia Advisor Service offers support to carers of those with dementia and people with dementia.

Could you do with someone to talk to? Are you going through a tough time? Come along and join one of our free, walk and talk groups.

Dementia cafes are for people with dementia and their carers to relax and socialise.

Carers and those living with dementia can now enjoy a free, therapeutic hand massage at the Billingham Dementia Cafe. The massage can reduce stress and improve circulation.