February Half Term Activities 2025

• Library Activities – free including board games and lego Library events and activities – South Tyneside Council
• South Tyneside Youth Service – timetable of youth groups (these continue as normal over school holidays)
• South Tyneside Youth Service – 12-week programme for ages 15 – 17
• Youth Voice Group Poster – have your say about activities you would like to access
• Auxillia Youth Groups – youth groups on daily from ages 5 – 16 (these continue as normal over the school holidays)
• Lads only Youth Group – every Thursday at 6pm at The Hut, Biddick Hall ages – 11-15
• Home Educated Youth Group – every Wednesday 11am – 1pm at The Hut, Biddick Hall ages 11-16
• Family Hubs – Half Term sow and grow activities, youth groups, Dads groups and learning through play

Family Hub Website- Homepage – For Every Family

Family Hub Face book (1) Facebook

Family Hub Instagram www.instagram.com

• Williby Rocs – Eco activities through the Family Hubs (booking required – scan QR code)
• Science Activities – Ages 5+ through the Family Hubs (booking required – scan QR code)
• Arts and Crafts – Thursday 27^th February ages 5-14.  Please contact Bede Family Hub to book a place on the Arts and Crafts session on 0191 4220030
• Junior Park Run – home | North Marine junior parkrun | North Marine junior parkrun Every Sunday at 9am (unless weather is bad) at North Marine Park.  Ages 4-14
• St Simon’s Church, South Shields – Family Games Club (must have an adult attending too) Half Term Family Games Club Tickets, Wed, Feb 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM | Eventbrite
• For more activities – What’s on – South Tyneside Council

Ongoing activities – check ahead for holiday opening times

• Ocean Road Community Centre – Youth activities throughout the year Children & Youth Activities – Ocean Road Community Association Ocean Road Community Association Check ahead that activities are running during the holidays
• Marsden Road Community Centre – MARSDEN COMMUNITY CENTRE – Groundwork
• Durham Wildlife Trust – STEPFWRD connects young people and schools to local enrichment activities, clubs, and volunteering opportunities. Whether you’re looking to explore new hobbies, gain valuable skills, or make a difference in your community. Step Fwrd
• Plinth is a resource to find events and volunteering opportunities in South Tyneside.  

South Tyneside Community Page – This is the link to the community activities page.

South Tyneside Volunteering Opportunities – This is the link to the volunteering page.

Half Term Food Offers

• ASDA – Kids eat for £1 year-round at Asda Cafés. And you don’t need to buy an adult meal or spend a minimum amount to get the deal.
• Beefeater – Get two free kids’ breakfasts at Beefeater in school holidays with every adult breakfast purchased. 
• Brewers Fayre – Get a free unlimited buffet breakfast for two under 16s at Brewers Fayre when you buy an adult breakfast in school holidays.
• Dobbies Garden Centre – At Dobbies cafés kids eat free when you buy an adult traditional or full breakfast or main meal.
• Morrisons Café – Kids eat free all day every day in Morrisons cafés when you buy an adult meal that costs more than £5.
• Ikea – Kids eat from 95p at Ikea restaurants. Choose from pasta and tomato sauce or mac and cheese served with a soft drink and piece of fruit.
• Pizza Hut – Pizza Hut is offering a free kids’ buffet at selected restaurants this half term when you spend £10 on food and use the code KEF. The buffet is available until 3pm every day.
• Sainsbury Café – Kids eat for £1 in Sainsbury’s cafés when you purchase a hot adult’s meal. The offer is available year-round from 11.30am.

Website link to more offers:  Places Kids Eat Free (or for £1) In School Holidays 2025

The following organisations provide food support for residents in need:

Hospitality & Hope |The support includes Community Shops, Welfare Support, Debt Advice and a crisis Foodbank.

Key to Life Foodbank – Key The support includes the Community Food Bus, Pre-loved uniform shop, advice/support and a crisis Foodbank.

Hebburn Helps – A food bank and crisis response team providing food parcels, clothing, baby equipment, household items and more.

Bede’s Helping Hands – A volunteer run organisation serving South Tyneside.  They are based in the former Primrose Library in the Scotch Estate, Jarrow.0191 816 3021Facebook: Bede’s Helping Hands Food Bank

Boldon Community Association Food Bank – The community association, based in New Road in Boldon Colliery, offers a food bank for the local community. 

Family Gateway – Working across the North East, Family Gateway supports families who are living in poverty or disadvantage and are struggling to bring up their children on very little money.