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With the help of our wonderful volunteers we deliver to 90 households every week. If you are in need of a care package or know someone who is please contact us on 07415167940.
But First Pause
Enabling those in greatest need in our community to access support, activities and therapies.
Families
Find out more about how we are supporting local families throughout this difficult time.
Latest Project News
Working Towards Our 5-a-Day…with Treats Too
This week we have been working with some of our funders to provide delicious healthy meals and activities to local families. Using a meal planner we purchased ingredients for families to make 3-4 meals and snacks from scratch in their own homes. We also included some...
Environmental Challenges…Have a go!
Hi, its Jonny here. Before Christmas myself and Kirsty engaged with schools in the area to provide Outdoor Learning Sessions, as part of the But First.... Pause. Due to the lockdown, we were unable to complete the last sessions. To keep in touch with the students and...
Pancake Packs & Pamper Hampers
We like to do things a little differently here at the TCR Hub when we can and the Food Provision is no exception. We love to provide some treats when we can and with the help of local partners we can often offer some seasonal specialties. This week we are excited to...
But First Pause | Mum and Baby Yoga
Hello, Alice here - I am the project coordinator for the But First…Pause project. This project is National Lottery funded and has enabled us to provide free workshop opportunities to participants in our local area, amidst lockdowns, uncertainties and an incredible...
Free Workshops For Adults, Children & Young People
We had great fun making our Christmas wreaths using the zoom platform and the image above shows some of our wonderful work. In February our next range of courses start. And with something for all ages, we look forward to welcoming more people to our...
Update on Care Packages
Our Food Provision has seen another busy week with around 80 packages going out to a mix of families and single people. We work with a great team of volunteers who collect the packages on a Wednesday and Saturday morning and deliver them up and down the dale. Some of...
Hub provide outdoor learning programme for pupils to enjoy
As part of the But First... Pause project, Jonny Elliot and Kirsty Brien have been working hard to provide local kids with opportunities to access outdoor activities. Kirsty updates us on their work in November and December 2020: At the Hub we were keen to reach as...
Happy New Year!
We hope that you are all enjoying this rather crisp weather and eeking out the last of the festivities. Due to current Government restrictions we are still unable to open to the public. Unfortunately this includes most fitness activity, Serene Spa and Lakeside Beauty....
Feeding Teesdale this Christmas
Having asked for donations to support the creation of Teesdale Christmas Hampers this year, we have been absolutely blown away by the generosity of this amazing community. Thank you to each and every one of you who have donated to the Campaign - we will be delivering...
How to make an elf
Tracking the advance of the Barney Elf Army This Christmas is a little different but, thanks to the good people of Barnard Castle, it still has moments of magical delight due to the appearance of an army of elves in the windows of many high street businesses and...
How to track the advance of the Barney Elf Army
Tracking the advance of the Barney Elf Army This Christmas is a little different but, thanks to the good people of Barnard Castle, it still has moments of magical delight due to the appearance of an army of elves in the windows of many high street businesses and...
Light Up Teesdale
This Christmas, we cannot gather to see the lights switch on but this amazing community deserves celebrating! TCR Hub invite you to take one simple action: decorate an empty jam jar, place a lit candle* inside (electric or otherwise) and display it in your windows...
National Lottery Community Fund Project – But First Pause
Our National Lottery Community Fund project in response to the Covid 19 pandemic will be running between October 2020 and March 2021. The project enables those greatest in need within our community to participate in activities, to receive support and therapy and...
TCR Food Provision
We have provided over 3360 care packages to local residents between March and September 2020. The packages include a range of food provision, both fresh and longer life items, cleaning items and toiletries. We deliver the packages twice a week using a team of...
Complete our Family Activities Survey now to help inform future plans at TCR Hub
As part of our new National Lottery Community Funded Family Activity project in Teesdale, we are asking families share their views about what happens next at TCR Hub by completing this survey (click here to complete). The project runs for three years and offers a...
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