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Always A Family Fun Day Here
Did you know that we have a wide selection of indoor and outdoor toys for your children to play with free of charge? We try to cater for all ages by offering baby toys such as rattles, mats and soft toys, toddler toys such as a play kitchen, sandpit and building...
Wet End to the DofE Season
Our DofE teams have completed their final expedition of the season and what a wet one it was! Expedition leader Wayne Collins supervised three Bronze teams as they walked from Reeth to Tan Hill, camping at Muker along the way. Assisted by volunteers Alison and Peter...
Deeds not Words
A group of Ladies from the TCR Hub enjoyed a lunch at Wynyard Hall last week. Organised by County Durham Community Foundation (CDCF) the event followed the theme of Deeds not Words and celebrated the actions of women who have changed their communities and the society...
First Festival of Wellbeing Fun
Guest Blog from 'Peg's Parties' Friday We were so chuffed we attended the first Durham Festival of Wellbeing this Summer. The event was an overall success and saw attendees travel from across the region to take part in a wide range of activities and workshops....
Oktoberfest at the TCR Hub
We are gearing up for our next big social event at the TCR Hub. Following the success of the Food Festival and Festival of Wellbeing the team are happy with a formula of good music, quality food and a bar for a good night out at the Hub. Oktoberfest has arrived at the...
School’s Out for Summer!
💥 Start planning your Summer Days Out at the Hub! 💥 Family Friendly Activities and Events throughout the Summer Holidays from Monday 22 July. Free and Low Cost activities for everyone! Cafe open 10-4 Mon - Sat. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Just turn up,...
Visit by the High Sherif of County Durham
Our visit from the High Sheriff of County Durham, Peter Candler and the County Durham Community Foundation made it into the local Newspaper, The Teesdale Mercury this week. Helping to spread the word about what we have to offer the whole Community! 📢 😁 Mr Candler was...
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Alzheimer Society Cupcake Morning ☕️🧁
My father died from Alzheimer’s. He was a warm, funny man and a fantastic role model with a kind heart, keen to put others first. Even in his latter years he insisted on wearing a smart shirt and tie every day and was totally content as long as he had a pocket full of...
Teesdale Book Bazaar and more!
As part of our “Spring into Summer” programme, we are busy preparing for the Teesdale Book Bazaar on Saturday 27 April from 12 to 4pm. Grab the opportunity to browse through a great selection of new and second hand books as well as restocking your stationery supplies....
Mencap Residential Fun Weekend
It’s been an action packed weekend at the Hub as we welcomed a friendly group from the Mencap More2do project. Members aged between 20 to 60 years of age have mild learning difficulties. The project encourages participants to be independent and gain self confidence....
Musical Showcase, huge success!
A very proud Grandmother stopped by the Hub Reception last week to let us know how much she enjoyed the Musical Showcase which took place on 3 February 2019. Beaming with pride, she told us how she watched on with tears in her eyes as her usually timid granddaughter...
Acrobats Residential Weekend – Amazing!
The Hub has played host to a world class group of aspiring and semi professional acrobats from all corners of the UK and Europe. Led by charismatic husband and wife team Marion Schenk and Alexander Lenz, groups of acrobats have become regular guests at the Hub as they...
♥️Wedding Fayre tomorrow!! ♥️
We’re busy, busy, busy here at Hub headquarters preparing for our spectacular Hub Wedding Fayre tomorrow (27 Jan). To compliment the launch of our brand new 2019 Wedding Packages we’d love to give you some ideas for colours and themes on your special day. So with that...
Last night was Murder! 😳
Last night the Hub hosted an evening of intrigue, interrogation and suspicion as we held our latest event a “Murder Most Frightful!” Guests were kept entertained throughout the night as the story unravelled, opinions were exchanged and suspects were ruled out...then...
New Musical Theatre Group 🎤
As an 80’s child I recall dreaming about being a stage singer and performer, following in the footsteps of my then idols Olivia Newton-John, Blondie and Chrissy Hynde. Moving forward a few years (okay decades 😊) to 2019 and the Hub Music team have just launched a new...
🔪🔪🔪Murder at the Hub!!! 🕵️♂️🔎🔎🔎
Imagine the scene...you arrive at the Hub for a relaxing evening with family and friends. You notice the smell of delicious home-made food fills the air, a friendly waitress welcomes you indoors, she offers to take your coat, shows you to your table and serves you a...
Love is in the air! 💕
It seems to be all about Weddings and engaged couples here at the Hub! Firstly preparations are well under way for the Hub Wedding Fayre on 27 January, 11am to 2pm. More info on our Events page. Since the start of the New Year we’ve noticed an increase in enquiries...
New Year, New Challenge…Volunteer at the Hub!
Could you spare a few hours a week to volunteer for the Hub in 2019? Would you like to help at Reception welcoming members of the community into the Hub? Could you support local groups by driving a minibus for our community transport scheme? Have you the enthusiasm...
Hub Volunteers help create Brand New sELFie Trail
We rely on our fabulous group of local volunteers to support us here at the Hub. So on a rainy Saturday morning in early December we were grateful to see our loyal band of Hub volunteers and staff meeting together to put the final touches to our sELFie Trail plans. In...