About Us

Welcome to SpLinter Group!

Welcome to SpLinter Group, a unique project for young adults with learning differences across Northumberland and the surrounding area. We support ourselves and each other to get the best out of life on our own terms. The group is led and run by its own members, with support from assistants and volunteers. So everything we do is our choice, whether it’s running a course, organising a trip, managing a project or leading a campaign.

What we do

Helping neurodivergent young adults to live independently in the community

Offering regular meet-ups
for our members

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Running special events and socials
to suit everyone

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Bringing all the information you need
together in one place

Providing a secure
environment for all people

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Keeping our members informed
about past and future events

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Finding new ways to help
neurodivergent young adults

Recent News

Check out our Point A
Info Hub updates

Read latest reports from our SplinterZine blog

Events


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Upcoming Events

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Hello

I would like to tell you about some free employment skills based workshops that are being run by us – Friends Action North East.

There are 2 workshops in total and each workshop is a maximum of 2 hours in length. The maximum per workshop is 8 people.

The workshops are aimed at people who are neurodiverse and people with a learning disability aged 16+ that live in the North East. The themes are based on some of the things that people with lived experience have told us they find difficult in the workplace around social interaction, or can be specific barriers for them when either in work or thinking about getting a job or a volunteer role.

They include themes such as:

1. What makes a happy workplace
2. How to feel happy at work
3. Professional boundaries and work place interactions
4. Reasonable adjustments
5. Asking for help and more

These workshops will also be an opportunity for us to talk to people about other things they may find difficult when at work, or things that may prevent them feeling safe, supported and confident in the work place, so we can then develop these workshops in a more holistic and tailored way to share with others.

We are happy to travel to you if you can provide us with training space and have a group of at least 4 people attending, or alternatively you can book onto both our workshops at 1 Strawberry Place (see details attached).

If we get high interest we will book further dates at Strawberry place or an alternative accessible and central venue.

For more information or to book your place please contact me, Keelie Garrard:

keelie@friendsaction.co.uk

0191 231 4327
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2 weeks ago

SEN-Sational Circus is back tonight and we have spaces!!

Come along with your young person(s) to these weekly dedicated session for those with disabilities.

The duchess school, Alnwick
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2 weeks ago

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Thanks so much for the share!:)