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Organisation
Blyth Riverside Resource Centre

What geographical area does your organisation cover?
South East Northumberland

What are the aims of your organisation and what do you do?
Blyth Riverside Resource Centre offers our service users the opportunity to choose from a range of group and individual activities including gardening, music, cooking, arts and crafts, games and sensory activities, as well as day trips, centre-based discos, “Wacky” sport days,
pantomimes, bowling and Fairs.

Blyth Riverside also has a multi-sensory room and an offsite accessible allotment.

Service users organise events and are involved in an annual competitions at the local venues.
We host the monthly Central Users Forum, which is an advocacy group for all that live in the Northumberland area.

What services do you currently offer, that would be useful and accessible to adults who identify as neurodivergent, autistic or with a learning disability?
Monday to Friday day service – Gardening, music, cooking, arts and crafts, games and sensory activities, as well as day trips, centre-based activities.

Where in Northumberland can you meet people who may be referred?
South East Northumberland. Care management Referral.

Who is the best person to contact to discuss making a referral?
Christina Watson
Blyth Riverside Resource Centre
2 Coniston Road
Blyth
NE24 4QR
Email Address christina.watson@northumberland.gov.uk
Phone Number 01670353276

What is the process for referring someone to your services?
Express an interest to Care Manager – Visit for coffee and a chat.

What could someone expect will happen next, once they have been referred?
Pre-admission information gathering. Arrange tasters session. Planned Admission.

If possible, please share any positive recommendations you may have had from satisfied users of your services
“Amazing support here at Blyth Riverside for my son, settled in and supported the way he wanted.”

Where can we find more information? 
Visit https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/Care/Disabled/Made-in-Northumberland.aspx for more information under “Blyth Riverside Resource Centre”.