The Centre, which is part of Gateshead Councils Youth and Community Learning Service offers a wide variety of facilities aimed at accommodating a broad range of activities for residents of all age groups within the local community.

The Centre provides:

> Youth clubs for young people aged 8- 18 years. We currently run Junior, Intermediate and Senior clubs on Monday and Tuesday evenings as wellas a detached youth work session in Monday evening

> Adult learning courses in partnership with Gateshead Council. Current and past courses have included Local History, Yoga, Guitar, I.T. and Creative Crafts .

> A large range of social and recreational activities which include a women's group looking at a range of health issues, coffee morning, line dancing and craft groups, mother and baby group and a bingo social evening

> Special events include an annual summer fayre, Christmas activities, special open days and environmental craft events

> Four Public Internet Access computers provided by Gateshead Libraries Service

> On site Library service provided by Birtley Library

> Room hire facilities for seminars, conferences and training events