The Centre - Alan Shearer Foundation

Activities

Facilities are completely free to use and include a hydrotherapy suite, sensory rooms and cave, a giant ball pool, a music room, seasonal activities and a café. Overhead tracking and hoists are fitted throughout, enabling full accessibility to all areas for those with limited mobility.

Food

Sensory cave

Hydropool

Creative sound & music room

Playground

A Safe Haven

The Alan Shearer Centre, located in Newcastle, is a specialist resource centre offering short breaks, recreational facilities, and sensory experiences for individuals with complex disabilities. It is one of the few places in the North East where people can access multi-sensory rooms, hydrotherapy pools, and accessible outdoor spaces, all designed to enhance physical and emotional well-being.

Respite Breaks

Providing highly specialised respite breaks in a safe and specially adapted environment for people with a range of disabilities and behavioural issues, the centre also allows parents and carers to take a well-earned rest. It is the only short break centre in the North East with its own on-site Activity Centre, set in over an acre of private, beautifully landscaped, accessible grounds.

Accommodation

Also, part of the Alan Shearer Centre, the home offers residential accommodation for adults with profound and multiple disabilities. Here we provide longer-term, safe and nurturing care and support, and our residents have full access to the on-site Activity Centre.

Make a difference

Your generosity can change the lives of so many families. See below on how you can make an impact.

As an Individual

Your donations can make a real difference, enhancing the lives of those living with severe and profound disabilities.

As an Organisation

To help us fund The Alan Shearer Centre, we receive direct financial contributions through active fundraising by companies and their employees.

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