Stockton-on-Tees Adult Carers' Support Service

31/03/2026

📢 Easter Bank Holiday Opening Hours Update

Stockton-on-Tees Adult Carers Support Service, Dementia Service and Stockton-on-Tees Shared Lives will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday
(3rd & 6th April 2026).

If you need support during this period, please contact:
📞 First Contact: 01642 527764
🚨 Emergency Duty Team (for emergencies): 01642 524552

Wishing everyone a safe and restful Easter weekend. 🐣🌼

23/03/2026

Join us for a relaxing stroll at Ropner Park!

Come along on Friday 27 March for a gentle walk and enjoy a cup of tea on us!

👋 Hosted by: Stockton Adult Carers Support Team
🕥 Time: 10:30am – 12pm
📍 Location: Ropner Park Café (inside Ropner Park),
Hartburn Lane, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 4EF

It’s a lovely chance to get some fresh air, meet others, and take a well deserved break.

📞 For more information: Call 01642 524 494

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council Ropner Park Cafe Friends of Ropner Park

19/03/2026

🌟 Out and about at Bede Sixth Form College

Kim and Lesley had a fantastic time today attending Bede Sixth Form College progression event, chatting with students about dementia, raising awareness, and helping young people understand how they can make a difference in their communities 💙

A huge thank you to the NHS Melissa Bus for providing the amazing inflatable brain 🧠 it was a brilliant way to spark conversations and get students involved!

Great conversations and a great day all round! ✨

18/03/2026

😃 Join us for our Carers Drop-In Evening - Wednesday 25 March 2026

Pop along to our Drop-In Evening next Wednesday, offering a warm, welcoming space for you to unwind, connect and access support.

🕰 Time: 5:30pm - 7pm
📍 Location: Livewell Hub, Thorntree Road, Thornaby, TS17 8AP

Whether you're looking for a friendly chat, advice or just a break from your caring role, our team will be on hand to support you. It's also a great opportunity to meet other carers and hear more about what's available in the community.

No need to book - just drop-in!

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

16/03/2026

Join us at the LiveWell Hub with Stockton-on-Tees Libraries for our Easter Eggstravagnza session 😃

Celebrate spring with us and the LiveWell Hub on Thursday 2 April, 10.30am and enjoy activities like Easter basket crafting, egg painting, interactive quizzes and live music. Call Stockton Adult Carer's Support Service on 01642 524494 to book a free place or for further details.

11/03/2026

09/03/2026

*** Be Bin Day Ready for 2026 ***

If you have questions about your new food waste recycling service due to start on March 31 you can ask our Resident Engagement Officers who are out and about in the Borough next week.

From April, changes to the law mean all local authorities in England must collect food waste from all homes weekly – and we’re here to help you prepare.

Next week is Food Waste Action Week and you can talk to our Resident Engagement Officers about food recycling or ask any other waste and recycling questions at:

✅ Stockton Central Library, Wednesday 11 March, 10am to 3pm

✅ Thornaby Library, Thursday 12 March, 10am to 3pm

✅ Billingham Library, Friday 13 March, 10am to 3pm

Food waste and other recycling will be collected weekly from Tuesday 31 March. General waste, the non-recyclable waste that normally goes in your green wheeled bin, will be moving to fortnightly collections in the Borough.

Caddies and blue recycling bags are being delivered now to ensure households right across the Borough are prepared for the new collections.

For more information on the changes visit www.stockton.gov.uk/waste-and-recycling-improvements.

05/03/2026

Home Instead Cleveland 🤩

🌟 Introducing the Home Instead WOW Guide – What’s On Where in Your Community! 🌟

Know someone who’d love a friendly coffee morning, a gentle exercise class, a social group, or a local walk? Staying connected can make a huge difference to wellbeing — and the Home Instead WOW guide will help make that easier for you!

The very first Home Instead WOW Guide for Yarm, Eaglescliffe, Thornaby, and Ingleby Barwick, brings together a fantastic mix of age‑friendly and dementia‑friendly activities happening across the area.

From welcoming social cafés to fun activity groups and community hub events, the WOW Guide is designed to help older adults stay active, engaged, and connected, and to make finding the right activities simpler than ever.

To download the copy of the WOW guide, please scan the QR code on the leaflet.

WhatsOn -on-Tees

04/03/2026

Stockton-on-Tees Libraries 🪴

Seed Swap at Roseworth Library!
• Friday 20 March, 2 – 3.30pm. Free, no booking needed
Bring along your spare seeds and exchange them for something different - marigolds for marrows, peas for poppies, beetroot for beans! For further details visit https://tinyurl.com/bddbutx7

03/03/2026

🌟 Monthly Dementia Drop‑In at Hampton by Hilton Stockton-on-Tees

💙Join us at our monthly dementia drop‑in, a relaxed, welcoming space for those living with dementia and their carers.

🤝🏻 Our drop‑in offers a supportive environment where you can sit back in comfy chairs, enjoy peaceful views of the river, and chat with others who understand the journey.

🍰 A warm cuppa & endless treats, the wonderful hotel team make sure there’s always a steady supply of cakes, biscuits, coffees, teas, and even hot chocolate.

😃 Whether you're looking for company, support, or simply a calm place to unwind, you’re always welcome.

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

01/03/2026

💐 This Mother's Day, come along to Stockton-on-Tees Crematorium where you can reflect and commemorate a loved one.

💖 Everyone is welcome to attend Maplewood Chapel, which will open its doors from 10am until 1pm for quiet reflection.

🫶 Seeded paper is available to leave messages of love that will be scattered on our wildflower meadow.

👉 If you would like more information about Stockton-on-Tees Crematorium, please visit: www.stocktoncrematorium.co.uk.

17/02/2026

🤩

Join us for a fabulous dementia friendly St Patrick's sing-a-long in March!

📅 Thursday 12th March
🕟 5pm until 6.30pm
📍 Yarm School
Contact memento@yarmschool.org to book free places.

There will be laughter, clapping, and singing along to lots of favourites, as well as a tasty Irish stew with colcannon, teas and coffees, and even Guinness!

Please share with anyone who lives with dementia or cares for someone who does.