Regular Activities

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November 2024

Health and Fitness - Ryhope Community Centre have a varied program of health & fitness classes suitable for all ages, abilities and fitness levels with an aim to promote Health and Wellbeing via low cost accessible exercise within the community.

Classes/Groups include:

For the very young:

Baby & Toddler Groups

- by Ryhope Community Association

(term time only):

Thanks to all those that have been with us over this last year, it's been great fun and we hope you've enjoyed it, If you're off to pastures new we wish you well. If you're coming back to see us, great, we can't wait to catch up and see how much you're grown!!

Our Baby & Toddler Groups run by Ryhope Community Association are due to re-start after Easter.  Register now & we'll be in touch.

Groups running are:

Monday Babies - 12:45 to 1:45 (birth to crawling)
Monday Toddlers - 2:00 to 3:00 (walking to 5)

Thursday Toddlers - start time of 9:00 to 10:30 (walking to 5)

Friday Toddlers - start time of 9:00 to 10:30 (walking to 5)

All groups have a limited number of places to ensure everyone's safety and not overcrowded.

To all those already registered, thank you and you'll have either had an email confirming your place (no need to register again) or to advise that we have received your registration and will be notified when space is available. Some groups are currently full. All those attending must pre-register and await confirmation of their place to attend. Thanks

If you would like to come along and join us please follow the link (or scan the QR code) to register your interest on our Waitlist for any of the groups.

There's only 1 form holding all information for all groups. The link/QR code takes you to a Google Form on a normal web page - you do not need to have a Google (or Facebook) account to use it.

Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis. As places become available on the Waitlist these will be emailed to registered applicants. Thank you

Register here:

https://tinyurl.com/5dunmjkn

or scan the code - both take you to the Google form:

Cost: Suggested voluntary contribution for each child at each session is £2.50. You can pay cash at the event or via Bank Transfer - details in the registration form.

If you have a confirmed place and are unable to attend any session please ring the centre on 0191 523 9371; If you do not attend regularly then your place will be released unless you have been in contact with the centre to advise. All places released will be notified via email.

If you wish to withdraw your place or update your information after registering please let the centre know via email to ryhopeca@aol.com so we can release the place for others /update your information. Thank you

By registering you agree to abide by the Group Agreement Terms & Conditions: https://tinyurl.com/2p8crzcs. Please take a moment to read. Thank you

Next term events will be publiished at the end of this term, so like/follow our page to keep up to date with events.

These events are with thanks to funding and support from various sources, without it we could not run the groups so thanks to all our funders!
Thanks to #TheNationalLotteryCommunityFund #theNationalLotteryPlayers

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As a charity we are supported by various sources including The National Lottery Community Fund,

Occasional Activities

Afternoon Teas

Date for your diaries:  6th May 2025

Our next Afternoon Tea is on Tuesday 6th May 2025 - a VE Celebration - at Ryhope Community Centre, starting at 1pm to 3pm, with Ryhope Junior School providing the entertainment.

These are pre-book events and tickets are available from Ryhope Community Centre, with a suggested voluntary contribution of £5 per person. All contributions to be paid by noon on Friday 11 April to ensure your place

Either call in to collect your ticket or ring 0191 5239371 to book you place. (If there's no-one available to take your telephone call, leave us your name and telephone number on the answering machine and someone will get back to you).

All welcome, book your place now!

Do come along and join us, we'd love to see you.

Thanks to:

#TheNationalLotteryCommunityFund

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You can see all our events here: https://tinyurl.com/ycavfpo6

We're having a VE Celebration Event on 8th May 2025!

On 8th May 2025 it is 80 years since the celebrations to end WW2 took place so Ryhope Community Centre are putting on a "VE Day Celebration Event" at the Community Centre on Black Road, Ryhope.

You're welcome to come in VE Day dress if you like. There will also be a special showing of Brian Ibinson's film "Sunderland At War". The film contains photographs and film clips from the time and all set to music from the second World War when the sound of the sirens echoed down the streets of Sunderland with the fear of not knowing where or when bombs would fall.

From the start of the film in the1930's showing how Sunderland looked before war broke out, travelling though how Sunderland heard that a war had been declared; the preparation for war; the building of air raid shelters; the children being evacuated from Sunderland and Millfield Railway Stations; the rationing; the home guard and much more.

When the German planes came looking for our shipyards and hit our town destroying Binns Stores, The Victoria Hall, The Winter Gardens and Sunderland Railway Station. The fall out in areas like Grangetown, Ryhope, Hendon and Fulwell and finally VE Day celebrations when peace was declared and the people crowded into Fawcett Street in their thousands and the dancing that erupted in Mowbray Park to celebrate the end of war.

You will also see Sunderland today and where the landmark buildings destroyed once stood before Hitlers air force destroyed them. Sunderland being one of the most bombed towns in all of Briton.

Come and sing along to the soundtrack and hear the music that kept Sunderland bright though those fearful years - songs from Glen Miller and Vera Lynn and those songs "Well Meet Again" "Bluebirds Over the White Cliffs Dover" "Goodnight, Sweetheart" and more.

The hall will be decorated and there are refreshments provided. You can collect a ticket by calling into Ryhope Community Centre or reserve your place by telephoning 0191 5239371 or e-mail ryhopeca@aol.com.

It's by ticket only - cost £2.50 per person - all monies to be paid by Tuesday May 6th to secure your place.

Doors open at 12pm and event will run until approx., 3pm.

All are welcome, book your place now!

Do come along and join us and have a great sing-along.

Thanks to #TheNationalLotteryCommunityFund

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Ryhope Heritage Society

If you’ve got some free time every second Tuesday in the month, then why not come along and join our small friendly group that looks back over the history of Ryhope, Sunderland and the surrounding areas.

We share knowledge and stories of old Ryhope through films, slide shows and speakers all from our local area.  There’s something here to suit everyone.

Our past films have covered Sunderland in World War I, The History of Seaburn, Ryhope our Mining Village and lots more. We have had visiting speakers Phil Curtis and Sharon Vincent talking about old Sunderland with slide shows and Glenda Young, best selling local author.

We meet every second Tuesday of the month in Ryhope Community Centre on Black Road at 1:30pm in the downstairs hall, so come along and join us and enjoy a cup of tea after looking back over your local heritage.

Next open meeting:  13 May 2025

At our regular meeting on Tuesday 13 May 2025 we've a film "The Special Years" about days gone by of Ryhope Schools. We're showing this film again because so many people asked when it was coming back! So now's your chance.

If you lived in Ryhope and went to the Ryhope Schools during the 50s, 60s or 70s you don't want to miss this film created by Brian Ibinson. It looks back though old school photographs, set to music and travels back to the old schools of Ryhope using photographs of pupils and their teachers. Maybe you or your dad, mam, brothers, sisters or even your grandad might be on one of these old photographs?

Some of the schools included in the film are Ryhope Infants, Ryhope Juniors, St Patrick's , Ryhope Secondary Modern School, Robert Richardson Grammar School, The Village School, The CE School even the old colliery-built Schools are included .The film is a trip down memory lane with photographs of teachers between the years 1890 right up to 1970. Remembering those teachers that shaped our lives all those years ago for good reasons or bad. Ryhope Modern School and Miss Bissett, Mr Eleanor, Mr Barker, Miss Goodchild and Mr Roberts. From St Patrick's was Mr Hardy, Sr Philomina and Fr Holms. From Ryhope Junior and Infants School was Mr Jukes, Miss Forest, Mr Ledger, Mr Healer and Mr Green and more included.

Doors open 1pm and the event starts at 1.30pm until 3:30pm

Cost £2 per person, per event.

For further information e-mail hello@ryhopeheritage.com

We share knowledge and stories of old Ryhope through films, slide shows and speakers all from our local area. There’s something here to suit everyone.Our past films have covered Sunderland in World War I, The History of Seaburn, Ryhope our Mining Village and lots more. We have had visiting speakers Phil Curtis and Sharon Vincent talking about old Sunderland with slide shows and Glenda Young, best selling local author.

We meet every second Tuesday of the month in Ryhope Community Centre on Black Road at 1:30pm in the downstairs hall, so come along and join us and enjoy a cup of tea after looking back over your local heritage.

Everyone welcome.

Want to keep up-to-date with us at Ryhope Community Centre and see all our news? Like/Follow our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/RyhopeCommunityCentre

You can see all our events here: https://tinyurl.com/ycavfpo6