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):

Ryhope Community Centre Baby & Toddler Groups - registration now open for Winter Term 2025.

Thanks to all those that have been with us previously in the Baby & Toddler groups we run, 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 (again)!!

Our groups will restart after the Summer holidays week beginning 8th September and this is your chance to register on our Waitlist.

Term Dates: 8th September to 19th December

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 - 9:00 to 10:30 (walking to 5)

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

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

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 and those for the first intake will be emailed with your start date. As other places become available, those registered on the Waitlist will be contacted. Thank you

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/28hppebs or follow the QR code

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 published near the end of Winter Term for January 2026 start 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 #UKGovernment #LinksforLifeSunderland

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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:  21st October 2025

Our next Afternoon Tea is on Tuesday 22nd October 2025 at Ryhope Community Centre, starting at 1pm to 3pm, with Alex Hall Music providing the entertainment.

These are pre-book events and tickets are available from Ryhope Community Centre after 22nd September, with a suggested voluntary contribution of £5 per person. All contributions to be paid by noon on Friday 17th October 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 #UKGovernment ~LinksForLifeSunderland

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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:  9 September 2025

Tuesday 9th September at Ryhope Community Centre, doors open 1pm for 1:30pm start:

"Reflections of Sunderland in the Good Old Days" is a new film by Brian Ibinson that will take you back in time to those classic songs and the singers that had yousinging along to their songs in the 50s and 60s.

See and hear Bobby Vee, Dusty Springfield, Paul Anka, The Drifters, Connie Francis, Bill Healy, The Platters and more. Great instrumentals from Mantovani, Eddie Calvert and the timeless Shadows. Sit back and let the memories come flooding back.

There's the Bis Bar in Park Lane and Louis Cafe on a not forgotten Crowtree Road; Also on Crowtree Road was Brechner's whose goods spilt out onto the pavement. Do you remember Bergs on the corner of Blandford Street? Did you buy your records from there? Other great stores were Blackett's, British Home Stores, Hills and Books.

There's all the great cinemas Sunderland once had The Odeon, The Regent, The Ritz, The Gaumont, The Palace, The Royal and of course The Picture House including many photographs of outside and in.

There's photographs of the fire that destroyed all of Jopling's store in 1954 then the building of the new store in John Street and the building of Wearmouth bridge in 1928 which was opened by the Duke of York.

We visit the Rink . Sunderland's best remembered dance hall were many of people met their partner while dancing to Al Flush and his Orchestra or later to Bill Hayley.

Then there's 1973 when Sunderland turned Red & White winning the FA Cup at Wembley including Bobby Kerr, Jimmy Montgomery and Bob Stokoe and the victory parade.

We celebrated the 80th Anniversary of VE Day on May 8th this year so included are photographs of the celebrations at the time backed by music of 1940s.

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 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. 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. It's not compulsory to be a member of the Society to attend but if you'd like to join, just ask when you attend, membership is free if you decided you would like to join.

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 Community events here: https://tinyurl.com/ycavfpo6