Building a vibrant
and resilient community
in Bensham

We believe in the power of ‘one’, whether that’s one person making a difference, one team at St Chad’s, or one connected community.

Welcome to St Chad’s Community Project!

We have been supporting local families in the Bensham area to build a vibrant and resilient community, since 1990. You can read more about our mission, vision and values here.

Supporting you
Supporting your family

Find out more about our children and family services.

Providing Opportunity
To the whole Community

Find out more about our community services and groups.

Our Funders

We are so grateful to the funders that support the work we do, our huge thanks goes to –

The National Lottery Community Fund, Community Foundation, Trusthouse Charitable Trust, Ballinger Charitable Trust, Feeding Britain, Shears Foundation, GMBC’s Brighten the Day, Gateshead Family Hubs, Hadrian Trust and The Joicey Trust.

We are also grateful to partner with many other local organisations in our mission to support our community including Citizen’s Advice Gateshead, Gateshead Foodbank, Oxford Terrace and Rawling Road surgery, Gateshead Council, Youth Focus North East amongst other partners.

Get involved

We’re always looking for extra help at St Chad’s Community Project. We rely on the generosity of our community to stay active. Whether you could spare some time or make a donation, we would be grateful.

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Latest News

24th March 2026

Our 2026 Timetable!

See below our current weekly timetable. Please note that groups under Children and Family Services only meet during termtime. Any questions?

23rd June 2025

Meet our new ambassador!

We’re excited to announce the appointment of Professor Greta Defeyter OBE as our new project ambassador! Greta (OBE FRSM FRSA FHEA FBPs FA4C PhD CPychol)...

19th September 2024

Meet our Men’s Group!

Have you heard about our Men’s Group? Men’s group runs on Wednesday afternoons 2.30-5.30pm. The group have named themselves ‘Assemblage’ and there are 8...

Building a vibrantand resilient community in Bensham