Ouseburn Farm Charity Ltd

Ouseburn Farm Charity Ltd A visitor attraction and a place for growing - animals, plants but most of all, people. Ouseburn Farm is a green haven in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
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We nurture the mental and physical wellbeing of adults with learning disabilities by involving them in running a community farm which brings joy and learning to 30,000 local visitors per year. Through structured placements across our bustling farmyard, gardens and visitor centre, they interact with nature and the wider community, helping them to overcome low self-esteem, loneliness and achieve powerful, lasting change in their wellbeing.

Free, friendly, and every Friday 🌿⁠⁠Grow Forward is a free weekly volunteering session at Ouseburn Farm - open to anyone...
12/06/2026

Free, friendly, and every Friday 🌿⁠
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Grow Forward is a free weekly volunteering session at Ouseburn Farm - open to anyone aged 18+ in the North East who's currently unemployed.⁠
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Get involved with animal care and horticulture in a small, friendly group with a team that makes sure everyone feels welcome from day one.⁠
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It's a brilliant way to:⁠
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✅ Build confidence⁠
✅ Improve wellbeing⁠
✅ Learn practical skills⁠
✅ Meet people and feel part of something⁠
✅ Take a positive step towards work⁠
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📅 Every Friday, 10am–12pm⁠
📍 Ouseburn Farm, Newcastle⁠
💚 Completely free | Booking is essential to attend: https://app.tickettailor.com/events/ouseburnfarmcharityltd/2258129
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If you would like to attend with support or have any access requirements you would like to discuss with us, please contact Volunteer Lead Sarah.⁠
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📧 [email protected]⁠
📞 0191 232 3698

08/06/2026

Story 4!

It's our 50th anniversary year - and we’ve loved hearing your stories and your favourite things about visiting the farm... including making firm friends with our animals!

Your lovely stories remind us why we want keep the farm free to all for the next 50 years.

Please consider supporting our crowdfunder, £50k for 50 years
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/50k-for-50-years

This World Environment Day, here are some of the beautiful blooms popping up in the farm's garden. To make sure your gar...
05/06/2026

This World Environment Day, here are some of the beautiful blooms popping up in the farm's garden.

To make sure your garden, window boxes or balcony pots are pollinator friendly, here are some useful tips:

❇️ Mow grass less often to allow native weeds like dandelions and clover to flower

💧Place a shallow dish with water and pebbles in a sunny spot so insects can drink safely

🌹 Multi-petaled flowers often hide nectar. Choose some simple, single-layered petals to have in your garden too

🌻 Aim to have something in flower every month

🪹 Provide nest and rest sites for wild bees, including a sunny patch of bare soil to attract ground-nesting solitary bees

🌳 If you have room, plant a flowering tree

☣️ Avoid using any pesticides in your outdoor space

🥰 Plant things you enjoy as well as the bees!

This Volunteers' Week we want to say a massive thank you to all of our amazing regular volunteers. We currently have ove...
03/06/2026

This Volunteers' Week we want to say a massive thank you to all of our amazing regular volunteers. We currently have over 70 active regular volunteers who commit to giving their time each week in areas such as customer service in the farm shop, large and small animal care, horticulture, heritage and one-to-one support for participants on our Placement Programme. ⁠
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Here is a lovely selection of photos but we have so many more volunteers who are not featured, and we are so grateful for you all! Ouseburn Farm would not be the same without you. 😘⁠
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01/06/2026

Happy volunteers week! ⭐️

We’d like to thank all of our volunteers who help us on the farm - we’re so grateful for your support.

Did you know…

last year 348 volunteers donated more than 1,000 days of their time to help us across customer service, animal care, horticulture, heritage, sustainability and placement support.

A huge thank you to you all!

We enjoyed a lovely sunny May with lots going on. Take a look…1. A special visitor popped in and met Doris the tortoise2...
31/05/2026

We enjoyed a lovely sunny May with lots going on. Take a look…

1. A special visitor popped in and met Doris the tortoise
2. We featured on BBC Look North talking about our 50th anniversary crowdfunder
3. Making party rings and cupcakes in Make and Bake
4. Late Shows fun with farmyard games and live music
5. Kev enjoying a nibble
6. Craft group with Sally Southern making Geordie phrases in gelli printing
7. Jerome chilling in the shade
8. Robin worked on his sewing project to celebrate our 50th anniversary
9. Half term fun making blossom crowns
10. Our newly-built aviary opened and the residents moved in!

We can’t wait to see what June brings 🌸

27/05/2026

Some places create memories, and they help shape people’s lives 💚

For 50 years Ouseburn Farm has been part of growing people, community and connection in the heart of Newcastle.

We’ve loved hearing your stories and it reminds us why we want keep the farm free to all for the next 50 years.

Please consider supporting our crowdfunder, £50k for 50 years

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/50k-for-50-years

24/05/2026

Thank you to Hugh, our former farm manager, who shared his fondest memory for our 50th anniversary.

We’re free for the community and we want to remain that way, always.

Which is why we’re crowdfunding £50k to celebrate 50 years of community.

If you’d like to help us grow for the next 50 years, please consider supporting us and sharing with your friends.

Thank you 🫶

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/50k-for-50-years

Address

Ouseburn Farm Ouseburn Road
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE12PA

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 3pm
Wednesday 10am - 3pm
Thursday 10am - 3pm
Friday 10am - 3pm
Saturday 10am - 3pm
Sunday 10am - 3pm

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