Dozens of adults with learning disabilities across Newcastle are getting the chance to try a range of new activities thanks to a new initiative from a city charity and a four-figure grant from the Newcastle Building Society Community Fund at the Community Foundation.
Cornerstone Benwell has set up its weekly Welcome Project where around 25 service users and their carers from across Newcastle are trying out everything from chocolate making and cookery through to making crafts and bath bombs.
The charity has used the £3,000 Newcastle Building Society grant to buy all the extra facilities, materials and ingredients required for the sessions, with bread and cheese tastings set to take place in the coming weeks.
