Events

General Support for Hong Kongers

Barnardo’s Boloh helpline also offers continued support for Hongkongers by providing advice on a range of issues, including but not limited to housing options, access to education, welfare, placement and resettlement. They also offer emotional support and sessions of therapy by Barnardo’s qualified therapists. You can access the helpline by calling: 0800 151 2605 or emailing: hongkong@barnardos.org.uk. Please note the helpline is open 10am-8pm, Monday – Friday and 10am-3pm on Saturdays. For more information visit their website by clicking on the button below.

Informal English Class

Knowledge First are due to start monthly informal English classes online for Hong Kong BN(O)s to improve their English. The classes will start in November 2024 and will run until July 2025. They will be held 10:00am-12:00pm on the first Tuesday of the month and they are open for anyone on the Hong Kong BN(O) scheme at any level of English learning. To register for the classes email: nemp@middlesbrough.gov.uk or for more details click the button below.

Co-Farming Program

The North East Hongkongers Club have arranged for a few areas of Jesmond Farmhouse to be used for a Co-Farming Program for people to grow in an environmentally friendly and ecologically friendly manner in a community garden. The program will run over the space of a year and the planting plots consist of a square wooden frame in 122cm in length, 122cm width and 18cm in height. Basic farming tools are provided including fertilisers, soil, seasonal seeds and stable water supply.

The program is is free to sign up, however participants need to go to the farm every week to take care of their own crops/plant. Participants are welcome to take away their own crop harvest to share with others. Planting guidance is also offered on a one-to-one basis for £10 an hour. For more details on the programme please click the button below.

Lunar New Year 2025

As the Year of the Snake approaches, the North East Hongkongers Club have organised a lot of activities to celebrate on 1st February 2025 at the Newcastle Great Park Community Hall, Roseden Way, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE13 9BD from 1:00pm-4.30pm.

• 1:00 pm – 2:00pm Co-founder of Lemon Tree Softplay Café will share her successful experience to get start-up loan from the British Business Bank.
• 2:00pm – 3:00pm Plant Workshop by YK
• 3:00pm – 4:00pm Feng Shui Talk – 2025 Zodiac Predictions
• 4:00pm – 4:30pm Feng Shui One-to-One Consultation

All activities are free, except the Feng Shui One-to-One Consultation. For more information and to sign up, please register by clicking the button below.