Contact us:
The Toby Henderson Trust,
Toby House,
Earth Balance,
Bedlington,
Northumberland,
NE22 7AD
The Toby Henderson Trust,
The Autism Hub,
10 Gordon Street,
South Shields,
Tyne and Wear,
NE33 4JP
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Tips for Halloween
For some autistic individuals, Halloween can be an unpredictable and stressful time. This time of year can cause lots of changes, it might also be confusing and scary, causing sensory overload, general heightened excitement or anxiety.
This link has some of our top tips to help cope with the Halloween season – PLEASE CLICK HERE
Come and join us
YES!!! It will soon(ish) be “that time of year again” and parents are telling us that their children’s Christmas social calendars are filling up fast already.
So…how about you come along and join Team Toby for some “Festive Family Fun” in the lead up to the holidays at Holiday Inn, Seaton Burn, Gosforth Park.
All tickets are priced at £15 per head to include food, disco, games, crafts and a Christmas gift for all young people.
Keep Sunday 30th November at 12pm – 3.30pm free!
CLICK HERE to download poster for further details.
Give us a call on 0300 365 3055 or email vicki.armstrong@ttht.co.uk to book or to find out more information.
Raffle and Tombola Prize Appeal
CAN YOU HELP ??
Do you have any unwanted gifts that could be used in our tombola?
Could you donate a raffle prize or know someone who could?
We are looking for any donations that we could use in our Christmas Tombola and Raffle at our Festive Family Fun Day on Sunday 30th November. It could be a board game, a meal out voucher, a bottle of wine – anything goes. All donations will be very gratefully received. Please contact us if you can help. Thank you.
Great North Run Team Toby Runners 2025
We would like to give a massive congratulations and heartfelt thank you to all of our Team Toby children and runners who ran and crossed the finish line for The Toby Henderson Trust.
We couldn’t be prouder of each and every one of you, for the months of hard work training and raising funds to support autistic children, young people, adults, and their families.
We have been blown away by the fundraising efforts this year, and we can now confirm the total money raised from this year’s GNR………… £14,994.12. Thank you so much, we can confirm that all the money raised will go straight back into our services, funding vital support for families wherever they are on their journey.
Our charity is a lifeline for so many, and your efforts ensure we can continue being there for the families who need us most.
We also want to extend a huge thank you to everyone who sponsored, cheered, and supported our runners. Your generosity and encouragement make an enormous difference.
A special thank you also goes to SIG Distribution for generously sponsoring our running tops, and to our talented volunteer Digital Creator, Jason Richards, for designing the logo featured on them. Our runners looked absolutely amazing in their tops, and it wouldn’t have been possible without you both.
How donations and fundraising efforts make a difference to our charitable services
This year it has been extremely difficult to secure any funding to run our charitable services here at The Toby Henderson Trust. These services include a range of sessions for families across the North East and beyond – both directly for the children and young people themselves (MATES and Siblings) 1:1 therapy sessions, our monthly book club, online families of autistic girls support group and online grandparents support group, borrow boxes and bags scheme and lastly, maintaining Toby’s Magical Garden and Toby House (and paying our rent and ever increasing utilities bills!).
We are so grateful to the families and local businesses that support us time and time again. They help to keep us going by attending our fundraising events, committing to online monthly donations, purchasing gifts from our Amazon Wishlist, taking part in (and giving to…) sponsored events, making donations in memory of a loved one, holding fundraising events, and volunteering their time and support.
There are a number of ways you can help us to continue these valuable services.
If you’re wondering where your money goes and how it helps us here at The Toby Henderson Trust here are some examples of the way your money could be re-invested into our charitable service offer:
⭐£3 would fund a cuppa for anyone visiting Toby House.
⭐£5 could pay for basic necessities that we need here at Toby House such as a pack of toilet roll.
⭐£15 will fund one young person to attend one of our Sibling Superstars sessions.
⭐£17.49 would pay for one business Zoom account per month (we currently have 6 accounts which are used for our non funded family support sessions).
⭐£20 could buy a game for us to use with our groups.
⭐£120 will fund an off-site activity such as Clip and Climb with one of our 4 monthly MATES groups.
⭐£150 could pay for one online support group for families of autistic girls.
⭐£780 would fund 12 therapy sessions with children which includes an initial intake with parents.
⭐A purchase of a gift from our Amazon Wishlist could provide us with a new book to use at our monthly book club group for families or a resource that we would incorporate into our sessions with children and young people. Not forgetting basic necessities that we need here at Toby House such as toilet roll, hand wash and paper hand towels.
We appreciate that times are hard and that’s why we appreciate every single penny that is donated to us because it makes a HUGE difference to our charity and allows us to continue all the services that we love to provide and that you tell us, that are invaluable to you.
PLEASE BE ASSURED THAT WHATEVER YOU GIVE, IT GOES DIRECTLY INTO MAKING THIS MAGIC HAPPEN.
Thank you from us all at Team Toby.