Our Work
To find out more about the
Alan Shearer Short Break Centre
contact our
Registered Manager,
Carol Harrison,
on 0191 267 8128
Email:
shortbreak@alanshearercentre.org.uk
Our address is:
Alan Shearer Short Break Centre
West Denton Hall
West Denton
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 7LT
Telephone 0191 267 8128 Fax 0191 264 8925
You can email your enquiry to us directly, using the form below
How to get to the Alan Shearer Short Break Centre
We are very easy to find:
Download a local area map to the Alan Shearer Centre
Google Map to the Alan Shearer Centre – Newcastle/Gateshead area
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By car from the A1
Take the turning for the A69 signposted towards Hexham off the A1 motorway.
Pass under two footbridges and after the second bridge take the slip road signposted Lemington. At the roundabout take the first exit onto Union Hall Road signposted Lemington Cemetery & Village.
Turn left at the traffic lights onto West Denton Road signposted Claremont Avenue and continue on this road all the way down to into the entrance for the Centre.
By bus from Newcastle city centre
There is a bus stop outside the Centre. Numbers 10, 13, 39, 40, 684 and X82 stop here. Ask for the Alan Shearer Centre or the stop before Lemington Road Ends.
By Train
Newcastle Central is the nearest station. There are taxi ranks outside the station or you can take bus number 10 (see above).
How to book
Booking a short break at our Alan Shearer Short Break Centre is simple:
• Telephone our Registered Manager, Carol Harrison on 0191 2678128
Alternatively
• Email shortbreak@alanshearercentre.org.uk
Carol will be delighted to help with initial enquiries and all other booking queries.
If you are receiving direct payments for overnight short breaks you or your representative can choose to contact the manager of our short break service to arrange a package of short breaks tailored to your specific needs. To be eligible for direct payments an assessment completed by the local authority is required.
If you prefer services to be arranged for you the manager of our short break service will liaise with the local authority care management team who assessed your needs to facilitate your package of support. An opportunity to visit and plan your short break will be arranged at a time convenient for you once the local authority has agreed to purchase the service on your behalf.
You can speak to the manager of our short break service if you have accepted direct payments and then changed your mind. We will provide you with the contact details of your local authority so you can contact them to ask them to stop making direct payments and arrange services instead. Changing arrangements does not mean moving away from your preferred service provider.
Carol Harrison will be happy to discuss all aspects of your short break arrangements including your preferred method of booking and payment.
Booking Confirmation
Confirmation of your booking will be sent to you and, or, the local authority depending upon your preferred method of booking and payment.
Prices
We have two levels of prices based upon peak and off-peak use:
• Off-peak use: £200 per night
• Off-peak periods include; Midweek nights, Monday to Thursday
• Peak use: £265 per night
• Peak periods include; School holiday times, Weekend nights, Friday to Sunday.
Please contact our registered manager, Carol Harrison, for full details.
These costs are based upon standard levels of assessment and need. Additional staffing resources will be made available at additional cost where required.
Please contact our Registered Manager, Carol Harrison for further details.
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