Tyne & Wear Archives & Five Ways to Wellbeing Museums (TWAM) is a major regional museum, art gallery Connect To your community and surroundings and archives service. 1 We manage nine museums and Be Active • Five minutes’ walk from Newcastle Central station, • Five minute walk from Haymarket Metro and Bus station 2 Exercise and frequent activity improves and well signposted • Entrance tarmac, paving and resin bonded gravel on paths galleries across Tyneside and physical and mental well being. • Entrance paved/tarmac • Seating available the Archives for Tyne and Wear. • Seating Available • Wheelchair available (advance booking recommended) Take Notice • Wheelchair available (advance booking recommended) • Large print guides available 3 Be aware of your surroundings • Public telephone and your place within it. • Large print guides available Live Well For full access information contact the museum Learn or visit greatnorthmuseum.org.uk We have been working in partnership with To improve mental wellbeing For full access information contact the museum National Museums Northern Ireland on the Big 4 and build skills. or visit discoverymuseum.org.uk Lottery funded project ‘Live Well’, engaging Great North Museum: Hancock Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4PT older adults with museums and cultural Give Open: Monday –Friday 10am-5pm, Discovery Museum, services. The aim of this project is to increase Be generous to others and spend time Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday 11am-4pm Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4JA quality of life through the 5 ways to wellbeing 5 talking to a friend, loneliness is one Free entry, donations welcome Open: Monday-Friday 10am-4pm, Saturday and Sunday 11am-4pm of the biggest disadvantages in the Tel: (0191) 208 6765• Email:
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