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Co-CEO, Sue Pearce, awarded MBE in New Year's Honours' List Sue Pearce, CEO of Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland (RCTN), is shocked and delighted to have been nominated for a Member of the British Empire (MBE) Award for her work with women who have experienced sexual violence. Sue Pearce said “I have had a very [...]
Rape Crisis £40,000 for 40 events- get your tickets first! Glasswalking, Tuesday 15 May, 7pm, Tyne Bank Brewery Free to watch. £25 fee to walk across broken glass with all funds going to Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland. https://glasswalk2018.eventbrite.co.uk 70s Summer Fete, Sunday 24 June, 12pm – 4pm, Summerhill Bowling Club Nominal entry fee of [...]
On 17th November 2018, Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland will turn 40! Throughout 2018 we will be hosting a range of fundraising events to raise £40,000 to help us continue doing vital work supporting women and girls who have experienced sexual violence. We have spent the past forty years operating in Newcastle, and during that [...]
Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland have teamed up with Safe Newcastle to launch a new campaign that is aimed at raising awareness of sexual violence and harassment in pubs, clubs and venues across the city. The campaign – Shout Up! – will launch on December 9th and work with venues across the city to train [...]
Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland launch an appeal today as they are forced to find new premises in the city centre for the second time in four years. Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland, a Newcastle based charity providing support to women and girls who have experienced sexual violence are desperately seeking city centre new premises [...]
Whitley Bay-based poet, author and artist Gail Curry launches a book of 47 poems on 24th October to coincide with World Mental Health Day which reflects her experiences of mental health issues and sexual violence and how she has managed to find hope and recovery through it all. The self-published book entitled Lines From An [...]
From the 6th April 2017 support through Child Tax Credit, Universal Credit or Income Support will generally only be available for the first two children the claimant is responsible for unless the third or subsequent pregnancy is the result of rape or a coercive and controlling relationship. Child Tax Credit will continue to be paid [...]
As the details of Operation Sanctuary and subsequent convictions of the perpetrators are made public knowledge, Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland would like to speak directly to all women and girls who have been affected by sexual violence. If you need support, help or advice, we are here and we believe you. If you have [...]
Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland wish to echo the recent sentiments expressed by the End Violence Against Women Coalition in regards to the use of ‘Tampon Tax’ funds to fund the organisation Life. The ‘Tampon Tax’ is a tax which inflates the cost of sanitary products for women. They are labelled as ‘luxury products’, therefore women [...]
