The Glowsticks Project

18/02/2026

✨Stay and Play this Saturday 21st February 2026 10:00am - 11:00am ✨

Theme - Chinese New Year

Activities will include:

Decorate own Lanterns

Decorate the Chinese New Year Animal of 2026

Colour the Dragon

Following the link below:

https://bookwhen.com/theglowsticksproject =ev-s8noo-20260221100000

Tracey and Lucy look forward to seeing you 🙂

17/02/2026

Today we’re celebrating our brilliant supported baking intern Melody, smashing it in the bakery making cake pops with support from Dani 💛

Skills being built. Confidence growing. Independence developing. And let’s be honest… those cake pops are looking VERY professional 👀🍫

This is what Glowsticks is all about — real opportunities, real support, real talent.

We are so proud of you Melody 💚

16/02/2026

🌟 Youth Worker Opportunity – 7 Hours Per Week | £17 per hour 🌟

We’ve had a few questions about how the 7 hours would work — so here’s a little clarity 👇

This role isn’t about clock-watching. It’s about impact.

The successful Youth Worker will have flexibility to shape their hours around:

✨ A regular Saturday daytime group
✨ A weekly evening group
✨ Dedicated prep and planning time to design meaningful, safe, engaging sessions

We believe good youth work doesn’t just happen in the room — it happens in the preparation, the creativity, the relationship-building and the follow-up. That time matters.

The 7 hours are structured around delivering two high-quality groups each week, with space built in for planning and coordination.
If you’re passionate about empowering young people (particularly autistic and neurodivergent young people) and want a role where you’re trusted to lead and create — we’d love to hear from you.

This is a small-hours role with big impact. 💚

✨ We’re Hiring! Youth Worker – 7 hours per week ✨ with thanks to Middlesbrough Council for providing funding.

The Glowsticks Project is recruiting a JNC Level 3 (or equivalent) Youth Worker to design and deliver small-group wellbeing sessions for autistic and ADHD young people.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape and lead meaningful youth work in a values-driven, neurodiversity-affirming environment.

💷 £17 per hour
📍 Middlesbrough
🕒 7 hours per week

If you are calm, emotionally intelligent, and confident planning and leading small groups — we’d love to hear from you.

📩 Send your CV and a short supporting statement to:
hr@theglowsticksproject.org.uk

16/02/2026

🚨 NEW PRODUCT ALERT 🚨

Kyle is VERY proud to present… our brand new Laughing Cow Pasty 🧀🔥

Available exclusively in our Breadsticks Bakery and trust us — this one deserves a fuss 👏

Golden, cheesy, comforting goodness… and Kyle says it’s a 10/10 (and he doesn’t hand those out lightly 😌).

Limited batches, so if you want one… you know what to do 👀

Pop down, grab one, and make a fuss with us!

15/02/2026

Wow… what a year it’s been! 💛✨

The Glowsticks Project is growing faster than we ever imagined — and it’s all because of YOU. Your trust, your courage, your referrals, your belief in what we’re building… it means everything.

As we grow, we want to make sure we’re offering the right level of support to every single person who reaches out. No bottlenecks. No waiting on one busy human. No missed moments.

So we’ve made an important (and exciting!) change…

📞 We’ve updated our phone number!

Why? Because this allows us to remove the pressure from one person managing everything and instead use the brilliant skills of our whole team to support you.

Now, when you get in touch, you’ll be connected more quickly with the right person — meaning clearer answers, faster responses, and even better support.

This is all part of us stepping into this next chapter with confidence, structure, and sustainability — while keeping the same heart, warmth and glow that The Glowsticks Project is known for. ✨

Thank you for growing with us. Thank you for believing in us. And thank you for being part of this incredible community.

15/02/2026

✨Toddler Group next Wednesday 18th February 2026
10:00am - 11:00am ✨

If you have Toddler(s) Aged 1-3 Years and want to come to a safe welcoming space and meet other Parents/Carers then we've got YOU! We have a different theme and activities each week!


*** No diagnosis required ***

Theme - Chinese New Year

Activities will include:

Dragon Masks to Decorate using Crayons/Felt Tips

Chinese Lanterns using Collage Pieces

Hand Held Paper Plate Fans to Decorate

Nursery Rhymes in our Sensory Room to finish the session

Available to book following our link below:

https://bookwhen.com/theglowsticksproject =ev-swgot-20260211100000

We look forward to seeing you 🙂

14/02/2026

✨✨✨ Come join us and have some fun this February Half Term at The Glowsticks Project ✨✨✨

Find out what activities we have planned and how to book on the post below:

✨FEBRUARY HALF TERM ACTIVITIES HERE AT THE GLOWSTICKS PROJECT - Illuminating the Pathway to Autism and ADHD✨

Please Note - All our groups have a small charge to attend 🙂

Come join us for some half term fun, with Tracey and Lucy.

Tuesday 24th February 2026:
🎲 Lego/Board Games Morning Session 10:30am - 12:00pm
🐝 Exclusive Stay and Play Afternoon Session 14:00pm - 15:00pm
Theme - Bees

Wednesday 25th February 2026:
👶 Parents/Carers Toddler Group Aged 1-3 Years 10:00am - 11:00am

Thursday 26th February 2026:
🎨 Drawing/Crafts Morning Session 10:30am - 12:00pm

Saturday 28th February 2026
🐛 Our usual Saturday Stay and Play 10:00am - 11:00am
Theme - The Very Hungry Caterpillar
🚀 An Art Session with Amanda 13:30pm - 14:45pm
Theme - Space

📍All in our hub in Dundas Shopping Centre, Middlesbrough

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Friday 27th February 2026:
🎳 Exclusive Hire - Hollywood Bowl 16 Years and Under £10 Per Child/Young Person
Come and joins us at Hollywood Bowl in Stockton for an Eat, Drink and Bowl session with a VIP experience!

📍Hollywood Bowl Stockton, TS17 7BU

Tickets available to book, following the link below:

https://bookwhen.com/theglowsticksproject

14/02/2026

Ashley and our new Support Worker Bobby were busy perfecting all of our Valentine’s drink specials yesterday ready for today… and they absolutely smashed it ❤️✨

From cosy coffees to indulgent hot chocolates and our brand new Strawberry & Cream Matcha 🍓🍵 — these are limited time only and made with love (and a lot of taste testing 👀) plus Notella and Strawberry pancake tea!

Our Valentine’s food and hot drink specials are now available in the café… so whether you're celebrating love, friendship, or just treating yourself, we’ve got you covered.

Pop in today before they’re gone 💘

13/02/2026

✨ We’re Hiring! Youth Worker – 7 hours per week ✨ with thanks to Middlesbrough Council for providing funding.

The Glowsticks Project is recruiting a JNC Level 3 (or equivalent) Youth Worker to design and deliver small-group wellbeing sessions for autistic and ADHD young people.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape and lead meaningful youth work in a values-driven, neurodiversity-affirming environment.

💷 £17 per hour
📍 Middlesbrough
🕒 7 hours per week

If you are calm, emotionally intelligent, and confident planning and leading small groups — we’d love to hear from you.

📩 Send your CV and a short supporting statement to:
hr@theglowsticksproject.org.uk

13/02/2026

✨ Meet Bobby! ✨

We’re so excited to officially introduce the newest member of Team Glowsticks 💚

Bobby joins us as a Support Worker and Qualified Teaching Assistant, bringing experience, patience and a real passion for supporting neurodivergent young people to thrive.
But that’s not all… 👀

Bobby is also a talented artist 🎨 — which means creativity, expression and confidence-building are about to get even brighter around here.

Today, Bobby and Ashley were busy tackling our Valentine’s Day drink specials (which explains the serious focus and whipped cream energy ☕💘). Safe to say… the standards are high and the vibes are immaculate.

At The Glowsticks Project, we don’t just serve coffee.

We build skills.
We build independence.
We build belief.

And Bobby is already fitting beautifully into our 3:1 support model, helping create the safe, neuro-affirming space our young people deserve.

Welcome to the team, Bobby 💚
(We’re very glad you’re here.)

11/02/2026

💛 BIG NEWS FOR GLOWSTICKS 💛

We are incredibly proud to share that The Glowsticks Project has been chosen as Lionweld Kennedy’s Charity of the Year for 2026!

To be recognised by such a well-established local company is a huge honour. This partnership means belief in inclusive opportunities, belief in neurodivergent and disabled people, and belief in the power of community-led change.

Every young person who has trained with us, every supported team member, every volunteer, every family who walks through our doors — this is for you.

We’re excited for what we can achieve together over the next year and can’t wait to get started.
Thank you, Lionweld Kennedy, for standing alongside us 💛✨