Barnability

Barnability We are a charitable organisation supporting people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, or ill health.

Through inclusive fitness, community connection, & personal development, we build confidence, wellbeing, & lasting opportunities for all. The fitness facility has a lovely coffee shop next door Kirkley Cafe.

30/05/2026

Friday’s Trainee Coaching Program

Yesterday’s session started with some focused core work before moving onto our bigger movements and balance exercises.

It was great to have trainee coach James join the team once again.

We wrapped up the session with a special finale we’ve named The Trilogy — and it definitely brought out everyone’s competitive spirit.

The three challenges were:
A) Bean bag rebound & catch
B ) Co****le
C) Shoot the hoop

All three challenges required precision, great hand-eye coordination and, in Challenge A, awesome reaction speed. We also introduced a points system to make things that little bit more competitive.

Big congratulations to Alex’s winning team, which included David and Jan. Fantastic effort from everyone involved!

27/05/2026

Great start to the week!

Anne had a fall over 6 months ago and completely lost her confidence with balance. Since then, we’ve been working on rebuilding it step by step.

The brain is a powerful thing — once doubt creeps in around a movement, overcoming that fear can be incredibly difficult.

Yesterday, Anne went down to one pole. A huge moment, and one that absolutely made both of our days.

She looked at me and said, “I can still do it.”

I never doubted that she could — but sometimes confidence just needs patience, support, and time.

24/05/2026

What a fun way to finish the week in the trainee coaching program! 🙌

Simple, fair, and inclusive — no matter your age or ability, everyone could get involved.

The competition got so intense between the group that even the coaches had to go head-to-head! 🔥😄

23/05/2026

Bringing the community together is something we are incredibly passionate about.

Our co-mentoring scheme is designed to reduce loneliness among both young and older people, while creating meaningful connections across generations. Through shared activities and support, we aim to improve fitness, balance, and coordination — and, most importantly, boost those feel-good endorphins that help people feel happier, healthier, and more connected.

21/05/2026

Wednesday Nights at Barnability ✨

Running, skipping relays (wowza… coordination level: expert 😅), jumping, plank tunnels to commando crawls — and of course, lots of laughter last night.

Fitness doesn’t have to be serious to be effective 💪✨

19/05/2026

Tonight we had the pleasure of giving our amazing run volunteers their very own summer T-shirts! 💚

We truly appreciate everything our volunteers do, and we wanted to show just how much they mean to us with a special Barnability “Crew” T-shirt.

So, if you spot a peppermint green T-shirt with “Barnability Crew” on it, be sure to give them a wave 👋 These incredible people give up their time to support others and help make our community so special.

It was fantastic to see the new T-shirts out and about in the park tonight at our run/walking club, with everyone having a great time as John led the session!

A huge thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers — we couldn’t do it without you 💚

18/05/2026

Coordination gets exposed real quick when you start working contra lateral patterns… then add the RG bar from Functional Patterns and suddenly your brain and body are in a full-on negotiation 😂

Step press with the bar tonight and William absolutely smashed it.
Really challenging movement pattern, but he stayed patient, stayed focused, and picked it up brilliantly 👏

This is the kind of training that builds more than strength — balance, timing, awareness, and real-world movement capacity all working together.

Progress isn’t always about lifting heavier. Sometimes it’s about learning to move better. 🔥

Prepping for class the best way possible — with a warm hot chocolate and extra marshmallows from The Cottage Coffee Shop...
15/05/2026

Prepping for class the best way possible — with a warm hot chocolate and extra marshmallows from The Cottage Coffee Shop at Kirkley Cafe ☕🍫✨
A little special treat to survive the cold afternoon and get class-ready 🤎❄️

12/05/2026

On Monday’s trainee coaching programme, we explored and discussed delivering a bodyweight circuit for our clients. We looked at a range of exercises and demonstrated easy, moderate, and advanced variations for each one.

The coaches came up with some great ideas — a few were definitely challenging and maybe not ones we’d use regularly — but it was brilliant to see everyone getting creative and involved.

There was also a real fun, boogie vibe throughout the session, which left everyone smiling by the end.

09/05/2026

When extraordinary people do amazing things ❤️

We can’t thank Adam and all his running friends enough for what they have done for Barnability.

Harry, Lewis and Sophie were down there to cheer them on, along with Marcella — one of our new trustees!

Gutted not to have been there.

Well done every single one of you 👏

If you’d still like to donate, here’s the link:

https://gofund.me/d016ed3bb

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Barn Fitness, Thorneyford Farm, Kirkley
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE200AJ

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+447703499868

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