The Angelou Centre

The Angelou Centre

The History of The Angelou Centre

• The Angelou Centre was created in the early 1990’s
• In the beginning The Angelou Centre concentrated on economic inclusion and independence through training and development.
• The early founders include an Imam. Fizeelat Fajhar, Ruth Charlton, Iram Shah, Shamshad Iqbal, Ranjana Bell, Parveen Akhtar, Savitri Holmstrom, Pummi Mattu, Yasmin Kutub, Shehla Naqvi.
• Those creating  The Angelou Centre recognised the need for the culture specified care needed by the BAME community.
• You can find out more about the centre’s history on their website.

Features of The Angelou Centre

• Their websites states that they don’t aim to just be professional but to be like a loving family member.
• Staff at the Angelou Centre speak over 14 different languages.
• They can offer refuge for women and their children.
• Individual and group counselling sessions are available.
• You can join a weekly group meeting where black and ethnic minority women come to talk.
• You can attend an art therapy session with your children.
• Trips to museums and parks are held to improve social interaction amongst children who have suffered from domestic violence and abuse. The Angelou Centre provides training to become an expert in preventing violence against women and girls. (VAWG)
• These VAWG experts are qualified iDVAs and ISVAs and can represent you when contacting other agencies.

Travel and Transport

• The nearest bus stops are Stanhope Street-Brighton Grove (around 200ft), Arthur’s Hill-Brighton Grove (around 300ft), and Stanhope Street-Stanton Street (0.2 miles).
• The nearest metro stations are St James (0.9 miles), Monument metro Lisle st (1.2 miles), and Central Station (1.2 miles).
• Two unnamed car parks are available nearby (Around 0.5 miles).
• You can find more travel and transport information by checking out the centre on Google Maps.

Accessibility

• The entrance is wheelchair accessible.
• There are no wheelchair accessible routes to the upper floors.
• Staff have no accessibility awareness training.
• There are baby changing facilities.
• There is one accessible toilet on the ground floor.

Further Information

• You can find out more about them on their website.
• You can explore more places to go in Newcastle through our nearby listings.