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Empowering Teesside through movement, connection, and community.

Get Involved

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Become a Member

Support, belonging, and weekly activities.

Join our community to attend weekly fitness, safe space sessions, and social events. Start your journey toward better wellbeing in a place where you truly belong.

Best for:
Anyone wanting connection, structure, and support.
You’ll gain:
Confidence, routine, friendships, wellbeing tools.
Typical support:
Meet-ups, activities, signposting, safe space.
Join as a Member
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Become a Volunteer

Give back with support, structure, and purpose.

Use your skills and passion to support others. From peer mentoring in our Bytees programme to helping at events, your time makes a real difference.

Volunteer roles (examples)
  • Digital mentor / session helper (Bytees)
  • Event support (welcome, set-up, refreshments)
  • Community connector (help new members feel comfortable)
What we look for
  • Kindness and patience
  • Reliability (even 1 hour/week helps)
  • Comfort following basic boundaries and safeguarding guidance
Apply to Volunteer
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Corporate Partnerships

CSR, employee engagement, and measurable impact.

Partner with MCE Trust to fulfil CSR goals and strengthen communities across Teesside. Support residents through sponsorship, resource sharing, volunteer days, or collaborative projects.

Ways to help:
Funding, resources, staff volunteer days, promotion.
Tech impact:
Devices, data, digital training support, safe online habits.
Reporting:
Clear outcomes (attendance, skills gained, access improved).
Partner With Us

What to Expect

  • A friendly welcome — no pressure to speak or “perform”.
  • Optional activities (you can come just for a cuppa and chat).
  • Support that builds confidence over time.
  • Signposting to services if you need extra help.
  • Clear role guidance and boundaries (you’re not expected to “know everything”).
  • Support from staff/educators during sessions.
  • A focus on encouragement and independence, not doing tasks for people.
  • Opportunities to build experience and community connections.
  • Flexible partnership options (one-off or ongoing).
  • Clear “what we need most” list (hardware, sponsorship, skills days).
  • Measurable outcomes and simple reporting.
  • Positive community visibility (authentic, not tokenistic).

Find Your Match (30 seconds)

Answer 3 quick questions and we’ll point you to the best path.

1) What do you want most right now?

2) How much time can you realistically commit?

3) Which statement fits best?