The Bay

10/10/2026

💙 A HUGE THANK YOU! 💙

A massive thank you to Bricks & Brews Cafea & Sarah Carr, a Tropics Consultant, for kindly donating gift vouchers for our raffle to raise money for a defibrillator for the Bay! 💙

We are so grateful for the kindness and generosity shown by everyone who has donated and supported our cause. Every donation makes a difference, and we can’t thank you all enough! 🥰

🙏 We will be accepting donations until Friday 23rd October, so there’s still time to get involved and support this important cause.

Thank you all for helping us make a difference and keep our Bay community safe! 💙

🎟️ £2.50 per strip
💷 Cash or card accepted

📆 If anyone would like to take away any 🎟️ raffle tickets away to sell, just see the staff

📅 Raffle draw: Saturday 24th October

Donations previously from💙

💙Rustic Cup💙3 Gift Vouchers
💙Baristocracy Coffee - Specialty Coffee Roaster - Specialty Coffee Roaster 💙coffee selection box
💙Little Movers North Tyneside - Free term for Little Mover or Baby Movers
💙Rugbytots Northumberland and Tyneside- Free Birthday Party
💙Nurtured Birth & Beyond - Baby Massage Voucher
💙Nurtured Birth & Beyond - Tropics Gift Set
💙Acorn & Oak- 2 Gift Vouchers
💙Thompsons cleaning- Bathroom Cleam Voucher
💙Travelling Light- Pram Hire Voucher
💙Bay Tales - Tote Bag and Selection of Books
💙Bay Play Cafe - 10 x 1 Individual Play/ 2 x Weekly Play Pass/1 Months Play Pass
💙Gold Strokes Swim School - Whitley Bay- Swim Fin/Googles/Selection of Pool Toys

🍬 GUESS THE NUMBER OF SWEETS! 🍬
Our competition is still running!
💷 £1 per guess
Just see the staff at Bay Cafe — cash or card accepted.

🦖 And keep your eyes peeled for MORE FUNDRAISING THROUGHOUT OCTOBER, including our Name the Dinosaur competition, kindly donated by Rainbow Bay Shoes🌈!

Every ticket, guess and donation helps us get closer to our goal. ❤️

Thank you for your amazing support! 🙌

09/10/2026

💙Great to have the judges visit yesterday and tell them all about our Bay Story 💙

💙The Bay Independent Play Cafe 💙

Good luck🍀to everyone else in the category💙

08/10/2026

🍂🎃 We’re loving the autumn vibes at the Bay! 🎃🍂

There are so many different areas to explore, from our pumpkin patch house 🎃 to our pumpkin photo backdrop, baby area with squishy pumpkins and dress-up corner. And of course, don’t forget to stop by our spooky Halloween tree! 👻🍁

Who’s coming along to explore all the autumn fun? 🍂🎃

Thank you, as always, for supporting your local independent play café. ❤️ Your support means so much to us! ☕️

06/10/2026

🎃🍂 Check out our NEW Pumpkin Patch! 🍂🎃

Looking for the perfect autumn photo opportunity? 📸✨ Come and visit our brand-new pumpkin patch!

🎃 You’ll find our pumpkin patch inside our party room, ready for you to enjoy and capture some lovely photos with family and friends.

We’d love to see your photos, so don’t forget to tag us in your posts! ❤️📸

Come along, get cosy and make some autumn memories! 🍁🎃

Sophia from Squidgers Baby Swim School Ltd has already had her photo taken📸🍁🍂

06/10/2026

🎟️ OUR RAFFLE IS NOW ON! 🎟️

We’re excited to announce that raffle tickets are available from today! 🥳

🎟️ £2.50 per strip
💷 Cash or card accepted

📆 If anyone would like to take away any 🎟️ raffle tickets away to sell, just see the staff at the Bay Cafe ☕️

We’re raising money to help provide a defibrillator and to run free community training ❤️

📅 Raffle draw: Saturday 24th October

We’ve already had some amazing prizes donated by local businesses, and we’d like to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who has supported us so far! 🥰👏

💙Rustic Cup 💙3 Gift Vouchers
💙Baristocracy Coffee - Specialty Coffee Roaster 💙coffee selection box
💙Little Movers North Tyneside - Free term for Little Mover or Baby Movers
💙Rugbytots Northumberland and Tyneside - Free Birthday Party
💙Nurtured Birth & Beyond - Baby Massage Voucher
💙Nurtured Birth & Beyond - Tropics Gift Set
💙Acorn & Oak - 2 Gift Vouchers
💙Thompsons cleaning - Bathroom Cleam Voucher
💙Travelling Light - Pram Hire Voucher
💙Bay Tales - Tote Bag and Selection of Books
💙Bay Play Cafe - 10 x 1 Individual Play/ 2 x Weekly Play Pass/1 Months Play Pass
💙Gold Strokes Swim School - Whitley Bay - Swim Fin/Googles/Selection of Pool Toys

If you’re a local business and would still like to donate a prize, we’d love to hear from you. Donations will be accepted until Friday 23rd October — just drop us a message. 💌

🍬 GUESS THE NUMBER OF SWEETS! 🍬
Our competition is still running!
💷 £1 per guess
Just see the staff at Bay Cafe — cash or card accepted.

🦖 And keep your eyes peeled for MORE FUNDRAISING THROUGHOUT OCTOBER, including our Name the Dinosaur competition, kindly donated by Rainbow Bay Shoes🌈!

Every ticket, guess and donation helps us get closer to our goal. ❤️

Thank you for your amazing support! 🙌

05/10/2026

It's been a while since we had a shout out to all the amazing local business we work with 💙

💙Gold Strokes Swim School - Whitley Bay
💙Squidgers Baby Swim School Ltd
💙Baristocracy Coffee - Specialty Coffee Roaster
💙Little Movers North Tyneside
💙Tale As Old As Tyne
💙Dough WB
💙Tutastic Tutoring
💙Baker in the Bay

We are also grateful to all of our customer new and old, who visit our play cafe and make it a pleasure to come to work 😀

💙Thank you for supporting your local independent play cafe 💙

05/10/2026

Great to see our community notice board growing month on month. If you have a local business or event that you would like to add😀 Just pop your leaflet off at The Bay 😀
And we can do the rest 😀

-groups

03/10/2026

🌟 Another amazing review! 🌟

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review 😀💕

We really appreciate every single review we receive. Your lovely feedback means so much to us!

We’ll see you on Saturday! 😍

Thank you for supporting your local independent play café. Your support means the world to us! 💕🌈

02/10/2026

🎉 EXCITING NEWS! 🎉👏👏

We’re absolutely delighted to announce that The Bay Play Cafe has made it into the final 3 of the North Tyneside New Business Award! 🏆😀

We honestly couldn’t have done it without our amazing customers. ❤️ Thank you for your continued support and for making coming to work every day such an enjoyable experience.

A huge thank you also goes to our fantastic Bay Team for all their hard work, dedication and commitment over the past year. We couldn’t be prouder of you! ❤️👏

Thank you all for being part of The Bay Play Cafe journey! 🥰

Meet the finalists for the New Business Award at the North Tyneside Business Awards 2026 🤩

☕️ FUEL'D, a health kitchen and coffee house in North Shields�
🎨 Harbour House an independent creative hub in North Shields�
🏊 The Bay, an indoor play cafe and swimming pool for families in Whitley Bay

New businesses, with a lot to be proud of. Congratulations to you all, and good luck at the awards 🤞

02/10/2026

As we leave September, our first birthday month, we want to thank all of old and new customers who came along to our play cafe to help us celebrate 🎂🎉.

As we move into October 🍁🍂 we have busy month of fundraising planned to purchase a defibrillator 😀 for the Bay. Starting this week with guess the number of blue sharks in the sweet jar, other plans include guess the dinosaurs name ( donated by Rainbow Bay Shoes) and a raffle with prizes donated by local business 😀💕

We are still accepting raffle prizes if you would like to donate 😀

We will be selling raffle tickets from Monday 5th of October, drawing the raffle on Saturday 24th October

Friday the 30th of October we have Bubbleman visiting limited tickets available for 1.30pm session 😀

Thank you for supporting your local independent play cafe 💕

We are overwhelmed to eveyone who has come forward and offered raffle prizes 😀

Thank you to all the following businesses who have donated to our raffle 😀

Rustic Cup
Baristocracy Coffee - Specialty Coffee Roaster
Little Movers North Tyneside
Bay Games
Rainbow Bay Shoes
Acorn & Oak
Nurtured Birth & Beyond
Rugbytots Northumberland and Tyneside
Bay Tales Travelling Light
Thompsons cleaning
LJ Designs