Outdoor Gym at Backhouse Park
Air Rifle Shooting & Family Picnic
Join us for Air Rifle Shooting & Family Picnic Free event! We cordially invite everyone to the family picnic + free shooting (September 4) organized by ICOS Sports and Washington Air Rifle Range. A family picnic is an integration event.
Photography Competition 2022
Our photography competition is back! Get your cameras ready and head to the Backhouse Park. Theme: Summer in the Backhouse Park Deadline: 29th July 2022 Please email your photos to daniel@icos.org.uk
!!! AN URGENT REQUEST !!! – support for Ukraine
!!! AN URGENT REQUEST !!! DISCLAIMER: This is not an ICOS initiative, but we support it.
Celebrating 100 Years of the Backhouse Park
Come and celebrate with us the 100 years of the Backhouse park in Sunderland. There will be many family friendly activities including a bird and languages workshop, arts and crafts for kids, renewed fairy trail and more! We will also
Together For Our Planet Funding
We are delighted to be granted funding from the Together For Our Planet programme, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, thanks to which we can bring communities together to take action on climate change #COP26. This funding will enable
Places Called Home Funding
We are delighted to share with you that we’ve been awarded #PlacesCalledHome funding from The National Lottery Community Fund and IKEA UK to support one of our upcoming events in the Backhouse park, which will enable us to get together
VCAS Open Arms Awards 2021 Nomination
More great news! We have been nominated for the Partnership Award and also the Community Group Award in the Voluntary & Community Action Sunderland (VCAS) Open Arms Awards 2021. Thank you very much, we are so grateful for that.
North East Charity Awards Nomination
We are so excited to announce that we have been nominated for the North East Charity Awards 2021 in the Uniquely North East award category! Stay tuned for more updates. The winners will be announced on 20th October 21. More
Looking for Trustees
We are looking for Trustees to join our Trustee Board – if you are interested in becoming one – or you know someone who might be, please read more about the position in the attached letter. Deadline for applications is