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What we do

Our welcoming café serves affordable toasties, sandwiches, breakfasts, cakes, drinks, and daily specials.

Run by volunteers and young people on placements, the café is a place to eat, connect, get support, and make a difference with every purchase.

From free Saturday breakfasts to weekly Chatty Café sessions, there’s always something happening.

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Get involved

Volunteers are at the heart of everything we do, and we’re always looking for friendly, reliable people to join our team.

Whether you can spare a few hours a week or just want to lend a hand now and then, you’ll be helping to support your community in a real and meaningful way.

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About us

Dreamshine is an award-winning social enterprise, founded in 2019 and rooted in community support.

From our early days at the old Bee Café to our current home in Wallsend Customer First Centre and Library, we’ve focused on tackling loneliness, building connections, and creating inclusive opportunities.

Our diverse team of volunteers – aged 18 to 71 – is the heart of everything we do, and we’re proud to be recognised for our commitment to supportive employment.

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Welcome to Dreamshine

We are an award-winning social enterprise at the heart of the Wallsend community.

We're best known for our warm, welcoming café, now based in the Wallsend Customer First Centre and Library, where we serve affordable toasties, breakfasts, cakes, and daily specials.

But we’re much more than just a café. Every pound you spend helps us to support local people through community projects, inclusive opportunities, and friendship-building activities like our Chatty Café sessions and free Saturday breakfasts.

Our incredible team of volunteers, alongside young people on placements, brings energy, compassion, and a real sense of purpose to everything we do.

Founded in 2019, Dreamshine has always been driven by a desire to make life a little brighter – especially for those who feel isolated or overlooked.

We’re proud to have been recognised for our inclusive approach, particularly in supporting people who are neurodiverse or have learning difficulties.

Whether you’re here to enjoy a cuppa, volunteer your time, or just find out more, we’re so glad you’ve found us.

ingrid and a volunteer behind the counter at the cafe the wall is bright orange and the counter area is purple
opening times monday to tuesday 9am to 3:30pm saturday 9am to 12:30pm
breakfast menu details below

Dreamshine Cafe

Breakfast menu

Breakfast Buns

All breakfast buns are £2.60

Sausage in a bun

Bacon in a bun

Veggie sausage in a bun

BLT in a bun

Breakfast cereals/ Breakfast bowl

All breakfast cereals are £ 1.50

Weetabix

Coco pops

Porridge

Granola and yoghurt - please ask staff what yoghurt we have available  £2.50 If you would like to add fruit it is 50p

Breakfast Meal Deals

Get any breakfast bun with a coffee or tea                £3.50

Get any breakfast bun with barista coffee                  £4.00

Get any cereals with a coffee or tea                             £3.00

Get any cereals with a barista coffee                           £3.50

Get any granola and yoghurt with a coffee or tea    £3.50

Get any granola and yoghurt with barista coffee      £4.10

drinks menu details below

DREAMSHINE

CAFE

MENU

BARISTA COFFEE              COFFEE

 

Americano black    £2.00

Americano & milk   £2.50

Cappuccino            £ 2.50

Flat white                £ 2.50

Expresso(Double)  £ 3.00

Mocha                      £ 3.00

Latte                         £ 2.50

Decaf                             £ 1.50

Black Douwe Egberts    £1.50

Douwe Egberts & milk  £ 1.50

TEA

Black Yorkshire Tea  £ 1.50 Yorkshire Tea & Milk  £1.50

 

HOT CHOCOLATE

Hot chocolate           £2.75 Please ask staff for marshmallows or whipped cream or any topping for 50p each.

OTHER DRINKS

Decaf Tea                    £1.50

Earl Gray                    £ 2.10

Black Spicy Chai       £ 2.60

Chai Latte                  £3.00

Green Tea                  £2.40 Lemon & Ginger      £2.40

Peppermint               £2.40

Chamomile                £2.40

 

Please ask staff for the options

Can of pop                                  £1.00

Juice                                             £0.50p

SPECIALITY

Please ask staff for syrups we have available