Welcome To The Beacon of Light
The North East’s world-class sports, health, education and events venue.
NEW PRICES ANNOUNCED
5 a side pitch hire from just £25!
Overlooking the Stadium of Light and the River Wear our 3G 5 a side outdoor pitches are arguably the most beautiful in Sunderland and also the best value!
Host Amazing Conferences & Events
Let us light up your next event and support local communities! A venue space like no other, the Beacon of Light offers true versatility with flexible spaces to accomodate up to 3,500 people.
Business Opportunities
We need like-minded individuals, businesses and supporters to come on board and ensure we can do more.
Christmas market is underway on Street Level and we’re all set-up for the @salvationarmyuk concert in the Arena. It… https://t.co/zq9ciwbCxH
Nov 29- The Salvation Army
- @salvationarmyuk
Earlier this morning @englandlioness ace @JillScottJS8 popped in and spoke to students about her journey from grass… https://t.co/VBmKO4r7w0
Nov 28- England
- @englandlioness
@drinksnotea @faustocoffee @fausto_coppa We’re a public facility, so absolutely pop in, have a cuppa and maybe even… https://t.co/1OOqcaQ14B
Nov 27- David coulson
- @drinksnotea
We are very excited to be welcoming the very lovely folks from @FaustoCoffee to their new second home. If you haven… https://t.co/PJGuEUSBgS
Nov 27- Fausto Coffee
- @faustocoffee
Thanks to everyone who popped into the Fan Zone tonight before the match. Next one on 14th December 👍 Ha'Way the Lads!!! 🔴⚪️
Nov 26- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
I spy with my little eye.....a homemade pink slice from @fausto_coppa! Available in the Fan Zone tonight 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 https://t.co/t2HBb61GMl
Nov 26- Fausto Coppa
- @fausto_coppa
Don't forget we are hosting @SunderlandAFC's Fan Zone tonight. Get yourself along from 5.30pm. Full itinerary 👇 https://t.co/FBKWn6D56j
Nov 26- Sunderland AFC
- @SunderlandAFC
Great to have @NETimesMagazine and @NEEChamber with us today. Don’t forget our business 5 a side league runs on Thu… https://t.co/kHGzuxCF8i
Nov 25- North East Times
- @NETimesMagazine
Kicking off at 9pm tonight, we have a one hour slot on the indoor 4G rooftop barn, priced at £70. Give your mates… https://t.co/WT2IoLgWKm
Nov 25- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
This is such a important campaign. Just £1 will help us make a life-changing difference to our community… https://t.co/1m9BiTN1Lt
Nov 25- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
The @SunderlandAFC Fan Zones are back at the Beacon on Tuesday, when the Lads take on @burtonalbionfc . Talk-ins, m… https://t.co/t3W7mjeLto
Nov 24- Sunderland AFC
- @SunderlandAFC
The weather may not be great outside but that doesn't impact on our 5-a-side pitches. Priced at £25 an hour get you… https://t.co/78l0oJbnIO
Nov 23- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
🎀⚽🎅🎁 Why not pop into see us at reception & buy some tickets for your chance to WIN this wonderful hamper & 1 child… https://t.co/ZkZYiFeWJk
Nov 22- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
RT @SAFCFoL: WE'RE HIRING! We're looking to appoint a Digital Marketing Manager to own, develop and drive forward our digital marketing str…
Nov 22- Foundation of Light
- @SAFCFoL
An epic clash the likes of which have never before been seen in British football ⚽️😁 https://t.co/rOtFo6XLBg
Nov 22- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
With the risk of games being cancelled at the weekend due to bad weather, don't miss out and pop down to the Beacon… https://t.co/Tsat6QXoMm
Nov 22- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
Yesterday @SAFCFoL hosted a literacy event with reception pupils as part of #NurseryRhymeWeek with help from… https://t.co/R8a0lXARyl
Nov 21- Foundation of Light
- @SAFCFoL
RT @SAFCFoL: You are invited to the launch of the @salvationarmyuk's #Christmas Gift Appeal at the @BeaconofLight this November! https://t.…
Nov 20- Foundation of Light
- @SAFCFoL
This is going to be brilliant. Come along and get involved ⚽️ #WeAreFootball https://t.co/wyHjGzaNFQ
Nov 20- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
RT @SunderlandUK: Today we welcome @PeoplesPowerhse to the @BeaconofLight for #ThisIsTheNorth convention. Community Groups, Young Peopl…
Nov 19- Sunderland UK
- @SunderlandUK
Proud to be hosting such a fantastic event! 👍 #ThisIsNorth https://t.co/R91IdWc097
Nov 19- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
You can also find info about @SAFCFoL support, including the matchday #mentalhealth hub with @BlcSafc at this link:… https://t.co/LBVsEe8rF9
Nov 19- Foundation of Light
- @SAFCFoL
We were so proud to be recognised at the @SunderlandEcho Portfolio Awards recently, winning our NINTH major award s… https://t.co/QSqXUYMoDg
Nov 14- Sunderland Echo
- @SunderlandEcho
If you’re attending today’s North East Expo at @FalconsRugby, come up to FLOOR ONE and find out more about the Beac… https://t.co/CapsK3it9k
Nov 14- Newcastle Falcons
- @FalconsRugby
RT @greatnorthelmer: Team Elmer want to say THANK YOU to our sponsors, supporters, volunteers, artists, schools, everyone who downloaded ou…
Nov 13- Elmer's Great North Parade
- @greatnorthelmer
RT @PeoplesPowerhse: Its less than a week to go until our #ThisIsTheNorth Convention in Sunderland @BeaconofLight ! There is still time to…
Nov 13- People's Powerhouse
- @PeoplesPowerhse
Great to see our #BeautifulGame Elmer by David Maguire raised over £2,000 for @stoswaldsuk last night!… https://t.co/C49sKrwnWb
Nov 13- St Oswald's Hospice
- @stoswaldsuk
WOW! What a result for @stoswaldsuk! #GreatNorthElmer https://t.co/4jgrd3mY6s
Nov 12- St Oswald's Hospice
- @stoswaldsuk
Come and experience the excitement, skill and high tempo of four @FA_NFS 2 matches and support @teampumasfutsal!… https://t.co/4DX9vtPCnQ
Nov 12- FA National Futsal Series
- @FA_NFS
RT @RichardNETimes: Flying the flag for Sunderland this morning at the @BeaconofLight for @NETimesMagazine networking breakfast. Fantastic…
Nov 11- Richard Dawson
- @RichardNETimes
RT @NicolaIrv: Fab to attend the launch of @NETimesMagazine’s Built Environment Issue at the impressive @BeaconofLight this morning! https:…
Nov 11- Nicola Irving
- @NicolaIrv
RT @PeoplesPowerhse: It’s one week to go until our major event in Sunderland @BeaconofLight still time to bag tickets and join us with a pa…
Nov 11- People's Powerhouse
- @PeoplesPowerhse
RT @John_FusionPR: Paying my first visit to @BeaconofLight for a netball tournament with Josephine. Really impressed by the facilities and…
Nov 11- John McCabe
- @John_FusionPR
Play on the most picturesque 5 a side pitches in Sunderland on the banks of the River Wear from just £25 per hour!… https://t.co/w7de1Dpltb
Nov 10- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
Play on the most picturesque 5 a side pitches in Sunderland on the banks of the River Wear from just £25 per hour!… https://t.co/oHeq6UTqvJ
Nov 8- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
RT @SunderlandAFC: 👏 The @SAFCFoL celebrated their 18th birthday yesterday before opening the James Herriott Learning Suite @BeaconofLight.…
Nov 8- Sunderland AFC
- @SunderlandAFC
🎖️RESULTS : Thursday SAFC InBusiness League : Week 7⚽🎖️ ‼️We now have space in our Thursday league for new busines… https://t.co/UZGFljcxRG
Nov 8- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
‼️📸RESULTS : Wednesday League : Week 5 😃🏆If you are looking for a 5 a side league to join, look no further! Sign… https://t.co/pRG3Wu5lGP
Nov 8- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
RT @Tolentplc: We can’t get away from @BeaconofLight 🤣 Great host venue for the launch of @NETimesMagazine Building the Future issue 🏗…
Nov 8- Tolent
- @Tolentplc
RT @FaulknerBrowns: The @BeaconofLight made the ideal venue for Nathalie Baxter to launch the November edition of @NETimesMagazine, in whic…
Nov 8- FaulknerBrowns
- @FaulknerBrowns
RT @LillaBIC: Delighted @beaconoflight scooped #EchoPortfolio #socialenterprise award congrats on this first class win from all @northeastb…
Nov 8- LillaBIC
- @LillaBIC
RT @NETimesMagazine: Brilliant to be at @BeaconofLight @SAFCFoL this morning for this month’s #NETworking breakfast - to showcase our Build…
Nov 8- North East Times
- @NETimesMagazine
RT @SAFCFoL: Young people from Foundation of Light, @NU_Foundation and @MFCFoundation came together with @northumbriapol @Tyne_Wear_FRS @N…
Nov 7- Foundation of Light
- @SAFCFoL
Looking somewhere to train during winter? Raise the roof in our Indoor Barn from just £60 per hour! #WeAreFootball… https://t.co/2DBKDiEZTs
Nov 6- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
‼️📸RESULTS : Wednesday League : Week 4 ⚽️☘️Welcome and Good Luck to the newest team to join the league SHAK-H-TAR… https://t.co/M6vZHGRly9
Nov 6- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
Play on the most picturesque 5 a side pitches in Sunderland on the banks of the River Wear from just £25 per hour!… https://t.co/uK3VHeXZYo
Nov 5- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
Looking somewhere to train during winter? Raise the roof in our Indoor Barn from just £60 per hour! #WeAreFootball… https://t.co/EgVP8Y6w26
Nov 4- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
Play on the most picturesque 5 a side pitches in Sunderland on the banks of the River Wear from just £25 per hour!… https://t.co/M6CTQWO5BJ
Nov 3- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
Looking somewhere to train during winter? Raise the roof in our Indoor Barn from just £60 per hour! #WeAreFootball… https://t.co/mw6RqBwcjN
Nov 1- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
🎵 Elmer the Elephant packed his trunk and said goodbye to the Beacon! 🎶 Our #TheBeautifulGame Elmer and his friend… https://t.co/JD8okO5yxF
Nov 1- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
Arena set up well underway for the weekend’s South Tyneside International Cup! #ThisIsGymnastics https://t.co/34QZVhYkQ2
Nov 1- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
RT @jake_hannah: Looking for a U11 team to play our @SAFCFoL Futsal academy year 5/6 lads on a Tuesday night, kick off 7pm @BeaconofLight.…
Nov 1- Jake Hannah
- @jake_hannah
RT @greatnorthelmer: Wakey wakey! There's Elmer spotting to be done. Don't miss your last chance to see the #greatnorthelmer herd out in th…
Nov 1- Elmer's Great North Parade
- @greatnorthelmer
We are currently experiencing issues with our telephone system. We hope to have this resolved ASAP and apologise for any inconvenience.
Nov 1- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
⚽️📸Great to have Whitley Bay FC train on our outdoor 3G pitches tonight! It was perfect for them & is now the teams… https://t.co/6HGVIJQ4L1
Oct 31- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
👻🦇💀 Just an average night at the Beacon tonight.....Our Duty Manager and her 🎃 are having an awesome time! Happy Ha… https://t.co/lWeNEbVeFm
Oct 31- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
Play on the most picturesque 5 a side pitches in Sunderland on the banks of the River Wear from just £25 per hour!… https://t.co/NpOUGx7cwL
Oct 31- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
We have changed our prices including a reduction to hire our state-of-the-art 5 a side pitches overlooking the Rive… https://t.co/Ay5yjgm0dX
Oct 31- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
RT @FoLScholars: ⚽️ SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION EVENING ⚽️ Year 11? Interested in studying while playing football next year? Come along to o…
Oct 31- SAFCFoL Scholarship
- @FoLScholars
We have changed our prices including a reduction to hire our state-of-the-art 5 a side pitches overlooking the Rive… https://t.co/uqpl8EVeJr
Oct 30- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
😱🎃Oh my word......the pumpkins are at it now! Rolling about like they own the place! Cheeky things!🤣🎃👻#halloween… https://t.co/sr0yGzvV5a
Oct 28- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
👻 ‼️UPDATE : Following on from our last post......the culprit was caught! Phewww! #halloween #boo 🐘👻 https://t.co/sKsBUUofem
Oct 28- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
👻 There's some strange things going on in the Beacon tonight........first of all, at 6pm the Barn turned green, the… https://t.co/BFSRVOKv9p
Oct 28- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
RT @NETimesMagazine: Join us for our #NETworking breakfast to launch the next issue - building the future - on November 8, at @BeaconofLig…
Oct 28- North East Times
- @NETimesMagazine
⚽️RESULTS : @SunderlandAFC FANS LEAGUE : WEEK 3⚽ Big Welcome & Good Luck to new team Shak-H-tar FC! ‼️There wil… https://t.co/WnBkek2Qvs
Oct 24- Sunderland AFC
- @SunderlandAFC
⚽ On Tuesday night, the winners of last seasons @SunderlandAFC InBusiness 5aside League @SAFCFoL were presented wit… https://t.co/dBjzTiMkNz
Oct 24- Sunderland AFC
- @SunderlandAFC
@andy_mccoy @SAFCFoL Sorry Andy, missed this yesterday morning. The winning number was 0051
Oct 24- Andy McCoy
- @andy_mccoy
RT @NETimesNews: Earlier this month the @BeaconofLight in Sunderland welcomed around 2000 children for @BringItOnNE 2019. @MAKEitSund, @RTC…
Oct 24- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
RT @SAFCFoL: As part of our Halloween activity programme, why not come and make a Halloween themed Lego Movie at the @BeaconofLight ? #Lego…
Oct 24- Foundation of Light
- @SAFCFoL
‼️👻 Be in with a chance to win our Halloween Hamper filled with some spooktacular treats, plus a 1 hour slot on one… https://t.co/V8ofdEGcDy
Oct 23- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
RT @BringItOnNE: Earlier this month the @BeaconofLight welcomed around 2000 children from schools across the region for Bring It on North…
Oct 22- Bring it On!
- @BringItOnNE
RT @PeoplesPowerhse: Four weeks today we will be coming together @BeaconofLight in Sunderland for a jam packed day of: 🤝Workshops 💡Expert…
Oct 22- People's Powerhouse
- @PeoplesPowerhse
This beauty arrived into the office this morning! Thanks so much to @NECharityAwards for recognising our hard work!… https://t.co/9DqgQtjJhr
Oct 22- North East Charity Awards 2019
- @NECharityAwards
RT @SAFCFoL: One week to go until our Halloween activities start at the @BeaconofLight who's excited? Still time to book your childs place…
Oct 22- Foundation of Light
- @SAFCFoL
#PLKicks back at the forefront with this great video! Ideal for youngsters aged 8-19 who want to have fun, meet new… https://t.co/NJk0GdY4GZ
Oct 21- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
⚽️ Week 4 of SAFC InBusiness League and @santanderuk were on🔥last night! Who knows how the table will end‼️There is… https://t.co/7ZjOdhxrX3
Oct 18- Santander UK
- @santanderuk
⚽️ It's Week 2 of SAFC Fans League & some good, strong games being played!‼️There is still space in this league to… https://t.co/uIuhCm2TSn
Oct 18- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
🏆The trophy and medals have arrived for last season's Winners of our SAFC InBusiness 5aside League!🥇Congratulations… https://t.co/HQtDuu42Yy
Oct 18- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
Congratulations to everyone at the @NECharityAwards last night highlighting some brilliant work being done in the… https://t.co/JRblUkPYOc
Oct 18- North East Charity Awards 2019
- @NECharityAwards
RT @Literacy_Trust: As part of our #ReadNorthEast 'chat, play, read' bus tour with @stagecoachNE, pupils are visiting @BeaconofLight to tak…
Oct 18- Literacy Trust
- @Literacy_Trust
We're shining blue tonight as part of the @_4Louis 'Wave of Light', joining bereaved parents, families and friends… https://t.co/AfQzUfCas3
Oct 15- 4Louis
- @_4Louis
We've won our eighth major award and have been shortlisted for @SunderlandEcho Portfolio awards. @SAFCFoL Chair S… https://t.co/hhLPiPSKWj
Oct 15- Sunderland Echo
- @SunderlandEcho
RT @MonkwearmouthFA: Tonight was the last Development Centre off this term for our Year 6 Boys & Girls at the fantastic @BeaconofLight 👏🏻…
Oct 15- Monkwearmouth Football Academy
- @MonkwearmouthFA
RT @PVSportAcademy: Good luck to our Netballers who take part in their first tournament tomorrow. The tournament will take place at the @Be…
Oct 15- Park View Academy of Sport
- @PVSportAcademy
During October half term we have a variety of disability courses such as dance, sensory play, multi-sports and a Ha… https://t.co/d9lzM4eFPG
Oct 14- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
Our reception has had a full Halloween makeover over the weekend - pics to follow 👻👻🎃🎃🕷️🕸️🕷️🕸️ https://t.co/gvKk5rzcqw
Oct 14- Beacon of Light
- @BeaconofLight
RT @FA_PEnorth: A great morning with the @SAFCFoL and @NU_Foundation AfPE L3 PESS learners at the fantastic @BeaconofLight https://t.co/oKE…
Oct 14- FA PE Unit North
- @FA_PEnorth
RT @TeamStRoberts: Good luck to u14 and u16 netball squads competing @BeaconofLight this Saturday. Good luck girls! Thanks parents for taki…
Oct 14- Team St Roberts
- @TeamStRoberts
RT @FulwellSchool: Year 6 football team using their active listening at half time. #facultyfriday @MonkAcademy @BeaconofLight https://t.co…
Oct 14- Fulwell Junior School
- @FulwellSchool
