What we provide
Shop
We have some great baking themed gifts available in our online shop - from postal stotties and pease pudding to Geordie Tea for 2 Box. We also have our Scotty the Stottie merchandise (children's illustrated book series, cuddly toy and T shirts), baking kits, honey and gift vouchers available too!
Bakery Days & Courses
Our bakery days & courses are the perfect treat for yourself or gift for friends and family. Book a specific date – or choose a gift voucher to give as a present. Please note all course prices are inclusive of 20% VAT. Gift Vouchers will be emailed within 24 hours of purchase.
- Buy from our shop or on-line store - from Stotties to Scotty the Stottie - all profits from the sale of goods supports our social impact
- Corporate gifts or baking days
- Corporate or business catering
- Choose us for a corporate, group, or gift workshop
- Hire our space
Sectors we’ve worked in
About us
We are Big River Bakery based in Shieldfield - Newcastle - the home of the Stottie – and we believe we can change the world one stottie at a time but need your help.
We are a commercial bakery - shop - cafe and training space- but we do so much more.
We work in the wider community with local businesses, community and charities to deliver our social value into the community.
We employ 17 people and 2 volunteers - 4 of our employees are neurodiverse and supported in the workplace. We are a REAL Living wage employer
All projects are currently funded by ourselves and through the generosity of our customers.
Our current projects for 2025/2026 include:
- Daily Breakfast Bags to local schools for children not able to access breakfast clubs
- Facilitate National Stottie Cake Week (February) focusing on the heritage of the North East to help others.
Weekly Kindness Cookie scheme - UK wide (free)
- Supporting those less fortunate - by donating to charities such as Feeding Families who provide targeted support to those living in food poverty. LDNE, local pop up pantries, homeless hostels and schools.
- Free food / pay as you feel days - offering free lunches on a weekly basis for all.
- Free kids baking activities in the holidays
- Free community baking classes offering wellbeing and social inclusion activities
- Supporting local community initiatives - including distribution of surplus food to those in need.
Our Social Mission
We are a social enterprise using our small batch bakery located in Shieldfield, Newcastle to deliver social value. Social enterprises are business with a social or environmental purpose and at Big River Bakery we are driven by a desire to show that a fairer food system with healthy affordable food available to all is possible. We aim to create sustainable positive change in food supply chains wokring at a grassroots community level. We are reconnecting people with their food, through education, immersion and food bases activities but also looking to achieve a much wider impact be becoming a pillar of support in the communities which we reside in.