Family & Kids

Almost £6,000 raised in ‘Walk for Wag Anywhere’ Fundraiser
People from across the region pulled on their walking boots and set off on a walk with their four-legged friends, raising nearly £6,000 for a North East friendship dog charity. Wag and Company, which works to combat loneliness for older dog lovers, has been hit hard by pandemic restrictions that...
National Park To Help Every School Child In Northumberland Connect with Nature
Northumberland National Park are launching a new education programme, highlighting the importance of nature in young people’s education, health and wellbeing. In order to kick off the programme the National Park are gifting every first school in Northumberland with a copy of the multi-award-winning book, The Lost Words, which...
Beamish, The Living Museum of the North is reopening this week and welcoming visitors again after its closure due to government restrictions. The open air museum, which is in its 50th anniversary year, is opening this Thursday (23rd July), four months after having to close its doors. Pre-booked timeslot tickets are...
The best and most thoughtful gifts are the ones you can’t wrap, and experiences go much further than material objects when you want to show someone how much you care. This Valentine’s Day, skip the generic aftershave, watch, or shirt-and-tie combo and give your man the gift of an...
Credit: Valentine Fabre, Dent Blanche, Switzerland © Ben Tibbetts
The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is bringing two nights of thrilling adventure films to the PLAYHOUSE, Whitley Bay on 23 and 24 April, 2020. The whole tour will cover loads of venues across the UK and Ireland between now and the 26th of May 2020, so if you...
RMHC Fundraiser
McDonald’s has celebrated 30 years of fundraising for Ronald McDonald House Charities UK by throwing birthday parties in their restaurants throughout the UK. McDonald’s is the biggest supporter of the charity – contributing an estimated £100 million over the last 30 years, via its collection boxes and fundraising efforts of...
fly with santa
Families in the north east will this week have the chance to enjoy an extra-special Christmas treat – a helicopter ride in the company of Santa Claus and his elves. Taking to the skies with Father Christmas and his merry little helpers will surely be an experience that will stay...
Cyclist Performers of the Chinese State Circus Coming to Newcastle
The internationally-acclaimed Chinese State Circus is coming back to Newcastle, returning to its roots in an innovatively spectacular new production - "DYNASTY". The incomparable Chinese State Circus will be playing at Town Moor, Newcastle from Tuesday 22nd to Wednesday 30th August in its fully heated big top venue. Company Manager Romy...
Newcastle Quayside Bridges by Ian Britton - Flickr Creative Commons
Obviously, there are more than five reasons tourists love Newcastle Upon Tyne, however, after careful deliberation and research, we found these five places kept popping up in travel blogs from tourists who've fallen in love with the best City on Planet Earth. In no particular order... A special thanks to all...
Photo by DAVID ILIFF. License: CC BY-SA 3.0
The future of Newcastle’s parks and allotments will be decided by an innovative mix of online and offline methods. Newcastle City Council, which has experienced a 91% cut in its parks budget since 2010, has been looking into new ways to fund and maintain its allotments and parks. One of the...

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