Two boys from County Durham have recently raised £475 for The People’s Kitchen by sleeping overnight in a church.
Henry Spencer, aged 12, and his younger brother Dylan, aged 9, decided to spend the night in the church to raise awareness and funds for the charity after feeling concerned...
It’s the week before World Book Day and your child hasn’t got a thing to wear. But you don’t have to stay up all night finessing a costume of immense complexity.
Former primary school teacher Becky Cranham of education resource experts PlanBee has a host of brilliant hacks for some...
Knitting enthusiasts from the North East have embarked on a creative endeavour to craft charming Shaun the Sheep toys out of wool, while a prominent North East hospice invites others to join their endeavour.
St. Oswald's Hospice presents the third instalment of their art trail, titled "Shaun the Sheep on...
A NORTH EAST tradition which has its roots in the 14th century is set to return again this New Year’s Day.
The annual Ponteland Wheelbarrow race, which always attracts dozens of entries as well as drawing huge crowds, is now lining up teams to take part.
Participants follow a circular course...
A father-daughter duo raise a whopping £23,000 for the UK’s only baby-specific hospice.
Father-daughter duo and avid Funko Pop Figure collectors, Danny (40) and Jasmine Pallent (14), from Middlesbrough, have raised a whopping £23,000 for Zoë’s Place Baby Hospice, with the help of Birmingham based Funko Pop Figures supplier, Pop...
Following a time of closure during the Covid-19 lockdown, English Heritage has opened up its sites along Hadrian’s Wall.
The charity which manages 20 properties along the Wall from museums, mile castles and a castle closed all its staffed sites in March. These are now being slowly re-opened.
New measures...
Dobbies, the UK's leading garden centre, is hosting a free session in Gosforth for its Little Seedlings Club on Sunday 4 September.
During this workshop, children aged 4 to 10 will learn how to grow their own fruit and how they can enjoy some of their five a day this...
Learning how to be a good friend is a vital part of growing up, but the pandemic has kept many youngsters away from their peers so their social skills may have taken a knock. Here, former primary school teacher Laura Steele of education resource experts PlanBee reveals the four...
A leading North East catholic education trust has organised a school-wide virtual choir, bringing together thousands of schoolchildren this Christmas.
Singing the famous carol Angels We Have Heard On High, which was penned by Bishop Chadwick in 1862, around 2,000 children from 12 schools across Durham, South Tyneside and Sunderland...
