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Youth groups and community sports organisations across the North East are in line for a cash contribution from Tour de Moon - an out of this world festival.
Youth groups and community sports organisations across the North East are in line for a cash contribution from Tour de Moon - an out of this world festival. But those who want to be involved in the exciting opportunity need to put a rocket under their application, to be sure...
14th of February: It’s Not All about Romance
While adults tend to focus on romantic expressions of love, the 14th of February is also a great time of year to focus on how we all—children, too—can show compassionate love and kindness to our friends and family. Former primary school teacher Emma Shingleton of education resource experts PlanBee...
Volunteers Needed!

Volunteers Needed!

Food charity urgently seeking volunteers Volunteers urgently needed to help FoodCycle nourish communities in the North East FoodCycle volunteers in the North East cooked 54,257 meals*, saved almost 24,310 tonnes of surplus food and donated 324 hours in 2021 45% of FoodCycle volunteers pick nourishing the hungry as the...
Wheelbarrow Race Raises Over £3000 For North East Charities
TWO NORTH EAST charities have received a well-deserved boost after an annual event had its most successful year yet. The popular Ponteland Wheelbarrow Race – which starts and finishes at the Blackbird - returned last month (January) after being cancelled last year due to pandemic restrictions. And the 2022 event was...
Putting women’s voices and experiences at the forefront of the discourse, writer, theatre-maker and artist Luca Rutherford (Learning How to Die, ARC Stockton; Hold On Let Go; Summerhall) presents an impassioned project combining theatre and public art. You Heard Me is a powerful one-woman play about refusing to be silent,...
Newcastle-based charity, Reviving The Heart of the West End (RHWE), is inviting local people along to a community ‘New You in 2022’ event designed for anyone seeking a new challenge – whether that be a change of career, volunteering opportunity or skills development activity. Taking place at John Buddle Work...
Young Creatives Get A Galaxy Of Opportunities With Tour De Moon…
AN AMBITIOUS festival which will literally be out of this world is giving young creative people across the North East the chance to showcase their skills. Tour de Moon is a “cosmic celebration,” specifically focusing on night life and nighttime culture taking place in four cities in May – including...
Winter Wonderland is Coming!
THERE’S STILL time to make the most of ice skating, street food and drink and more before a popular winter event wraps up this weekend (9 Jan). South Shields’ Ocean Beach Pleasure Park launched its first ever Winter Wonderland at the end of November, with a wide range of festive...
Local Designer-Makers to Showcase Northumbrian Creativity
Autumn 2022 will see the opening of the new Ad Gefrin Visitor Experience and Whisky Distillery in Wooler, Northumberland, and the Rural Design Centre Innovation Project (RDCIP) have been working with them to help find local designer-makers to showcase Northumbrian creativity. The Ad Gefrin Design Challenge has been an opportunity...
Mousetrap is the most popular children’s game right now, with someone searching for this game more than once every minute in the UK! That’s according to exclusive data from educational resources supplier Hope Education on the 20 most ‘Googled’ children’s games in the run-up to Christmas. In addition, the average...

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